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Galway COVID-19, local news and discussion

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭ChewyLouie


    TGO Falafel are locking up shop now too.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭ChewyLouie


    Monroe's closed their live venue upstairs, have they closed entirely? Can't see anything online to confirm.

    Confirmed now on their Facebook page.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,400 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    Blue note closed too


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Saturday ghost town
    https://thecladdagh.com/webcam/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,301 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    Everything bar groceries, fuel and pharmacies should be shut already


  • Posts: 15,362 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    MadYaker wrote: »
    Everything bar groceries, fuel and pharmacies should be shut already

    Considering some of those are among the lowest paid in the workforce e.g. Minimum wage in Joyces Supermarkets, personally, if I was a staff member I'd be saying to the bosses there's no way I'd be going near customers without PPE in the form of gloves and face masks.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,473 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Why would you wear a facemask?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    To protect others from the brunt of your own coughs/sneezes.


  • Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    biko wrote: »

    OMG that’s batsh1t crazy quiet :eek:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭empacher


    Front door has being rammed the last three nights. Most pubs have closed for business for the next two weeks. This place isnt even sticking to the 100 person advice laid out by the government.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Some people banned that were uncivil, posts removed to not trigger more bicker.
    Please don't be next


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,721 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    Announcement due in the morning.

    It could be an interesting St Patrick's Day.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,473 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    Announcement due in the morning.

    It could be an interesting St Patrick's Day.

    Don't be vague or anything.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,504 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    empacher wrote: »
    Front door has being rammed the last three nights. Most pubs have closed for business for the next two weeks. This place isnt even sticking to the 100 person advice laid out by the government.

    I'm led to believe they'll be closed from Monday.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭ChewyLouie


    From City Tribune fb page...

    Statement from Tom McDonagh, Vintners’ Federation of Ireland Galway City Chairman:
    Since the government’s announcement last Thursday that all pubs and restaurants could remain open subject to implementing social distancing guidelines, we as publicans have tried our best to work within those guidelines.
    Over the past couple of days, it has become obvious that keeping a safe distance between customers is extremely difficult to achieve, therefore we are recommending to our members to close all Galway city pubs today for the next two weeks to protect our staff and customers as the nation battles Coronavirus.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,608 ✭✭✭saabsaab


    JCX BXC wrote: »
    Why would you wear a facemask?


    Several reasons.


    To reassure the customers that you won't easily pass on the virus
    That steps are being taken to limit transfer
    To protect the person wearing it and consequently the customer
    Used with gloves and sanitizer should be effective.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 693 ✭✭✭grbear


    ChewyLouie wrote: »
    From City Tribune fb page...

    Statement from Tom McDonagh, Vintners’ Federation of Ireland Galway City Chairman:

    It's the right thing to do but it's hard to believe that they aren't trying to get the statement out there before the government acts decisively on this issue in the next 24 hours.
    Their workers need to be taken care of.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,314 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Restaurants, cinemas, cafes, theatres
    any update on those?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,504 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    zell12 wrote: »
    Restaurants, cinemas, cafes, theatres
    any update on those?

    All IMC's are closed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,091 ✭✭✭amandstu


    All IMC's are closed.

    IMC? ah ,I see the cinema chain


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Ashleigh1986


    Renmore community center has seen a lot of activity this morning .
    Looks like it's going to be used as a " test center " for virus .
    A couple of rapid response cars parked up at rear of gym next door .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭cfeeneyinterior


    Just passed Kai and dela restaurants and they usually do mad business on a Sunday morning for brunch. Anyways.... They're packed today too. Come on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,122 ✭✭✭saintsaltynuts


    <wrong forum>


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 486 ✭✭ax530


    Just passed Kai and dela restaurants and they usually do mad business on a Sunday morning for brunch. Anyways.... They're packed today too. Come on
    I saw Dela announcement that they closed


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,301 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    A load of smaller independant restaurants and cafes will go bust over this. They can't afford to just shut up shop for weeks. The council needs to freeze rents for a while.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,817 ✭✭✭Addle


    Everyone is in the same boat.
    If they don’t shut up shop for a few weeks, then they’ll directly and indirectly lose a lot of prospective customers to this virus, and shut up shop eventually anyways.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,859 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    MadYaker wrote: »
    The council needs to freeze rents for a while.

    Council don't control rents, unless you mean rates?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭cfeeneyinterior


    ax530 wrote: »
    I saw Dela announcement that they closed
    Yea, closing after lunch. Fair play to them


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,474 ✭✭✭McGiver


    youngrun wrote:
    What s wrong with that Normal behaviour This crisis seems designed to force changes in human behaviour Very odd and Orwellian or worse dystopian
    Riiiiiiiight. Global conspiracy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,474 ✭✭✭McGiver


    MadYaker wrote:
    More than a thousand people have died in Italy in the last week because they ignored this just like most of Ireland is ignoring it now. We’re about 2 weeks behind them.
    Yes.

