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

I might stand corrected on that. The Citizens Advice website gave the link to that page under CTA but I think it may have been for travellers originating from outside Ireland.

The UK.Gov site also specifically mentions the CTA a bit further on......https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19?priority-taxon=774cee22-d896-44c1-a611-e3109cce8eae#ireland-the-uk-the-channel-islands-and-the-isle-of-man

So vaccinated and boosted Trudeau has now apparently tested positive for covid. Hes really proving the case for forced vaccination of truckers to stop them bringing covid cases into Canada right?

From overhearing staff chatting in the supermarket the other day, they want rid of them too.

They need to drop the open windows and doors in the schools now too. It was baltic yesterday and my kids were complaining they were freezing in school. If offices and shops dont need doors and windows wide open then why do schools need to do so in mid winter?, time to end this nonsense.

There's an air of vindictiveness about it. I can't for the life of me understand it. We've more regard for pint drinking than educating our children in some degree of comfort.

So I see!

Not really, considering they vilified pubs for two years while insisting schools were safe, despite schools being the main driver of at least one wave of Covid.

That said, says everything about the media in this country that none of them are asking what the justification is for maintaining such restrictions now in the supposedly safe schools, when everywhere else in society has opened up. Don't think there's a single actual journalist left in the country.

Don't want to be negative here, and I noted happily that they weren't going to announce cases in hospitals and ICU numbers over weekends anymore in the media.

However, on listening to the news yesterday RTE just said there were 3,872 cases yesterday and made no reference to the numbers that occurred on Saturday and Sunday!

Fortunately my update from Journal.ie sorted that out, it seems there were 26,000 new cases between PCR and DIY tests, Saturday, Sunday and Monday inclusive, so cases as bad as ever it seems to me!

WTF RTE don't publish Deaths on a Daily basis is a National Disgrace. Publishing once a week nullifies the effect and sweeps the issue under the carpet.

Even Boris's crew for all the things going on there and also N. Ireland give out proper stats on a daily basis including Deaths. Reporting like that is needed to frighten people who haven't taken the vaccine to get it. We are too softly softly here.

In fact it sounds to me like our Government are in denial and trying to tell everyone we are safe now whereas that cannot be the case! Unless the vaccine stats get near to 100% we will be back in the mire come the next awkward variant.

My wife was turned away from the driving test center this morning because she hadn't taken an antigen test in the last 24 hours. Shes fully boosted and not sick at all, which is why she hadn't. Apparently this came into effect on January 17th however it seems they didn't tell anyone that had already booked about this new requirement. Talk about a farce, going backwards.

Unfortunately she didnt cop why he was asking her that and told the truth, test over. In fairness they will reschedule for free because of this but the stress of waiting for the test etc isnt nice to have to go though all over again for nothing. Now i've got to go on more drives with her around the test route bored to tears! I dont know who is more upset about it :D