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Galway COVID-19, local news and discussion

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    #3032
    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,388 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    owlbethere wrote: »
    21 cases in Galway today..

    What's driving the increase in Galway? We had clusters weeks ago and they should be contained at this stage. I was hoping on seeing the numbers drop by now. Can the health authorities identify where these Galway cases are happening? Is there any community transmissions in Galway? I would love to be a reporter sitting in on the briefings. We're going to be level 3 next week.

    Occurrence times up with reporting from schools and communions - lots of inter family mingling, despite what reports are saying. They can’t blame wet pubs, it’s too soon.
    Lots of children I know sent for testing.


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    #3033
    LostDuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 145 ✭✭LostDuck


    owlbethere wrote: »
    What's driving the increase in Galway?

    Attitude in Galway got very lax and we escaped cases for a long time so a lot of people got relaxed and the place was rife for spread if a few cases got into the right/wrong circles. Like a growing risk of wildfire in a drought!

    We'll just have to tighten up again.


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    #3034
    Arghus
    Registered Users Posts: 14,521 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    I would have put the attendance at that anti mask loon protest last week at around 21-22.

    Make of that what you will.


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    #3035
    Bobeagleburger
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    Is Level 3 likely soon?


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    #3036
    Smegging hell
    Registered Users Posts: 460 ✭✭Smegging hell


    Arghus wrote: »
    I would have put the attendance at that anti mask loon protest last week at around 21-22.

    Make of that what you will.

    They had a 'march' to City Hall this afternoon will less than that even.


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    #3037
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    Smegging hell wrote: »
    They had a 'march' to City Hall this afternoon will less than that even.

    Apparently it was another anti mask protest? What is the purpose of marching to Galway city Hall? Its a waste of time and energy.


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    #3038
    se25
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭se25


    Just in from picking up someone in town...pub , restaurants seem to be well organised but serious outdoor socializing going on.

    Loads of young wans with slabs and carry outs ..bit like Electric Picnic..all very good humored but no police to be seen and frig all social distancing.

    Surely time to have some controls on the off licences / shops alcohol sales as it is beyond a joke tonite..


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    #3039
    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,388 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    owlbethere wrote: »
    Apparently it was another anti mask protest? What is the purpose of marching to Galway city Hall? Its a waste of time and energy.

    I believe it was to protest new the Asylum Seekers housing space on Dominic St. There was a counter protest. Pics show the counters masked up but the usual rant suspects with Irish flags.


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    #3040
    Smegging hell
    Registered Users Posts: 460 ✭✭Smegging hell


    inisboffin wrote: »
    I believe it was to protest new the Asylum Seekers housing space on Dominic St. There was a counter protest. Pics show the counters masked up but the usual rant suspects with Irish flags.

    I think it was both anti asylum seeker and anti-mask. They had a banner denouncing RTÉ as 'the virus'.


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    #3041
    smurf492
    Registered Users Posts: 639 ✭✭✭smurf492


    It was an anti mask, anti lockdown, more housing for our own people protest according to dara o'flahertys Facebook. Sorry I can't link


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    #3042
    Pulsating Star
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    Smegging hell wrote: »
    I agree and I'd be worried about the return to campus accommodation when you consider the campus outbreaks in Dundee and Glasgow. If we do move to a nationwide phase three as has been speculated I think NUIG will have to minimise face to face teaching like Dublin universities have done.

    Good call.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2020/0925/1167512-universities-online-ireland/
    From last night, Universities and third level across the country asked to comply with restrictions already in place for Dublin colleges.
    Nuigs prep for an opening on Monday now changed to online.

    Asks a lot of questions for students who are already in or have secured accommodation in town.


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    #3043
    LostDuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 145 ✭✭LostDuck


    That announcement was ridiculously late - the students have already moved in.


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    #3044
    owlbethere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭owlbethere


    LostDuck wrote: »
    That announcement was ridiculously late - the students have already moved in.
    It's disappointing especially for all who secured accommodation but covid and controlling the spread is a rapid and fast moving situation.


