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Covid 19 Part XXXIII-231,484 ROI(4,610 deaths)116,197 NI (2,107 deaths)(23/03)Read OP

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  • #152
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    seamus wrote: »
    There's that hairdresser in Balbriggan this morning.

    It's only the start of it, IMHO. Other businesses will start opening and will make less of a song and dance about it to avoid detection.

    10km limit, non-essential retail; even putting these things on the map with a semi-firm date might be enough to convince people to hold fort.

    "Level 5 will remain until at least 5th April at which point we will review", just won't cut it.

    The problem for the government is that if they give an inch now it'll mean a longer duration of time will have to elapse before they can give any further inches. The infection is still at a very high incidence level. The increased transmissibility of the new variant complicates their dilemma even further. The sensitivity of the rate of infection to any relaxed measures is now magnified.

    I wouldn't be surprised if like retail security they did an analysis on the cost of the security measure versus the cost of the loss from the theft. In this case the increase in infections through loss of compliance vs the increase infections through relaxation of measures. The latter would still have a more profound impact. That's ultra crap for the people who will comply with all of this as they'll likely end up being punished longer. I can't really see any alternative though.

    We're in a sh1thole and our only way out of it is digging through a tonne of sh1t. Sadly some people will have far more sh1t to tolerate than others. It's not an even load but then society never was even to begin with.


  • #153
    Mam of 4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,941 ✭✭✭✭Mam of 4


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    €20 million for mental health, wow.

    It's a pity it took a pandemic for the MH services to receive funding like this .


  • #154
    UrbanFret
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,059 ✭✭✭UrbanFret


    It's almost over. The end is near.


  • #155
    Coybig_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 454 ✭✭Coybig_


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Very good speech so far

    Streets ahead of “influencer” Leo with his cringe worthy movie quotes.

    You are deluded.


  • #156
    SusieBlue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,029 ✭✭✭SusieBlue


    marno21 wrote: »
    No mention of the UK variant in the UK speech yesterday.

    There is going to be a drop in compliance after this. The people have had enough.

    Just more excuses to try to deflect and distract from the absolute shambles he has overseen over the last few months.

    As always, they put us into these lockdowns at the click of their fingers but repeatedly make an absolute balls of getting us back out of them.
    They are simply incapable of it.


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  • #157
    Ace2007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,029 ✭✭✭✭Ace2007


    SnuggyBear wrote: »
    Who cares, look after ourselves

    Well if we ever want to get out of this mess, we need an approach that everyone follows.

    Your approach could lead to a situation of Ireland getting no Vaccines as other countries would buy them up. All these countries that produce the vaccine and the materials used could simple keep all vaccine and say F U to everyone else - and then what?


  • #158
    mean gene
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭mean gene


    anything abt the lads from brazil bringing in their virus freely


  • #159
    retro:electro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    In the words of Phoebe Buffay, “that’s not a plan.. that’s not even a pla”


  • #160
    Thespoofer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,113 ✭✭✭Thespoofer


    Decided not to watch Mr Martin this time for my mental health. Going by the posts here on it I'm glad I didn't.


  • #161
    setanta1984
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 848 ✭✭✭setanta1984


    So the plan is - we might try and come up with a plan by the 5th of April.

    *slow clap*


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  • #162
    mean gene
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭mean gene


    martin now has lost the people with that tripe not a crumb for us


  • #163
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,433 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Mam of 4 wrote: »
    It's a pity it took a pandemic for the MH services to receive funding like this .

    I thought it was a pretty poor amount tbh!


  • #164
    mean gene
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭mean gene


    retro:electro wrote: »
    In the words of Phoebe Buffay, “that’s not a plan.. that’s not even a pla”

    :pac::pac:


  • #165
    thecomedian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,571 ✭✭✭thecomedian


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Very good speech so far

    Streets ahead of “influencer” Leo with his cringe worthy movie quotes.

    Shill


  • #166
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,395 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    Mam of 4 wrote: »
    It's a pity it took a pandemic for the MH services to receive funding like this .


    I was being sarcastic with the wow :D, €20 million is nothing near enough, crumbs from the table, completely inadequate.


  • #167
    retro:electro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    Ace2007 wrote: »
    What would you like him to say today?

    We were promised clarity. That was about as clear as mud. Basically keep going until April 5th and we’ll see then but nothing is going to be reopening after April 5th.


  • #168
    Bigfatmichael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 133 ✭✭Bigfatmichael


    Disgusting from Mehole Martin and the government.

    Level 5 till April, what about then?


  • #169
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,064 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    thecomedian wrote: »
    Shill

    As someone with vulnerable family and close friends I will never forget or forgive varadkar for his smirking teen movie quotes when giving his speeches to the nation.

    petulant puerile egotistical rubbish from Leo at a time of unprecedented stress and anxiety.

    All for a bit of social media attention.

    MM is a vast improvement on him


  • #170
    Thespoofer
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    What a complete load of bollox.

    :)


  • #171
    Storm 10
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    Did he say 6k deaths at the start the actual number today is just over 4k RIP


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  • #172
    Busi_Girl08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,567 ✭✭✭✭Busi_Girl08


    Is the press conference with the three (possibly 4) amigos going to be on rte news now?


  • #173
    Mam of 4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,941 ✭✭✭✭Mam of 4


    Can't multi quote on phone Leahyl and Atlantic Dawn , I know it's not enough , but being honest I'm actually surprised they gave MH services anything at all so twenty million is better than nothing imo.


  • #174
    statesaver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭statesaver


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    Did he say 6k deaths at the start the actual number today is just over 4k RIP

    The whole Island he said


  • #175
    kwestfan08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭kwestfan08


    PmMeUrDogs wrote: »
    Load of rubbish.

    So schools opening in a phased way, and childcare. That's good. Resumption of non-covid care is also good.


    But otherwise absolutely nothing changes. Industries still being decimated. People still being isolated.

    Surely they could have allowed people to meet a household outside for social activity? Just one? Id kill to meet my friend for a walk but I can't because I live with someone else :/

    Go way out and meet your friend. A walk outside with one other person carries a tiny chance of anything happening. The boost it will give you though would be immense.


  • #176
    Busi_Girl08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,567 ✭✭✭✭Busi_Girl08


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    Did he say 6k deaths at the start the actual number today is just over 4k RIP

    On the island, so including the NI figures.


  • #177
    quartz1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 397 ✭✭quartz1


    Absolute rubbish .......Taoiseach telling us the vaccine will solve everything at the same time we find out Astra Zenical can only supply 50 per cent of contracted order for second quarter.


  • #178
    Bigfatmichael
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  • #179
    Labaik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 273 ✭✭Labaik


    We have the highest total of work days closed on the planet from Covid by a ****ing mile, Brazilian variant and British variant rampant in the country, sending 300 thousand kids back to school in March and wants to drive down the virus number by April. Laughable stuff. Just vaccinate the old and vulnerable and let us get back to our lives.


  • #180
    MarkY91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,072 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    That's me done (bar wearing a mask).

    We have the barber coming out to the house on Saturday.

    I did my part long enough. Time to resume my life.


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  • #181
    mean gene
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭mean gene


    very least the 5km thing should of went especially with brazilians bringing their virus in after all our sacrafices


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