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ExMachina1000 · 30-03-2021 06:30PM

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

That's exactly what will happen - we won't want a reoccurrence of last year will we? :rolleyes:

The masses will be vaccinated. It's a completely different situation.
Chalk and cheese

Coillte_Bhoy · 30-03-2021 06:30PM

darced wrote: »

I hope people finally start to make some noise about this mess, how much longer can we put up with this?

What noise will you be making yourself?

darced · 30-03-2021 06:31PM

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

What noise will you be making yourself?

Well I've sent a few emails to my TD's, so its a start.

trixi001 · 30-03-2021 06:31PM

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

UK - 12 April

-Non-essential retail opens, hairdressers and some public buildings like libraries

-Outdoor settings like alcohol takeaways, beer gardens, zoos and theme parks

-Indoor leisure like swimming pools and gyms

-Self-contained holiday accommodation, such as self-catering lets and camp sites

hynesie08 wrote: »

England.

Even the South is now opening quicker than the North - at least there is dates for somethings - The North is allowing click & Collect...although hopefully we will see some major lifting of restrictions up here at the next review in Mid April - we should be opening up at the same level as England & Scotland

Coillte_Bhoy · 30-03-2021 06:31PM

PTH2009 wrote: »

Christ im lost for words

Another miserabile 3+ months ahead and more anxiety as the numbers will go up putting reopening in danger

Why can't they be proper protests, they are badly needed at this stage

Maybe because its only a small minority who feel like you? I dunno, have you been on many yourself?

_Kaiser_ · 30-03-2021 06:31PM

ExMachina1000 wrote: »

The masses will be vaccinated. It's a completely different situation.
Chalk and cheese

Did you miss the talk already about restrictions into the winter?

darem93 · 30-03-2021 06:31PM

It's absolutely mental like. Last year we went into lockdown in March and by May non-essential retail was open and pubs serving food opened at the end of June.

This time we are - more than likely - going to open much later than those timelines, despite going into lockdown months earlier in the year and also being a full 12 months into the pandemic.

How in the name of god have they made such a balls of it?

Mental Mickey · 30-03-2021 06:33PM

What's the story with vulnerable people in all of this?? I still haven't received my FIRST vaccine, while my wife has only received her first vaccine last Friday. Getting totally pissed off with this now.

MOR316 · 30-03-2021 06:34PM

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Maybe because its only a small minority who feel like you? I dunno, have you been on many yourself?

Only a small minority that feel that these restrictions are ridiculous?

Or

Only a small minority feel like protesting?

Answer carefully

ExMachina1000 · 30-03-2021 06:34PM

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Did you miss the talk already about restrictions into the winter?

Yes. I missed that. I only heard about the phased summer reopening as more and more are vaccinated.

Itssoeasy · 30-03-2021 06:35PM

I didn’t even bother to listen to the speech because I’ll keep doing what I’m doing because no doubt there is wiggle room to lockdown again ?

Billgirlylegs · 30-03-2021 06:36PM

Penfailed wrote: »

It's a 78.5 square kilometre area. Imprisoned?

Ridiculous comment.
Vast majority of land in this country is private property.
Blathering about ground that is bounded by a circle with a radius of 5km is preposterous.
In urban /city areas, you can walk the footpaths - not up and down peoples gardens.

LineOfBeauty · 30-03-2021 06:37PM

I dunno, I just don't have the words. They've literally given us nothing for another 2 weeks, in reality they've given us little to nothing (personally it's nothing for me) for another 6 weeks. Miserable.

17larsson · 30-03-2021 06:37PM

Is there a thing to download to explain all these dates and plans in detail?
He seems to have forgotten to mention a lot of sectors in that speech and I want to see what their plan is

Mental Mickey · 30-03-2021 06:38PM

17larsson wrote: »

Is there a thing to download to explain all these dates and plans in detail?
He seems to have forgotten to mention a lot of sectors in that speech and I want to see what their plan is

They're probably still working it out lol

corcaigh07 · 30-03-2021 06:38PM

When is N. Ireland opening up? That's where the staycations will be.

landofthetree · 30-03-2021 06:41PM

I think anybody working in construction,hospitality, retail,hairdressers etc should leave if they can get work abroad. You have been thrown under the bus yet again. There is a big chance you won't have a job to go back to now.

Coillte_Bhoy · 30-03-2021 06:42PM

MOR316 wrote: »

Only a small minority that feel that these restrictions are ridiculous?

Or

Only a small minority feel like protesting?

