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Covid 19 Part XXIX-85,394 ROI(2,200 deaths) 62,723 NI (1,240 deaths) (26/12) Read OP

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  • #1232
    niallo27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,137 ✭✭✭✭niallo27


    eagle eye wrote: »
    I'm struggled ng to understand how you took this out of the post you quoted.

    What does the poster mean by them kind of people. Is there something wrong with them kind of people.


  • #1233
    martingriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    TonyMaloney wrote: »
    I'm not necessarily saying you've ever set foot in a Penney's (thanks for subtly correcting my spelling), I'm saying you're compelled by the same psychological forces that drives a person to queue outside a shopping center at 4.30 in the morning

    In fsirness he is going for a specific reason of watching a match I would not call that rushing out. I think all types of pubs should be open as long as restrictions are followed


  • #1234
    niallo27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,137 ✭✭✭✭niallo27


    martingriff wrote: »
    In fairness I am not sure he is talking about you as you are going for a specific reason of watching a match I believe he means those who will be waiting for the doors to open and try to rush in on Friday. I have no problems with them open and so should the so called wet pubs as long as done so safely

    Edit Maybe I was wrong about the poster

    It will be bookings everywhere i presume.


  • #1235
    ShyMets
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭ShyMets


    eagle eye wrote: »
    Why don't you stop watching him if he annoys you?

    You know Eagle Eye we don't agree on much, especially you're love of the Patriots. But there is always that one golden moment when the twin finally meet. and this is it


  • #1236
    martingriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    El Sueño wrote: »
    George Lee on the 9 o clock news just now: "NPHET have confirmed that they're worried"

    He also reported that the sky is blue and grass is green

    Keep it up George

    Ya I am struggling to see why the science correspondence is the one front and center in relation to these stories. Should he not be covering the vaccines.


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  • #1237
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    niallo27 wrote: »
    It will be bookings everywhere i presume.

    Its a mix in the places near me, from one place doing defined two hour slots for which you must have a booking to others only accepting walkins


  • #1238
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,501 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    niallo27 wrote:
    What does the poster mean by them kind of people. Is there something wrong with them kind of people.
    Well imo he was just pointing out that there's the type of person that wants to be first in to everything. He's saying they'll be bursting to get into the restaurants just to be there first.


  • #1239
    martingriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    eagle eye wrote: »
    Why don't you stop watching him if he annoys you?

    In fairness its not like a tv series or the Late Late where you know what will happen. Its the news you can't just pop in and out of it if you want to see whats in it


  • #1240
    martingriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    TonyMaloney wrote: »
    Nothing wrong with going to Penney's

    I be more concerned with those 2 shops that stayed open 24 hours they did not seem to be following guidlines


  • #1241
    coastwatch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 909 ✭✭✭coastwatch


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Lee was a good correspondent for Economics but far too driven by hysteria to report on Covid objectively. I for the life of don't understand why the actual Health correspondent Bowers has taken a back seat and allowed Lee to muscle in.

    George is taking after Charlie Bird, an inflated opinion of his own self importance.
    When he went back to RTE after his short spell as a TD, he got the Agricultural correspondent job.
    I'd bet RTE were hoping he would be bored with it and leave, but he just didn't take the hint.


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  • #1242
    opinionated3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,187 ✭✭✭opinionated3


    El Sueño wrote: »
    George Lee on the 9 o clock news just now: "NPHET have confirmed that they're worried"

    He also reported that the sky is blue and grass is green

    Keep it up George

    I heard him say that and I just changed channel straightaway. 2020 has been utter muck and I've made a conscious decision not to listen to them anymore. Vaccine is on the way. If God spares me I'm hoping next year sees a return to the old normal....... The ability to hug our parents, pints at the weekend with family and friends, holiday in the sun in the summer, attending the hurling in person etc....
    I normally dread new year's but I can't wait for it this year, just to say goodbye and good riddance to 2020.


  • #1243
    CruelSummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,324 ✭✭✭CruelSummer


    TonyMaloney wrote: »
    People who are in a hurry to go to busy restaurants are the same kind of people who queue outside pennies at 4.30 in the morning.

    Prove me wrong

    I think someone wants to go to a restaurant & also Christmas shopping but they don’t want to admit it :-)


  • #1244
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,248 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    martingriff wrote: »
    I be more concerned with those 2 shops that stayed open 24 hours they did not seem to be following guidlines

    Are there guidelines that says a shop can’t stay open 24 hours ??


  • #1245
    speckle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,251 ✭✭✭speckle


    Seeing 5he 5hr3ad is a bit buzy...going to ask everyone even if you have not done it ever would you consider if on your eay to any of the now opened businesses including gastro pubs and restaurants consider donating to any busker you see or even buying Irish based musicians songs especialy the lesser well known ones.online or cds for this seasons presents. They are very hard hit this season. You can wait til a busjer has stopped playing or singing and you dont have to hang around if you feel uncomfortable. Maybe not sing but you can clap etc.
    Much appreciated


  • #1246
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,398 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    martingriff wrote: »
    Ya I am struggling to see why the science correspondence is the one front and center in relation to these stories. Should he not be covering the vaccines.

    He should be covering nothing. Rte should tell him to GTFO


  • #1247
    Polar101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Polar101


    martingriff wrote: »
    In fairness its not like a tv series or the Late Late where you know what will happen. Its the news you can't just pop in and out of it if you want to see whats in it

    I thought everything on the news was predictable, I just read it here very recently.


  • #1248
    martingriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    Are there guidelines that says a shop can’t stay open 24 hours ??

