Covid 19 Part XXI-27,908 in ROI (1,777 deaths) 6,647 in NI (559 deaths)(22/08)Read OP

speckle · 21-08-2020 07:14PM

Tandey wrote: »

Sweating heavily and all.

Does he normally sweat that bad... I hope not but I am gettting de ja vu.. I hope not..

drunkmonkey · 21-08-2020 07:17PM

ElTel wrote: »

I think some countries are training sniffer dogs to detect Covid19 so that could be huge for screening at airports (say).

If they could transfer them from athlone mail center would make a lot of people in the west happy...

fritzelly · 21-08-2020 07:18PM

speckle wrote: »

Does he normally sweat that bad... I hope not but I am gettting de ja vu.. I hope not..

He knows he's screwed and hanging on by his fingernails at this point - just cannot see this government lasting much longer

spookwoman · 21-08-2020 07:19PM

Cases per county from start of August

rodders999 · 21-08-2020 07:22PM

If the separation of the government and the judiciary is as vital as the Taoiseach makes out then what the christ was a Supreme Court judge doing at an Oireachtas golf society outing?

Think she missed a massive open goal not asking him that.

CruelSummer · 21-08-2020 07:23PM

Drumpot wrote: »

I didn’t know it was common knowledge that the CMO thinks it’s gonna be at least 2 years of COVID.

I don’t think so, we’re all alive and well. Covid is not the deadly plague we’ve been lead to believe. Only 10 out of 4000 staff in Aldi actually got it sitting at a checkout over the weeks & months of lockdown.
We stayed locked down for far too long, now we’ve reopened with constant fearmongering instead of informing people of the facts & taking practical measures like our European neighbours.
I will not accept another lockdown, clearly our politicians are not afraid of this disease. They’re not even quarantining from abroad & attending nights out. They’re just sorry they got caught while they give the Gardai extra powers to break up parties the little people want to have.
Time to reopen and shield the vulnerable.
Budget day Oct 2020 might focus the minds...

ACitizenErased · 21-08-2020 07:24PM

I’m quite surprised by the WHO’s two year comment today. Setting a timeline is something I didn’t expect them to do. Must be confident in the vaccine candidates.

21-08-2020 07:25PM

Santy2015 wrote: »

There’s your 80!!

6 people from no more than 3 households at each table. Like **** it is

yourdeadwright · 21-08-2020 07:28PM

expectationlost wrote: »

you don't believe the government because the figure changed by 1 in few hours?

I'm joking

Deeper Blue · 21-08-2020 07:28PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

I’m quite surprised by the WHO’s two year comment today. Setting a timeline is something I didn’t expect them to do. Must be confident in the vaccine candidates.

The fact that they went from "it'll be here forever" to "it'll be over in two years" has to be a positive!

KrustyUCC · 21-08-2020 07:29PM

spookwoman wrote: »

Cases per county from start of August

Thanks spook

Great to have

Updating Cork for past two days I make it Cork has had 36 cases over the past 14 days

ACitizenErased · 21-08-2020 07:29PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Thanks spook

Great to have

Updating Cork for past two days I make it Cork has had 36 cases over the past 14 days

Incredibly low for half a million people

Stheno · 21-08-2020 07:29PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

I’m quite surprised by the WHO’s two year comment today. Setting a timeline is something I didn’t expect them to do. Must be confident in the vaccine candidates.

Guess that's a positive

ACitizenErased · 21-08-2020 07:30PM

El Sueño wrote: »

The fact that they went from "it'll be here forever" to "it'll be over in two years" has to be a positive!

Careful the positivity police mightnt like it!!

spookwoman · 21-08-2020 07:33PM

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Thanks spook

Great to have

Updating Cork for past two days I make it Cork has had 36 cases over the past 14 days

29 = 14 days

MerlinSouthDub · 21-08-2020 07:34PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

I’m quite surprised by the WHO’s two year comment today. Setting a timeline is something I didn’t expect them to do. Must be confident in the vaccine candidates.

Yes, I think there is increasing confidence in a vaccine. It would actually be extremely bad luck if at least a couple of the candidates now in phase 3 don't prove to be effective and also available in decent quantities during 2021.

ACitizenErased · 21-08-2020 07:34PM

MerlinSouthDub wrote: »

Yes, I think there is increasing confidence in a vaccine. It would actually be extremely bad luck if at least a couple of the candidates now in phase 3 don't prove to be effective and also available in decent quantities during 2021.

Indeed. Just a matter of getting on with things and making it to the new year imo.

Assetbacked · 21-08-2020 07:35PM

timsey tiger wrote: »

So we're relying on the likes of assetbacked avoiding foreign travel, etc. Yeah, we'll see how that plan turns out I guess.

