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Galway COVID-19, local news and discussion

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    #662
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    inisboffin wrote: »
    LOL! You're so right about the whatsapp groups! Did you see anything about 2 adults / partners being restricted or is that ok? Can we dress spouses like small children if not? ;)

    I am so confused as on another thread someone just said they understand it as one adult, and a child, or children not two adults 😂 makes zero sense, I'll stick with my understanding til I'm told otherwise!

    Edit: I've been told I'm not reading it right and it IS one adult... Eagerly open to confirmation!


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    #663
    mjp
    Registered Users Posts: 994 ✭✭✭mjp


    inisboffin wrote: »
    Yeah. No swimming. This is awful for the regular swimmers, it is so much more than just a 'fun' thing, it's become essential to many.

    The whole country is making sacrifices and changes to their everyday life so tough ****. They'll get over it or else swim in sea if they live within 2km of the coast. Atlantic Ocean is big enough for them.


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    #664
    ChewyLouie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭ChewyLouie


    mjp wrote: »
    They'll get over it or else swim in sea if they live within 2km of the coast.

    ??


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    #665
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,173 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    ChewyLouie wrote: »
    ??

    What confuses you here?


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    #666
    BlackEdelweiss
    Registered Users Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭BlackEdelweiss


    If you saw the crowdd at BlackRock yesterday you would know why this has had to happen. The changing rooms were packed with people, I saw one group of 3 adults and 2 kids getting into the water together. Convince me they are all from one family!
    It was a totally ridiculous sight to behold in these times. The sheer arrogance of these people was staggering, I used to respect them and often called them the toughest people in the world. That opinion changed yesterday. Arrogant, selfish, up their own hole, idiots is my new view.
    You don't have a god given right to swim in that area but you must obey the laws of the country especially where your actions may affect the health of others.

    Dry your eyes, shut up and stay at home!


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    #667
    smurf492
    Registered Users Posts: 639 ✭✭✭smurf492


    Huge queues outside dunnes and aldi knocknacarra already


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    #668
    obi604
    Registered Users Posts: 5,606 ✭✭✭obi604


    LadyMayBelle wrote: »
    I am so confused as on another thread someone just said they understand it as one adult, and a child, or children not two adults 😂 makes zero sense, I'll stick with my understanding til I'm told otherwise!

    Edit: I've been told I'm not reading it right and it IS one adult... Eagerly open to confirmation!


    Going to quote what a previous poster added a few hours ago. Essentially: you can exercise with the family you live with and no one else and if you do this - keep a 2 metre distance from others.


    “it is fine to exercise with family, there is no mention of one adult with one child.
    A family living in the same house would be treated as one unit, as they would be exposed to the same risks.”


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    #669
    wily minx
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭wily minx


    Exactly. Your family/household unit are sharing germs! If one gets it there is a very high chance the rest will too. So stay as one unit and don't mix with other units. So if you have a big house with Granny living there too and a load of kids you are one unit and can go out and exercise together - that would be my interpretation. Just stay the hell away from others outside of your unit.


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    #670
    808SOS
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭808SOS


    yes, your risk of possibly infecting each other in the household is the same outside.
    the key is to minimise the risk of infecting others or being infected by others.

    the more people we are in contact with the more we risk being infected or spreading it further.

    short term pain = long term gain


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    #671
    ChewyLouie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭ChewyLouie


    JCX BXC wrote: »
    What confuses you here?

    You said the local sea swimmers should get over it or swim in the sea...


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    #672
    obi604
    Registered Users Posts: 5,606 ✭✭✭obi604


    Anyone know about these 2:

    General factories? (Presume will close if not making medical devices)

    Building sites?


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    #673
    obi604
    Registered Users Posts: 5,606 ✭✭✭obi604


    wily minx wrote: »
    Exactly. Your family/household unit are sharing germs! If one gets it there is a very high chance the rest will too. So stay as one unit and don't mix with other units. So if you have a big house with Granny living there too and a load of kids you are one unit and can go out and exercise together - that would be my interpretation. Just stay the hell away from others outside of your unit.

    Granny can’t though if over 70 ;)


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    #674
    ChewyLouie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭ChewyLouie


    obi604 wrote: »
    Essentially: you can exercise with the family you live with and no one else and if you do this - keep a 2 metre distance from others.
    wily minx wrote: »
    So stay as one unit and don't mix with other units. So if you have a big house with Granny living there too and a load of kids you are one unit and can go out and exercise together

    I really don't think ye're right on this.

    Newstalk's summary of the daily individual exercise is...
    "Exercise should be done within two kilometres of where you live, and should be done alone."

    I thought this made no sense but as pointed out on the C19 forum it's probably to allow for easier policing. If a garda comes across 2 or 3 adults out walking or running they don't know if they're from the same household or a group of friends that met up.


