The prom (COVID closed 31 March 2020, reopened 18 May)

JoeA3

Adan Easy Comedy wrote: »

When it's stupid opinion then yes its discounted.

Closing borders and mandatory quarantine have both been implemented in different countries around the word so I don't have to "imagine" anything.

in other words, you have no idea.

irish_major

Some load of ****e being talked in the last few hours of posts here.

The prom is open!

at1withmyself

I think in general the Prom being open is a good thing, the restriction on cars is also good and helps focus on it for locals and those within walking distance.

With the movement now increased to 5km there are loads of spaces in Galway other then the Spanish Arch and the beaches. We have loads of great green spots along the river Corrib, Lough Atalia, Eyre Square, loads of areas in the college & sports ground (are they open to public though?) Its really not hard to find a space that's not busy to relax and abide by the guidelines in Galway if the Prom is too busy at peak times.

Also the other main thread is probably more suitable to discussions on mental health and business's not obeying the law.

Try look at the positives and only 10 days till the next phase which is something to look forward to, even more green spaces, beaches, forests available for recreation.

Storm 10

To put your minds at ease no deaths in Galway and good news from Leo

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/majority-of-those-who-died-with-covid-19-had-underlying-condition-figures-reveal-1002419.html

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/varadkar-says-theres-a-good-chance-two-metre-social-distancing-rule-can-be-reduced-39243963.html

what_traffic

buzz11 wrote: »

Some 'leading by example' parking this morning...

Such ignorant behaviour from Council. Clueless bunch.

Storm 10

Anyone for a beer, Grazalema Spain

https://www.liveincam.com/en/cam/cadiz-grazalema

what_traffic

This pandemic is really starting to show how limited our local authority abilitys are. They have been in decline for 40 yrs really.
What a mess the prom is turning into again, replacing one type of metal with another type seems to be the default solution of this lot.

Whereisgalway

what_traffic wrote: »

This pandemic is really starting to show how limited our local authority abilitys are. They have been in decline for 40 yrs really.
What a mess the prom is turning into again, replacing one type of metal with another type seems to be the default solution of this lot.

Any your advise is?

gordongekko

Same people posting pics of council vehicles would be complaining about the state of the prom if the council lads didnt do their essential work in keeping the prom open for people.

gordongekko

Storm 10 wrote: »

Anyone for a beer, Grazalema Spain

https://www.liveincam.com/en/cam/cadiz-grazalema

Storm 10 wrote: »

They don't realise the damage they are doing to peoples mental health after lock down, people are frustrated and who can blame them and to stop business operating safely is nonsense, that small little café beside McDonalds at the headford road has been open for ages, who can blame people going to the beach and parks in this weather. I don't believe the City Council have a clue what they are doing stopping people going to the beach or walking on the prom. We have become a Nanny State overnight

Tenerife Live
https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/espana/canarias/santa-cruz-de-tenerife/playa-de-las-teresitas.html

Santander Live
https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/espana/cantabria/santander/playa-del-sardinero.html

Verona Live Restaurants/Bars
https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/italia/veneto/verona/liston.html

Plenty of social distancing going on when i clicked on those links. However its just not something we seem to be doing

https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2020/0529/1143427-galway-amenities/

ben.schlomo

gordongekko wrote: »

Plenty of social distancing going on when i clicked on those links. However its just not something we seem to be doing

https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2020/0529/1143427-galway-amenities/

Exactly, the cameras at the above locations all show a lack of people or where there are people they're social distancing. Great example of how not to make a point.

Storm 10

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Exactly, the cameras at the above locations all show a lack of people or where there are people they're social distancing. Great example of how not to make a point.

Actually I was not trying to make any point I was only showing that beaches and bars etc were re-opening in Spain but it shows it can be done especially outdoor.

ben.schlomo

Storm 10 wrote: »

Actually I was not trying to make any point I was only showing that beaches and bars etc were re-opening in Spain but it shows it can be done especially outdoor.

Of course it can be done, when society shows it can social distance. We clearly are unable to do that as a whole.

what_traffic

Whereisgalway wrote: »

Anyd your advise is?

Dont park Council Vehicles on the footpaths/prom. Simple
Close sections of the road to remove the through traffic so as to make wider prom and lessen it as a "destination" for inefficient travels modes + creates more space for social distancing.

at1withmyself

what_traffic wrote: »

Dont park Council Vehicles on the footpaths/prom. Simple
Close sections of the road to remove the through traffic so as to make wider prom and lessen it as a "destination" for inefficient travels modes + creates more space for social distancing.

Ah come on now, give them a chance, they need the vehicles close to their work area and its only for a short time. They have to pick the area of least inconvenience for a short time. They may not always get it right but some perspective is needed here some times.

JoeA3

JoeA3 wrote: »

in other words, you have no idea.

No idea how to close borders? You make it sound like its a complicated thing. Close all airports to passenger travel will cut most travel in, allow flight carrying citizens only and put them in supervised quarantine for 2 weeks. Close ports to all passenger travel.

