After six weeks of lockdown many shops and restaurants were finally able to reopen last week. How has it been so far? Ciarán is joined by Elaine Murphy, founder director of The Winding Stair Group of restaurants, and Jean McCabe, owner of the Willow boutique in Ennis Co Clare and deputy chair of Retail Excellence Ireland, to discuss their experiences of resuming trade, how they’ve fared in the pandemic and their hopes for 2021.

Later, Cliff Taylor has the latest on the Brexit trade deal negotiations.