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

Spanish Eyes

yew_tree wrote: »

The anti GAA brigade are out in force. Fact is all money that the GAA gather goes back into the grassroots. I am involved with my club and the feast of GAA on over the weekend was great and I spoke to older relatives who were overjoyed at being able to watch live games.

The fact is the GAA is not just a sport but it’s a way of life and it’s our identity especially in rural Ireland and now that the dark nights have rolled around I believe for the mental health of the nation during lockdown, these games will be a welcome bit of joy in an otherwise joyless existence we are now living.

Not disputing that at all. But the GAA needs to lead by example just the same.

However you point to Rural Ireland and I understand the involvement of the community in that, but Dublin has won the last number of All Irelands and they are all from suburbia. Ask Jim Gavin.

Explain the Dubs success to me and I will listen lol.

dwainec

dwainec wrote: »

Are phone shops closed under level 4 can anyone confirm? We were closed in the march lockdown

Can anyone give more clarity on this now? We've been moved to "open on an emergency basis"

What does this mean? Open by appointment only or?

jojofizzio

“Wales are about to follow on Friday”....except they publicised details of it about 2 days ago,so really we’re copying them...

Will Yam

TheDenialTwist wrote: »

Oh eamonn has just said golf courses will be closed!!!

Probably the maddest outcome of all.

2 oul lads out of a Wednesday morning walking around aren’t going to make a blind bit of difference.

martingriff

MrMusician18 wrote: »

Christmas for most people is more that a turkey dinner. Its about the office parties, the pubs, the drinking, the meeting friends that have also come home, its the bringing of extended family together.

Even at 50 cases a day, that's not happening. We need to be honest with ourselves.

And we also need to be honest about why this is happening here - Maybe its cultural with the "ah shur be grand attitude", but its simply because there are a large minority, or maybe even a majority now that think themselves exempt, above it. And the result is that those that are willing to make the sacrifices will be effectively asked to double down for those that won't.

Unfortunately that does not work with an infectious Virus

As for Christmas you either be the grinch and trow your toys out of the pram and mope or you can try and make the best of it and hope. I know which one I am going to do as I aint going down that other route

AlphaDelta1

GAA PR department all guns blazing on RTE 1.

Super spreading idiots...

growleaves

Arghus wrote: »

A very roundabout way to avoid answering my question.

I answered your question in the affirmative when I said that I've already acknowledged the correlation between falling numbers and measures the last time around.

UrbanFret

UrbanFret wrote: »

McConkey is totally irrelevant "Zero Covid" indeed.
Case in cavan are stabilising by the day. Be under control this day week I'm willing to bet.

McConkey got put back in his box by Micheál Martin tonight. He ‘means well’ I think were the words used. But zero COVID was finally and publicly killed off

ratracer

So how much is the fine, and under what S.I. for travelling further than 5km from home?

kirving

KerryConnor wrote: »

Headline in Irishtimes "Schools safer than wider community" ..
that's because there's no testing in schools..

It would be laughable if it wasn't so serious.

It's up there with the "masks could actually make you more likely to catch Covid", substantial meals, and a doctor on RTE the other day who said something akin to "even if passengers arriving to Ireland get 14 negative tests, 14 days in a row, they still need to self isolate".

I guess you don't need common sense when you have rules.

Funsterdelux

Oh I can watch the odd match, but I cant go to the woods for a walk.

gmisk

MM...they decided with weddings to give them 25 as there aren't many planned..
10 for funerals....ffs

It would help if we could hear the bloody questions in the press conference?!

Breaston Plants

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

He will find himself in a canal end seat for the next presser.

Who was that. Took the microphone off him too!! Finally someone with a pair of balls.

TheDenialTwist

jojofizzio wrote: »

Yes........journo putting it up to MM at last....

MM clearly frustrated now

THE_SHEEP

This .

Thierry12

alias no.9 wrote: »

Too much faith in computer models, garbage in, garbage out.

There's an obvious seasonal effect across Europe right now,across countries that had vastly different levels of restrictions, and this is making it apparent that the 'flattening of the curve' or was also seasonal rather than the first lockdown.

Was thinking that too but weather is still decent in southern Europe

Low 20's sunny, our summer

gmisk

This fella on Claire byrne is going on like the GAA is a charity!

thomas 123

Will Yam wrote: »

Probably the maddest outcome of all.

2 oul lads out of a Wednesday morning walking around aren’t going to make a blind bit of difference.

100% - but the elite can still have their horse racing, watched Paris last week, might as well have been no restrictions.

Spanish Eyes

AlphaDelta1 wrote: »

GAA PR department all guns blazing on RTE 1.

Super spreading idiots...

Well they are loaded with moolah so they can do this.

NIMAN

So the government is still allowing groups of 25 to get pissed and have a party together?

Hulk Hands

s1ippy wrote: »

The issue is that they're having massive parties after the matches.

Is it reasonable to assume that the vast majority of house parties are in the 18-30 age crowd? Now what do you thinks more popular with that age group, Premier League soccer which will be on every Sat/Sun or GAA inter county? It's the former by a factor of 3. The county final scenes were bad but it was largely people involved in the camps. This is completely different and pubs are closed and the stadiums are empty

secman

Nice bit of balance being shown by RTE on the GAA , you would swear they had a vested interest in it....elite sport my b000lox

MikeSoys

is_that_so wrote: »

Superspreading p1ssups after games do not paint the GAA in a good light!

The teams are having a meal after the game right? even if it's in the local clubhouse - that must stop

billybonkers

ratracer wrote: »

So how much is the fine, and under what S.I. for travelling further than 5km from home?

It's going to government tomorrow for approval be out then

TheDenialTwist

Crikey, that was an embarrassing watch... The Three Stooges stuttering and I've never seen so many sideways glances between MM and Leo, especially when it came to when is midnight Wednesday!!! FFS couldn't make this Shiite up

jojofizzio

I’d put the house on neither the football or hurling championships being played to a conclusion before Christmas

Arghus

growleaves wrote: »

I answered your question in the affirmative when I said that I've already acknowledged the correlation between falling numbers and measures the last time around.

Great to see that we're finally on the same page growleaves.

Funsterdelux

Colm going off script

dmakc

Any fine is trumped with I'm visiting the grave

gmisk

jojofizzio wrote: »

I’d put the house on neither the football or hurling championships being played to a conclusion before Christmas

If it's not cancelled now it won't be imo.
I think you might lose your house.