Covid 19 Part XXI-27,908 in ROI (1,777 deaths) 6,647 in NI (559 deaths)(22/08)Read OP

Drumpot

I didn’t know it was common knowledge that the CMO thinks it’s gonna be at least 2 years of COVID.

timsey tiger

ACitizenErased wrote: »

He’s making us in Cork more hated than we already are

Goes around and comes around. Bertie and Biffo did their bits for their counties too.

Santy2015

There’s your 80!!

RickDeckard

KaneToad wrote: »

Were they not already named? I saw pictures of the seating plans on twitter.

I dont think the full list is out, just the big names, but I may be wrong. Like someone said, they all should retire from Public life. They really think we are Pond Scum.

fritzelly

Well that was car crash tv again - basically blaming people for the situation and don't look at the golf fiasco as they've said sorry

LV needs to walk away from this now

timsey tiger

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

They will buy any magic beans going.

I wish they'd buy a few million of those 15min tests on a paper tab.

RickDeckard

Santy2015 wrote: »

There’s your 80!!

GoodMan/Person/Zee/Zir

Drumpot

Santy2015 wrote: »

There’s your 80!!

They couldn’t even stick to 6 at a table!

Widdensushi

Waffle about a vaccine to give the impression it will soon be available, more scripted than Leo's film quotes

stephenjmcd

fritzelly wrote: »

Well that was car crash tv again - basically blaming people for the situation and don't look at the golf fiasco as they've said sorry

LV needs to walk away from this now

When told people were confused about the latest measures. He responded by saying, we all need to look at the people of Kildare, Loais and Offaly and the scarifices they've made and follow their lead.

Clear as mud

fritzelly

Santy2015 wrote: »

There’s your 80!!

If one was in to conspiracies one would be thinking Glynn is having a jibe at the government

KrustyUCC

stephenjmcd wrote: »

When told people were confused about the latest measures. Appearently we all need to look at the people of Kildare, Loais and Offaly and the scarifices they've made and follow their lead.

Clear as mud

Sure apparently all the departments were perfectly on point

No confusion whatsoever lol

MM has achieved his lifes ambition and won't contest the next GE

Possibly could go down as worst Taoiseach ever afterwards though

Drumpot

So MM saying that Glynn told him that we have prob got another 2 years with the virus isn’t surprising?

I mean I’m not overly shocked that he thinks it, just surprised MM would day it publically.

RickDeckard

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YUIctCa6dIY

spookwoman

7 day total for the counties

KrustyUCC

spookwoman wrote: »

7 day total for the counties

Is that Friday to Friday?

DeanAustin

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Sure apparently all the departments were perfectly on point

No confusion whatsoever lol

MM has achieved his lifes ambition and won't contest the next GE

Possibly could go down as worst Taoiseach ever afterwards though

Be some achievement to outdo the last FF Taoiseach.

spookwoman

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Is that Friday to Friday?

wed because they don't give the full details for each county at the evening presser. 15 spread between the other counties means nothing. The proper breakdown is 2 days behind

Hand in Your Pants

Bunch of clowns.

HeyV

spookwoman wrote: »

7 day total for the counties

spook.... the 8 in Galway. Is there a breakdown of what days these occurred?
I’ve been looking most days and mostly saw either none or +1 in Galway.

KrustyUCC

spookwoman wrote: »

wed because they don't give the full details for each county at the evening presser. 15 spread between the other counties means nothing. The proper breakdown is 2 days behind

Thanks

KrustyUCC

DeanAustin wrote: »

Be some achievement to outdo the last FF Taoiseach.

True but Martin is giving it a very good go

ElTel

England/UK rolling out sewage testing for SARS2
Hopefully will be a good early warning indicator once they've fine-tuned it.

I think some countries are training sniffer dogs to detect Covid19 so that could be huge for screening at airports (say).

speckle

Tandey wrote: »

Sweating heavily and all.

Does he normally sweat that bad... I hope not but I am gettting de ja vu.. I hope not..

drunkmonkey

ElTel wrote: »

I think some countries are training sniffer dogs to detect Covid19 so that could be huge for screening at airports (say).

If they could transfer them from athlone mail center would make a lot of people in the west happy...

fritzelly

speckle wrote: »

Does he normally sweat that bad... I hope not but I am gettting de ja vu.. I hope not..

He knows he's screwed and hanging on by his fingernails at this point - just cannot see this government lasting much longer

spookwoman

Cases per county from start of August

rodders999

If the separation of the government and the judiciary is as vital as the Taoiseach makes out then what the christ was a Supreme Court judge doing at an Oireachtas golf society outing?

Think she missed a massive open goal not asking him that.

CruelSummer

Drumpot wrote: »

I didn’t know it was common knowledge that the CMO thinks it’s gonna be at least 2 years of COVID.

I don’t think so, we’re all alive and well. Covid is not the deadly plague we’ve been lead to believe. Only 10 out of 4000 staff in Aldi actually got it sitting at a checkout over the weeks & months of lockdown.
We stayed locked down for far too long, now we’ve reopened with constant fearmongering instead of informing people of the facts & taking practical measures like our European neighbours.
I will not accept another lockdown, clearly our politicians are not afraid of this disease. They’re not even quarantining from abroad & attending nights out. They’re just sorry they got caught while they give the Gardai extra powers to break up parties the little people want to have.
Time to reopen and shield the vulnerable.
Budget day Oct 2020 might focus the minds...

ACitizenErased

I’m quite surprised by the WHO’s two year comment today. Setting a timeline is something I didn’t expect them to do. Must be confident in the vaccine candidates.

Santy2015

Santy2015 wrote: »

There’s your 80!!

