Opening of "No-Food" pubs pushed out again

Thelonious Monk · 23-09-2020 06:55PM

freak scence wrote: »

sitting outside ?

Like a conservatory. TV's Anne Doyle is inside drinking though!

freak scence · 23-09-2020 08:47PM

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Like a conservatory. TV's Anne Doyle is inside drinking though!

is she not dead ?

El_Duderino 09 · 23-09-2020 08:58PM

freak scence wrote: »

is she not dead ?

Probably thinking of Marian Finucane

freak scence · 23-09-2020 09:24PM

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

Probably thinking of Marian Finucane

probably not

dockysher · 23-09-2020 09:34PM

What's the story with city pubs now? I presume most you have still book a table but are they enforcing any time limits. Say they have table booked for another group in 2/3 hours time etc?
Heading out in galway at weekend Saturday and Sunday and so wondering the craic.

Dickie10 · 23-09-2020 09:40PM

the ghost of marian finucane wandering the bar, coughing as she goes

MrStuffins · 24-09-2020 01:54PM

Gardaí are objecting to the renewal of the annual licence to sell alcohol for the Berlin D2 venue next month

Good!

Thelonious Monk · 24-09-2020 02:56PM

MrStuffins wrote: »

Gardaí are objecting to the renewal of the annual licence to sell alcohol for the Berlin D2 venue next month

Good!

Bit ridiculous. The same absolutely useless bunch of muppets who couldn't close down a party in the flats the other night, or chose to ignore it.

MrStuffins · 24-09-2020 05:10PM

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Bit ridiculous. The same absolutely useless bunch of muppets who couldn't close down a party in the flats the other night, or chose to ignore it.

Great point!

I'm sure they'll object to their licence too!

ShooterSF · 24-09-2020 07:11PM

Helped out a little this week but should be in for some serious shifts over the weekend. Been pretty good, owners pressuring us not to enforce the time limits but doing our best to keep all the regs in place and keep it safe and open. People "forgetting" to bring masks and lads trying to order at the bar because "ah sure I was coming back from the jacks" currently the biggest new pet peeves along with kick out time but that was always a pain. Been teased about wearing a mask a few times but already have my stock answer that it has nothing to do with the virus I just feel more comfortable wearing one while I rob you for the price of a drink.

PTH2009 · 25-09-2020 06:10PM

Anyone go on a pub crawl or end up just staying in the same place for convenience ?

Dickie10 · 25-09-2020 09:21PM

going to a few this weekend. im off monday so will tour a few old men pubs sunday, finsh off with a pub with good live music band

MadYaker · 25-09-2020 09:26PM

ShooterSF wrote: »

Helped out a little this week but should be in for some serious shifts over the weekend. Been pretty good, owners pressuring us not to enforce the time limits but doing our best to keep all the regs in place and keep it safe and open. People "forgetting" to bring masks and lads trying to order at the bar because "ah sure I was coming back from the jacks" currently the biggest new pet peeves along with kick out time but that was always a pain. Been teased about wearing a mask a few times but already have my stock answer that it has nothing to do with the virus I just feel more comfortable wearing one while I rob you for the price of a drink.

You need the patience of a saint for bar work. Id be in jail for manslaughter if I had to do that job.

PTH2009 · 25-09-2020 11:17PM

Dickie10 wrote: »

going to a few this weekend. im off monday so will tour a few old men pubs sunday, finsh off with a pub with good live music band

sounds good but might be difficult enough to find that

beggars_bush · 25-09-2020 11:26PM

Great to get out for a few pints

PTH2009 · 25-09-2020 11:29PM

a little bit odd that for the moment outside of Bank Holidays Sunday has the same closing times as the rest of the week

25-09-2020 11:33PM

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Bit ridiculous. The same absolutely useless bunch of muppets who couldn't close down a party in the flats the other night, or chose to ignore it.

The rants never stop. What powers did the Gardai fail to use?

joeguevara · 26-09-2020 01:25AM

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

The rants never stop. What powers did the Gardai fail to use?

Couldn't have said it better. Police arrive. Crowds dispersed. Seems people want arrests. But let's say that happens. People in close proximity are a Covid risk. The enforcement powers are a deterrent but only a tool for people who are not following directions etc.

Similar to the constant anti government rants. No idea what any other party could do differently. No interest in politics but hate the rants for the sake of giving out.

bobbyy gee · 26-09-2020 04:02AM

Bars spread covid

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/09/more-evidence-points-bars-adding-covid-19-spread

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 26-09-2020 10:06AM

bobbyy gee wrote: »

Bars spread covid

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/09/more-evidence-points-bars-adding-covid-19-spread

So what's your suggestion?

Irish Steve · 26-09-2020 12:17PM

Rather than just dump a repeat of the link, let's see what they said.

