Relaxation of Restrictions, Part III - **Read OP for Mod Warnings**

RTE: No significant increase of virus spread since restrictions eased

An expert tasked with measuring the spread of the Covid-19 for the National Public Health Emergency Team has said that since restrictions began to be eased on 18 May, all indicators suggest there has been no significant increased spread of the virus.

RTE link

What happened to the second wave that was predicted by UCC professor Killeen on the tonight show?

Greece haven't Ireland on its approved list of countries that can visit from June 15th. Anyone any idea why?
Norway is on this list, Germany, Austria and many others...

https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/05/21/greece-releases-list-of-first-20-nations-that-can-send-tourists-to-the-country/

I saw on social media in Galway they've closed the carpark to Silverstrand beach, and the area around the Claddagh. What a joke.

I wonder has there been any evidence of outdoor transmission in Ireland. Seems like transmission has been almost entirely in indoor settings in Ireland, eg residential homes, family homes, factories, hospitals.

CruelSummer wrote: »

Greece haven't Ireland on its approved list of countries that can visit from June 15th. Anyone any idea why?
Norway is on this list, Germany, Austria and many others...

https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/05/21/greece-releases-list-of-first-20-nations-that-can-send-tourists-to-the-country/

I saw on social media in Galway they've closed the carpark to Silverstrand beach, and the area around the Claddagh. What a joke.

Its just daft. The chances of infections in outdoor scenarios are minimal/non existent.

"It will be next week before we can determine whether we can move to Phase Two."

If they can't even move to phase two without causing a scene, forget about phase four and five.

Honestly who is running this country?

tayto lover wrote: »

You can’t catch cancer, strokes or even injuries from many people so you have no need to avoid them for those reasons.
You’re the one scaremongering now.
I’m no expert on Covid-19 so I rely on the experts for my advice.

Way to go and spectacularly miss the point, I never mentioned anything about contagiousness or catching cancer at the supermarket.

The point I was making was that people get diagnosed with horrible diseases and conditions every day, and people pass away every day too. And it isn’t just from coronavirus.
If the media was reporting on the hour every hour the updated number of confirmed cancer cases, or heart attacks, or any other illness, people would be terrified.
It would cause mass hysteria and anxiety, much in the way that coronavirus has.

People would be afraid to sit in the sun for fear of developing melanoma, afraid to go to the pub in case they come into contact with second hand smoke, unable to enjoy a burger in case they have a heart attack, the list goes on.

All these numbers do is serve to frighten people into obeying. Every news bulletin the 24k+ cases are mentioned, but they never dwell on the fact that over 22k of them are now fully recovered. But 2k just doesn’t pack as much punch when you’re trying to terrify the public.
It’s a dishonest and disingenuous representation of the current situation here and it shouldn’t be allowed.

Stark wrote: »

Where did you see that? Many gardaí have been making it up as they go along from what I've seen.

Can’t remember now , said something in the lines of “ gardai will be fining and turning around people”

I seen sn article on the The Irish Times they are scaling down covid 19 enforcement this weekend concentrating more on road safety etc.

This is something at least - "Taoiseach has confirmed schools will reopen at the end of August"

"secondary schools and primary schools will reopen fully at the start of the school year"
Assume that means none of the nonsense around reduced class sizes or staggered attendance days?

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/taoiseach-has-confirmed-schools-will-reopen-at-the-end-of-august-1.4265863

Of course, you can't believe anything they say will happen these days until it has actually happened. Pretty sad to not be able to fully believe an announcement from the Taoiseach.

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Initially yes but there should have been more safeguards built into the deal

That's for next time! Swiftness over perfection was the only plan.

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Surely this list is subject to change though? I’ve every intention of heading to Greece in September.

Yes, once Kyriakos Mitsotakis reads about your intentions on Boards, they'll add Ireland.

is_that_so wrote: »

That's for next time! Swiftness over perfection was the only plan.

I'll believe that when I see it

Will still be heavily weighed in favour of the private hospitals

Another mess up of a contract to go along with national children's hospital

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Surely this list is subject to change though? I’ve every intention of heading to Greece in September.

You should be grand by then. This is just the initial list, they always said it would be limited. In July more countries will be added

Kivaro wrote: »

Are the restrictions over?
Based on the re-emergence of Roma begging gangs; one would presume they are.

In a nearby town, we had the usual early to mid-20's healthy-looking Roma males begging outside shops. With a cigaratte in one hand and sitting with a coffee cup in front of them directly outside shops, one would imagine that the Gardai would move them along, as they break the social distancing rules by confronting shoppers as they enter/leave the shops.

It's another sign that we are getting back to 'normal' again in Ireland with the Roma professional begging gangs doing what they did before the pandemic.

Breaking social distancing rules sitting outside a shop? How? I don't imagine anyone would be getting within 2m of them.

Kivaro wrote: »

Are the restrictions over?
Based on the re-emergence of Roma begging gangs; one would presume they are.

In a nearby town, we had the usual early to mid-20's healthy-looking Roma males begging outside shops. With a cigaratte in one hand and sitting with a coffee cup in front of them directly outside shops, one would imagine that the Gardai would move them along, as they break the social distancing rules by confronting shoppers as they enter/leave the shops.

It's another sign that we are getting back to 'normal' again in Ireland with the Roma professional begging gangs doing what they did before the pandemic.

With me being on the road a lot and due to my work it does feel some sense of normality is around. You wouldn’t think there are restrictions out there lately.