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

In my day the older generation all thought the youth were amazing. They were like "The great thing about young people these days is that they work hard and stick to something once they start". Pretty sure this is the first time in history actually where older people see young people as lazy, feckless layabouts.

You might give a flavour of what they said.

in any case i doubt what they said is as much of an embarassment as the incompetence of what our esteemed authorities -Two Governments, Department of Health, HSE, NPHET and the accompanying spoofers and experts - have said, mismanaged and mishandled from the very start of this mess.

The majority of young people put their lives on hold for a virus that poses a relatively low risk to them for the benefit of older people, but it's the young people that are entitled. Brilliant logic there lads.

They're not willing to stick it out.

Wait their turn to be vaccinated.

Numbers have soared in their age group, quite obvious they couldn't wait a bit longer, see it to the end.

The elderly are the people who have suffered most in this, a very limited time span left for them and it wasted away in isolation. At least the youth can make up for it, and rebuild. An 80 year old can rebuild very little and has little time left.

They haven't had to wait the longest. They were less at risk so less risk is at the end of the queue. Your solution? Let the elderly and vulnerable die?

Yes, sacrificing youth is important, but sacrificing elderly life is worse.

Each stage in our lives has been affected, not one child or elderly person or anyone in between hasn't been affected. . It's not a competition. But risk factors had to be considered. The youth are being ask to wait a matter of weeks now. Vaccines are flying into them. Hopefully it'll be worth it. And knowing that some did their bit will be the makings of them, while some fecked off cause it was easier. I know who I'd want looking after me in my old age, and it won't be the one that couldn't hack it.

The youth were still out and about, mask free etc while the elderly were locked inside last year I recall ....

Kids have been leaving the country since the year dot. I wouldn't expect it any other way...but to blame it on Covid?

Is good results in college relevant?are you saying those who don't get good results or don't get to college not allowed travel? What have results got to do with leaving the country??

So because your daughter got good results she's ENTITLED to leave the country? Who cares? I rest my case.

I think you need to read up a bit on the restrictions that are abroad before making a wild statement that Ireland is the only one under restrictions.

You've to be 18 to drink alcohol here, as far as I'm aware, vaccines are available from 16+ now....so what's stopping them going inside to a pub after they're vaccinated? They're well able to remain outside pubs and drink alchol at the moment anyway!!

I'm still so confused to why they picked dining for separation of vaccinated and non-vaccinated people.

I'm confused, what can other workplaces do regarding vaccinated and non-vaccinated people and their staff.

I think someone tried to answer my question a few weeks ago that it's because face masks aren't worn in restaurants. But what about work canteens where all the staff are mixing, both vaccinated and non-vaccinated and all that seems to be ok.

Yes obviously - ask any 80 year old if they would rather an extra year of youth or an extra year at 80 - everyone would say a year being young.

Youth is precious and fleeting - you should be allowed make the most of it. An extra year at age 80 or 90 stuck in a nursing home isnt worth much

What about all the job losses in the 80+ age bracket?