    If you look a the data from the Italy...

    26 Feb - 80 cases
    14 Mar - 20k cases

    Ireland had 80 cases 2 days ago. We'll see in three weeks time. The lock down was a good idea.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭ChewyLouie


    ax530 wrote: »
    I saw Dela announcement that they closed

    Closing after brunch. Saw a few restaurants saying they're getting one last weekend of trading and closing up later today.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 511 ✭✭✭ChewyLouie


    Salthill is hopping. All the cafes are packed with lines out the door.

    Great day for a walk on the prom though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,992 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    ChewyLouie wrote: »
    Salthill is hopping. All the cafes are packed with lines out the door.

    .

    Well that's infuriating!
    Particularly when like you say people can walk the prom on this gorgeous day perfectly freely and safely.

    This is a very disturbing tweet by Philip Boucher Hayes. It's a worrying reminder no one is immune here.
    A Dr on RTE radio this morning briefly discussed WHO stats until she was rudely cut off. One interesting point she made was that the median age of death is 57 years old. That means half of deaths occur above this age and half below.

    That's worrying for everyone.

    If you're in your 20s and out in pubs, thats your parents you're very likely putting at risk, not just your grandparents, it's also you, albeit at less risk.

    If you're queuing up outside cafe's you're absolutely part of the impending problem.


    https://twitter.com/boucherhayes/status/1238904532039589889


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway


    Murty rabbits are closing aswell, the only correct decision in these times. People are idiots


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/
    There are now 129 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland

    39 new cases confirmed
    21 are associated with the east of the country
    13 associated with the south
    3 associated with the north-west
    2 cases associated with the west of Ireland


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    ChewyLouie wrote: »
    Salthill is hopping. All the cafes are packed with lines out the door.

    Great day for a walk on the prom though.

    I got a takeaway coffee in 2 different cafes in salthill and the trade was way down in both of them compared to a normal sunday. Both normally have queues and there was a load of spare tables in both.

    The prom was packed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,484 ✭✭✭Andrew00


    Noticed a few lads drinking on the streets today whod normally be in the pub. This is what we have to look forward to


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭bcklschaps


    Was in around town a few hours ago. All the pubs closed. Some restaurants still open. Soo if you are a mad lush I suppose you could get gargled on wine.

    Pubs out in the county still opened. (I suppose less chance of big crowds swamping them)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,231 ✭✭✭marklazarcovic


    Both warehouse gyms now closed until further notice,if Corona doesn't get me I'll be a fat fool again soon.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,434 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    bcklschaps wrote: »
    Was in around town a few hours ago. All the pubs closed.

    You didn't look hard enough.

    Mcgettigan, Richardsons, the Skef, the Imperial were open. Barr an Chaladh were open earlier but had closed by about 3PM.

    Shame on them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    You didn't look hard enough.

    Mcgettigan, Richardsons, the Skef, the Imperial were open. Barr an Chaladh were open earlier but had closed by about 3PM.

    Shame on them.

    The skeff and the imperial are both hotels. I havent heard of any hotels closing just yet


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway


    You didn't look hard enough.

    Mcgettigan, Richardsons, the Skef, the Imperial were open. Barr an Chaladh were open earlier but had closed by about 3PM.

    Shame on them.

    Why? Had they more than 100 people in the pub? Did they not adhere to the social distancing? Did you go in and check?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭cfeeneyinterior


    Why? Had they more than 100 people in the pub? Did they not adhere to the social distancing? Did you go in and check?

    Well they are all being told to.close from tonight and hotel bars too....
    https://www.newstalk.com/news/covid19-pubs-asked-to-close-from-sunday-night-in-ireland-983397?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1584293980


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭cfeeneyinterior


    Tonight is not today

    Sorry yea, they should all be open. Stop being a nob


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    cfeeneyinterior, chill please


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,496 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Has there been any discussions in the city's factories about whether they can continue to operate. Some of them would still be open now wouldn't they?

    This too shall pass.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    flazio wrote: »
    Has there been any discussions in the city's factories about whether they can continue to operate. Some of them would still be open now wouldn't they?

    Most would still be open and unfortunately some of them are basically the front line of attack against the virus. About 40% of the world ventilators are made in Galway.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway


    About 40% of the world ventilators are made in Galway.

    Wow, hopefully one of the success stories


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,341 ✭✭✭Wombatman


    Who is going to work tomorrow?


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