Covid 19 Part XXXV-956,720 ROI (5,952 deaths) 452,946 NI (3,002 deaths) (08/01) Read OP

TheDoctor

Waiting for George Lees follow up to this speech.....

mloc123

[Deleted User] wrote: »

If Michéal Martin's arms were long enough, he'd pat himself on the back. Most conservative government in Europe by a distance. Our nearest neighbours have shamed them into action, albeit at a snail's pace.

Ah cheer up....hard to find negatives in the latest updates and yet people try

TheDoctor

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

19th July is our Independence Day.

19th July
Galway liberated from Indians
Marathon becomes snickers
Ice age ends

Ireland freed from Covid

Jim_Hodge

Deleted User wrote: »

If Michéal Martin's arms were long enough, he'd pat himself on the back. Gormless smirk on him, not one iota of shame. Most conservative government in Europe by a distance. Our nearest neighbours have shamed them into action, albeit at a snail's pace.

Yes, we know. You don't like him and you never liked restrictions.

I'm no fan of his but you'd find fault no matter what he said or what point in the recovery we find ourselves at.


I wouldn't have his job for anything.

Hellrazer

TheDoctor wrote: »

19th July
Galway liberated from Indians
Marathon becomes snickers
Ice age ends

Ireland freed from Covid

That's brilliant - I always said you could write a sit - com about this government-they've just proven it.

Jim_Hodge

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

Yes, we know. You don't like him and you never liked restrictions.

I'm no fan of his but you'd find fault no matter what he said or what point in the recovery we find ourselves at.


I wouldn't have his job for anything.

What sane and rational human likes restrictions? Jesus wept.

FintanMcluskey

So it’s confirmed that it’s a slower relaxation than last year

Does MM know there is a vaccine?

Laughable that there is now a discussion on Matt Cooper about how can we pay back the massive sums of money borrowed

Not a word about the cost until now

funnydoggy

Cinemas on the 7th, yes!!!

is_that_so

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

So it’s confirmed that it’s a slower relaxation than last year

Does MM know there is a vaccine?

Laughable that there is now a discussion on Matt Cooper about how can we pay back the massive sums of money borrowed

Not a word about the cost until now

It's much the same, the gap is longer though. Last year it was 3 weeks between phases.

Jim_Hodge

Deleted User wrote: »

What sane and rational human likes restrictions? Jesus wept.

Okay, I'll rephrase it. You never accepted the rationale for restrictions.

Jim_Hodge

Jim_Hodge wrote: »

Okay, I'll rephrase it. You never accepted the rationale for restrictions.

You can park your hyperbole - one might be surprised to learn I was initially in favour of them last year. Until Tony started expressing "concern" about daily case numbers in the single digits. That was the straw which broke the camel's back.

FintanMcluskey

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

So it’s confirmed that it’s a slower relaxation than last year

Does MM know there is a vaccine?

Laughable that there is now a discussion on Matt Cooper about how can we pay back the massive sums of money borrowed

Not a word about the cost until now

It really is baffling.

And you and I were laughed at repeatedly when we called this back in Jan.

Working class heroes

Deleted User wrote: »

You can park your hyperbole - one might be surprised to learn I was initially in favour of them last year. Until Tony started expressing "concern" about daily case numbers in the single digits. That was the straw which broke the camel's back.

You have some neck accusing others of hyperbole....

cheezums

finally an endpoint. what a ****ty 15 months.

**** you covid you prick. we beat you.

PmMeUrDogs

Have they done a U-turn on reopening the CTA before EU travel? No mention of it, just all EU travel on the 19th July.

FintanMcluskey

cheezums wrote: »

**** you covid you prick. we beat you.

So you consider suppressing citizens, in a country with Europe’s youngest population profile, for longer than any other nation, and all the associated health, social and economic costs such long term suppression brings, as a victory?

It’s a victory in the sense that your home is burnt to the ground but the mouse had to move out

brickster69

funnydoggy wrote: »

Cinemas on the 7th, yes!!!

But have to sit 2 m away from anyone and not eat popcorn or have an ice cream because that is indoor dining.

cheezums

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

So you consider suppressing citizens, in a country with Europe’s youngest population profile, for longer than any other nation, and all the associated health, social and economic costs such long term suppression brings, as a victory?

It’s a victory in the sense that your home is burnt to the ground but the mouse had to move out

it's a victory in that we developed multiple extremely effective vaccines in less than a year. maybe one of mankind's greatest victories.

i'm not really talking about lockdown policy which i agreed with and disagreed with at various times.

SCOOP 64

brickster69 wrote: »

But have to sit 2 m away from anyone and not eat popcorn or have an ice cream because that is indoor dining.

Do you mean sit by yourself and the next person 2 meters away? if so im in my wife cant stop talking during a film "did he do it?, but i thought she was with him?".....goes on and on.

FintanMcluskey

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

So you consider suppressing citizens, in a country with Europe’s youngest population profile, for longer than any other nation, and all the associated health, social and economic costs such long term suppression brings, as a victory?

It’s a victory in the sense that your home is burnt to the ground but the mouse had to move out

We'll have to contend with the smouldering embers in the October budget. You can be sure reality will sink in then. The vaccines have been doing trojan work for the government, now that people are finally allowed the opportunity to work again the PUP needs to be swiftly abolished. Quench that bonfire of billions instead of chasing us down the road with additional taxation.

brickster69

cheezums wrote: »

it's a victory in that we developed multiple extremely effective vaccines in less than a year.

Ireland did nothing apart from sit on it's arse and hope someone else did.

is_that_so

brickster69 wrote: »

But have to sit 2 m away from anyone and not eat popcorn or have an ice cream because that is indoor dining.

That should be a permanent arrangement on the food!

is_that_so

brickster69 wrote: »

Ireland did nothing apart from sit on it's arse and hope someone else did.

There are about 190 countries that did likewise!

CruelSummer

RTÉ reporter taking a George Lee approach to his questioning. Travel - scary, cases in the U.K. - scary. All so scary & why are reopening at all. After all we’ve only been closed since Dec 26th, 2020.

PCeeeee

brickster69 wrote: »

Ireland did nothing apart from sit on it's arse and hope someone else did.

What a spiteful post.

Professor Moriarty

is_that_so wrote: »

That should be a permanent arrangement on the food!

Going forward, this is an ideal opportunity to make some permanent changes. Restaurants should be restricted to serving only lobster and champagne, thus excluding the great unwashed.

iamwhoiam

I heard the travel opening with the EU but was there any mention of travel between Ireland and the UK ?

Jinglejangle69

brickster69 wrote: »

Ireland did nothing apart from sit on it's arse and hope someone else did.

Pfizer have sites in Ireland.

Wolf359f

brickster69 wrote: »

Ireland did nothing apart from sit on it's arse and hope someone else did.

I thought with all the mass testing worldwide and shortage of proprietary chemicals for testing, it was an Irish group of scientists from Cork University (I think) That developed a cheap and mass producible replacement for counties to use.

cheezums

brickster69 wrote: »

Ireland did nothing apart from sit on it's arse and hope someone else did.

oh yeah? how would you have handled it yourself?