"With the first lockdown, suddenly we had to move all our classes online. "I was in the final stages of my doctoral studies at the University of Surrey, so I decided to use the extra time to drive on with these and, after four years of studies, managed to complete them by the summer." Working from home brought great joy to Donagh as he got to spend lots of time with his 14-month-old son James, and with restrictions lifted during the summer they also had some great family staycationing breaks. "In my home town of Cashel, work continues apace on the renovation of the Cashel Palace Hotel.