Galway COVID-19, local news and discussion

CruelSummer

Deleted User wrote: »

Unlike others, I take lockdown quite seriously and haven't left my locality in the county since August. Pic is from reddit, r/galway



Both legally & morally, yes. There is no expectation of privacy in a public place.

However, in the interest of avoiding the "outrage brigade" I blurred faces. While that may not sit well with you, I have broken no rules



Indeed, pubs, shops, restaurants should all also be open. People can absolutely congregate safely without any issues. Its not that big of a deal anyway, covid isn't real /sarcasm

At no point did I say or have I ever said Covid isn’t real. No one suggested pubs, shops or restaurants being open. Pathetic attempt at deflection.
It’s a disgrace public outdoor amenities have been taken from the people during lockdown, car parks closed, swimming areas taken, vilification of people talking outside in the fresh air.
People should be encourage to meet outside if they’re going to do it. Whoever took the photo of the group would want to have good reason for doing so. Seems like they themselves are the exception to the rules that apply to everyone else.

CruelSummer

CruelSummer wrote: »

At no point did I say or have I ever said Covid isn’t real. No one suggested pubs, shops or restaurants being open. Pathetic attempt at deflection.
It’s a disgrace public outdoor amenities have been taken from the people during lockdown, car parks closed, swimming areas taken, vilification of people talking outside in the fresh air.
People should be encourage to meet outside if they’re going to do it. Whoever took the photo of the group would want to have good reason for doing so. Seems like they themselves are the exception to the rules that apply to everyone else.

Looks like /sarcasm went whoosh

Storm 10

Not too long ago since Donegal Meath Kildare and Dublin were the highest and we were one of the lowest, it's all students in the College and GMIT that were the cause according to a councillor on radio figures will come down eventually.

thesandeman

frank8211 wrote: »

Theyre hardly forced to continue to have the big funerals.... one in Newcastle west this week shows no let up

Where is Newcastle west........Moycullen?
I suppose as the Galway county and city forums have been merged it's ok to include it here though.

Storm 10

thesandeman wrote: »

Where is Newcastle west........Moycullen?
I suppose as the Galway county and city forums have been merged it's ok to include it here though.

Near Limerick

thesandeman

Storm 10 wrote: »

Near Limerick

The poster must have stayed outside his 5k limit if he's discussing it in the Galway covid thread.

GMIT warns partying students they are delaying return to campus

Partying students have been told their actions have impacted GMIT’s plans to re-start practical classes on campus – and Gardaí are monitoring the city’s bus and train stations to catch those breaking the 5km travel restriction by returning home for the weekend.

College authorities said the current “extremely serious outbreak” of Covid-19 among students in Galway City was caused by a small minority who are “moving and mixing between different households”.

Following a meeting with Gardaí last week, GMIT contacted all students to clarify that because there are no ‘onsite’ classes, there should be no need to travel for educational purpose

Full story - https://connachttribune.ie/gmit-warns-partying-students-they-are-delaying-return-to-campus/

Red_Wake

Storm 10 wrote: »

Not too long ago since Donegal Meath Kildare and Dublin were the highest and we were one of the lowest, it's all students in the College and GMIT that were the cause according to a councillor on radio figures will come down eventually.

Which councillor said this?

Statement like that would generally draw the ire of the clowns in the various Student Unions.

sgthighway

If anybody is on Snapchat they can go into map view and see all the partying in Corrib Village and Glasan.

Pen Rua

sgthighway wrote: »

If anybody is on Snapchat they can go into map view and see all the partying in Corrib Village and Glasan.

What the hell does scran mean?

Storm 10

Red_Wake wrote: »

Which councillor said this?

Statement like that would generally draw the ire of the clowns in the various Student Unions.

Missed the name it was on Galway Bay FM during the week we all know now it was students

zell12

Red_Wake wrote: »

Which councillor said this?
Statement like that would generally draw the ire of the clowns in the various Student Unions.

Cllr Byrne
https://galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-news-desk/calls-for-city-council-to-engage-with-stakeholders-to-halt-spread-of-covid-19-among-third-level-students/

Both Nuig & Gmit have issued pleas for students to follow the C-19 rules

Red_Wake

zell12 wrote: »

Cllr Byrne
https://galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-news-desk/calls-for-city-council-to-engage-with-stakeholders-to-halt-spread-of-covid-19-among-third-level-students/

Both Nuig & Gmit have issued pleas for students to follow the C-19 rules

Good on her.

It's good to see some leadership from our council. I've also been very impressed with Eddie Hoare over the pandemic.

_Whimsical_

It really is time for the colleges to step up and issue sanctions to students who are breaking rules, like ending leases at Corrib Village etc.

It's not like this behaviour doesn't have serious consequences for the city, we'd all have a bit more confidence in our daily activities if we had less cases, and if cases continue high I don't see how opening schools and keeping them open will be viable. I think they should make examples of people breaking rules at this point.

