Fr. Brian D'Arcy
Pic: John McVitty
Ireland’s unofficial chaplain to the showbiz community has warned people to be careful about Covid-19, revealing his own diagnosis.
Fr Brian D’Arcy has revealed: “Someone I was in the same room with – properly socially distancing I should add – tested positive. I had no symptoms. I was feeling a bit off but I’d just had the anti-flu injection – I always have a mild reaction to it for a day or two. However, I was advised to be on the safe side and get a test because the symptoms could be masked.
“I was utterly shocked though when, 20 hours later, the text pinged on my phone to say I’d tested positive with instructions to immediately isolate for ten days.
“That evening I was shocked by how anxious I became. I have underlying conditions and I’m no longer as young as I think I am. But it knocked me for six,” he said.
Having come out the other side, Fr D’Arcy added that “my most significant feeling now is total gratitude. I am overcome with this deep sense of graciousness”.