Coffee, a Cake, & a Stroll through Stephen's Green

Jellybaby_1

This surely can't just be about getting people to 'exercise' more! I worked in the city for years, the parks were packed with people every day in Spring/Summer. I envisage people will pick up their coffee, and cake, go to a park and sit down to enjoy them like they've always done! Not many people will consider a walk in a park on a freezing cold wet day in the middle of winter. I rather think this is a roundabout way of repaying the cafes for what they lost over the last two years!! I don't mind that at all, I just think they should be honest about it. Am I just too cynical? What do other Dubs think?

miamee

Is this a new initiative or advertising campaign or something? I haven't seen it but personally in winter I'd be more inclined to go for the walk in the cold and then retire to a cafe for the tea and cake.

Jellybaby_1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118244419#Comment_118244419

It was actually on RTE news the other night. It's here too:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/it-s-a-walk-in-the-park-dubs-get-exercised-over-digital-dollars-1.4741246

growleaves

Yikes!

Earning credits for being surveilled in public parks. That is creepy. They could easily promote exercise without this heavy monitoring.

Let them eat cake!

Jellybaby_1

I walk in parks all the time, not in Dublin 8 unfortunately, so I won't be rewarded for all my exercise!! I wish they'd call it what it is. Rewards for catering establishments. They're being silly.