Place the army on all main roads into/out of the north and rolling rotation on secondary roads. No crossing the border without strong reasons i.e. healthcare working living north and working south etc. No tourists, no visitors, no one without paper evidence of a vital need to be in the south.

You will have uproar from the Gemma fan club but that alone would demonstrate it's the correct thing to do.

what_traffic

at1withmyself wrote: »

Ah come on now, give them a chance, they need the vehicles close to their work area and its only for a short time. They have to pick the area of least inconvenience for a short time. They may not always get it right but some perspective is needed here some times.

Park on road - get even closer to where they are installing the stuff.

JoeA3

Adan Easy Comedy wrote: »

No idea how to close borders? You make it sound like its a complicated thing. Close all airports to passenger travel will cut most travel in, allow flight carrying citizens only and put them in supervised quarantine for 2 weeks. Close ports to all passenger travel.

Place the army on all main roads into/out of the north and rolling rotation on secondary roads. No crossing the border without strong reasons i.e. healthcare working living north and working south etc. No tourists, no visitors, no one without paper evidence of a vital need to be in the south.

You will have uproar from the Gemma fan club but that alone would demonstrate it's the correct thing to do.

You want to go back to 1980's Ireland then, an army sitting on the border. Where's my facepalm... it's not going to happen, for a myriad of reasons.

Deluded.

And spare us the "Gemma" stuff.

JoeA3

JoeA3 wrote: »

You want to go back to 1980's Ireland then, an army sitting on the border. Where's my facepalm... it's not going to happen, for a myriad of reasons.

Deluded.

And spare us the "Gemma" stuff.

Do I want to go back to it for political reasons or longer term absolutely no way but as a temporary measure to fight a pandemic yes I do 100%.

what_traffic

Adan Easy Comedy wrote: »

No idea how to close borders? You make it sound like its a complicated thing. Close all airports to passenger travel will cut most travel in, allow flight carrying citizens only and put them in supervised quarantine for 2 weeks. Close ports to all passenger travel.

Place the army on all main roads into/out of the north and rolling rotation on secondary roads. No crossing the border without strong reasons i.e. healthcare working living north and working south etc. No tourists, no visitors, no one without paper evidence of a vital need to be in the south.

This is kind of a North Korea style lockdown that ya want here?
On a serious note who would ya recommend for the "Kim Jong-un" title to achieve this?

what_traffic

what_traffic wrote: »

This is kind of a North Korea style lockdown that ya want here?
On a serious note who would ya recommend for the "Kim Jong-un" title to achieve this?

Welcome out from under a rock. This has been happening around the world over the last few months in various countries to different degrees.

Snow Garden

Adan Easy Comedy wrote: »

Do I want to go back to it for political reasons or longer term absolutely no way but as a temporary measure to fight a pandemic yes I do 100%.

It wont happen so there is no point bleating about it.

JoeA3

Snow Garden wrote: »

It wont happen so there is no point bleating about it.

Yep. Nail on head. Unlikely to stop the periodic rants though.

Mrs OBumble

JoeA3 wrote: »

Yep. Nail on head. Unlikely to stop the periodic rants though.

Neither should it.


Noxx has one view of the approach. I don't agree - but I prefer his view to those of the covidiots who think it's all just a massive conspiracy and we should open everything now. And all views are welcome, it's better to discuss than suppress them.

Whereisgalway

The fuzz were out giving every car along threadneedle road a parking ticket this morning

saabsaab

Whereisgalway wrote: »

The fuzz were out giving every car along threadneedle road a parking ticket this morning

Traffic warden 'The fuzz'?

Whereisgalway

saabsaab wrote: »

Traffic warden 'The fuzz'?

Nope GardaI

ben.schlomo

Whereisgalway wrote: »

Nope GardaI

Fuzz or Gardai? Careful or you'll offend yourself.

Sconsey

They ticketed all over the places adjacent to the prom, any car on the footpath or on yellow lines got one it looks like.

ainiseoir

Whereisgalway wrote: »

A formal request has been submitted to Galway City Council this evening to close off Salthill Prom, Eyre Square and other areas where large crowds can gather, in an effort to combat the spread of Covid-19.

It comes after thousands of people took to the Prom, Silverstrand and other parts of the city today – after concerns had already been raised by Council officials.

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/connachttribune.ie/galway-city-council-asked-to-shut-salthill-promenade-and-eyre-square/amp/

T'anam 'un Diabhail, is Silverstrand part of Galway City now?
in my time there in the 60's it took an expidation with the fortunate few who had a car to get there.

Whereisgalway

ainiseoir wrote: »

T'anam 'un Diabhail, is Silverstrand part of Galway City now?
in my time there in the 60's it took an expidation with the fortunate few who had a car to get there.

