The government somehow managed to turn closing schools into a political controversy; businesses have been told to expect to close for 3 months; the end of the Trump presidency; the HSE wants control of 40% of the beds in private hospitals for 2 years; and the vaccine rollout is not looking good.

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/bf337-covid-19-vaccination-strategy-and-implementation-plan/ -Graph is page 10.