Is anyone considering a one way ticket out of Ireland?

The Oort Cloud · 17-03-2020 11:53am

This is a strange thing to say at this time. The only thing that I can think of from his words is a Recession. What do you think?.

MINISTER FOR FINANCE Paschal Donohoe has said a range of measures are being examined by government this week to support citizens and businesses, and said the “normal” of how the country operated a few weeks ago is not something “we will be returning to”.
“I think the normal we all know a number of weeks ago, before the onslaught of Covid-19 into our lives,” he said. “That is a normal we will not be returning back to – if ever. In terms of how we will be engaging with each other and the shape of our economy.”

Link: https://www.thejournal.ie/donohoe-covid-supports-5048796-Mar2020/

17-03-2020 12:38pm

A friend of a friend flew to Koh Phangan in Thailand. If he's gonna be stuck anywhere, he wants to be stuck there.

VinLieger · 17-03-2020 12:48pm

The Oort Cloud wrote: »

This is a strange thing to say at this time. The only thing that I can think of from his words is a Recession. What do you think?.

Link: https://www.thejournal.ie/donohoe-covid-supports-5048796-Mar2020/

Global society, public interactions, mass gatherings, simple office work, all a huge part of what our economies are based on may never happen in the same way ever again. Hes preparing people for the potential massive permanent shifts in how we live our day to day lives.

We might beat this thing but what next? We were shown as a species and global society to be woefully unprepared for it and we cannot let that happen again so we need to look at everything and change what is required.

Computer Science Student · 17-03-2020 12:51pm

Not sure why everyone is slating the OP. He makes a valid point. Ireland is about get very testy and boring over the next few months with pubs closed along with everything else. It is OK for folks that are a bit introverted and have no issue locking themselves up on boards.ie for that period but for the more outgoing among us, it raises a valid point - could there be some place better we could be for our own sanity over the coming months?

Talisman · 17-03-2020 1:01pm

I hear Rockall is good this time of year.

Donald Trump · 17-03-2020 1:10pm

Computer Science Student wrote: »

Not sure why everyone is slating the OP. He makes a valid point. Ireland is about get very testy and boring over the next few months with pubs closed along with everything else. It is OK for folks that are a bit introverted and have no issue locking themselves up on boards.ie for that period but for the more outgoing among us, it raises a valid point - could there be some place better we could be for our own sanity over the coming months?

I propose that we should gather all ye full-time-mad-bastards up and put you on the Skelligs with a few DJ decks and periodically send over an air-drop of a few cans to keep yiz happy

It will prevent gobshites spreading it on the rest of the population. It would be safer than opening up Temple Bar again.

We can come back in 6 months and pick up any survivors.

Greyfox · 17-03-2020 1:16pm

Computer Science Student wrote: »

Not sure why everyone is slating the OP. He makes a valid point. Ireland is about get very testy and boring over the next few months with pubs closed

Because we feel the OP is been very silly and completely overreacting are your post is nearly as bad. Things are just as bad or worse in other countries.

Ironicname · 17-03-2020 1:33pm

Donald Trump wrote:

I propose that we should gather all ye full-time-mad-bastards up and put you on the Skelligs with a few DJ decks and periodically send over an air-drop of a few cans to keep yiz happy

Donald Trump wrote:

It will prevent gob****es spreading it on the rest of the population. It would be safer than opening up Temple Bar again.

Donald Trump wrote:

We can come back in 6 months and pick up any survivors.

It's posts like this that are ridiculous......

Why the **** would we bother picking any survivors up??

Dots1982 · 17-03-2020 1:35pm

Greyfox wrote: »

Because we feel the OP is been very silly and completely overreacting are your post is nearly as bad. Things are just as bad or worse in other countries.

If I had the freedom I’d consider leaving Europe. You’d just have to be careful where’d you go. You’d want some place remote, warm and with a good possibility of unhooking your mind from the constant stream of negative news. Cuba has good healthcare and ****e internet.

Effects · 17-03-2020 1:41pm

thegills wrote: »

Only time will tell. I'm guessing Turkey or North Korea; both reporting near zero infections.

That's not true.

UrbanFret · 17-03-2020 1:41pm

TravelTiger wrote: »

I'm very tempted to get a one way ticket out of the country at the moment. To a place with no closed borders yet and who have been doing an amazing job of containment. I also have a friend in the same area there for chats.

I do NOT trust that our health system can handle this. I'll be surprised if they can deal with 20% of it.