What's the issue with foreign travel? I've stayed abroad in Germany and will see if Germany are added to the green list next week. Otherwise I'll just restrict my movement when I return. It's 30 degrees at 8:30pm here tonight and I am going for a badly needed beer in a local bar.

stephenjmcd · 21-08-2020 07:39PM

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1296878151373590532?s=19

KrustyUCC · 21-08-2020 07:39PM

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Incredibly low for half a million people

Yes we're doing well

Hopefully we can keep it that way

KrustyUCC · 21-08-2020 07:42PM

spookwoman wrote: »

29 = 14 days

Fair enough

That's what I had earlier

Ficheall · 21-08-2020 07:43PM

https://news.syr.edu/blog/2020/08/20/last-nights-selfish-and-reckless-behavior/
Hmm....

mountgomery burns · 21-08-2020 07:57PM

hmmm wrote: »

SF haven't exactly covered themselves with glory in adhering to Covid guidelines.

I think we need a genuine national government as no politician wants to make the decisions we are facing. If we can't get that, let's have Leo back. Although Harris looked wrecked I thought, so that might be too much to ask.

For once I have sympathy for politicians. They are facing a set of impossible but necessary decisions, and the alternative is possibly large-scale suffering and death. Who is going to tell the country that you can't go visit your relatives for Christmas dinner this year?

Leo Varadkar is the deputy leader of the country, his part has a 40% representation at cabinet. Just because they've managed to dodge the microphones the past few weeks does not mean Fine Gael should not be held to account. They are very much part of this government as well, just as they were very much part of the golf function in Clifden.

I didn't vote for any party by the way in the election, and I'm only mentioning that in case someome tries to accuse me of allegiance to one of the others. I just hate this double standard.

timsey tiger · 21-08-2020 08:03PM

MickeyLeari wrote: »

Lads - all clear now. Hogan is safe.

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/revealed-eu-commissioner-phil-hogan-left-kildare-for-medical-appointment-and-didnt-return-to-county-before-lockdown-was-imposed-39468193.html

Even if he was in breach, he prob. would have been safe anyway. He's the EU trade commissioner, forcing him out really would be cutting off our nose to spite our face with the post Brexit trade talks currently underway.

DeanAustin · 21-08-2020 08:06PM

timsey tiger wrote: »

Even if he was in breach, he prob. would have been safe anyway. He's the EU trade commissioner, forcing him out really would be cutting off our nose to spite our face with the post Brexit trade talks currently underway.

By taking this attitude, we’re sacrificing principle - what’s right and wrong, for our own self interest. That’s the sort of thing that regularly gets lambasted on here.

What he did was either a sackable offence or it wasn’t. How good a job he’s doing or whether it’s cutting off our nose is really beside the point.

RickDeckard · 21-08-2020 08:18PM

timsey tiger wrote: »

Even if he was in breach, he prob. would have been safe anyway. He's the EU trade commissioner, forcing him out really would be cutting off our nose to spite our face with the post Brexit trade talks currently underway.

I hear you, but at some point, our Values and dare I say it, 'Ethics' as a nation ,must come first. If we loose sway in the EU trade dept, its down to Big Fat Phil.
Do you actually trust the scuttering C u n t to stand up for Ireland anyway? Nah, he will line his bed and his buisness buddies like Larry, nothing more. Nothing for the likes of you and me anyway.
Can big Phil do anything at all he wants , so we as a country can haggle better? No No No.

This scumbag must be held to account, regardless of anything else, imo.

timsey tiger · 21-08-2020 08:22PM

DeanAustin wrote: »

By taking this attitude, we’re sacrificing principle -

I find in history the people who won't sacrifice principle are normally the ones who get most people dead.

For me dead people are worse than dead principles.

Be right back · 21-08-2020 08:22PM

Santy2015 wrote: »

There’s your 80!!

And a doctor there too. Dr Michael Harty.

21-08-2020 08:27PM

Be right back wrote: »

And a doctor there too. Dr Michael Harty.

And Jerry Cowley

DeanAustin · 21-08-2020 08:40PM

timsey tiger wrote: »

I find in history the people who won't sacrifice principle are normally the ones who get most people dead.

For me dead people are worse than dead principles.

Then you’re advocating deciding what’s right or wrong based on the consequences of a decision rather than judging the act itself. If that’s our decision making process, it’s hard to chastise people in power when they make decisions based on their own personal self interest or their organisation’s interest over the greater good and you end up riddled with corruption.

Covid 19 Part XXI-27,908 in ROI (1,777 deaths) 6,647 in NI (559 deaths)(22/08)Read OP

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