Micheál Martin, the Taoiseach, had to go into agony aunt mode during his radio interview with Pat Kenny.
The nation is consumed by the rise in Covid-19 infections, amid a general feeling that most people are complying with the public health advice while a minority are ignoring it.
This was the central theme for Pat Kenny, always a compelling interviewer, in his discussion with Martin on Newstalk.
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