According to Phil Corcoran of the Sexual Health Centre in Cork ( sexualhealthcentre.com), a condom postal service launched in March 2020 was an initiative that saw a “huge” response. “We do not have an indication of exactly what drove this demand but this is something for us to explore going forward,” he says. Elsewhere, a spokesperson for Nimhneach, the Dublin BDSM scene’s largest monthly club night, says that in terms of real-life meet-ups, there “isn’t anything going on”. “Not only us, but every event in our space has stopped,” the spokesperson notes. “Virtual meet-ups don’t cut it. Nothing has been organised, as privacy concerns are more pressing online. There aren’t loads of folks turning up online, either. In fact, it’s quieter.”