How you finding Cocooning

Storm 10

Whereisgalway wrote: »

The fuzz were out giving every car along threadneedle road a parking ticket this morning

Spoke to a resident there no one got a parking ticket in fact both sides of the road from the prom to the Tennis Club have cars parked there

Storm 10

ainiseoir wrote: »

T'anam 'un Diabhail, is Silverstrand part of Galway City now?
in my time there in the 60's it took an expidation with the fortunate few who had a car to get there.

Look at the date that was in March

Whereisgalway

Storm 10 wrote: »

Spoke to a resident there no one got a parking ticket in fact both sides of the road from the prom to the Tennis Club have cars parked there

And this morning there was tickets on all the cars. Wasn’t the same cars there all day

cfeeneyinterior

Sounds like things are Getting a little too much back to normal.... https://www.facebook.com/378605648878408/posts/3899722586766679/

Whereisgalway

https://twitter.com/hannahlxmx/status/1266795763050438659?s=09

Police brutality in Galway!


Taking drinking teenagers away isn’t brutality go back to pretending to care about the environment

Whereisgalway

https://twitter.com/hannahlxmx/status/1266795763050438659?s=09

Not sure if it’s news, chat or goes in the prom section. Far too many threads

extra gravy

Whereisgalway wrote: »

https://twitter.com/hannahlxmx/status/1266795763050438659?s=09

Not sure if it’s news, chat or goes in the prom section. Far too many threads

What a clown.

marklazarcovic

Trying to stoke the racial flames is disgusting,shame on that kid

at1withmyself

Whereisgalway wrote: »

https://twitter.com/hannahlxmx/status/1266795763050438659?s=09

Not sure if it’s news, chat or goes in the prom section. Far too many threads

I see social distancing is out the window with them, I pity the guards dealing with that ****e today.

Arghus

Christ almighty.

I could only get through a few seconds of that video.

Storm 10

This is a disgrace

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3334601336552920&id=100000092594572

Whereisgalway

https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0530/1143602-salthill-galway-altercation/

CruelSummer

There will be more trouble like this if something isn’t done. These young people have had no school, no structure, no sport, no part time job options, no shops, nothing. It’s going to boil over soon and maybe then people will realise locking people up for months on end - while all other countries used the new data coming through - was a monumental disaster by our authorities.

Whereisgalway

CruelSummer wrote: »

There will be more trouble like this if something isn’t done. These young people have had no school, no structure, no sport, no part time job options, no shops, nothing. It’s going to boil over soon and maybe then people will realise locking people up for months on end - while all other countries used the new data coming through - was a monumental disaster by our authorities.

There are idiots in everyday life, Don’t make excuses these teenagers are just idiots

at1withmyself

CruelSummer wrote: »

There will be more trouble like this if something isn’t done. These young people have had no school, no structure, no sport, no part time job options, no shops, nothing. It’s going to boil over soon and maybe then people will realise locking people up for months on end - while all other countries used the new data coming through - was a monumental disaster by our authorities.

Give it a rest, no one is locked up. Where the **** are the parents!

Arghus

I don't know how people can talk about people being "locked up", when clearly there were loads of people out today.

So much doublethink going on.

"It's a disgrace we're all locked up, but it's great to see so many people out."

It's either or - not both.

CruelSummer

at1withmyself wrote: »

Give it a rest, no one is locked up. Where the **** are the parents!

There are signs at garden centres and shops saying ‘no children allowed’. You cannot bring them anywhere if you’re following the rules, not even a beach in this weather if it’s outside 5km, that is so wrong. Younger children are isolated, anxious and lonely.
Older children/youths have zero structure in their lives currently- no sports, school, exams, part time work, shops, nothing. Parents might not be coping with this situation well at all.
I’m not surprised to see the scenes on Salthill, there will be more trouble if we keep on our stupid nonsensical trajectory.

extra gravy

CruelSummer wrote: »

There will be more trouble like this if something isn’t done. These young people have had no school, no structure, no sport, no part time job options, no shops, nothing. It’s going to boil over soon and maybe then people will realise locking people up for months on end - while all other countries used the new data coming through - was a monumental disaster by our authorities.

Pity about them, what they've had to put up with is a few weeks of inconvenience not some major hardship. We can see from their behaviour today that a lot of them are spoilt brats.

CruelSummer

CruelSummer wrote: »

There are signs at garden centres and shops saying ‘no children allowed’. You cannot bring them anywhere if you’re following the rules, not even a beach in this weather if it’s outside 5km, that is so wrong. Younger children are isolated, anxious and lonely.
Older children/youths have zero structure in their lives currently- no sports, school, exams, part time work, shops, nothing. Parents might not be coping with this situation well at all.
I’m not surprised to see the scenes on Salthill, there will be more trouble if we keep on our stupid nonsensical trajectory.

You are making it sound like the guards came into an estate to break up a game of five aside on the green.

A drunk teen got arrested (presumably for his own safety)
and a bunch of others started abusing guards doing their jobs. There are no excuses for that.
The videos sound like so much teenage drama.