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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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weldoninhio

ShineOn7 wrote: »

Mark Twain — "Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference"

I'm going to take his advice and head back to the Vaccines thread where there's always intelligence and optimism

Versus here; where man-children are almost crying because their "playground" is closed and they refuse to understand why it needs to be

Twain never said that, using made up quotes from the internet make people look like fools. Unfortunately there’s no vaccine for that.

“Only idiots use made up internet quotes” - Ghandi

Neowise

dwainec wrote: »

People only have themselves to blame. Shopping centres and Smyth's click and collect queues packed way before the inter county restrictions were lifted. No one wants a lockdown again but no one wants to follow the rules given either.

What is your issue with smyths click and collect.

Doing smyths click and collect is not breaking any rules, even at lvl 5.

dwainec

Neowise wrote: »

What is your issue with smyths click and collect.

Doing smyths click and collect is not breaking any rules, even at lvl 5.

No issue with the click and collect. The issue is people not following the inter county restrictions, that was just one example.

We need to either lockdown fully for 2/3 weeks or else enforce the rules of inter county travel restrictions etc

[Deleted User]

retalivity wrote: »

They were going to be closed anyway, so best to enjoy it while i can. Three months of nothing opened better than 4

Eh, no. All the gargle mongers are going to be responsible for a lot of cafe's, coffee shops and sensible restaurants being closed for months. But yeah, have fun in the interim.

Eric Cartman

Deleted User wrote: »

Eh, no. All the gargle mongers are going to be responsible for a lot of cafe's, coffee shops and sensible restaurants being closed for months. But yeah, have fun in the interim.

seeing scenes in shops vs the small amount of pubs allowed open, its definitely the shops, they're as packed as ever, people on top of each other. Atleast in a pub everyone sat down.

gmisk

vafankillar wrote: »

was it announced they're closing before christmas eve? brilliant if so

Christmas Eve lunchtime seems to be suggested.
I have lunch booked at 2pm on Christmas Eve...so might sneak in...

https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1185831/?__twitter_impression=true

It's also in the journal and independent.

Eric Cartman

stephenjmcd wrote: »

They close after last orders Christmas eve according to reports not lunchtime

the Indo are claiming lunchtime. Ive still left my booking intact on the off chance they mis interpreted '12 on Christmas Eve' but tomorrow and Wednesday are going to be busy if not, last pint this side of..... march maybe.

gmisk

stephenjmcd wrote: »

They close after last orders Christmas eve according to reports not lunchtime

Do you have a link to that?
Everything I have read is saying mid afternoon on Christmas eve

harmless

Eric Cartman wrote: »

seeing scenes in shops vs the small amount of pubs allowed open, its definitely the shops, they're as packed as ever, people on top of each other. Atleast in a pub everyone sat down.

Fair play! After a long year Christmas is finally here.

Degag

Lunchtime on Christmas Eve is just ridiculous. Are pubs realistically going to open at 11 or 12 and close at 1 or 2? Either close them or let them operate till at least 6pm.

vafankillar

Degag wrote: »

Lunchtime on Christmas Eve is just ridiculous. Are pubs realistically going to open at 11 or 12 and close at 1 or 2? Either close them or let them operate till at least 6pm.

I think that's the point. instead of just saying you can't open, giving till lunch knowing it's not worth their hole opening up. while still letting cafes/ coffee shops have a good bit of their trade.

stephenjmcd

gmisk wrote: »

Do you have a link to that?
Everything I have read is saying mid afternoon on Christmas eve

Independent had it earlier now they're reporting a number of proposals being examined including afternoon. The leaks are constantly changing

GT89

John O.Groats wrote: »

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

What fantasy land I am only saying what I hope to happen not what I think will happen. I know there's gonna be another lockdown which will appease people like you.

John O.Groats

GT89 wrote: »

What fantasy land I am only saying what I hope to happen not what I think will happen. I know there's gonna be another lockdown which will appease people like you.

The fact that you even hope it happens is yet another sorry example of the mentality you have. No surprise there I guess. You have a long track record of posting the same sort of ****e at this stage.

GT89

John O.Groats wrote: »

The fact that you even hope it happens is yet another sorry example of the mentality you have. No surprise there I guess. You have a long track record of posting the same sort of ****e at this stage.

At least be constructive with your posts if you disagree with me fine no need for the aggro it's not gonna get you anywhere. I disagree with the restrictions and hope they end one way or the other.

[Deleted User]

dwainec wrote: »

People only have themselves to blame. Shopping centres and Smyth's click and collect queues packed way before the inter county restrictions were lifted. No one wants a lockdown again but no one wants to follow the rules given either.

Nail on the head. People want it every way but are going to have to live with the consequences now. It’s been a disgrace since the 5 ended.

drunkmonkey

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Nail on the head. People want it every way but are going to have to live with the consequences now. It’s been a disgrace since the 5 ended.

What consequences? Going to house party's or the sheebeen instead of pubs and restaurants.
Off licences will be the scapegoats for fuelling illegal gatherings after Christmas day. Small pot distilling will be all the range again come Valentine's day, expect a potato ban in march.

