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

DLink

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648043#Comment_118648043

I understand, but if a critical mass of people start refusing to wear masks and go elsewhere, then money will eventually talk.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648233#Comment_118648233

yes most people will stop wearing them immediately I'd say. Not before time too.

Leftwaffe

Be interesting to see which shops will virtue signal after this and require masks to be worn in store. These will absolutely be the shops I won’t be going to.

MrMusician18

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648246#Comment_118648246

The vast majority of businesses will just drop the requirement, but they are fully within their rights to retain it if they do wish. It is likely a business that pursues such a policy would lose business where no alternate choice exists. But there isn't choice everywhere.

Say for example, your crèche insisted that you wear a mask on entering the premises even though it was no longer required. In theory you could remove your child and take your money elsewhere, but in practice you'd find that nowhere would have space for your child and you'd be left with no service at all.

CruelSummer

I’m sure although NPHET will be disbanded in favour of a smaller group - Dr Holohan & the core group will remain monitoring the situation. Good to see things moving on, delighted the masks will become optional. I’ve no issue with people either wearing them or not. In Asia many continued to wear masks for years after the SARS 1 outbreak.

DLink

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648268#Comment_118648268

Very true. I guess at that stage you pick your battles 😬

Paul Tergat

Is there any talk of changing the close contact rules? In particular around kids?

Words can't say how happy I am that there gone.

Hopefully this is it lads and we can move forward together in unity.

MrMusician18

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648480#Comment_118648480

Unity. Lol.

The vast majority of citizens just got on with it, and largely did what was asked of them. The other 10% (a cohort significantly over represented online too) don't want nor never did want unity. This was just yet another grievance to hang their hat on.

dominatinMC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118647888#Comment_118647888

I, for one, welcome (back) our democratically-elected overlords.

I have long been looking forward to the day when this thread would become obsolete. Looks like we're not too far away now. Thanks to one and all, friend and foe, there have been many debates, battles, arguments on here, but now it's time to wave goodbye. Until the next crisis...😬

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648502#Comment_118648502

Whatever

MilkyToast

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648502#Comment_118648502

Yeah. Definitely the impression I get from your post is that it's everyone else who's not interested in unity.

For sure, for sure.

Penfailed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118647985#Comment_118647985

Well...yes, of course. As someone else said, they could demand that you wear a sombrero. It's not going to happen though.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648502#Comment_118648502

The main over represented group at the moment online is the ISAG types screaming for masks for all forever to protect the vulnerable. And yes, that’s not exaggerating, one of their leaders Staines was only on calling for masks for the foreseeable future on prime time tv 2 nights ago.

For every anti vaxxer / the pandemic is a hoax, there’s a pro restriction forever / Covid is the biggest existential threat of all time. They’re both equally as divisive and dangerous.

CruelSummer

Dr Gerald Barry from UCD quick to try and shoot down this getting rid of masks talk - Long Covid, threats, conditions, etc.

growleaves

Long Covid? We need to talk about Wide Covid - the obesity epidemic and what we plan to do about it.

Penfailed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648168#Comment_118648168

Some people were saying it on here. They weren't taken on though.

pc7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648630#Comment_118648630

Banshee is unreal, you’re in for a treat if you haven’t watched it. The banshee prison scene makes teacher look like paw patrol.

323

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648231#Comment_118648231

Shop asks for a mask.

Leave, take your business elsewhere, do email & text them to make sure they're aware you wont be back.

noraos

I just got approached by security in Dunnes..to tell me put my mask on. Fkn power trippin b*tches....can't wait til it's 'official'

josip

Are there any lockdown merchants still around or have ye all left?

Penfailed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648646#Comment_118648646

Erm...wrong thread maybe?

Penfailed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648818#Comment_118648818

Who are/were lockdown merchants?

pc7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648846#Comment_118648846

Ha ha sorry was meant to be in Reacher thread 🤣

Penfailed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648866#Comment_118648866

Ha! No worries. I'd no clue what was going on. At first I thought it was code for something else 🤣

Galwayguy35

First good decision I've heard from NPHET

I fully expect RTE and VM1 to wheel out the usual doom and gloom crew who will be cribbing about it and saying we should all be staying muzzled up forever.

km79

Close forum

:D

HerrKapitan

Any shops that try to keep masks as a requirement after the legal mandate elapses leave themselves open to lawsuits.

Allinall

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118649109#Comment_118649109

How so?

What would the case be?

Loafing Oaf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118648256#Comment_118648256

I doubt there will be any. Certainly not beyond a few weeks from the lifting of the mandate.