Mrs OBumble

I've been working in a high-student neighbourhood near NUIG the last couple of weeks, and can see there's plenty of daytime household visiting going on.

WallyGUFC

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

It really is time for the colleges to step up and issue sanctions to students who are breaking rules, like ending leases at Corrib Village etc.

It's not like this behaviour doesn't have serious consequences for the city, we'd all have a bit more confidence in our daily activities if we had less cases, and if cases continue high I don't see how opening schools and keeping them open will be viable. I think they should make examples of people breaking rules at this point.

It wouldn't be an issue if they had given some notice that the colleges were going to remain closed. They announced it the Friday before most colleges were going to open on the following Monday. Students had already moved into their accommodation and colleges refused refunds AFAIK. More slow decision making, a strong feature of the whole pandemic.

Some students may feel it is safer to live in the college accommodation rather than live at home with older parents. Most of them will have very mild symptoms also, so if they can confine it to the accommodation, it isn't the worst thing in the world. Of course the issue of people going about their business while awaiting test results has to end and should be strongly penalised.

Smegging hell

WallyGUFC wrote: »

It wouldn't be an issue if they had given some notice that the colleges were going to remain closed. They announced it the Friday before most colleges were going to open on the following Monday. Students had already moved into their accommodation and colleges refused refunds AFAIK. More slow decision making, a strong feature of the whole pandemic.

Some students may feel it is safer to live in the college accommodation rather than live at home with older parents. Most of them will have very mild symptoms also, so if they can confine it to the accommodation, it isn't the worst thing in the world. Of course the issue of people going about their business while awaiting test results has to end and should be strongly penalised.

Fully agree, the university's actions in September were a joke.

ben.schlomo

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

I've been working in a high-student neighbourhood near NUIG the last couple of weeks, and can see there's plenty of daytime household visiting going on.

https://mobile.twitter.com/newsworthy_ie/status/1243656615158599681

Ficheall

Smegging hell wrote: »

Fully agree, the university's actions in September were a joke.

It was fully obvious what was going to happen long before that, but the unis were encouraging students to get accommodation anyway. Shameful.



Shoutout to WIT for calling it early on that their courses were all going to be online.

thesandeman

The SU isn't really doing much to help.

Yeah the NUIG SU has shown no leadership. All they're doing is calling on NUIG to open study spaces without addressing the reasons why that's been delayed.

The poor cretins thought they'd set aside some drinking money to pay for the house parties and now the Gardai are getting involved without their agreement, it's so unjust.

https://twitter.com/zerhanah/status/1359875525913804800?s=19

Pen Rua

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah the NUIG SU has shown no leadership. All they're doing is calling on NUIG to open study spaces without addressing the reasons why that's been delayed.

The poor cretins thought they'd set aside some drinking money to pay for the house parties and now the Gardai are getting involved without their agreement, it's so unjust.

https://twitter.com/zerhanah/status/1359875525913804800?s=19

Imagine thinking a class rep vote dictates what the Gardaí can do.

Mrs OBumble

Pen Rua wrote: »

Imagine thinking a class rep vote dictates what the Gardaí can do.

Our 2nd level education system really does fail to turn out young adults who are ready to take their place in the world of work or higher-level study.

But that's not Covid specific.

Pen Rua

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Our 2nd level education system really does fail to turn out young adults who are ready to take their place in the world of work or higher-level study.

But that's not Covid specific.

What?

xckjoo

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Our 2nd level education system really does fail to turn out young adults who are ready to take their place in the world of work or higher-level study.

But that's not Covid specific.

The parents are to blame for that
But that's a discussion for another time

Mrs OBumble

Pen Rua wrote: »

What?

Like you said:

Pen Rua wrote: »

Imagine thinking a class rep vote dictates what the Gardaí can do.

Somehow kids get out of 2nd level thinking that laws do not apply to them.

Pen Rua

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Like you said:




Somehow kids get out of 2nd level thinking that laws do not apply to them.

Eh, I suppose, but that wasn't the gist I was going for.

It can't be easy for the SUs this year. They've had to deal with COVID, which not even a Govt can handle to everyone's satisfaction. I'm only a few years out of NUIG, but it can be hard to remember that these SU types are still quite young and inexperienced.

zell12

Salthill is thronged today
Just as well the car parks etc were closed off, more space for people to spread out

Beautiful day in Salthill. The restricted parking seems to do little to reduce numbers.

Gardai checkout along the prom earlier today.

saabsaab

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah the NUIG SU has shown no leadership. All they're doing is calling on NUIG to open study spaces without addressing the reasons why that's been delayed.

The poor cretins thought they'd set aside some drinking money to pay for the house parties and now the Gardai are getting involved without their agreement, it's so unjust.

https://twitter.com/zerhanah/status/1359875525913804800?s=19

I remember being told many years ago that the Gardai weren't allowed onto Campus without being invited by the authorities. Some old law or other was mentioned. Sounded like nonsense but was there something to it?