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    #675
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,141 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    ChewyLouie wrote: »
    I really don't think ye're right on this.

    Newstalk's summary of the daily individual exercise is...
    "Exercise should be done within two kilometres of where you live, and should be done alone."

    I thought this made no sense but as pointed out on the C19 forum it's probably to allow for easier policing. If a garda comes across 2 or 3 adults out walking or running they don't know if they're from the same household or a group of friends that met up.

    See point 3.


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    #676
    cant26
    Registered Users Posts: 578 ✭✭✭cant26


    Any idea if our insurance companies are closing their contact centers? Huge numbers of staff in the one area. Would these be considered essential workers?


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    #677
    wily minx
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭wily minx


    Yea I don't know if I'm right but common sense would suggest that if I live with my husband then I surely can go out walking with him! I get your point about policing it buy let's face it they will never be able to police everyone's movements, it just isn't practical. I'm not saying do what you want they'll never catch you... I'm saying use common sense.


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    #678
    Discodog
    Registered Users Posts: 15,897 ✭✭✭✭Discodog


    obi604 wrote: »
    Anyone know about these 2:

    General factories? (Presume will close if not making medical devices)

    Building sites?

    Supposed to be a full list released over the weekend.


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    #679
    el_gaucho
    Registered Users Posts: 565 ✭✭✭el_gaucho


    ChewyLouie wrote: »
    You said the local sea swimmers should get over it or swim in the sea...

    I think he meant go and swim in the sea if you’re within 2km. Otherwise, get over it. Sounds like they are closed anyway so they’ll all have to get over it.


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    #680
    beardybrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭beardybrewer


    Going to the prom has been a bad idea for weeks. I've been doing a 5k loops around my estate and people are doing a very good job of keeping their distance and avoiding each other. A single walk on the prom is probably more risk than 20 walks around my neighbourhood. Try some common sense. For example Cappagh park/Barna Woods is technically within my 2k limit but I'm not going there. My quiet 5K loop makes more sense for what we've been tasked to do.

    Let everyone find their own quiet route to get outside and let people ask questions without judgement. Let units cohabitating alone without judgement. The idea is simple: quickly get out (once a day recommended) and do your best to avoid others then get home and stay home.

    https://2kmfromhome.com/

    Just don't take the piss and keep it to a minimum. If the majority of us can manage this we might get to keep this small liberty. In the meantime we'll all appreciate it while we have it as further measures are likely if we don't get a handle on it.


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    #681
    Storm 10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,919 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    Long queue at Dunnes Westside and very good on social spacing that's why it looks long


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    #682
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,945 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    cant26 wrote: »
    Any idea if our insurance companies are closing their contact centers? Huge numbers of staff in the one area. Would these be considered essential workers?

    They may have set staff up to work from home.

    GDPR risks of this are being regarded as secondary at the moment.


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    #683
    Mwengwe
    Registered Users Posts: 454 ✭✭Mwengwe


    Delighted they've closed off the prom, that's how it's done. Target the worst people and let them get the message.


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    #684
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,173 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    ChewyLouie wrote: »
    You said the local sea swimmers should get over it or swim in the sea...

    I never said that, it was a different poster, but they didn't say that, they said either they won't swim in the sea and get over it, or if they live within 2km of the sea they will swim.


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    #685
    ChewyLouie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭ChewyLouie


    JCX BXC wrote: »
    I never said that, it was a different poster, but they didn't say that, they said either they won't swim in the sea and get over it, or if they live within 2km of the sea they will swim.

    I see I see... the poster wasn't responding to the specific questions about swimmers that live within 2km of their daily swim spots that have been "closed" but more in general about sea swimmers.


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    #686
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,945 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    inisboffin wrote: »
    Yeah. No swimming. This is awful for the regular swimmers, it is so much more than just a 'fun' thing, it's become essential to many.

    Daily Mass was "essential" for many more. They've gotten over it.


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    #687
    Ultimanemo
    Registered Users Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Ultimanemo


    https://thecladdagh.com/webcam


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    #688
    marklazarcovic
    Registered Users Posts: 6,216 ✭✭✭marklazarcovic


    when this is all over,we will be crippled with taxes .


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    #689
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Ultimanemo wrote: »
    https://thecladdagh.com/webcam

    Saturday 28 March 2020 13.30pm

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    #690
    moonlighting_1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 135 ✭✭moonlighting_1


    Feck all Garda / Army presence around Galway. Bit of a joke really for a lock down.


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    #691
    ratracer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,264 ✭✭✭ratracer


    moonlighting_1 wrote: »
    Feck all Garda / Army presence around Galway. Bit of a joke really for a lock down.

    From the pictures above, it would seem that most people are capable of self-policing the lock down, thankfully.


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