Answer carefully

I meant feel like protesting

RobitTV · 30-03-2021 06:43PM

You'll be able to protest down the pub in England on the 12th of April.

hynesie08 · 30-03-2021 06:43PM

landofthetree wrote: »

I think anybody working in construction,hospitality, retail,hairdressers etc should leave if they can get work abroad. You have been thrown under the bus yet again. There is a big chance you won't have a job to go back to now.

Yeah, all those other closed countries where hospitality and retail are barely scraping by are crying out for an influx of Irish workers.....

buried · 30-03-2021 06:43PM

darem93 wrote: »

It's absolutely mental like. Last year we went into lockdown in March and by May non-essential retail was open and pubs serving food opened at the end of June.

This time we are - more than likely - going to open much later than those timelines, despite going into lockdown months earlier in the year and also being a full 12 months into the pandemic.

How in the name of god have they made such a balls of it?

They don't want to be in power when this is over and it all has to be paid for. They have no other clue how to get out of this. Wait and watch. This will get worse, even in May.

RobitTV · 30-03-2021 06:46PM

Wait till the large Covid bill has to start being repaid with years of cost cutting measures by the state.

You will never hear of Tony Holohan or NPHET again

landofthetree · 30-03-2021 06:47PM

hynesie08 wrote: »

Yeah, all those other closed countries where hospitality and retail are barely scraping by are crying out for an influx of Irish workers.....

Well the construction workers are already going.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/british-recruitment-drive-for-builders-sparks-fear-of-exodus-1.4508053

We will be months behind everyone else. Harshest lockdown in the world. We will be last in the EU out of this mess.

buried · 30-03-2021 06:48PM

750 Billion euro loans to be paid back to the likes of the ECB too, and god knows what sort of clauses were in that. The ultimate responsibility is what they are trying to get out of. This regime wants to be gone in 2 years time.

Cosmo Kramer · 30-03-2021 06:50PM

Difficult situation. It's likely once the SA variant takes hold in the country later in the year (unavoidable really) we'll be back to full lockdown again. The vaccines don't work against that variant so next winter will be just like this winter as they will have to start the vaccination program again almost from scratch.

The opportunity to reopen the economy, at least a little bit and for a while is this summer. Let people have a bit of a worthwhile staycation, see their family across the country, let fully vaccinated British tourists in to boost the economy for a few months, because if they don't do that this summer, that will be their only opportunity gone until at least this time next year, because next winter will be bleak again with the lockdowns.

highland212 · 30-03-2021 06:51PM

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

Difficult situation. It's likely once the SA variant takes hold in the country later in the year (unavoidable really) we'll be back to full lockdown again. The vaccines don't work against that variant so next winter will be just like this winter as they will have to start the vaccination program again almost from scratch.

The opportunity to reopen the economy, at least a little bit and for a while is this summer. Let people have a bit of a worthwhile staycation, see their family across the country, let fully vaccinated British tourists in to boost the economy for a few months, because if they don't do that this summer, that will be their only opportunity gone until at least this time next year, because next winter will be bleak again with the lockdowns.

Ridiculous scaremongering and there is no need for it.

RobitTV · 30-03-2021 06:52PM

If there is another lockdown next winter, after spending months vaccinating the public, there will be riots across Europe.

It won't be the 'far right' this time around. You will see ordinary people and families this time. The government should be careful what they decide upon after next summer is over.

Natterjack from Kerry · 30-03-2021 06:52PM

Where the hell is all this outrage coming from ? I thought people would be happy and saying fair dues to M Martin for delivering. All we have had here for the last weeks is people banging on about having a plan. If only we could have a plan. Something that would give us some hope. Give some visibility on where we are going over the next few months. Other countries have layed out the roll back of restrictions. Etc. Etc. Etc. Ad nauseam.
We just got a plan. And its the same endless moaning. So you didnt actually want a plan all along is it ?

_Kaiser_ · 30-03-2021 06:52PM

buried wrote: »

They don't want to be in power when this is over and it all has to be paid for. They have no other clue how to get out of this. Wait and watch. This will get worse, even in May.

I fully expect either FF or FG to collapse the Government before the bill lands. People like Micheal will take the golden pension and retire while SF win a landslide as a result of a protest vote.

Then the real problems will begin for anyone who works, pays taxes and is just about able to keep things afloat from month to month.

Masala6 · 30-03-2021 06:52PM

So let's say retail like Pennyes probably will be open last week of May? First week will be click and collect and then garden centres.

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