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

We put this mild illness on a pedestal, as you say, because it has the potential to shut down health care services and facilities wherever it gains a foothold. Be thankful our incredible vaccine uptake has so far and likely will continue to ensure we're not like some states in America where they're rationing healthcare and only providing crisis standards of care.

Lol, you think you're disagreeing with me but in fact you're backing up my point. You're so bitter you can't even think straight.

We reopened the pubs and restaurants in July, retail and everything else, and cases went up. The restrictions suppressed cases, lifting them increased cases. Even you agree with that, you just don't realise it.

You're a strange bunch of lads. Get out of the rabbit hole.

NPHET don't like them as a general test but the noise from the meeting yesterday seemed to suggest it's up to individual sectors to decide what they want to do with them. Donnelly/Harris are likely to have news on that front, Harris because 3rd level were keen on the idea.

Wow got hot in here ! Had to sidestep a pile of steaming ......Horse sxxt to get here :)

No, the ordinary people in UK are suffering but all some here see are open pubs and concerts for the summer .

Most people did not avail of these facilities as they were too concerned about rising infection rates and hospitalisations and continuing deaths .

I did live in the UK, Fintan albeit many moons ago , and other countries abroad , and settled back in Ireland because Ireland is a far better place to live and rear a family , despite its faults and flaws.

I also have many friends and family over there working in various parts of the economy, as I am sure many others do here , and I have heard none praise Boris or his handling of this nor pity us in Ireland.

The NHS is at breaking point with nearly 8400 Covid cases clogging it up and taking valuable resources away from regular care . Doctors are asking for the army medics to step in to help them in many areas . At this time last year they had 1000 Covid patients , just to put it in context .

Their government have ensured that financial issues with Brexit have been compounded by their adhoc handling of the pandemic.

Thousands of working people are off sick isolating because they opened up too soon and supply chains are severely affected leading to shortages of many items on the shelves .

Companies that export cannot supply eg Mark's and Spencer which are having to close food sections .

Many businesses have reported losses there and there inflation rate is climbing. Ordinary everyday items like food and clothes have skyrocketed in price .

Their infection and death rate is appalling , among the worst in the world .

But let's clap for Boris , shall we ?

We sure haven't gotten everything right , but we have done a damn sight better than that .

And while there are a somewhat big group here that are posting regularly on this forum and on social media about how bad our handling of the pandemic has been and how awful our government and country are , it doesn't translate to a group of any significance in the general population .

Why is that ?

Irish people are a load of sheep ? Are we ignorant , complacent , unquestioning ?

No . Ireland has a very well educated population with a keen sense of morality but will only come out in force against something that really sparks our sense of injustice and anger .

Definitely a work in progress , but that's the key word , progress

Maybe some people here need to travel and live in other countries before they are so quick to bash Ireland ( cue all the usual posters living abroad currently! )

Or maybe people just need to get their travel plans and visas in order ? Seeing as how this country is the pits according to some ?

I would recommend it to all , be good for you all ! 😁

Well I know what country I’d rather be living in for the past 18 months anyway, and its certainly not Ireland

Do you have any proof of these claims that most of the UK are avoiding each other or public events/pubs?

Also your claims re: inflation and supply lines are also false - those are not unique to the UK or their situation. Inflation is worldwide at this stage, most countries seeing 5-10% CPI, and supply lines have been affected by Brexit too. To blame it all on the UK lifting their restrictions is absurd - you just want that to be the case.

People like you need to come to terms with the fact that we are going to live alongside covid, not hide from it.

Speak for yourselves .

Some of us here have been grown up a long time and continued to be through this pandemic .

Uh-huh. That was 100% how it worked.

Can you imagine what the cases would have been like if the "drinking pubs" had opened?