Covid 19 Part XXVI- 50,993 ROI (1,852 deaths) 28,040 NI (621 deaths) (19/10) Read OP

oceanman

cant believe they didnt bring in level 5 two weeks ago when they were advised. its going to be much harder now with the rise in numbers..

ixoy

So would any other European country be doing a lockdown remotely as harsh as a Level 5 lockdown? Doesn't seem like it from what I see.

Doctor Jimbob

bennyl10 wrote: »

We tried level 3 in Dublin, it didn’t work
In Donegal it don’t work

It’s not madness it’s reacting to the data, even if people don’t like it

It didn't work because it wasn't enforced.

Level 5 isn't going to work either, because it won't be enforced.

ACitizenErased

Teacher's unions are very quiet all along, wouldn't be surprised if they called for action

eigrod

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Seems as if government have decided that they won't muddy the waters with a level 4 plus and are just going to go for it for 6 weeks until 1st December.

You can be dam sure that doesn't get an extension so close to Christmas.

Yes, very much in line with Tony Holohan’s wish to have as little as possible of the virus out there going in to Christmas when the hospitals will be even more short staffed and when a huge portion of the population will flout the regulations anyway. Mid January we’ll be going back up the levels.

owlbethere

The towns and cities are going to be absolutely fcuking mental tomorrow and until the newer restrictions kick in. I suspect midnight tomorrow. That's panic rush buying isn't going to help with containing the virus.

hotmail.com

All the public wanting restrictions have got their wish.

No gyms for 6 weeks.

ednwireland

bennyl10 wrote: »

In Donegal it don’t work

14 cases on sunday ! ok one days data but still

is_that_so

oceanman wrote: »

cant believe they didnt bring in level 5 two weeks ago when they were advised. its going to be much harder now with the rise in numbers..

I guess nobody was listening to you!

shmeee

And boards to crash in.... 3.... 2.... 1.....

nacho libre

Deleted User wrote: »

Newstalk reckon L5 will be nailed on - that it will be hard for the dissenters in cabinet to push back

If so, I'm outta here for a couple of months

Will you go to the province in Canada that is Covid free to get away from it all?

Stheno

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Seems as if government have decided that they won't muddy the waters with a level 4 plus and are just going to go for it for 6 weeks until 1st December.

You can be dam sure that doesn't get an extension so close to Christmas.

An awful lot of people will have no money for Christmas m as due to being unemployed for six weeks due to this

Half a million people

I cannot imagine how they are feeling right now or when they hear this

Kh1993

quokula wrote: »

Which is utterly ridiculous when you think about it. Working in a school under level 5 is much safer than working in a school under level 3 or lower, since the people attending class are far less likely to have come in contact with the virus outside of the school in order to bring it in.

Maybe so but the argument that everywhere else is dangerous and schools aren’t will become harder to ignore. I personally don’t want schools to close and don’t think they need to but there’s a good chance it’ll happen under level 5.

is_that_so

hotmail.com wrote: »

All the public wanting restrictions have got their wish.

No gyms for 6 weeks.

January more likely.

Fr_Dougal

is_that_so wrote: »

Schools close on Friday for mid-term.

A week midterm is not the same as closing until numbers decline.

froog

ixoy wrote: »

So would any other European country be doing a lockdown remotely as harsh as a Level 5 lockdown? Doesn't seem like it from what I see.

Well there are 9pm curfews in a good few french cities.

ACitizenErased

GAA and horse racing continuing behind closed doors

Renjit

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

It didn't work because it wasn't enforced.

Level 5 isn't going to work either, because it won't be enforced.

Life has no meaning.

stephenjmcd

ixoy wrote: »

So would any other European country be doing a lockdown remotely as harsh as a Level 5 lockdown? Doesn't seem like it from what I see.

Because they aren't

is_that_so

stephenjmcd wrote: »

https://twitter.com/Philip_Ryan/status/1318211114556153862?s=19

That's actually quite stupid and a limp excuse not to be seen to be the bad guys.