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    #3045
    Arghus
    Registered Users Posts: 14,521 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    smurf492 wrote: »
    It was an anti mask, anti lockdown, more housing for our own people protest according to dara o'flahertys Facebook. Sorry I can't link

    Nothing to be sorry about.


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    #3046
    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,388 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    Arghus wrote: »
    Nothing to be sorry about.

    LOL!

    Yeah these days it's hard to know where the venn diagram overlaps with anti this, pro that. Ugh.


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    #3047
    LostDuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 145 ✭✭LostDuck


    They're not anti asylum seekers, they're pro housing the native Irish only.


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    #3048
    Smegging hell
    Registered Users Posts: 460 ✭✭Smegging hell


    Pulsating Star wrote: »
    Good call.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2020/0925/1167512-universities-online-ireland/
    From last night, Universities and third level across the country asked to comply with restrictions already in place for Dublin colleges.
    Nuigs prep for an opening on Monday now changed to online.

    Asks a lot of questions for students who are already in or have secured accommodation in town.

    It's been coming for a while, difficult to see how face to face teaching could go ahead with rising cases. Staff have been raising concerns about it for weeks. https://www.joe.ie/news/nuig-disaster-waiting-to-happen-702944


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    #3049
    Smegging hell
    Registered Users Posts: 460 ✭✭Smegging hell


    LostDuck wrote: »
    They're not anti asylum seekers, they're pro housing the native Irish only.

    I don't think Dara 'I’m going to kill you and your family' O'Flaherty's attempt to rebrand himself as a peaceful housing activist is going to be particularly successful. https://www.galwaydaily.com/courts/bench-warrant-issued-for-man-who-drunkenly-threatened-garda-and-his-family/


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    #3050
    extra gravy
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    LostDuck wrote: »
    They're not anti asylum seekers, they're pro housing the native Irish only.

    So they're just racist and xenophobic then? Glad you cleared that up.


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    #3051
    thecretinhop
    Registered Users Posts: 6,581 ✭✭✭thecretinhop


    big outbreak in nuig i hear.. 25 plus at least


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    #3052
    ben.schlomo
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    thecretinhop wrote: »
    big outbreak in nuig i hear.. 25 plus at least

    Well with that and all the rumours I've heard the last few weeks you'd imagine the Galway numbers would be in the hundreds. Listen to actual news, not rumours.


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    #3053
    LostDuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 145 ✭✭LostDuck


    extra gravy wrote: »
    So they're just racist and xenophobic then? Glad you cleared that up.

    Yes


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    #3054
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,398 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    thecretinhop wrote: »
    big outbreak in nuig i hear.. 25 plus at least

    Source?

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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    #3055
    Storm 10
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    There not back until Monday 28th


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    #3056
    Arghus
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    Storm 10 wrote: »
    There not back until Monday 28th

    Whether they are back or not I don't know, but there's certainly loads of students around the campus.


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    #3057
    LostDuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 145 ✭✭LostDuck


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    There not back until Monday 28th

    That's tomorrow. Most students would have landed in a few days earlier to get their stuff moved in.


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    #3058
    thecretinhop
    Registered Users Posts: 6,581 ✭✭✭thecretinhop


    some classes have started. from a lecturer i know. she is getting tested today.


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    #3059
    smurf492
    Registered Users Posts: 639 ✭✭✭smurf492


    Town last night was a disgrace with massive clusters around spanich arch, eyre sq and Dominick St. Not a mask in sight...


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    #3060
    LuasSimon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭LuasSimon


    smurf492 wrote: »
    Town last night was a disgrace with massive clusters around spanich arch, eyre sq and Dominick St. Not a mask in sight...

    People are so selfish these days especially the younger generation , used to been spoilt as children getting their own way ..... The Me Me Me generation ......very little sense of community or the common good ....


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    #3061
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,955 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    smurf492 wrote: »
    Town last night was a disgrace with massive clusters around spanich arch, eyre sq and Dominick St. Not a mask in sight...

    There is no recommendation to wear masks outside.

    Even if people were wearing masks, it does not make gathering in large groups ok, or safe.


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