    Not those guidelines but I think you knew that what other guidlines do you think I am talking about I'll give you a little hint: distancing


  • #1249
    martingriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    El Sueño wrote: »
    He should be covering nothing. Rte should tell him to GTFO

    Nah I like a bit of george

    And yes that did not seems as bad in my head as after I typed it


  • #1250
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,248 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    martingriff wrote: »
    Not those guidelines but I think you knew that what other guidlines do you think I am talking about I'll give you a little hint: distancing

    No I didn’t actually . Where they not distancing ?


  • #1251
    martingriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    Polar101 wrote: »
    I thought everything on the news was predictable, I just read it here very recently.

    Ya it seems but it can really surprise sometimes the Covid story may actually be second and only have 2 of them


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  • #1252
    martingriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    No I didn’t actually . Where they not distancing ?

    In the shops there were stories from people who were going in of them been jammed packed


  • #1253
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,248 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    martingriff wrote: »
    In the shops there were stories from people who were going in of them been jammed packed

    Fair enough . A friend is there tonight at 9:30 pm and said it was fine . No queue no crowds .

    Its worth waiting a few days I would say


  • #1254
    martingriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    Fair enough . A friend is there tonight at 9:30 pm and said it was fine . No queue no crowds .

    Its worth waiting a few days I would say

    Yes I agree


  • #1255
    majcos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 596 ✭✭✭majcos


    HSE operations report 3/12

    As of 8pm, Covid cases hospitalised 239 (increase from 233)

    Letterkenny 36
    Kilkenny 33
    Vincent’s 24
    James 21
    Tallaght 20
    Mater 20
    Beaumont 18

    ICU confirmed cases 32 - increase from 31
    Ventilated 23 - increase from 21
    0 deaths in ICU last 24 hours.


  • #1256
    BryanMartin21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 206 ✭✭BryanMartin21


    eagle eye wrote: »
    Why don't you stop watching him if he annoys you?

    Stop paying the TV licence is the more appropriate reponse. I've gotten 3 to 4 notices in the post since the first lockdown. All straight in the bin. A personal protest against RTE and their failure to indicate with news stories whether there was covid awareness funding provided in order to fund a news piece.


  • #1257
    BryanMartin21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 206 ✭✭BryanMartin21


    majcos wrote: »
    HSE operations report 3/12

    As of 8pm, Covid cases hospitalised 239 (increase from 233)

    Letterkenny 36
    Kilkenny 33
    Vincent’s 24
    James 21
    Tallaght 20
    Mater 20
    Beaumont 18

    ICU confirmed cases 32 - increase from 31
    Ventilated 23 - increase from 21
    0 deaths in ICU last 24 hours.

    Do they not indicate the relevance of covid to the hospitalisation numbers i.e. Did they get admitted for something else and upon receiving a compulsory test it appeared they had covid? Or were they already in the hospital the last few days and got a routine follow up test which was positive?

    It's effectively meaningless data to make an assessment of the scale of the covid problem and I certainly hope these numbers have appropriate context though I would not be surprised given some of the bizarre restrictions which have been imposed.


  • #1258
    normanoffside
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,228 ✭✭✭✭normanoffside


    BryanMartin21 wrote: »
    Do they not indicate the relevance of covid to the hospitalisation numbers i.e. Did they get admitted for something else and upon receiving a compulsory test it appeared they had covid? Or were they already in the hospital the last few days and got a routine follow up test which was positive?

    It's effectively meaningless data to make an assessment of the scale of the covid problem and I certainly hope these numbers have appropriate context though I would not be surprised given some of the bizarre restrictions which have been imposed.

    Letterkenny and Kilkenny have had well publicised hospital breakouts in the last few days (weeks in the case of Letterkenny) and that's driving hospital numbers.


  • #1259
    BryanMartin21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 206 ✭✭BryanMartin21


    Ah, I see. Yes, that makes sense. I mean, still extremely low numbers regardless and no where near some bad flu seasons. Not even comparible!

    extra.ie/2019/01/02/lifestyle/health/2018-worst-year-on-record-for-numbers-of-patients-on-trolleys-says-inmo


  • #1260
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,121 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    Shopping is a pastime. People will go to pass the time en famille.

    Will try in January when the kids go back to school. We have far too much STUFF anyway. From experience I do realise that young kids need the next size up and so on. Get that. Dunnes online or M and S whatever.

    Retail in shopping centres is for those who have nothing better to do. Doubt it will change even with a vaccine. So much for getting the kids out in the fresh air and running around.


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  • #1261
    majcos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 596 ✭✭✭majcos


    All of the newly identified hospitalised positive cases in Letterkenny Hospital since 25/11 were positive on admission or within too short of a time period for them to have contracted it within hospital and turned positive. In other words, no hospital acquired infections identified there in last eight days. Hopefully that means it is coming under control again.

    68 staff in Letterkenny out due to positive Covid tests (from a workforce of about 2000) as per the last publicly available numbers. A considerable number of them are from a section of the staff who have absolutely no patient contact at all. Universal staff testing has started there this week with many staff saying it it their very first Covid test. It will find some asymptomatic positives and increase numbers of confirmed cases among staff again.

    Waterford Hospital has confirmed an outbreak in the last two or three days but thankfully numbers are not that high. (An outbreak requires just two linked cases.) Numbers increased from 2 to 7 Covid positive patients hospitalised there and down to 6 today.

    Kilkenny has experienced a jump in hospitalised numbers, going from 15 to 21 to 34 over three days. Tonight the number is at 33. Hopefully that is starting to be contained. Particularly hard on staff there as Kilkenny Hospital lost two members of staff in the same day in April, one in their 40s and the other aged 51.


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