The Government has started a new social media campaign to give young people affected by Covid-19 restrictions an outlet to voice their experiences.
Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Taoiseach, Liz Canavan, said that the movement, under #antiviral, is available now on social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.
She said that young people have been particularly badly affected by restrictions this year: "From school closures to restrictions on meeting friends, from not being able to attend college in person, not being able to get a job, to missing out on so many rites of passage and formative experiences." A number of departments and outside groups have been consulted to find out more about the effects of