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

Leftwaffe wrote: »

Struggling whilst being semi-open at the very least no doubt. I have serious doubts about how much we will open up, particularly after listening to that. After all it’s NPHET who make the decisions. MM will pass the buck to them.

If the UK hit their deadlines, which I think they will after a few jumps and bumps, then even the most hardened of comfortable lockdown merchants will be clamouring for a reopening.

It's actually bordering on madness at this stage. The way our rights have just been written off for an extended period of time and the justifications used get more and more absurd.

Oh, we can't lift lockdown as it will lead to another lockdown. This has to be the dumbest thing I've ever read about this entire fiasco. It basically boils down to, you can't have your freedoms back because we'll only have to take them off you again.

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I see NPHET are growing concerned with the stalling progress of the decline in cases and are warning of a reversal.

Everyone needs to redouble their efforts if we are to remain on course.

Ah, you must be taking the piss? Otherwise, I have rarely read anything more patronizing.

Are you employed by the HSE or the DOH?

‘Redouble our efforts?’ - what does that actually even mean?

Go and ****e.

Graham wrote: »

Wow, that's some disturbing imagination there ypres5.

I was more thinking along the lines of "you've 2 choices here you can turn around and go home otherwise you'll be taken into custody pending a court appearance".

Weren't you the one suggesting a handful of repatriation flights were solely responsible for new variant in Ireland a few posts ago?

Now holidays are OK?

Your logic is confounding.

holidays will be okay in Greece come may so is the greek government's logic confounding? the irish government's logic is much more confounding considering we'll still be limited to 5k while the uk restart international travel also your attempts to put words in my mouth aren't funny or smart they're just lazy and tedious

ShyMets wrote: »

You will always have a minority of people who break the rules. The only way to prevent this is to keep people in their homes which is unworkable

look at who you're responding to and think again

https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0312/1203513-covid-main/

Bit of carrot and stick from Philip Nolan.

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I see NPHET are growing concerned with the stalling progress of the decline in cases and are warning of a reversal.

Everyone needs to redouble their efforts if we are to remain on course.

Tell NPHET to fcccuukkk off ...... The game is up.

Philip Nolan's having a laugh

Being so casual mentioning 10 weeks as if it's nothing

That's 10 weeks of not seeing friends, family, partners

10 weeks of people not being able to earn a living

10 weeks of further businesses going to the ground

Maybe he's going from the next two weeks are crucial to the next 10 weeks are crucial

Then rinse and repeat

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Government March 2020: we can only keep these restrictions in place for a few weeks or we'll lose the people.

Government March 2021: We've had these restrictions in place for two months, after varying levels of restrictions for the previous 10 months. Why have we lost some people?

Frankly it's impressive that the majority have stayed on board for this long. They should be praised for it, not spoken to like misbehaving children.

And it's only taken 10's of billions of borrowing to bribe them and 24/7 hysterical fear-mongering by the media.

Deusexmachina wrote: »

I just realized I have an essential business meeting in Corfu in May

Are Greek dentists any good? Worth breaking a tooth to get out

jusvi2001 wrote: »

This is how Australia and New Zealand manage Covid 19. Borders are closed and anyone who enter the country from anywhere from the world has to do 2 weeks of hotel quarantine and series of covid test. this strategy resulted in citizens enjoying a free life, schools open, business open.

And here in Ireland. Borders still widen open. anyone can come and go even from countries with high covid. All the citizens has to live under lockdown, schools closed, business closed, healthcare overwhelmed etc. even after 1 year Ireland is still planning about 2 weeks mandatory quarantine for people from selected countries and begging EU for vaccines.

can we please stop comparing Ireland to Australia. One is a land mass thousand of miles away from the next land mass, the other is an island with 2 different governments and with over 300 border crossings and relies on ro ro freight for essential supplies.

Nqp15hhu wrote: »

They’re already talking about reopening schools and locking everything else for longer in Northern Ireland.

I am not feeling like we are ever going to get out of this anytime soon. Even though our cases are so low.

It’s unreal.

Source?

This day one year ago i remember cracking a joke leaving the office after being told to work from home for the next couple of weeks.

Said to one of the directors cracking a joke "see ye in August!" to which he replied "ah it'll not be that bad"

The thing is maybe its just me but a year later with a vaccine the whole thing actually feels less optimistic.

Maybe its Philipp Nolan casually throwing out "another 10 weeks" this morning followed casually by "and 10 weeks after that" as if its nothing, i dont know.

And im one of the lucky ones, neither have us have lost our jobs, business, kids are back in school again, financially ive probably never been better off, less expenses going out etc.

But genuinely the whole thing feels bleak this morning, we have imho no leadership, no direction other than "arrah shur, we'll see in another month, maybe 2", no plan. Maybe its just me but theres no optimism or even a sense of a need for optimism.