Relaxation of Restrictions, Part VIII *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

Aph2016 wrote: »

So could the absolute madness of the continued restrictions result in a legitimate protest by the public who would never have considered it until now? I would 100% attend a protest that had legitimate support.

There is not a hope the sane Irish public would protest
You’d have better hope of finding Fungi at this rate,

Aph2016 wrote: »

So could the absolute madness of the continued restrictions result in a legitimate protest by the public who would never have considered it until now? I would 100% attend a protest that had legitimate support.

The problem would be the loonies would turn up, the 5g crowd etc

Aph2016 wrote: »

So could the absolute madness of the continued restrictions result in a legitimate protest by the public who would never have considered it until now? I would 100% attend a protest that had legitimate support.

So the government is holding restrictions in place because it has been shown when restrictions are eased that people can't make sensible decisions. You are going to prove them wrong by having a mass gathering in the middle of a pandemic. Well done.

Aph2016 wrote: »

I bet you didn't think that last year during the BLM protests. At some point we need some logic and reason, and at the moment it doesn't exist in this country.

Don't dare compare the two. I have no words.

WhiteMemento9 wrote: »

Don't dare compare the two. I have no words.

You have no words, great that's for the best.

fm wrote: »

The problem would be the loonies would turn up, the 5g crowd etc

the problem would be that there could be 500 loons there and 10,000 genuine protesters, guess who rte and co would interview and film

Silentcorner wrote: »

The Government are out of their minds if they think people will comply with this for much longer.

The figures are going to decrease week on week...the evenings getting longer, the weather should improve...we've been locked down now since 3rd week in Oct, with a brief reprieve in Dec.

The people have done enough, vaccine rollouts, hospital outbreaks, care home outbreaks are not the fault of the vast vast majority of us.

The health problems are mounting.

IF only we had a media outlet to break ranks with the others, like what we are seeing in the UK.

a huge swathe of the population is and will be 100% compliant till at least the end of the year if not longer, thanks in part to the Media fear machine. Also there are many new laws / fines in place to deal with any 'transgressors'. Many people have adapted and accept this as an indefinite reality of existence.

You could see guards turning up in vans throughout the spring/summer breaking up any gatherings except this time there will be way more than last summer. It could get messy.

Everyone has their limit. In terms of compliance mine would be this Summer.

ypres5 wrote: »

something something new variants

Are any other country as scared as the new variants as us ??

It's a joke at this stage and we all know the hard questions won't be asked

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Is Leo trying to turn people against the government? What is the point of this constant pushing back of reopening despite declining cases?

We opened at Christmas despite numbers going up now we're talking about keeping closed for another 3 or 4 months despite numbers going down and more and more vaccines becoming available. What are we playing at?

Have they said when this PUP payment ends.

I don't why get the government are so cautious opening up. Can they not put all schools back 1st March, 2 weeks later if no significant increase in cases/hospitalisations construction open. 2 weeks later if no significant increase in cases/hospitalisations lifting of 5km to county boundaries. If figures increase significantly during the easing, then we stay or go back, nobody can complain really as it'll show that we need more restrictions or cases will increase.

With vaccines rolling out at same time will mean we can have more social contacts and even more cases without significantly increase in hospitalisations and deaths.

Down to 650 Cases - should be time to open her up on March 5th.

Bigfatmichael wrote: »

Be interesting if we start to drop between 100 and 200 cases at the end of this month. Could easily happen.

I presume we will be Level 4 at this date ?

Not according to tonight leaks from Leo and FG

Also schools and constructions are allowed open at level 5 so it would only mean going from level 5+ to level 5

No change really

Klonker wrote: »

I don't why get the government are so cautious opening up. Can they not put all schools back 1st March, 2 weeks later if no significant increase in cases/hospitalisations construction open. 2 weeks later if no significant increase in cases/hospitalisations lifting of 5km to county boundaries. If figures increase significantly during the easing, then we stay or go back, nobody can complain really as it'll show that we need more restrictions or cases will increase.

With vaccines rolling out at same time will mean we can have more social contacts and even more cases without significantly increase in hospitalisations and deaths.

Not bringing back schools after mid term, especially Primary level is a disaster for Education. Young children can only engage with home schooling for so long, particularly as there’s zero to stimulate them or their cognitive skills at the moment. Groundhog Day with no social interaction, stuck within 5km looking at the same area for months on end will make it very difficult for this age group to continue to be educated in the home setting.