Tipperary COVID-19

callaway92

Outbreak confirmed in Walsh Mushrooms in Golden via Michael Lowry in Facebook.

Michael Lowry T.D.

Following ongoing representations with the HSE and the Minister for Health, I have been informed that there has been a Positive case of Covid with a worker at the Walsh mushrooms producer group located in Golden Co Tipperary yesterday.

I can also confirm that another 19 close contact workers have been tested and 10 of these have also tested positive. As there are now 11 workers with a 50% positive rate so far, the Walsh Mushrooms facility has been closed by the HSE.

During my representations with the HSE and Minister Donnelly, I have reiterate that the protection of public health must be our overriding concern, that is, the health of the workers within the Walsh Mushroom factory, the health of the wider communities in which the workers reside, and the health of the general population in the area.

The HSE is working with the Defence Forces to construct a temporary testing facility this evening at Golden Church, so that all remaining workers in the factory will be tested over the next 24/48hrs.

Full statement – Walsh Mushrooms Golden Ltd.

Operations are being suspended after a member of staff was diagnosed with COVID-19 while in self isolation. Subsequent testing of close contacts has resulted in further positive cases.

As a business, we have stringent measures in place to control COVID-19 since March and we have had no incidence of COVID-19 up to this point. We are working with the HSE and all relevant authorities assisting in contact tracing and testing of all staff.

We will use the opportunity to deep clean the plant during the temporary closure. Essential maintenance will continue at the facility. The safety, wellbeing and protection of our employees, their families and the local community is our number

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Everyone from Golden saw this coming, those workers don't even wear masks and don't give a **** tbh.

The Mushroom farm had measures in place my hole

callaway92

I'd be very wary of AIBP in Cahir, but so far so good anyway.

It's the fact that work has never been as busy there which is kinda scary with the amount of heads working at a time (getting business from other places who had to scale back)

blue5000

I wonder will we be joining Laois, Offaly and Kildare?

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I heard the outbreak was caused by one of the foreign workers going to Poland for the weekend and never told their employers

Such ****ing irresponsibility but its typical of those workers at the mushroom farm

So ****ing annoying

jlm29

callaway92 wrote: »

I'd be very wary of AIBP in Cahir, but so far so good anyway.

It's the fact that work has never been as busy there which is kinda scary with the amount of heads working at a time (getting business from other places who had to scale back)

There’s a lot of rumours floating around that it’s not so far so good in Cahir any more. I wonder if there’s anything to it.

Paddico

Headshot wrote: »

I heard the outbreak was caused by one of the foreign workers going to Poland for the weekend and never told their employers

Such ****ing irresponsibility but its typical of those workers at the mushroom farm

So ****ing annoying

Looks like your tarring every worker there with the same brush from that comment

touts

Outbreak confirmed in AIBP Cahir according to Today FM 5pm headlines.

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touts wrote: »

Outbreak confirmed in AIBP Cahir according to Today FM 5pm headlines.

That could be the tipping point for lock down in Tipperary.

Irishman80

https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/home/566853/breaking-news-employee-at-tipperary-factory-tests-positive-for-covid-19.html

Clonmel1000

blue5000 wrote: »

I wonder will we be joining Laois, Offaly and Kildare?

No. No we won’t despite the almost wetting of knickers in anticipation that some doom and gloomers hope that we will. Lockdown time is over thankfully time to live with the virus protect the vulnerable and leave the rest of the healthy population get on with life.

The Lost Sheep

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

No. No we won’t despite the almost wetting of knickers in anticipation that some doom and gloomers hope that we will. Lockdown time is over thankfully time to live with the virus protect the vulnerable and leave the rest of the healthy population get on with life.

What a horrendous take. You do realise that the majority now getting covid is quite young. If number of cases increases much more we very easily could see some form of lockdown in tipp

solerina

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

No. No we won’t despite the almost wetting of knickers in anticipation that some doom and gloomers hope that we will. Lockdown time is over thankfully time to live with the virus protect the vulnerable and leave the rest of the healthy population get on with life.

I actually agree with you, especially seeing as all the new regulations announced today are in complete contradiction to what is expected in schools.....it’s just get on with it and live with Covid

Paddico

Heard a few cases popped up outside Tipperary Town.

Wondering did anyone else hear the same?

giveitholly

Paddico wrote: »

Heard a few cases popped up outside Tipperary Town.

Wondering did anyone else hear the same?

Yeah in the Lattin/Cullen area,one fella hadn't his results back and went on a pub crawl,hopefully it's got under control

Paddico

Thats where I heard.
Up to 12 cases out there during the middle part of last week

giveitholly

Seems to be holding around 10ish cases per day for Tipperary,third lowest county at the moment for incidence per 100,000

giveitholly

giveitholly wrote: »

Seems to be holding around 10ish cases per day for Tipperary,third lowest county at the moment for incidence per 100,000

15 today...

giveitholly

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15 today...

Yeah seen that,hopefully an outlier

blackbird99

5 today second lowest in the country

Pogue eile

Headshot wrote: »

Everyone from Golden saw this coming, those workers don't even wear masks and don't give a **** tbh.

The Mushroom farm had measures in place my hole

Headshot wrote: »

I heard the outbreak was caused by one of the foreign workers going to Poland for the weekend and never told their employers

Such ****ing irresponsibility but its typical of those workers at the mushroom farm

So ****ing annoying

Nothing like a good old fashioned bit of racism and streotyping to cure the whole thing!

22 in Tipp today...

giveitholly

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22 in Tipp today...

16 today I think

giveitholly

36 today,highest in a long while

giveitholly

16 today

Clonmel1000

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

No. No we won’t despite the almost wetting of knickers in anticipation that some doom and gloomers hope that we will. Lockdown time is over thankfully time to live with the virus protect the vulnerable and leave the rest of the healthy population get on with life.

So the doom and gloomers got their wet underwear...

giveitholly

10 today

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7 today

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8 today

MarkR

Interesting article about Covid cases among traveller communities in Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary.

https://www.clareecho.ie/100-covid-19-cases-among-traveller-community-in-clare-limerick-tipp-in-last-two-weeks/

100 cases among them seems awfully high. Must have swept through like wildfire.

giveitholly

16 today and I think it was 9 yesterday

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7 today

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26 today

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17 today

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6 today

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20 today

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15 today

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Less than 5 today

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25 today

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23 today

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16 today

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12 today

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11 today

The Crazy Cat Lady

13 today

giveitholly

The Crazy Cat Lady wrote: »

13 today

Looking at the geohive data hub and it looks like the highest incidence rates seem to be in the roscrea-templemore area

giveitholly

11 today

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6 today

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18 today

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8 today

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18 today

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10 today