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

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  • #8132
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    joeguevara wrote: »
    Laughable that so many on my Facebook stream are criticising the speech tonight and the government in general but have had posts over last few days at crowded beach, or house parties eTc.
    They're literally just criticising him for the sake of it.


  • #8133
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,748 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    wannabecraig wrote: »
    Understood, they're still selling tickets for the flight out on Thursday.
    Perhaps they just haven't locked that part of the system down yet.
    I was really just wondering if there was any official line on it, with regards to Ireland. I know Germany have banned all flights landing, effective today.

    Which airline?


  • #8134
    V8 Interceptor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭V8 Interceptor


    murpho999 wrote: »
    Where do you get these numbers from?

    The airports are empty.

    Lol. There's flights still coming in all day every day. Thousands upon thousands of people.


  • #8135
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Stheno wrote: »
    Why? I've been home now for two weeks apart from food shopping

    Not everyone is doing social distancing, gangs of teenagers about, restaurants still full etc., flights coming in, have the army and Gardai help enforce, the curve isn't flattening, the cases are increasing, we should be doing everything we can possibly to stop the spread imho


  • #8136
    Woodsie1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Woodsie1


    Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »
    Sounds like so many others in the country... he thinks there is a big overreaction!

    There isn't!

    There is a massive over reaction.
    The lad is wearing gloves,using sanitizer and taking precautions like we all should but not falling into the trap that this thread and all the previous threads on boards have done...which is doomsday porn and a cohort of posters getting their rocks off on a serious situation but hyping it up into some imagined apocolyptic nightmare


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  • #8137
    wannabecraig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 768 ✭✭✭wannabecraig


    tuxy wrote: »
    Flights only make financial sense if the planes can go both ways.
    Many airlines will be lucky to survive this so there won't be many subsidised one way flights.

    So because there are no flights over (probably), there will be none back, even though it's not prohibited?


  • #8138
    V8 Interceptor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭V8 Interceptor


    Syncpolice wrote: »
    Just keep up the quality

    Umm, sure.


  • #8139
    Jurgen Klopp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭Jurgen Klopp


    Raconteuse wrote: »
    What's a total lockdown? Everywhere closed except food retailers, chemists and essential services, i.e. what we're doing?

    I think the added bit would be no leaving your home under any circumstances except for food, hospital or emergency and anyone thought to be flouting said measures end up with large fines and possible arrest? Like not even allowed out for a walk type of thing.

    There's still plenty non essential services still open, lots of offices, etc


  • #8140
    Hoboo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,866 ✭✭✭Hoboo


    cnocbui wrote: »
    I don't. Completely unnecessary and over the top. Social distancing will suffice.

    There's tens of thousands already infected not showing symptoms yet, you knock yourself out.


  • #8141
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    wannabecraig wrote: »
    So because there are no flights over (probably), there will be none back, even though it's not prohibited?

    There may be some but not many, far too costly for the airlines.

    This was why there was such a large government appeal days ago for irish citizens to return home ASAP.


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  • #8142
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    murpho999 wrote: »
    Where do you get these numbers from?

    The airports are empty.

    Spain, Portugal and their nearby Islands all have returning Irish


  • #8143
    spookwoman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,149 ✭✭✭✭spookwoman


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    Raconteuse wrote: »
    They're literally just criticising him for the sake of it.
    People just looking to complain about and many don't even think before they do it.


  • #8144
    Syncpolice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 245 ✭✭Syncpolice


    Has supermacs said anything now mcdonalds is closing sit-down

    The crafty fox mcdonagh offered free burgers to the emergency services


  • #8145
    kittensmittens
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,074 ✭✭✭kittensmittens


    Population of Italy 60.5 Million
    Cases of Corona Virus Italy 31.5 Thousand

    Population of Ireland 4.5 Million
    Cases of Corona Virus est by next week/s 15 Thousand


    Not quite sure that adds up tbh
    Also, Italy has a much older demographic than we do


  • #8146
    V8 Interceptor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭V8 Interceptor


    Hoboo wrote: »
    There's tens of thousands already infected not showing symptoms yet, you knock yourself out.