[Deleted User]

drunkmonkey wrote: »

What consequences? Going to house party's or the sheebeen instead of pubs and restaurants.
Off licences will be the scapegoats for fuelling illegal gatherings after Christmas day. Small pot distilling will be all the range again come Valentine's day, expect a potato ban in march.

We won’t have spuds because of Brexit apparently.

drunkmonkey

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

We won’t have spuds because of Brexit apparently.

This just goes from varying degrees of brutal to apocalyptic with every passing hour.

gmisk

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

We won’t have spuds because of Brexit apparently.

Not true...apart from the Maris Piper ones that are used for chips in a lot of places, lot of them from UK

Pintman Paddy Losty

Great news to wake up to this morning.

People have proven they can't be trusted. The cute hoors have to bend and break the rules, and take the proverbial and as a result the doors will be locked up probably until well after Paddy's day this time.

Are you right there folks please?

stephenjmcd

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Great news to wake up to this morning.

People have proven they can't be trusted. The cute hoors have to bend and break the rules, and take the proverbial and as a result the doors will be locked up probably until well after Paddy's day this time.

Are you right there folks please?

Great news to wake up to...

Have a bit of respect for those who are losing their jobs right before Christmas again will you.

Must be great on that high horse.

Sofa King Great

stephenjmcd wrote: »

Great news to wake up to...

Have a bit of respect for those who are losing their jobs right before Christmas again will you.

Must be great on that high horse.

Like the respect that all the people who broke the rules had?

The respect that the pubs who didn't insist on serving food had?

Or maybe the respect that the people who booked 3 restaurants so they could spread out their night had?

If people had behaved in a responsible manner there would be no need to close hospitality. Unfortunately the minority of people and places that ripped the piss have ruined it for everyone

mightyreds

Sofa King Great wrote: »

Like the respect that all the people who broke the rules had?

The respect that the pubs who didn't insist on serving food had?

Or maybe the respect that the people who booked 3 restaurants so they could spread out their night had?

If people had behaved in a responsible manner there would be no need to close hospitality. Unfortunately the minority of people and places that ripped the piss have ruined it for everyone

Wait till you see what happens Stephens day and New Years eve with no regulations in peoples houses.
Just cause they shut the pubs the problem wont go away people have become less fearful and they will just organise house party's now, well there was probably people planning house party's anyway but i'd say more now are planning them.

Sofa King Great

mightyreds wrote: »

Wait till you see what happens Stephens day and New Years eve with no regulations in peoples houses.
Just cause they shut the pubs the problem wont go away people have become less fearful and they will just organise house party's now, well they were probably people planning house party's anyway but i'd say more now are planning them.

I dont disagree but you can't regulate on the basis of "people will break the rules anyway"

[Deleted User]

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Great news to wake up to this morning.

People have proven they can't be trusted. The cute hoors have to bend and break the rules, and take the proverbial and as a result the doors will be locked up probably until well after Paddy's day this time.

Are you right there folks please?

I hope your still working away unlike the poor unfortunate people in the hospitality trade. I know people who have been out of work nearly a year who are struggling to pay there mortgages and bills etc and we have people like you on here laughing at the pubs closing again.

mightyreds

Sofa King Great wrote: »

I dont disagree but you can't regulate on the basis of "people will break the rules anyway"

Yeah thats true, some of the rules have been fairly poorly thought out though, they really need to get get some sort of proper "living with" plan thats not shut everything, open a little, shut everything.

I understand the intention of the 9 euro meal but all they really did was take 100% of pent up demand and forced it into 50% of the capacity for it.
It also meant people in rural spots had to go into bigger towns as nothing is open rurally, so everyone squashed into the same spaces.

All what will happen now is, we will go into level 3+ for 2 weeks, panic and go to level 5 for 6 weeks then we'll open gastro pubs and everyone will rush out for a night out away from sitting idle for 8 weeks. The people who partied through the house party stage will go out after anyway as they are probably young and fearless.

Dub81

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Great news to wake up to this morning.

People have proven they can't be trusted. The cute hoors have to bend and break the rules, and take the proverbial and as a result the doors will be locked up probably until well after Paddy's day this time.

Are you right there folks please?

actualy feel sorry for people like you with an attitude like this,reveling in other peoples misery.

v10

end of the road wrote: »

investigation ongoing apparently.
hopefully he will be dealt with hard.

ShineOn7 wrote: »

Thanks

The Publican needs to be made a huge example of

Last I read, the case count because of that Wake was at 150 and at least one fatality

I heard about this Funeral/Wake last week. What about the priest that also allowed 150-200 into the church .. shouldn't there also be repercussions for him ? I don't disagree with the publican being penalised somehow but why only the publican ?

dominatinMC

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Great news to wake up to this morning.

People have proven they can't be trusted. The cute hoors have to bend and break the rules, and take the proverbial and as a result the doors will be locked up probably until well after Paddy's day this time.

Are you right there folks please?

What a pathetic post. If this is what you consider "great news", you must live a very sad life indeed. Unless you were referring to the vaccine approval - which of course is actually "great news". But no, you'd rather revel in schadenfreude.