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

Gerry Hatrick wrote: »

You know what myself and the wife here are absolutely livid with the golf thing from Calleary. I know personally of two people who have lost their business because of the lockdown as well as more importantly losing a extended family member to the virus. I'm sick of this "do as we say, not as we do" approach from those in power whilst the majority of us have had to make major sacrifices since March.

If Calleary isn't sacked this evening the government needs to go.

Its always the way. If the ones making the decisions dont feel the effect of their decisions they dont care and will push it as far as they can.

Idbatterim wrote: »

Lol! Except wedidnt party!!! Anyway, hope you lads are alll financiallly alright ! Thsir fiscal incompeteence here is so spectacular here , i really lived prudently for a few years, to leave myself with little exposure to when the band of fools drive things off the cliff again. Didnt expect it to be due to a situation like this admittedly. But i do know, the parties here arent actually incapable of running a country...

It will be the we all got to stick to together tax and many of the faces in the media and gov will sail of into the sunset.

JRant wrote: »

Well Prime Time was a hoot tonight. That Professor from DCU showed everything that is wrong with the Irish academia. He couldn't just disagree with the Harvard professor, oh no, the Harvard was WRONG, and the "we" in the Irish medical profession know best with their only option to follow NZ and Scotland to get to ZeroCovid.

Was that the fella making the statement with his mask on in the studio or the other fella?

The fact of the matter is these politicians don’t believe in these restrictions themselves. They’re clearly not afraid of the virus at all, big Phil even sauntered into this party from Brussels. Isn’t that a country with a very high instance of the virus currently? The media should be asking this question as a matter of urgency, why are none of these politicians/associates not afraid of catching Covid?
Meanwhile they’re putting the fear of God into vulnerable groups, constant hyping up of the virus on RTÉ, bringing in extra Gardaí powers despite themselves being by far the worst culprits for disregarding the ‘no party’ rule, and wheeling out a constant train of the zero Covid fanatics - whose ship has sailed long ago. Imagine to still try & use New Zealand as your example, despite being told repeatedly its Geographical location and ours are incomparable, and the little matter that even New Zealand cannot keep it out despite all the measures they’ve taken & are back in lockdown.

Flash back to last Saturday when the video of the pub was circulating, those people ended up fearing for their safety over the outrage fuelled by members of this group.

Shaking hands, no masks, no social distancing.
They should all be sacked and go to quarantine.

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A person staying at the hotel with his family told the Irish Times he saw no evidence of social distancing when he witnessed the attendees arriving.

“No masks. No distancing,” said the the witness who asked that his name not be used.

He said he had to push his kids through two Oireachtas members whom he recognised to try to get to the lift.

“My 11 year old who is Covid anxious was hugely upset. The hotel has been brilliant all week on all Covid aspects. This was a really strange event with all that in mind.

“At the reception people were being introduced to each other and shaking hands. No distancing and no masks. We were flabbergasted.”

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/taoiseach-furious-over-calleary-s-attendance-at-golf-dinner-with-80-in-apparent-covid-rules-breach-1.4335287?mode=amp

CruelSummer wrote: »

Flash back to last Saturday when the video of the pub was circulating, those people ended up fearing for their safety over the outrage fuelled by members of this group.

Exactly, all the grand standing over that Berlin bar last weekend. That was manna from heaven for the government. Deflect from the decision makers and turn the public against itself. So many of them couldn’t condemn it quick enough. “A kick in the guts for all of us who have made sacrifices”. Simon Harris very quiet about this latest flouting of the restrictions I see.

Sickening bastards.

odyssey06 wrote: »

How about covid aware 11 years olds.
Great to see children who can spread the disease demonstrate the maturity to be aware of social distancing.

The article specifically mentioned "covid anxious" and "very upset" so stop deflecting.

No surprise really. Hercule Poirot wouldn't have noticed as much "breaches" as the person in the article.

Poor child, the hysteria has a lot to answer for.

lee_baby_simms wrote: »

Exactly, all the grand standing over that Berlin bar last weekend. That was manna from heaven for the government. Deflect from the decision makers and turn the public against itself. So many of them couldn’t condemn it quick enough. “A kick in the guts for all of us who have made sacrifices”. Simon Harris very quiet about this latest flouting of the restrictions I see.

Sickening bastards.

If there is no tweet from Simon Harris about this, he is a sickening cowardly hypocrite.
He has been calling out people from Day 1.

JRant wrote: »

Well Prime Time was a hoot tonight. That Professor from DCU showed everything that is wrong with the Irish academia. He couldn't just disagree with the Harvard professor, oh no, the Harvard was WRONG, and the "we" in the Irish medical profession know best with their only option to follow NZ and Scotland to get to ZeroCovid.

I watched it and when it was over I couldn't remember anything that was discussed, nothing whatsoever.
The sight of a Professor (DCU) wearing a mask in a spacious TV studio with no one anywhere near him was so ridiculous I didn't know whether to laugh or cry!