Dwarf.Shortage

ACitizenErased wrote: »

GAA and horse racing continuing behind closed doors

Who is reporting that?

Sonny678

This is a recorded interview below of louth senior captain on radio yestersday after louths league game v Cork. He is very critical of the GAA and the handling of everything so regard the virus.

https://twitter.com/LMFMRADIO/status...08010330411009

He said basically he cannot understand how with cases going up how GAA think the GAA players are immune to this. He said there is lot of the louth players who are teachers, allot of the Louth players are living at home with elderly parents. He siad It doesnt make any sense what the GAA are doing. He said allot of former players seem to be driving the push for a championship , he said they are writing articles and have there TV gigs. He said there was no testing at all , he cannot un-derstand this , on the Louth panel no one has being tested. He says every team should be tested before the league started. He says if they did this it would take pressure of and ease the players minds becauase they are worried. He says if someone gets postive in next week, the players are going all over louth and back to Cork. He cannot understand zero testing in the GAA. The radio pre-senter said in response he was shocked also to hear there has been no testing of the louth players. The louth captain responded by saying people say its not coming from GAA teams , he says if players are not tested you wouldnt get positive tests. He said hopefully with the GPA results survey that will get the players voice out there. He says players have to be tested, but there has be no testing. He said even some testing has to done. He said its not right, its not right to put this burden on ama-teur players. He said the GAA players are not professionals like rugby players and professional soc-cer players. They can go into bubbles and they get paid. He said GAA players are amateurs. He said player have day to day jobs and are mingling with everyone else in places like shops, GAA players are not in a bubble.
Bevan Duffy louth senior captain was talking to LMFM radio.
Theres is allot of rumours going around allot of the counties especially top counties in hurling and football or not testing their players before training or matches. From the Louth Captain his team have not got any testing. If your going championship you have to be testing the players if not its recipe for disaster. Soccer and rugby players are in bubbles and tested very regularly.

According to the irish times today it said that one government minister said to them thaat“The GAA cham-pionship should be called off,” said a government Minister. “This is an exceptional situation for am-ateur players. You cannot have people in their own bubbles at the weekend and then working as plumbers or doctors on Monday.”
The rumours are cabinet is split on GAA championship, it could be called be off or it could go ahead. Will find out later this evening.

The GAA championship should be cancelled, to play an All Ireland championship in the second wave of pandemic is madness and very reckless.

Funsterdelux

Any word on hare coursing?

shmeee

ACitizenErased wrote: »

GAA and horse racing continuing behind closed doors

GPA said players will not play at Level 5.

Necro

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

A week midterm is not the same as closing until numbers decline.

I reckon that will be extended. Though they seem determined to keep schools open at all other cost.

AlphaDelta1

Leo looks like a fool now

ACitizenErased

Dwarf.Shortage wrote: »

Who is reporting that?

https://twitter.com/Philip_Ryan/status/1318211841290653697?s=20

Turtwig

ixoy wrote: »

So would any other European country be doing a lockdown remotely as harsh as a Level 5 lockdown? Doesn't seem like it from what I see.

Largely irrelevant though. Why are countries so important? Ireland is tiny. We're just a smalk region in other countries with much more stricter measures and fines.

Goldrickssan

What is happening with all these leaks? Is some **** in that meeting with his phone on loudspeaker in his pocket?

Current cabinet ministers are a disgrace that they can't shut the **** up

ixoy

froog wrote: »

Well there are 9pm curfews in a good few french cities.

Yes but the shops are still open. The shops are the big issue here for many because it not only removes a source of income for people but threatens longer term damage if the businesses can't re-open.

Turtwig wrote: »

Largely irrelevant though. Why are countries so important? Ireland is tiny. We're just a smalk region in other countries with much more stricter measures and fines.

Even localised restrictions within other countries don't seem as harsh in terms of retailers though. Tier 3 in the UK, for example, isn't as strong.