CoVid-19 Part VIII - 292 cases ROI (2 deaths) 62 in NI (as of 17th March) *Read OP*

Apocalypse vibes getting scary . I wonder how long airport will stay open

Fair play,that's the spirit we want

Shaz is looking well

Syncpolice wrote: »

If they don't wear capes what do the wear?

Tiara's

ixoy wrote: »

The people you meet in the City Centre don't necessarily represent all of Ireland though. Give people some credit.

Exactly, the city has been dead for the last few days

Leo did well there, fair play to him. Difficult speech to give in difficult times.

stephenjmcd wrote: »

The modeling doesn't seem to take any impact from the measures already put in place.

They've used the term flatten the curve and we're doing that but they wont be 30% per day say 3 or 4 weeks down the line if the measures being put in place are effective.

Like I said if its 15k that gives us the highest number of cases per capita in the world

Underpromise and overdeliver maybe?

Also, per capita doesn’t matter. The virus doesn’t know the population and adjust rate of transmission. If anything, it just means places like US will be dealing with this for far longer as it takes longer to spread.

Can people leave the politics aside . The squabbling is pathetic.

LRNM wrote: »

Far from a good speech imo. The way it was pre-announced it had everyone thinking it was going to be a big important announcement.

But no, just thanks lads you're all doing a great job.



Nothing new. No info. Just back patting.

And what’s wrong with that on our national holiday?
A day that is normally a party day for all, a day that everyone around the world associates with the Irish and fun?
The people who are working hard to prepare for the coming crisis deserve every recognition.

I'm not a fan of Fine Gael, nor of Varadkar.

However, if the man is remembered for nothing else.
The failings of government policy, the housing crisis...

That speech just now...
Will be his defining moment as Taoseaich.
He struck a balance between empathetic and statesman like.

I'd also like to think that his Churchillian borrowing was a direct dig at BoJo and his buffoon of a father!
That confident and assured oration, that would put a nation on a war footing.
That's what many in the UK expected of Boris.

I'll be quite honest, if Corona Virus was tangible I'd nearly be out trying to petrol bomb it

It is going to be a long and cloistered summer for some of us.
I'm probably going to be one of those people who are "cocooned"

I have however, far more confidence in our Government and it's willingness to listen to best advice, and to put our citizen's safety 1st.

Told it like it is. This is not the time to reassure, it's the time for the whole nation to put in an effort to slow this down. if that scares people .Good

Pitty it's taken a crisis for him to show some leadership. He's been awful up to now.

Pacing Mule wrote: »

Feck sake if they hold an election tomorrow I'd be tempted to vote for him.

Few weeks ago he was the only person on the ballot I didn't give a preference to.

stephenjmcd wrote: »

The modeling doesn't seem to take any impact from the measures already put in place.

They've used the term flatten the curve and we're doing that but they wont be 30% per day say 3 or 4 weeks down the line if the measures being put in place are effective.

Like I said if its 15k that gives us the highest number of cases per capita in the world

Underpromise and overdeliver maybe?

Also, per capita doesn’t matter. The virus doesn’t know the population and adjust rate of transmission. If anything, it just means places like US will be dealing with this for far longer as it takes longer to spread.

Leo is definitely the one to lead us through this crisis.

I’m so glad that he is still our Taoiseach.