I can feel tension brewing in my family over difference of opinion over how serious this is. About 80% of them can't see what this has the potential to do.

I'm single. No kids and no mortgage and my gut feeling on how this is going to play out in Irelsnd is not good at all. Like; really not good. Perhaps it's only a matter of time till either Ireland completely shuts up shop and/or the other country does the same and I'm trapped.

Have you considered doing the same? Leaving the country?

wouldn't like to be with you in the trench. whats the plan? when we come through this, and we will i suppose you'll be on the first plane back.:rolleyes:

scamalert · 17-03-2020 1:42pm

serious question are canaries off limit now

id rather chance being in +20c and climbing then enjoying the ever lasting global freezing in ireland. as seems there will be f all to do for good next month or so.

17-03-2020 1:45pm

The pubs close and that’s the final straw for the Irish.
Time to abandon ship
Lol

ChikiChiki · 17-03-2020 1:49pm

I would put ireland ahead of most countries you'd want to be stuck in for something like this. The opportunities for outdoor adventure while keeping a safe social distance are endless.

Eric Cartman · 17-03-2020 1:50pm

Donald Trump wrote: »

I propose that we should gather all ye full-time-mad-bastards up and put you on the Skelligs with a few DJ decks and periodically send over an air-drop of a few cans to keep yiz happy

It will prevent gobshites spreading it on the rest of the population. It would be safer than opening up Temple Bar again.

We can come back in 6 months and pick up any survivors.

Can i go too, that sounds class

fullstop · 17-03-2020 1:51pm

Greenland is the place to be.

Irish_peppa · 17-03-2020 1:51pm

I must go visit Sherkin Island today have been meaning to do it for a while im sure the locals wouldnt be happy!

Anyone with a boat fancy coming and invading lambay island? I hear the owners come out to tell you to leave but we can say we are refugees

olestoepoke · 17-03-2020 1:52pm

Singapore maybe?

False Prophet · 17-03-2020 1:54pm

Anyone that leaves the country right now should be given no assistance when they look to come back in the coming weeks/months.

17-03-2020 1:55pm

False Prophet wrote: »

Anyone that leaves the country right now should be given no assistance when they look to come back in the coming weeks/months.

“You are on your own.”
That’s what you should expect if you leave.

Calypso Realm · 17-03-2020 2:14pm

Very few optimal destinations at this point, even if you were permitted entry! Apparently one of the reasons Singapore is doing so well is that following their prior experience with SARS they restricted travel to and from China.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

Ironicname · 17-03-2020 2:16pm

UrbanFret wrote:

wouldn't like to be with you in the trench. whats the plan? when we come through this, and we will i suppose you'll be on the first plane back.

Ha.

TravelTiger wrote:

I'm single. No kids.

Shocker.

MargeS · 17-03-2020 2:41pm

How about considering the OP is overwhelmed, people don't handle stress the same way.
Maybe suggesting they talk to someone to help them rationalise the situation and handle the stress.

Ironicname · 17-03-2020 2:44pm

MargeS wrote:

How about considering the OP is overwhelmed, people don't handle stress the same way. Maybe suggesting they talk to someone to help them rationalise the situation and handle the stress.

How about you do that?

Strumms · 17-03-2020 2:47pm

I can’t link to it, but anybody with Instagram, go to the musician Andrew Bird’s page, just recorded a vid of the Handsome Families ‘Don’t Be Scared’... unreal, and you won’t be, scared

17-03-2020 3:05pm

TravelTiger wrote: »

I'm very tempted to get a one way ticket out of the country at the moment. To a place with no closed borders yet and who have been doing an amazing job of containment. I also have a friend in the same area there for chats.

I do NOT trust that our health system can handle this. I'll be surprised if they can deal with 20% of it.

I can feel tension brewing in my family over difference of opinion over how serious this is. About 80% of them can't see what this has the potential to do.

I'm single. No kids and no mortgage and my gut feeling on how this is going to play out in Irelsnd is not good at all. Like; really not good. Perhaps it's only a matter of time till either Ireland completely shuts up shop and/or the other country does the same and I'm trapped.

Have you considered doing the same? Leaving the country?

Don't be a coward. Doctors, nurses and other frontline folk, many with children and underlying conditions, are gearing up for war, whilst you're gearing up to run away. Nowhere will be safe from CoronaVirus, unless you disappear up a mountain by yourself for a year.

TravelTiger? More like TravelMouse.