OPINION (AN COLÚN): As old fears recede, new fears come into view Reporter: 15 May 2021 With the easing of Covid restrictions plane travel might soon be once again on the agenda. “Journeys are the midwives of thought,” wrote Alain de Botton in 'The Art of Travel'. “Few places are more co '); '); As old fears recede new fears come into view. The worries which once occupied a lot of our thoughts are replaced with new worries. Covid-19 has been a massive source of anxiety for fourteen months. The majority of us have thankfully dodged the bullet of suffering but a lot of us have not been so lucky. The images coming from India in the last couple of weeks are harrowing. These images show us what might have been in Ireland if we had not imposed the restrictions. They show us that our government had no choice but to impose the restrictions of the last 14 months.