Are we there yet? Your second Travel Megathread (threadbans in OP}

Micky 32 · 21-05-2021 03:40PM

eltonyio wrote: »

The only black cloud about is the perpetual negativity and confusion from RTE. Earlier today they had a headline 'Ireland may not be able to fully roll out travel certs before mid-August', but within that very same article it then says:

Make up your minds lads!

Looks like mid August?

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/amp.rte.ie/amp/1223001/

jellies · 21-05-2021 03:51PM

Micky 32 wrote: »

Looks like mid August?

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/amp.rte.ie/amp/1223001/

"It is also understood that the Irish Government will not permit tourists from other member states if they arrive with a rapid antigen Covid-19 test, as opposed to a PCR test."

Am I right to assume that if you are vaccinated and have the EU green pass, no test is required therefore this requirement won't apply?

21-05-2021 03:53PM

Van.Bosch wrote: »

So Spain says no test needed from UK - but if from the EU you do?

Countries have been applying their own requirements for ages. Sodium updates it's list every two weeks

stargazer 68 wrote: »

Folks currently in Newry. Pub is saying no food until 24th. Happy to serve us outdoor pints though. Have we just found the wrong pub???

Ask someone on the street

Gael23 · 21-05-2021 04:12PM

I wasn’t going until September anyway but it’s going to hugely affect flight prices

gozunda · 21-05-2021 04:37PM

faceman wrote: »

Spain is on U.K. amber list with U.K. gov saying essential travel only. Beyond property owners I’m not expecting to see a big influx of U.K. tourists here in Spain until U.K. updates it’s guidance

I saw that the current advisory for the UK Amber list detail those countries listed "that you shouldn't go to unless you have an absolutely compelling reason"

Any idea what will happen with people trying to leave the UK without a proof of a "essential reason"?

Micky 32 · 21-05-2021 04:42PM

gozunda wrote: »

More like rubbish tbf. Please go back and read the very straightforward comment. But first let me spell it out slowly. The comment was Not about "SAGE". The added link was as a spoof about 'variants' to facemans own humorous comment about 'variants'. Get it?

Now if you really can't admit you're totally and completely wrong. I really really can't help you.

. You posted a Sky link about travelling that was about SAGE doomongering about the dangers of travelling.
I posted a reply to it with a link to twitter that had some of the scaremongering headlines that SAGE have come out with over the past. Is that fair enough? Are you still with me?

So you then reply to my post using the twitter posters to try and discredit my post because you didn’t like me poking holes in your post. That doesn’t change the fact SAGE predictions were false. That was my point so i’m not sure what you’re on about. You seem confused.

gozunda · 21-05-2021 04:43PM

jellies wrote: »

"It is also understood that the Irish Government will not permit tourists from other member states if they arrive with a rapid antigen Covid-19 test, as opposed to a PCR test."

Am I right to assume that if you are vaccinated and have the EU green pass, no test is required therefore this requirement won't apply?

From the detail looks like each EU country will have flexibility on how it is applied.

Some countries may require full vaccination and a test, some will have either one or both depending

gozunda · 21-05-2021 04:46PM

Micky 32 wrote: »

. You posted a Sky link about travelling that was about SAGE doomongering about the dangers of travelling. When did Sky start doing spoof posts?
I posted a reply to it with a link to twitter that had some of the scaremongering headlines that SAGE have come out with over the past. Is that fair enough? Are you still with me?So you then reply to my post using the twitter posters to try and discredit my post because you didn’t like me poking holes in your post. That doesn’t change the fact SAGE predictions were false. That was my point so i’m not sure what you’re on about. You seem confused.

Mickey. Its over. Its been explained multiple times now.. Facemans spoof comment - to which I replied with another spoof comment with an emoji and a link about de nasty variants. I dont give a flying monkies about SAGE. Your complely irrelevant twitter post was from #MotherOfGod to boot.. You were wrong. End of.

Bye.

Micky 32 · 21-05-2021 04:51PM

gozunda wrote: »

Mickey. Its over its been explained multiple times now.. Facemans spoof comment - to which I replied with another spoof comment with a link about variants. You were wrong. End of.

Bye.

Maybe you did post it as a “spoof” to Faceman but You haven’t explained why you brought up the authors of the twitter post to try and discredit what i posted. Just pure arrogance.

Meself · 21-05-2021 05:06PM

stargazer 68 wrote: »

Folks currently in Newry. Pub is saying no food until 24th. Happy to serve us outdoor pints though. Have we just found the wrong pub???

Think indoors is next Monday

Gr1998 · 21-05-2021 05:27PM

Lumen wrote: »

Cheers, but the rules outlined on the UK website basically offer no mention of what the rules are for traveling from a non CTA country (Spain) and transiting through the UK from Spain to a CTA country (Ireland).

saabsaab · 21-05-2021 05:28PM

Gr1998 wrote: »

Lumen wrote: »

Cheers, but the rules outlined on the UK website basically offer no mention of what the rules are for traveling from a non CTA country (Spain) and transiting through the UK from Spain to a CTA country (Ireland).

Probably best not to travel.

titan18 · 21-05-2021 05:30PM

gozunda wrote: »

From the detail looks like each EU country will have flexibility on how it is applied.

