All Covid stuff to Current Affairs

galwaybabe

I'm a self-employed market trader. We were already on our knees after a month of red weather warnings in Feb. We were relying on things improving post-Paddy's Day. This is detrimental to us

Tzardine

Public Service employee so job is safe- but heard directly from a principal officer that there are talks about potential pay cuts depending on how this plays out and the effect on the economy.

Ashleigh1986

If and its a big if .... The supermarket owners cared about her staff ...
They would limit the amount of people that can go into their stores at any one time AND limit the amount they can purchase .
But of course it's all about their profit !!!

partyguinness

Deleted User wrote: »

I thought it was called off due to an outbreak of foot and mouth, which doesn’t affect horses. Again, a failure of facts.

Where is the failure of facts? Cheltenham was called off in 2001 due to foot and mouth. Fact.

True it does not affect horses. Now I should string it out better because F&M was an agricultural problem and by its very nature horses are kept in agricultrual environs and racing attracts for the most part people from rural/agricultural backgrounds so the risk of spreading it was greatly increased back to the farmlands.

Let me rephrase better:

"We saw how quick they were to cancel Cheltenham in 2001 when their precious horses lifestock was at risk."

Silly Gilly

Watching some of the coverage and it seems the whole industry is in complete denial. Talk of Aintree and trips to Barbados. Willie Mullins with his elderly mother in attendance. Idiots to a person. When there is a mass outbreak around Cheltenham in a few weeks you'll see how welcome the locals will make the racegoers next year.

deeosull

I'm in a difficult situation and looking for the combined wisdom of afterhours...
Currently living in the UK, was booked to go home for the week tomorrow with flybe who went tits up. Rebooked with aerlingus on Monday at massively inflated prices and now Ireland is pretty much on lockdown. Here's the conundrum --- do I fly tomorrow with my young one and take my chances, visiting my elderly parents or do I stay where I am. Slightly concerned that i may not get another chance for quite a long time considering the **** thats going down and what if my parents get it anyway and die, I won't have had the chance to see them (morbid I know but a possibility.

So that's it - Should I stay or should I go now....

Lawlesz

I work in Europe in the golf industry and after an emergency board meeting yesterday our forecasts are down 300k ans had to spend today slashing 200k from my budget. 4 staff kn the resort lost their jobs and most likely more to follow. Think regardless of how long this goes on, its going to have a huge effect economically, everything here has slowed right down and borders closed this morning.

endacl

Ireland is not on lockdown.

AulWan

endacl wrote: »

Ireland is not on lockdown.

Yet.

Ken.

Mod- All Covid threads merged so everyone can see this without me repeating myself 10 times. All Covid stuff is to go to Current Affairs https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1846

Here is the current thread https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058060796

Infernal Racket

Well that's that then, we're goosed.

enricoh

Jaysus he fairly changed his tune, 2 weeks ago it was nothing worth talking about!

Infernal Racket

enricoh wrote: »

Jaysus he fairly changed his tune, 2 weeks ago it was nothing worth talking about!

He's a header

Infernal Racket

I'm guessing the National Guard will be deployed now.

The Tetrarch

Did he blame the Russians for the virus? :rolleyes:

murpho999

Shaking hands now of all the leaders of businesses he's allowing to advertise during this emergency.

LessOutragePlz

Good thing that they've loads of guns to protect themselves!

omega man

murpho999 wrote: »

Shaking hands now of all the leaders of businesses he's allowing to advertise during this emergency.

Unreal! He’s shaking all their hands ffs.

It’s like a retail advert.

ILoveYourVibes

Well its about time someone did. If it were any other president that had declared an emergency i would be relieved. But since its him then this is terrifying.

murpho999

Drive through testing in Wal-Mart parking lots.

The Tetrarch

Perhaps they will invade Corona.

statesaver

Well fair play Donald

murpho999

Well everything is wonderful, and America is the most resilient , prepared and helpful nation on earth.

It's been a tremendous experience that Americans should be proud of.

Better Than Christ

In the US, a 'state of emergency' is just a method of making funding immediately available. Not quite as big a deal as it sounds.

iamstop

Clear and present danger.

*in Archer voice - Danger zone!

Purple Mountain

enricoh wrote: »

Jaysus he fairly changed his tune, 2 weeks ago it was nothing worth talking about!

You hardly think he declared this emergency himself?
He's only the puppet.

Redneck Reject71

That is nothing new, the US was in a state of emergency the moment he got elected,heh.

BanditLuke

Wow. He now has permission to put the military on the streets I'm guessing?

murpho999

BanditLuke wrote: »

Wow. He now has permission to put the military on the streets I'm guessing?

I don't think it really means that.

Don't get why people always think that governments want to put military on the streets, like the stupid lockdown rumour going around Ireland today.

JohnnyFlash

I think this crisis will show how broken the US is as a society, and how the market-at-all-costs philosophy that has become dogma in most countries is a complete bag of shït.

That said, I don’t think the fleabag philosophy of the modern left would be a great alternative either.

