When The Currency last covered Ryanair’s challenge to the government’s coronavirus travel restrictions, Ireland was at a crossroads in its handling of the pandemic. It was mid-August, several weeks after lockdown restrictions had been eased. Having been a European poster child for its handling of Covid-19 infections for much of the summer, the volume of cases, particularly in Kildare, Laois, and Offaly, was spiking upwards as the country reopened for business. Despite the upward number of infections, preparations continued apace to reopen the schools, a priority for the new government. But for the aviation sector, still reeling from the pandemic…

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