Board games, home workouts and online courses are Ireland’s favourite lockdown hobbies, new research has revealed.
Google searches for traditional games such as Monopoly rose by 338% last month compared with the same time last year.
Exercise and learning were next on the list – each rising by 150% – however, yoga and meditation saw only a slight increase of 15% and 6%.
The data from discount site picodi.com also shows searches for drawing were up 60%.
As you might expect, interest in activities that require leaving the house have taken a nosedive as non-essential businesses around the country remain shut.
Searches for theatre dropped by 81% while cinema plunged by 78%.
There was also a 71% drop in searches for concerts.
With flights grounded and a ban on non-essential international travel, searches about learning foreign languages fell by 10%.
