How A Hair Salon Owner Is Handling the Lockdown with Gill Barr
b'Gill Barr is a professional hairstylist and owner of the Gill Barr Freelance hair salon in Dublin, Ireland. She joins Steve Pemberton to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected her business as well as the impacts it may leave on the industry in the future.\\n\\nHow She\\u2019s Coping\\nGill stopped working on March 14th and hasn\\u2019t been back since, as the nature of her job does not allow social distancing. She expresses her relief about salons reopening on July 29th, and gives a brief report on the decreasing number of cases in Ireland and the government\\u2019s response with regards to those affected. Gill shares how she\\u2019s been taking advantage of free online education, and posting tutorials on social media for styling and taking care of one\\u2019s hair.\\xa0\\n\\nThe Impact\\nSteve asks Gill if she thinks the pandemic will have a long-term effect on the industry. People will fall back into the habit of getting their hair done regularly, she replies, and they will remember how good it makes them feel. She discusses the new guidelines salons will have to follow when they reopen, as well as the illegal practices of those who continued working quietly during the lockdown and the effect it has had on the participants.\\n\\nSteve believes that returning to the salons entails more than just wanting to look good, and asks Gill for her thoughts. Gill says that it\\u2019s about self-esteem and taking a mental break. Additionally, it is somewhat of a therapy appointment, especially for Gill\\u2019s regulars with whom she has built friendships with over the years.\\n\\nResources\\nGill Barr on Facebook | Instagram\\nGillBarr.com'