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

I'd say most people in Ireland turned off the TV when Martin and his variants came on.

They spent all week blaming kids and then introduce restrictions on hospitality and events. Useless planks.

Well that was the final doubt removed for me. The government and nphet have zero faith in the vaccines. I can't believe we are back to this level of restrictions. He talked about following the science, well the science is saying the vaccines have reduced hospitalisation and serious outcomes. Yet we are back to no vaccine levels of restrictions.

Snake oil Phil couldn’t update his models to account for increased booster rollout or the impact of new restrictions but he’s well able to update it for the new variant despite there being no concrete evidence of what it’s impact will be.

Cases are steady since the last restrictions, hospitalisations and ICU improving. What’s the response? More restrictions. Most of our cases in schoolkids and their parents. What’s the response? Target hospitality and gyms again. I’d genuinely wonder at the intelligence of anyone still thinks these dopes have any shred of credibility at this stage. I wonder if we’ll see Saint Tony do another round of the tv studios while telling the rest of us to avoid unnecessary social contacts.

Fúck NPHET, and fúck our spineless government.

Do they not do leaders questions anymore after an announcement were the “press” can ask questions?

He has claimed outbreaks in hospital instead of illness and in that he has been wrong.

So yes don't rate him because of that.

But maybe he is not wrong in this...I don't know apart from taking your word or ACE's , as it is not presented in fairness , only the worst case which we all thought was rubbish as it didn't take boosters into account .

But will take ACEs view on this .

For reporting the news?

christ.

Hard not to agree with you. With Christmas comes increased socialising and case numbers will increase but by fûck will they reach 15,000 that’s just plan fearmongering by NPHET.how they let snake oil Nolan stick at his job is beyond me

I'm wondering will there be a swell of vaccinated people now not bothering to take the booster?? Out of sheer frustration that their efforts so far have still resulted in restrictions?

Two weeks lads...two weeks.

Is there really anything new in this?

Nightclubs were already effectively closed.

Pubs already closed at 12pm.

Indoor venues I believe already had reduced capacity.

In my opinion, we are still heading towards a lockdown around the 17th, once the schools and colleges close. The pubs will be packed all Christmas week allowing spread, can you imagine New Year's Eve telling people to sod of home at 12am? Not going to happen, thus I think they are already planning to lockdown the pubs around that time.

Imagine if we had opposition party’s in this country