Coronavirus (COVID-19)

ofcork

Have people come across many checkpoints ive been stopped at 3 this week was expecting more tbh.

fin12

ofcork wrote: »

Have people come across many checkpoints ive been stopped at 3 this week was expecting more tbh.

What happens when u get stopped?

ofcork

Exact same question at each one what is the purpose of your journey,me ,coming from work,guard ok .

fin12

ofcork wrote: »

Exact same question at each one what is the purpose of your journey,me ,coming from work,guard ok .

R they standing at a distance when asking these questions?

j8wk2feszrnpao

ofcork wrote: »

Exact same question at each one what is the purpose of your journey,me ,coming from work,guard ok .

Was told they don’t have the powers (yet) to force people to turn around. They can just strongly suggest it.

ofcork

fin12 wrote: »

R they standing at a distance when asking these questions?

Just outside 2 were at drivers side one at passenger side.

ofcork

munstermagic11 wrote: »

Was told they don’t have the powers (yet) to force people to turn around. They can just strongly suggest it.

Hasn't been signed into law yet I believe although have heard of people turning around.

the beer revolu

ofcork wrote: »

Have people come across many checkpoints ive been stopped at 3 this week was expecting more tbh.

Only been stopped once driving on the way to work (haven't been working much).
Never been stopped walking and I take a walk daily,in the city.

SleetAndSnow

I've not seen many guards around cork city. Living in the Wilton area but can walk into the togher and bishopstown area and theres nothing really.

Humilde

Lads. Be thankful. In Madrid, the current sole job of the police is stopping cars and checking that your journey is essential. If they judge that it's not , then you get a fine and have to get public transport home where you can infected or get infected by all the other passengers. I think the measures in Ireland are really sensible at the moment.

ofcork

2 ones I met were Patrick st at night 8.45ish one had a van others were walking stepped off the path to stop me other was douglas road.

j8wk2feszrnpao

ofcork wrote: »

Hasn't been signed into law yet I believe although have heard of people turning around.

Best to turn around if not essential. They’re doing this for everyone’s benefit.

corks finest

Humilde wrote: »

Lads. Be thankful. In Madrid, the current sole job of the police is stopping cars and checking that your journey is essential. If they judge that it's not , then you get a fine and have to get public transport home where you can infected or get infected by all the other passengers. I think the measures in Ireland are really sensible at the moment.

Proper response

corks finest

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

I've not seen many guards around cork city. Living in the Wilton area but can walk into the togher and bishopstown area and theres nothing really.

Carrigaline is alive with them

Gamb!t

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

I've not seen many guards around cork city. Living in the Wilton area but can walk into the togher and bishopstown area and theres nothing really.

That's a little more than 2K.

Pen Rua

As shared last week, on walk to Tesco, saw two pairs of Gardaí patrolling early AM in city.

A couple of evenings ago, taking a walk by Fitzgerald Park area passed a pair on bikes. I was hoping they would disperse a group of c. 5/6 young people in the park who were drinking, had music on & were doing tightropes between trees (not homeless persons, they seemed to just be alternative types).

On this morning's shop run, passed another pair on the beat.

In all occasions we have not been stopped, but in all occasions it was evident we were on a walk / going to shop.

As a separate note, it is good to see the staff at Tesco being stern, but fair, with individuals. I saw people stopped and asked to sanitise their hands, and staff are not afraid to tell you to move back 2m, or to stand behind the line at the checkouts.

Ludo

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

I've not seen many guards around cork city. Living in the Wilton area but can walk into the togher and bishopstown area and theres nothing really.

Seen more Gardai than ever before I must say myself. But then again the only time have left the house has been to go for a walk once a day and a 5km drive into my mother to deliver food and to sort her meds once a week.
Haven't been stopped walking or driving, but have seen them stop and question a couple of cars with bikes on the back. I find people who need to drive to go for a cycle now funny. Can you really stay within 2mk of home when you drive to start a cycle. Seen plenty of them around. Idiots.

corks finest

Ludo wrote: »

Seen more Gardai than ever before I must say myself. But then again the only time have left the house has been to go for a walk once a day and a 5km drive into my mother to deliver food and to sort her meds once a week.
Haven't been stopped walking or driving, but have seen them stop and question a couple of cars with bikes on the back. I find people who need to drive to go for a cycle now funny. Can you really stay within 2mk of home when you drive to start a cycle. Seen plenty of them around. Idiots.

Yeah same Lycra lads flying in and out of Carrigaline, definitely not sticking to 2 km

igCorcaigh

Good to see this.
I haven't seen any Gardai on patrol in the city centre when I have been out, although that has been only once every few days.

https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1246830273871970312?s=19

the beer revolu

I saw two Gardaí dealing with 3 young people hanging out in a doorway.
Not fun, I'd imagine.

corks finest

the beer revolu wrote: »

I saw two Gardaí dealing with 3 young people hanging out in a doorway.
Not fun, I'd imagine.

Yeah the job is crap mostly,I wouldn't/ couldn't do it

rebel girl 15

Gone way off topic - I'm going to go back and delete the off topic stuff

Not needed at all!

whisky_galore

Att vara en hest wrote: »

I can only speak for myself but I go shopping with my partner. We don't have a car, which means we can only buy what we can carry and two people can carry more than one.. Going together means that we can go to the store one time per week and minimize our exposure.

Think outside the box a bit please, not everyone have the same options and lifestyle as you.

Um your partner can stay outside, bag them inside and wheel the trolley with packed bags out. Think outside of your box.

sporina

have seen lots of cops in and around the city centre over the last week or so..

there seems to be a larger that usual number of, lets say, socially compromised folk hanging around the city centre these days.. (not sure what the correct term is - but I don't like to use the terms wino/homeless etc..

Might be something to do with them not being allowed to hang out in hostels during the day or something? social distancing and all that?

in any event, the cops seem to have their hands full at times..

tough times for everyone

JP Liz V1

Cork has 343 cases (8%) as of midnight Friday 3rd April 2020

cantalach

Brother lives in the Netherlands. Beautiful weather there this weekend. A group of young people were hanging out in a little park across from his house. Within no time local council officials arrived along. They have jurisdiction for enforcement rather than police. The under-18s got a €95 fine and the over-18s got a €395 fine! The Dutch do seem to be making a complete balls of this crisis in terms of the death toll and testing rates. But in terms of enforcement they’re not messing about.

Pen Rua

https://www.anpost.com/Community-Support/Request-a-Check-In

An Post will now check in on vulnerable and older persons, see Journal.ie article here. To avail, you fill in the person's address & Eircode at the link above. Might be useful / peace of mind to some in this thread.

RINO87

Got a reply back from City Council this morning saying that Kinsale Road Civic Amenity is open and accepting recycling.

Jay Dee

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Cork has 343 cases (8%) as of midnight Friday 3rd April 2020

Hi,
Can anyone explain why C19 numbers are issued using Median format ?
Why is the mean " the "average" we are used to, not used.
The median, the "middle" value is used instead ?
Just curious....


Jay

Pablo Escobar

Jay Dee wrote: »

Hi,
Can anyone explain why C19 numbers are issued using Median format ?
Why is the mean " the "average" we are used to, not used.
The median, the "middle" value is used instead ?
Just curious....


Jay

It does a better job of underlining the 'at risk' age group, particularly for deaths.