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Opening of "No-Food" pubs pushed out again

fortwilliam

Aaaaaaaah ballax!

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0715/1153499-politics-cabinet/

I get it, I really do, but why the focus on pubs?
I got a haircut today in the Grafton Barber where a nice barber cut my hair with no social distancing (Completely within guidance)
I just don't get the focus on the boozer...

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Tazz T

Somewhat hyperbolic, considering that wet pubs are shut since March and current restrictions mean this is impossible in gastropubs. And won't be happening at all in ten days or less.

Aongus Von Bismarck

What I always find amusing about this site is that in normal times most of the threads were about how wretchedly expensive pubs are, how posters around here don't visit them, how publicans are the greediest sods on the island, and how they have the Government in their pockets.

Now it's lads getting nostalgic about perching their arse up on a barstool at the counter of some kip of a pub so they can talk absolute scutter with Billly Big Belly Barman while drinking pints of lager.

cian68

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

perching their arse up on a barstool at the counter of some kip of a pub so they can talk absolute scutter with Billly Big Belly Barman while drinking pints of lager.

Good times

Tazz T

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

What I always find amusing about this site is that in normal times most of the threads were about how wretchedly expensive pubs are, how posters around here don't visit them, how publicans are the greediest sods on the island, and how they have the Government in their pockets.

Now it's lads getting nostalgic about perching their arse up on a barstool at the counter of some kip of a pub so they can talk absolute scutter with Billly Big Belly Barman while drinking pints of lager.

you mean normality.

you just suggested we'd all be getting ratarsed on boxing day at noon and watching 'darts???'.

make your mind up. Are we doing it or will we just be getting nostalgic about it?

s8n

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

What I always find amusing about this site is that in normal times most of the threads were about how wretchedly expensive pubs are, how posters around here don't visit them, how publicans are the greediest sods on the island, and how they have the Government in their pockets.

Now it's lads getting nostalgic about perching their arse up on a barstool at the counter of some kip of a pub so they can talk absolute scutter with Billly Big Belly Barman while drinking pints of lager.

muppet begrudger statement

[Deleted User]

Tazz T wrote: »

you mean normality.

you just suggested we'd all be getting ratarsed on boxing day at noon and watching 'darts???'.

make your mind up. Are we doing it or will we just be getting nostalgic about it?

I’ll show he Boxing Day.

It’s St. Stephen’s Day :pac:

beggars_bush

Time to stock up on booze

end of the road

s8n wrote: »

muppet begrudger statement

it's not though in fairness, it's a quite accurate assessment of the attitude of some people on here where it comes to pubs.

not everyone obviously but certainly a number.

AdrianBalboa

end of the road wrote: »

it's not though in fairness, it's a quite accurate assessment of the attitude of some people on here where it comes to pubs.

not everyone obviously but certainly a number.

At least the few slurred voices caterwauling about conspiracies from the government to keep the drinkers down aren’t so loud this weekend. 764 cases, four deaths and a packed Temple Bar last night. I hope the pints were worth it.

end of the road

AdrianBalboa wrote: »

At least the few slurred voices caterwauling about conspiracies from the government to keep the drinkers down aren’t so loud this weekend. 764 cases, four deaths and a packed Temple Bar last night. I hope the pints were worth it.

indeed they are quite thankfully.
shur look i love drink and i'm ridiculously liberal when it comes to it, such as believing that in normal times pubs and clubs etc should be able to decide for themselves when they open and not, but the fact is we are in a pandemic situation and pubs being the least important of things we have to prioritise when dealing with this, not to mention the potentially higher risk they can pose, means they have to be restricted more then other outlets while covid remains an issue.
the fact is that controlling and minimizing the spread of this virus along with the damage limitation measures have to come before one's want to get a drink in a pub.

hynesie08

AdrianBalboa wrote: »

At least the few slurred voices caterwauling about conspiracies from the government to keep the drinkers down aren’t so loud this weekend. 764 cases, four deaths and a packed Temple Bar last night. I hope the pints were worth it.

You think there's a mutation that led from a busy (outside) temple bar at 11 o clock last night to cases today?

MadYaker

hynesie08 wrote: »

You think there's a mutation that led from a busy (outside) temple bar at 11 o clock last night to cases today?

Nah that won’t be until tomorrow when they announce 800 or 900 new cases, or maybe on Tuesday.

LuasSimon

Will the Wet pubs be open before next Summer ?
If this new Covid strain comes in from London itll be months not weeks of a lockdown in the new Year

Thats me

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Those two graphs say it all.

I'm glad our society prioritised people lives over a few sad piss artists who miss the pub. It's as simple as that.

Tony Holohan and NPHET are absolute heroes. Hopefully the government listen to them yet again.

If they will listen to NPHET same way as before (delayed and non-working L5) - this is catastrophe.

doublejobbing 2

AdrianBalboa wrote: »

d a packed Temple Bar last night. I.

Really?

Packed by whom?

There are no tourists around and locals generally wouldn't drink in TB if you paid them.

There seems to be quite a lot of fantasizing lately about packed venues. Packed shops. When in reality any time I've went to the shops since lockdown lifted it has been, for the time of year, scarily quiet.

saabsaab

AdrianBalboa wrote: »

At least the few slurred voices caterwauling about conspiracies from the government to keep the drinkers down aren’t so loud this weekend. 764 cases, four deaths and a packed Temple Bar last night. I hope the pints were worth it.

