A group of Twitter users have launched a social media campaign to help people in self-isolation.
She has designed it to organise day to day tasks for who may need to restrict their movements, like going to the Chemist.
Those who want help can tweet #selfisolationhelp, and efforts will be made to link up with someone in the community.
Helen O' Rahilly offered to help out on the Northside.
"It's for those feeling out of it, lonely or scared."
"Particularly in rural areas,they don't have to have the virus or even be self-isolating."
"It's about doing something, even one thing, for somebody out there in your village, your town or your suburb."
OK, I’ll take a lead: If anyone in the Rush area of Dublin is alone, isolated and needs shopping or meds or anything else picked up, happy to do so. WIll leave at your door. #selfisolationhelpRUSH Do it for your local community? RT please.
— Helen O'Rahilly 🇮🇪🏳️🌈🇪🇺 (@HelenORahilly) March 10, 2020
Not Only For The Isolated
So Helen says the idea might even help health workers who are under pressure to walk the dog or go shopping.
"A lot of these people who are maybe elderly or not on social media... I'm asking the people around the country to text me their areas.
"And also just to put a sign up in a church, or a shop, or a post office just with this hashtag and with their number.
"That will feed into me and I will be retweeting and hopefully a few people with good numbers of followers will help me do that".
"And also not only people who are isolated, but also to people who are working at the front-line who are doing double shifts - the nurses, the doctors, the paramedics - who might need a dog walked.
Lucan people hit me up if you're stuck https://t.co/VUxtJlopHG
— Tom Douglas (@TomDouglas95) March 11, 2020
Communities Pulling Together
Therefore Helen believes it's a great way for the Community to all help one another.
"It's just a community feel to give us a little sort of calmness and feel like we're actually doing something".
"Hygiene is first, keep your hands clean - you don't have to interact with these people, leave it on their doorstep, leave it at a gate, let them know it's there.
"That's a little gesture, we'll keep ourselves going".
So many people are self isolating at the moment. Many have underlying illnesses. So if that is you and you would like help with anything or you are feeling lonely please tweet to me and I will spread the word so you can connect with others in the same situation. #Selfisolation
— Samantha Kelly (@Tweetinggoddess) March 10, 2020
Samantha Kelly, a social media strategist, came up with the idea.
While it has since spread to Instagram.