When did good old-fashioned Social/Christian democracy go out of vogue?

Infernal Racket

Infernal Racket wrote: »

Well that's that then, we're goosed.

Why?

grindle

The Tetrarch wrote: »

Did he blame the Russians for the virus? :rolleyes:

That'd be quite rude, blaming the people who installed him. He'd blame CHOYNA or some random brown country.

_Brian

Fcuk Trump.

He spent the last three weeks:

Pretending the WHO we’re making it up
Refused existing WHO tests so local medical companies could make a fortune.
Stopping CDC speaking freely
He claimed America has “hundreds of thousands of cases already and most had gotten better by sitting around or going to work”
Said the cdc scientists admired how much science he knows and maybe he should have been a scientist rather than president.
Openly refuted WHO advice and information saying he felt they were wrong.

He’s a monster, much of his rhetoric is like Kim in Korea where he has to be the best scientist, best golfer, best hotelier, richest businessman, most knowledgeable “stable genius” on the planet.

But now he has personally come into close contact with positive cases it’s suddenly a big deal.

I can’t beleive they shot JFK and this guy hasn’t even had someone take a pot shot at him.

Odyssey 2005

Things must be bad in the golf resort business.

Stewball

This press conference has been like something from a comedy sketch show.

Cork Boy 53

_Brian wrote: »

Fcuk Trump.

He spent the last three weeks:

Pretending the WHO we’re making it up
Refused existing WHO tests so local medical companies could make a fortune.
Stopping CDC speaking freely
He claimed America has “hundreds of thousands of cases already and most had gotten better by sitting around or going to work”
Said the cdc scientists admired how much science he knows and maybe he should have been a scientist rather than president.
Openly refuted WHO advice and information saying he felt they were wrong.

He’s a monster, much of his rhetoric is like Kim in Korea where he has to be the best scientist, best golfer, best hotelier, richest businessman, most knowledgeable “stable genius” on the planet.

But now he has personally come into close contact with positive cases it’s suddenly a big deal.

I can’t beleive they shot JFK and this guy hasn’t even had someone take a pot shot at him.

Before too much longer I think someone will try.

Billy Mays

Democratic hoax to national emergency in 2 weeks


Impressive

Capt'n Midnight

Infernal Racket wrote: »

He's a header

It's spelt leader :pac:

but yeah he's a head the ball alright.


So will he still be blocking flights from EU countries , apart obviously from the countries that have his golf courses ?



BTW Mount Everest is closed for the duration.

Harry Palmr

Kushner has this, don't worry!

RobertKK

Looks like Ireland and the UK will be added to the travel ban.

whisky_galore

The Tetrarch wrote: »

Did he blame the Russians for the virus? :rolleyes:

No, Democrats and Crooked Hilary.

BENDYBINN

whisky_galore wrote: »

No, Democrats and Crooked Hilary.

Lock her up!

PhilOssophy

Why are we continuing to allow flights around the world? It is crazy that people are still flying around Europe / World and its time we just said you have until Monday, after that stay where you are.

CageWager

We won’t close the pubs, let alone the airports

AMKC

_Brian wrote: »

Fcuk Trump.

He spent the last three weeks:

Pretending the WHO we’re making it up
Refused existing WHO tests so local medical companies could make a fortune.
Stopping CDC speaking freely
He claimed America has “hundreds of thousands of cases already and most had gotten better by sitting around or going to work”
Said the cdc scientists admired how much science he knows and maybe he should have been a scientist rather than president.
Openly refuted WHO advice and information saying he felt they were wrong.

He’s a monster, much of his rhetoric is like Kim in Korea where he has to be the best scientist, best golfer, best hotelier, richest businessman, most knowledgeable “stable genius” on the planet.

But now he has personally come into close contact with positive cases it’s suddenly a big deal.

I can’t beleive they shot JFK and this guy hasn’t even had someone take a pot shot at him.

Me either. I know plenty of other people who also say that as well and think the World would be far better off without him which it would be.

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Before too much longer I think someone will try.

I would hope they do more than try. They would be doing the World a favour if thy succeed and should be commanded for it.

Sober Crappy Chemis

Soon my pretties.... soon

Ubbquittious

PhilOssophy wrote: »

Why are we continuing to allow flights around the world? It is crazy that people are still flying around Europe / World and its time we just said you have until Monday, after that stay where you are.

Should have done that weeks ago

kona

PhilOssophy wrote: »

Why are we continuing to allow flights around the world? It is crazy that people are still flying around Europe / World and its time we just said you have until Monday, after that stay where you are.

What about cargo?

The horse has already bolted. Except this one, I'm in self-isolation at the local. If that f*cker moves his stool any closer I'll lamp him.

cloudatlas

PhilOssophy wrote: »

Why are we continuing to allow flights around the world? It is crazy that people are still flying around Europe / World and its time we just said you have until Monday, after that stay where you are.

WHO said in their press conference that grounding flights isn't necessary now.