Add in the new fast spreading corona variant into the mix and we are in for a rocky start to 2021.

Thats me

LuasSimon wrote: »

Will the Wet pubs be open before next Summer ?

This is a main question today. Will the Wet pubs be open before next Summer or not? We don't about anything else.

doublejobbing 2

saabsaab wrote: »

Add in the new fast spreading corona variant into the mix and we are in for a rocky start to 2021.

Numbers will actually properly skyrocket in mid January when people holidaying in Eastern Europe return to work.

Again, Holohan has waged war on pubs yet at best gave tacit disapproval to foreign travel.

His agenda is clear as glass. And I can't recall the last grown adult I met who still believes this farce is all it seems.

AdrianBalboa

doublejobbing 2 wrote: »

Really?

Packed by whom?

There are no tourists around and locals generally wouldn't drink in TB if you paid them.

There seems to be quite a lot of fantasizing lately about packed venues. Packed shops. When in reality any time I've went to the shops since lockdown lifted it has been, for the time of year, scarily quiet.

Yes, really. Someone in this thread posted a photo last night of a throng of people gathered in Temple Bar.

end of the road

doublejobbing 2 wrote: »

Numbers will actually properly skyrocket in mid January when people holidaying in Eastern Europe return to work.

Again, Holohan has waged war on pubs yet at best gave tacit disapproval to foreign travel.

His agenda is clear as glass. And I can't recall the last grown adult I met who still believes this farce is all it seems.

it was the government who didn't have the balls to stop foreign travel, tony could do nothing about it.
it was the government who made the correct decision to close the pubs, tony only advised it should happen.
no agenda here by tony or anyone else, there is no attempt to kill off the pub or any other agenda apart from minimising the spread of this thing.
people are just going to have to accept that luxury services just aren't a priority for government at the moment, whether it be hospitality or all else. keeping schools hospitals and public transport running along with other public services operational are the priorities.
yes, it's absolutely s//t for a lot of people but this is where we are and we have to face the reality and deal with it.

weldoninhio

Ish66 wrote: »

Temple Bar , 11pm,Sat, 5 hours ago

Great to see. Was out Saturday and today. Brilliant to have an atmosphere in a pub again.

GT89

weldoninhio wrote: »

Great to see. Was out Saturday and today. Brilliant to have an atmosphere in a pub again.

Won't be happening for much longer unfortunately. My only hope is that when the next lockdown is imposed more businesses including pubs and induviduals ignore it and open their doors and people gather in large groups sticking the two fingers up to anymore covid related social austerity.

The fact of the matter is if everyone breaks the rules imposed the Gardai cannot do anything. They cannot shut every pub or bsuiness that breaks any restructions and they cannot arrest everyone. The more non compliance the better.

John O.Groats

GT89 wrote: »

Won't be happening for much longer unfortunately. My only hope is that when the next lockdown is imposed more businesses including pubs and induviduals ignore it and open their doors and people gather in large groups sticking the two fingers up to anymore covid related social austerity.

The fact of the matter is if everyone breaks the rules imposed the Gardai cannot do anything. They cannot shut every pub or bsuiness that breaks any restructions and they cannot arrest everyone. The more non compliance the better.

You`re still living in fantasy land I see. What is it like there?

JP Liz V1

Ish66 wrote: »

Temple Bar , 11pm,Sat, 5 hours ago

Is that an old photo, is that a food pub?

ShooterSF

harmless wrote: »

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/843227924

Skip to 1 hr 40 mins

Anyone who has stayed at home can see what they're missing

This has genuinely upset me. This has been a really hard year with work opening and closing, fighting a*shole customers and greedy owners who wanted rules bent left and right when we finally did get to work. The same people that btw were the first on facebook crying out that pubs should be given a chance. Then you see something like this and you think not only will my job be gone again in a week but it is actually for the best because the greed displayed on both sides of that counter is disgusting during a pandemic.

sasta le

I work in the hospitality sector and it's a nightmare the minute but can see the reasons why...if we are locking down then it's needs to be a total lockdown

[Deleted User]

Was out in 2 pubs in Swords on Saturday night. Both pubs were well set up and everyone in them were well behaved. Plenty of spaces between tables, and loads of hand sanitizer. First pub we were in we had food. The 2nd pub we didnt need to get food. Nice to get out for a few pints with friends

sasta le

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Was out in 2 pubs in Swords on Saturday night. Both pubs were well set up and everyone in them were well behaved. Plenty of spaces between tables, and loads of hand sanitizer. First pub we were in we had food. The 2nd pub we didnt need to get food. Nice to get out for a few pints with friends

Thought you had to order a 9euro meal

[Deleted User]

sasta le wrote: »

Thought you had to order a 9euro meal

We didnt in the 2nd pub.When we got there they asked if we wanted food and we said no. They said grand and showed us to our table. Stayed there for 4 hours

John O.Groats

Deleted User wrote: »

We didnt in the 2nd pub.When we got there they asked if we wanted food and we said no. They said grand and showed us to our table. Stayed there for 4 hours

Should have been reported.