Some countries may require full vaccination and a test, some will have either one or both depending

Hopefully we don't do that, it fcuks travel for lots of people if there's tests needed (also likely will have people going feck the vaccination if they still need to get tests to do things)

Del Griffith · 21-05-2021 05:37PM

titan18 wrote: »

Hopefully we don't do that, it fcuks travel for lots of people if there's tests needed (also likely will have people going feck the vaccination if they still need to get tests to do things)

Definitely. I'm getting my jab next week for the purposes of not having to take the rod up the nostril to fly. Wasn't going to bother but its a cost and hassle saver.

saabsaab · 21-05-2021 05:41PM

titan18 wrote: »

Hopefully we don't do that, it fcuks travel for lots of people if there's tests needed (also likely will have people going feck the vaccination if they still need to get tests to do things)

The vaccine is more than that. Can't believe people can still think in such a blinkered way!

Valhallapt · 21-05-2021 05:50PM

saabsaab wrote: »

The vaccine is more than that. Can't believe people can still think in such a blinkered way!

I’ve very pro vaccine, but people like you posting shyte all day long are putting me off it.

normanoffside · 21-05-2021 05:57PM

The whole of Ireland just went orange in the ECDC maps, so we might see a lot more countries drop testing requirements.

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/situation-updates/weekly-maps-coordinated-restriction-free-movement

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kilns · 21-05-2021 06:54PM

Surely by July 1st those who are fully vaccinated will be allowed move freely between Ireland and elsewhere? How can they restrict that? Will it take jobs at Dublin airport to start going for them to act

Dr. Em · 21-05-2021 06:58PM

kilns wrote: »

Surely by July 1st those who are fully vaccinated will be allowed move freely between Ireland and elsewhere? How can they restrict that? Will it take jobs at Dublin airport to start going for them to act

What is happening on July 1st?

jellies · 21-05-2021 07:01PM

saabsaab wrote: »

The vaccine is more than that. Can't believe people can still think in such a blinkered way!

I can't believe people still want to lock us down when vulnerable people have all been vaccinated and we have thousands of people out of work for no good reason. But there ya go.

Just spoke to a colleague in New York who had just "given in" and got the jab. The reason as because life was becoming too restrictive without it.

Ultimately taking a vaccine is a personal decision so the carrot (being able to travel without restriction etc.) is probably better than the stick.

Lmkrnr · 21-05-2021 07:03PM

Even when travel opens with the certs the government will make a balls of the cert rollout. It will be like the passport office not processing passports.

Tyrone212 · 21-05-2021 07:06PM

On RTE that vaccine cards for travel might not be issued until mid August, pushed back from late July.

M_Murphy57 · 21-05-2021 07:07PM

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1395812031379431434?s=19

Travel bubble with uk (via dublin) ruled out by the absolute clowns in FF despite a bubble existing from belfast from monday.

Daddy tony calls the indian variant a black cloud and just a few hours later mammy stephen says we arent allowed out to play (even if you are vaccinated)

kilns · 21-05-2021 07:10PM

Why can the rest of Europe open up and take the variants on their merits. While the very mention of a variant Ireland ****s the bed and shuts everything just in case something might happen with zero evidence

Gr1998 · 21-05-2021 07:14PM

saabsaab wrote: »

Gr1998 wrote: »

Probably best not to travel.

I disagree

jellies · 21-05-2021 07:33PM

kilns wrote: »

Will it take jobs at Dublin airport to start going for them to act

Jobs are Dublin airport are already going.

The only workers in full pay at Dublin airport are from the state sector - DAA, air traffic control, the guards fining people etc.

Everyone else is on severely reduced pay, PUP, short time working payments - plus they have the threat of inevitable redundancies hanging over them. Also very hard for aviation workers to get an equivalent job. You can't just wander down the road to a new employer. Thankfully I don't work in this sector but they have been treated appallingly.

kilns · 21-05-2021 07:53PM

Despite Covid certificates not being ready until Mid August (crazy by the way - here in Switzerland will be ready by June 7). What is to stop documents such as full vaccination bring presented or proof of negative tests etc to facilitate the free movement

normanoffside · 21-05-2021 07:53PM

M_Murphy57 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1395812031379431434?s=19

Travel bubble with uk (via dublin) ruled out by the absolute clowns in FF despite a bubble existing from belfast from monday.

Daddy tony calls the indian variant a black cloud and just a few hours later mammy stephen says we arent allowed out to play (even if you are vaccinated)

Tony really is still running the show and Donnelly is just his puppet.

Valhallapt · 21-05-2021 07:57PM

M_Murphy57 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1395812031379431434?s=19

Travel bubble with uk (via dublin) ruled out by the absolute clowns in FF despite a bubble existing from belfast from monday.

Daddy tony calls the indian variant a black cloud and just a few hours later mammy stephen says we arent allowed out to play (even if you are vaccinated)

Politicians succeed not by doing the right thing, but by not getting caught doing the wrong thing. This is a failure of journalism to put hard questions to Tony.

Valhallapt · 21-05-2021 07:59PM

jellies wrote: »

Jobs are Dublin airport are already going.

The only workers in full pay at Dublin airport are from the state sector - DAA, air traffic control, the guards fining people etc.

Everyone else is on severely reduced pay, PUP, short time working payments - plus they have the threat of inevitable redundancies hanging over them. Also very hard for aviation workers to get an equivalent job. You can't just wander down the road to a new employer. Thankfully I don't work in this sector but they have been treated appallingly.

Most of the jobs in Dublin airport are actually retail and food services. So even though non essential retail can open there is not enough footfall in Dublin airport.

Are we there yet? Your second Travel Megathread (threadbans in OP}

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