    Totally. Leo and Simon have fukked up Royally. Doesn't matter what heroics they perform from here on in. They made a catastrophic mistake from the get go, the results of which will begin to be realised over the next week or two.


  • #8147
    joeguevara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,350 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »
    Actually YES... it is his fault technically!

    It's not ONLY his fault - but he is leader of the country, and absolutely could have taken a position on it and ordered our citizens not to travel to a bloody horse racing festival while there was a dangerous virus going around.

    We could have threatened them with fines for not complying with these orders. And we could have quarantined and tested them on return if they still went!

    We could have done lots of things... but instead our government did nothing, and took no position at all on the issue! Which is lack of leadership!

    Most people in the country could see it was a bad idea to go to that festival at this particular time. So why not take the lead as our government, and do something about those idiots?

    Worse effected areas have only implemented lockdowns in last few days. Banning flights at the time was impossible and illegal. Governments don’t have the power to interfere in independent commercial businesses.

    We are doing more and quicker than the majority of countries. Our government has taken steps on the issue which is why we are in a better situation than most. U.K. still have schools open and concerts with tens of thousands of people. To say it’s doing nothing is wrong.


  • #8148
    wannabecraig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 768 ✭✭✭wannabecraig


    tuxy wrote: »
    There may be some but not many, far too costly for the airlines.

    This was why there was such a large government appeal days ago for irish citizens to return home ASAP.

    ok, but not a government lock-down, so chance she will just be put back a day or two?


  • #8149
    BorneTobyWilde
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    100 of youtubers going around coughing all over people for a reaction, and then saying '' IT'S JUST A PRANK''

    Geez they don't even know if they have it , all have the potential to infect 100's with these antics. Should be arrested for life endangerment


  • #8150
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    wannabecraig wrote: »
    ok, but not a government lock-down, so chance she will just be put back a day or two?

    Airlines will be parking up much of their fleet.

    They will not want to fly a plane from US to Ireland and then have to fly it back empty at a loss to park it up.

    There will still be some movement if the Airline has the plane in American already and is happy to park it in Dublin.


  • #8151
    fritzelly
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    wannabecraig wrote: »
    ok, but not a government lock-down, so chance she will just be put back a day or two?

    Are they Irish? Europe is locking down flights - whether Ireland joins is yet to be seen with what the UK does


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  • #8152
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    spookwoman wrote: »
    People just looking to complain about and many don't even think before they do it.
    That's it. There's a cohort - loath as I am to say it I think it's particularly prevalent in Ireland - who must hate all politicians. No specific reason why - just, they're politicians. They don't have a clue about politics or economics, they just follow an uneducated bandwagon of "der all gangsters". So it doesn't matter what the speech was gonna be. Their minds were made up beforehand because politicians. Some tried to come up with some super lame reasoning (e.g. "The speech was scripted" - like every speech ever) but it just boils down to whingeing for no reason.


  • #8153
    wannabecraig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 768 ✭✭✭wannabecraig


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Are they Irish? Europe is locking down flights - whether Ireland joins is yet to be seen with what the UK does

    She's a US citizen.


  • #8154
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    wannabecraig wrote: »
    ok, but not a government lock-down, so chance she will just be put back a day or two?

    Also had a look at flights that can currently be booked.

    Last number of limited flights end in 2 days.
    LAX to Dublin is set to resume in 4 weeks.


  • #8155
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Syncpolice wrote: »
    Has supermacs said anything now mcdonalds is closing sit-down

    The crafty fox mcdonagh offered free burgers to the emergency services

    I'd love their cheese fries now


  • #8156
    AllGunsBlazing
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    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    100 of youtubers going around coughing all over people for a reaction, and then saying '' IT'S JUST A PRANK''

    Geez they don't even know if they have it , all have the potential to infect 100's with these antics. Should be arrested for life endangerment

    Arrested? Should be beaten within an inch of their lives.