A report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week showed that people with COVID-19 were twice as likely to have visited an indoor dining establishment in the weeks prior to symptom onset, and now a new analysis of cell phone data from the Washington Post shows that states that reopened bars saw a doubling of COVID-19 cases 3 weeks later.

The data show that foot traffic to bars was followed by a rise in cases, and in Colorado and Louisiana—some of the few states that make contact tracing data public—20% of all cases can be traced to bars and restaurants.

Bluntly, while I accept that there's a lot of pain for the publicans and their staff, which needs to be addressed by relevant supports from Government, WE DO NOT NEED pubs and bars for the duration of this pandemic, life can continue without them, and if that means a lot less Covid being passed, it is a worthwhile price to pay for the health of the nation.

I could go on more, but the hard core drinkers here have already switched off, so I won't bother.

The White Wolf · 26-09-2020 12:29PM

There's not a lot to learn from the overall sh1tshow the US have made of managing the virus. Situations aren't comparable but I suppose the article served its purpose to throw a few digs in.

freak scence · 26-09-2020 12:34PM

bobbyy gee wrote: »

Bars spread covid

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/09/more-evidence-points-bars-adding-covid-19-spread

bars in usa spread it as there absolutely no social distancing masks sanitiser sitting at the counter its a free for all there

freak scence · 26-09-2020 12:36PM

Irish Steve wrote: »

Rather than just dump a repeat of the link, let's see what they said.

Bluntly, while I accept that there's a lot of pain for the publicans and their staff, which needs to be addressed by relevant supports from Government, WE DO NOT NEED pubs and bars for the duration of this pandemic, life can continue without them, and if that means a lot less Covid being passed, it is a worthwhile price to pay for the health of the nation.

I could go on more, but the hard core drinkers here have already switched off, so I won't bother.

can't compare us to the usa its a ****efest there most don't even believe covid is real

py2006 · 26-09-2020 12:57PM

Has there been any discussion around the amount of people flying into Dublin airport for the holidays and of course the Irish flying in with most ignoring the 14 day rule.

Surely this is having an affect on the figures we are seeing lately.

Coillte_Bhoy · 26-09-2020 12:59PM

py2006 wrote: »

Has there been any discussion around the amount of people flying into Dublin airport for the holidays and of course the Irish flying in with most ignoring the 14 day rule.

Surely this is having an affect on the figures we are seeing lately.

No, i think you are the very first poster to even mention people flying into the country, well done

py2006 · 26-09-2020 01:12PM

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

No, i think you are the very first poster to even mention people flying into the country, well done

No need to be a smart arse! I meant from the Government or politicians etc.

IAMAMORON · 26-09-2020 01:14PM

py2006 wrote: »

Has there been any discussion around the amount of people flying into Dublin airport for the holidays and of course the Irish flying in with most ignoring the 14 day rule.

Surely this is having an affect on the figures we are seeing lately.

No the primary reason for this thread is for the anti drink brigade to come in and wind up people who like going to the pub.

Every other factor has been ignored as it has not fit the mold of the passive aggressive tea-totaling posts.

The reality is that the increase in recent figures is to do with the schools going back, I cannot really see another reason. RTE scraped the barrel last night on the Lifford / Strabane border, no sale here btw. I thought it was a succinctly cheap shot by the news editors to try to blame spikes in Donegal and Derry on cross border traffic, this is what happens when we only have 2 national broadcasters. I mean anyone studying communications and media should step back and appreciate the propaganda that this island is fed on.

Enough shight talk gets bandied about, but no doubt the tone of this thread has been a barrage of hypothetical meltdown from non drinkers looking to point their fingers.

El_Duderino 09 · 26-09-2020 01:32PM

IAMAMORON wrote: »

No the primary reason for this thread is for the anti drink brigade to come in and wind up people who like going to the pub.

Every other factor has been ignored as it has not fit the mold of the passive aggressive tea-totaling posts.
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Enough shight talk gets bandied about, but no doubt the tone of this thread has been a barrage of hypothetical meltdown from non drinkers looking to point their fingers.

Do you seriously think that all the people who are not in favour of pubs reopening are non-drinkers or anti-drink? Seriously?

Amazing that you can so glibly dismiss any rise in cases to pubs but so confidently attribute them to schools shows exactly how your thinking is motivated by your preferences. Of course schools will increase transmission. It's completely obvious that an environment where people are together indoors will increase transmissions. And so will pubs increase transmission for exactly the same reason. The difference between pubs and schools is that schools are necessary and pubs are just nice to have. If all schools and students had equipment to do it form home then that would be a handy lever to reduce cases when cases go high again.

I expect you to pretend not to understand the point, but god almighty the motivated reasoning is so childish and to watch adults post these things is actually pretty disappointing. .

26-09-2020 01:33PM

Anti drinkers are revelling in it in fairness.

Opening of "No-Food" pubs pushed out again

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