Forget texting, young people discover the joys of writing during lockdown

When was the last time you picked up a pen and wrote a letter? Filepic

When Ireland enforced a lockdown in late March, postal service provider An Post sent each household in the country two free stamps and postcards to encourage people to write to each other. The initiative worked: the An Post reported an increase in non-business correspondence in a time when people were not able to meet their friends and family because of the pandemic.

According to a report in the BBC, youngster Riona Nolan, a 17-year-old student from County Carlow, used this opportunity to cut back on the time she spent on social media and instead put pen to paper.