Relaxation of Restrictions, Part XII *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

the truckers got very little support.

most people support their right to protest but there protest aims don't have much support and aren't deliverable anyway.

many of us like our drink but the fact is we don't need the pub for it, and this is shown in the fact that the pub has been declining for years.

This pandemic has cast a long shadow there is no doubt about that and many people have been affected. But what everyone seems to forget is that there is a new strain spreading rapidly that needs to be contained. That is the priority at the moment. Whether I pay €350 a week or not is irrelevant.

Am I right in thinking that you are a mod?

And your proposed solution right now is to let Omicron rip?

Which will likely mean triage, treatment rationing etc.

Another proud day to be irish!

I will actively ignore everything the irish govt n nphet say but if a government who doesnt hit the panic button every chance they get like england or the usa say need a lockdown then ill know its required.

If pubs are ok at 5, then they are ok at 12, seems like a way to close them without officialy closing them. I will be more disapointed if the govt tomo come out n say they now have to close at 8, we are great for standing up to nphet. make a real call.

Imagine working tonight to get a pop up on your phone to say most likely 5pm closures your night shift you need to pay the bills is gone from next week, mortgage arrears lets be having ya. i dont work in the industry anymore but if i did i dont know how life would worth it amymore, the stress and anxiety caused by this **** would be too much

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I think for pubs to remain open the following restrictions should apply

1 Mondays, lad’s only

2 Tuesdays, ladies only

3 Wednesdays, couples ( only aged between 40 and 60 only)

4 Thursdays, gay, lesbian,transgender ( for a sense of perspective)

5 fridays, farmers

6 saturdays, people with a slight limp

7 Sundays , people with the libra star sign

Makes as much sense as what our “experts” are coming up with

Source for 'milder version'?

(Actual source, not the Daily Mail etc.)

Schools ought to stay open but if your objective is to stop a surge in cases how can you not advise that they be closed? Education and socialisation is important at that age(it as at all ages but we have more tools to deal with this bullshit than younger people) but if the hospitals are squeezed the hospitals are squeezed. It seems there's a huge inconsistency in Holohan and co's recommendations.

I don't agree that house parties are a substitute. All these announcements and restrictions act as a nudge to shame social behaviour. For my age group(late 20's) the fun is gone from socialising when they announce these restrictions, I barely even see my friends because everyone just retreats into themselves once these things are announced. We aren't 14, we aren't sitting around my gaff hanging out, the way we socialise is in bars and pubs. So in that sense these arbitrary closing times aren't there to make sense and I don't know why people act as if that's the point. The fun aspect of drinking is getting out of the house(especially nowadays with WFH) and feeling a different atmosphere, I have barely any interest or want to have some shite house party at 6pm on a Tuesday night in December.

Awful just awful Another year slips away, another year where social connections have eroded; my friends were home from abroad and now I'm barely going to be able to spend time with them. I spend all most of time alone these days and was looking forward to Christmas f a bit of social rejuvenation and a chance to reconnect. This is just too **** much to take at this point. My sister was out tonight and they turned her away at the door because she didn't have an 'in date' ID on her, rules for the sake of rules.

We have to remember that this is a worldwide phenomenon, it's not just Ireland where this is happening. Vaccines are clearly beneficial but some people have been made very rich for something that hasn't changed all that much. What was the point in mass vaccination programmes if all it takes is a new variant to undermine them? We go straight into lockdown anyway no matter what which has to be the worst consequence of Covid 19. Nobody will remember the disease but everyone will remember the actions taken to curb it.