a principal and vice-principal greet returning students on the first day of school, september 2020. bus éireann social distancing signs on a bus in october 2020. floor physical distancing sign in an irish store, amidst christmas merchandise, in october 2020. santa conducts an outdoor visit to a housing estate in maynooth, december 2020. prevented from attending a funeral, mourners line the main street of maynooth to pay their respects to the departed, december 2020. electronic traffic sign, ahead of saint patrick's day 2021, urging people to stay at home during the covid-19 lockdown. children's merry-go-round in st stephen's green shopping centre, dublin. covid-19 vaccination centre road sign in june 2021. a covid-19 vaccination record card issued by the health service executive (hse) in august 2021. pass freely mural by asbestos. it was commissioned by the hugh lane gallery as a tribute to those who died in the pandemic. mall sign on new year's eve, 31 december 2021, indicating the need for continued hand hygiene, social distancing and making use of one flow system. iarnród éireann face coverings sign on a train in january 2022. a covid-19 vaccine booster record card issued by the health service executive (hse) in january 2022. positive covid-19 rapid antigen test during the republic of ireland's fifth wave in april 2022. a discarded facemask on a dublin street in june 2022.