  • #8157
    Gretas Gonna Get Ya!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭Gretas Gonna Get Ya!


    Woodsie1 wrote: »
    There is a massive over reaction.
    The lad is wearing gloves,using sanitizer and taking precautions like we all should but not falling into the trap that this thread and all the previous threads on boards have done...which is doomsday porn and a cohort of posters getting their rocks off on a serious situation but hyping it up into some imagined apocolyptic nightmare

    Nonsense!

    You know the virus travels by air vapours, right?

    So gloves and hand sanitizers only do so much.

    The only trap he's falling into, is thinking/hoping that this thing will just blow over... You can hear him at the end of the video trying to reassure himself and viewers that "nothing will happen"... but then you can see him having a re-think about those words pretty much as they're coming out of his mouth. Because truthfully, like almost everybody else right now, he hasn't got a fcuking clue what's going to happen with this thing!

    And neither do you either btw... you're just being arrogant and complacent, by telling people they are overreacting! You haven't a fcuking clue! So stop pretending you do! ;)


  • #8158
    wannabecraig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 768 ✭✭✭wannabecraig


    tuxy wrote: »
    Also had a look at flights that can currently be booked.

    Last number of limited flights end in 2 days.
    LAX to Dublin is set to resume in 4 weeks.

    This on Aer Lingus, I seem to be able to book. Business cheaper than Economy! So some sliver lining!


    Wed 18 Mar
    Thu 19 Mar
    Fri 20 Mar
    Sat 21 Mar
    Sun 22 Mar

    Outbound flight results, Sorted by time,Departure Time ascendingOutbound flight results loaded for
    Departure Time Flight duration Arrival Time Flight Number
    21:15
    LAX
    9h 05m
    14:20
    DUB
    +1 day
    Flight Details EI 144
    Flight duration :9h 05m.
    Economy from
    $940
    Business from
    $923


  • #8159
    Syncpolice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 245 ✭✭Syncpolice


    AllGunsBlazing wrote: »
    Arrested? Should be beaten within an inch of their lives.

    Username checks out


  • #8160
    Woodsie1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Woodsie1


    Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »
    Nonsense!

    You know the virus travels by air vapours, right?

    So gloves and hand sanitizers only do so much.

    The only trap he's falling into, is thinking/hoping that this thing will just blow over... You can hear him at the end of the video trying to reassure himself and viewers that "nothing will happen"... but then you can see him having a re-think about those words pretty much as they're coming out of his mouth. Because truthfully, like almost everybody else right now, he hasn't got a fcuking clue what's going to happen with this thing!

    And neither do you either btw... you're just being arrogant and complacent, by telling people they are overreacting! You haven't a fcuking clue! So stop pretending you do! ;)

    And youre telling people its worse than it is!
    Its a total overreaction for th amount of cases and deaths.
    its also not to be passed off as nothing to worry about.
    Unlike the like of you,I can accept the dangers of the virus without getting horny for the doomsday scenario we are being fed.


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  • #8161
    joeguevara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,350 ✭✭✭joeguevara


    Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »
    Nonsense!

    You know the virus travels by air vapours, right?

    So gloves and hand sanitizers only do so much.

    The only trap he's falling into, is thinking/hoping that this thing will just blow over... You can hear him at the end of the video trying to reassure himself and viewers that "nothing will happen"... but then you can see him having a re-think about those words pretty much as they're coming out of his mouth. Because truthfully, like almost everybody else right now, he hasn't got a fcuking clue what's going to happen with this thing!

    And neither do you either btw... you're just being arrogant and complacent, by telling people they are overreacting! You haven't a fcuking clue! So stop pretending you do! ;)

    He is being updated by Ireland’s Infectious disease experts so he is in no doubt of expectations and scenarios. He also has to balance what he says to reduce hysteria and civil unrest. For example people were out pain buying when no one expected where we are now. If he was blunt, the whole thing would explode.

    He has closed everything he can and asked people to isolate. If we did that and stop waiting until an underresourced army take to the streets, then that’s all we can do.


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