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

Acosta wrote: »

The existing rules are not being policed properly.

We have a situation were Guards are operating check points every single day since just after Christmas. They generally operate from 7am to around 9pm at night. But instead of the Guards that are operating these check points moving them around between 4 or 5 different locations in that general area during the day, they stay in the same position.

Everyone knows where they are, that they don't move and they are easy to avoid. There has also been less of them during this the worst of the 3 lockdowns regarding case numbers and deaths.

I live in Cork. I could drive from the Waterford border to Mizen Head and not meet one checkpoint, because I know where they are and how to avoid.

If something if worth putting so much resources in why not do the bloody thing properly.

Checkpoints are basically a show. The vocal part of the public was complaining that the restriction where not enforced, so they started to put some Gards around to show. They’re easy to skip and almost useless anyway, because you can just make up any excuse to pass them.
I think it’s the same for hotel quarantine by the way. Very few cases are linked to travel, and a negative test is already required to come into the country (I think it would instead help to require people to have a PCR test from 48 before, a rapid test for 4 and to take a rapid test as soon as you land - but we don’t believe in those in this country) - but it’s a high show restriction that can make headlines.

As for moving the checkpoints around, you can just download Waze and see where they are - so unless they move them around every 5 minutes it’s not going to help much.

Sweet.Science wrote: »

34k people flew into the country in the last 4 weeks

34 thousand

That’s an absolute disgrace knowing what’s happening in Europe now

Natterjack from Kerry wrote: »

You cant confirm it though. Your view that no one is may be skewed by those around you following your bad example. But not necessarily representative of the population on Donegal as a whole.

I presume from your user name your from Kerry,so i will forgive you for not knowing that contrary to what you think Donegal is indeed unique in so far as the rule of law,restrictions,regulations,do not apply.

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

Except these were charged while exercising their right to protest which is a cornerstone of democracy.

We can argue back and forth weather that right should be suspended or not, but it is suspended and thus democracy with it.

The suspension of which may be justified, but people have no way to communicate their displeasure at the handling of this crisis for the last few weeks and intended handling of the crisis into the future so I think we are stuck as we are for a long time

They were charged because they refused to give the Gardai their names and addresses. If they had not refused they wouldn’t have been in court, they would probably have been fined for being outside their 5km and their details wouldn’t be a matter of public record.

Natterjack from Kerry wrote: »

Who will have taken their test prior to boarding.

Not the point, tell the nation that they can't go anywhere or meet anyone, yet the door is wide open of you want to come here. Do you really expect people to remain focused and on side with anything after that?

It's double standards and is an insult to people's intelligence.

Natterjack from Kerry wrote: »

Who will have taken their test prior to boarding.

So if I take a test am I exempt from the 5K rule?

iamwhoiam wrote: »

Every single person I have spoken to or texted for the past two weeks are unanimous in saying

“ I AM SO FECKIN FED UP NOW “


Every age group are struggling now and it needs to be addressed

Agree but some for different reasons. Alot of parents and teachers don't feel safe and are anxious. Other groups then not happy in lockdown which is obviously very understanding. Its a balancing act and the government have it wrong at the moment. If they wanted cases below 200 opening schools was counterintuitive and prolonged pain for the rest of society.

i mean who the **** are these people flying into ireland?? some essential support workers, but surely that's only a small proportion of it.

absolute shambles.

jackboy wrote: »

Will be interesting this Friday. School due to close for two week Easter holidays. Wonder will children have to bring home all books on Friday in case the school will not be opening after the holidays.

I would be in favour of schools remaining open at all costs.

Schools is incredibly important in a child’s development socially, mentally and physically.

I’d like to see has there been any discussion on the effects of the long term absenteeism we have had for a lot of the last year?

Luke O Neill wrote a piece on the importance of schools from a developmental point of view in May 2020 in the Irish independent (I think) and I’ve not heard him mention it since

Natterjack from Kerry wrote: »

Of course not. But nor are those who came into the country.

They shouldn't have been allowed to come here at all, or at least in such an uncontrolled manner.

It's an insult to everyone who followed the rules and is a perfect example of yet another f*ck up from the people who we are supposed to be blindly listening to.

Locotastic wrote: »

They shouldn't have been allowed to come here at all, or at least in such an uncontrolled manner.

It's an insult to everyone who followed the rules and is a perfect example of yet another f*ck up from the people who we are supposed to be blindly listening to.

I suspect you'll find a lot of them were irish people returning home. Not like 34000 people just decided to go to Ireland for the craic in the middle of a pandemic.