6 people from no more than 3 households at each table. Like **** it is

yourdeadwright

expectationlost wrote: »

you don't believe the government because the figure changed by 1 in few hours?

I'm joking

Deeper Blue

ACitizenErased wrote: »

I’m quite surprised by the WHO’s two year comment today. Setting a timeline is something I didn’t expect them to do. Must be confident in the vaccine candidates.

The fact that they went from "it'll be here forever" to "it'll be over in two years" has to be a positive!

KrustyUCC

spookwoman wrote: »

Cases per county from start of August

Thanks spook

Great to have

Updating Cork for past two days I make it Cork has had 36 cases over the past 14 days

ACitizenErased

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Thanks spook

Great to have

Updating Cork for past two days I make it Cork has had 36 cases over the past 14 days

Incredibly low for half a million people

Stheno

ACitizenErased wrote: »

I’m quite surprised by the WHO’s two year comment today. Setting a timeline is something I didn’t expect them to do. Must be confident in the vaccine candidates.

Guess that's a positive

ACitizenErased

El Sueño wrote: »

The fact that they went from "it'll be here forever" to "it'll be over in two years" has to be a positive!

Careful the positivity police mightnt like it!!

spookwoman

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Thanks spook

Great to have

Updating Cork for past two days I make it Cork has had 36 cases over the past 14 days

29 = 14 days

MerlinSouthDub

ACitizenErased wrote: »

I’m quite surprised by the WHO’s two year comment today. Setting a timeline is something I didn’t expect them to do. Must be confident in the vaccine candidates.

Yes, I think there is increasing confidence in a vaccine. It would actually be extremely bad luck if at least a couple of the candidates now in phase 3 don't prove to be effective and also available in decent quantities during 2021.

ACitizenErased

MerlinSouthDub wrote: »

Yes, I think there is increasing confidence in a vaccine. It would actually be extremely bad luck if at least a couple of the candidates now in phase 3 don't prove to be effective and also available in decent quantities during 2021.

Indeed. Just a matter of getting on with things and making it to the new year imo.

Assetbacked

timsey tiger wrote: »

So we're relying on the likes of assetbacked avoiding foreign travel, etc. Yeah, we'll see how that plan turns out I guess.

What's the issue with foreign travel? I've stayed abroad in Germany and will see if Germany are added to the green list next week. Otherwise I'll just restrict my movement when I return. It's 30 degrees at 8:30pm here tonight and I am going for a badly needed beer in a local bar.

stephenjmcd

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1296878151373590532?s=19

KrustyUCC

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Incredibly low for half a million people

Yes we're doing well

Hopefully we can keep it that way

KrustyUCC

spookwoman wrote: »

29 = 14 days

Fair enough

That's what I had earlier

Ficheall

https://news.syr.edu/blog/2020/08/20/last-nights-selfish-and-reckless-behavior/
Hmm....

mountgomery burns

hmmm wrote: »

SF haven't exactly covered themselves with glory in adhering to Covid guidelines.

I think we need a genuine national government as no politician wants to make the decisions we are facing. If we can't get that, let's have Leo back. Although Harris looked wrecked I thought, so that might be too much to ask.

For once I have sympathy for politicians. They are facing a set of impossible but necessary decisions, and the alternative is possibly large-scale suffering and death. Who is going to tell the country that you can't go visit your relatives for Christmas dinner this year?

Leo Varadkar is the deputy leader of the country, his part has a 40% representation at cabinet. Just because they've managed to dodge the microphones the past few weeks does not mean Fine Gael should not be held to account. They are very much part of this government as well, just as they were very much part of the golf function in Clifden.

I didn't vote for any party by the way in the election, and I'm only mentioning that in case someome tries to accuse me of allegiance to one of the others. I just hate this double standard.

timsey tiger

MickeyLeari wrote: »

Lads - all clear now. Hogan is safe.

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/revealed-eu-commissioner-phil-hogan-left-kildare-for-medical-appointment-and-didnt-return-to-county-before-lockdown-was-imposed-39468193.html

Even if he was in breach, he prob. would have been safe anyway. He's the EU trade commissioner, forcing him out really would be cutting off our nose to spite our face with the post Brexit trade talks currently underway.

DeanAustin

timsey tiger wrote: »

Even if he was in breach, he prob. would have been safe anyway. He's the EU trade commissioner, forcing him out really would be cutting off our nose to spite our face with the post Brexit trade talks currently underway.

By taking this attitude, we’re sacrificing principle - what’s right and wrong, for our own self interest. That’s the sort of thing that regularly gets lambasted on here.

What he did was either a sackable offence or it wasn’t. How good a job he’s doing or whether it’s cutting off our nose is really beside the point.

RickDeckard

timsey tiger wrote: »

Even if he was in breach, he prob. would have been safe anyway. He's the EU trade commissioner, forcing him out really would be cutting off our nose to spite our face with the post Brexit trade talks currently underway.

I hear you, but at some point, our Values and dare I say it, 'Ethics' as a nation ,must come first. If we loose sway in the EU trade dept, its down to Big Fat Phil.
Do you actually trust the scuttering C u n t to stand up for Ireland anyway? Nah, he will line his bed and his buisness buddies like Larry, nothing more. Nothing for the likes of you and me anyway.
Can big Phil do anything at all he wants , so we as a country can haggle better? No No No.

This scumbag must be held to account, regardless of anything else, imo.

timsey tiger

DeanAustin wrote: »

By taking this attitude, we’re sacrificing principle -

I find in history the people who won't sacrifice principle are normally the ones who get most people dead.

For me dead people are worse than dead principles.