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

So dividing between tested and untested will result in better compliance than dividing between vaxxed and unvaxxed? I don't share your optimism

What do you think they will do, open everything?

Yeah, the "mood music" is definitely changing.

Cases are soaring, hospital numbers are ticking up, Delta is rampant, un-vaccinated primary schools are about to reopen, part-vaccinated secondary schools are about to reopen, no-online-classes-this-term colleges are about to reopen, public transport is about to get packed again, the weather will get worse and people will be indoors. On top of this we have evidence of Pfizer waning, wave of un-vaccinated infections and some vaccinated infections. And it only August.

The counter-argument is Delta wave will likely eventually subdue but thereafter cases could easily still stay at an elevated level like in England or tick back up like in Scotland.

I don't think we are facing "lockdown", not yet anyway. I think what we are facing is the cancellation or postponement of the road-map later this month. I can't see offices, for example, been allowed open until after Winter. I bet we will also see expanded use of the Digital Covid Certificate (gyms etc) and the cancellation of the plans to allow indoor dining access without a Digital Covid Certificate.

If the government go ahead with the road-map later this month and then hospitals go to hell in Autumn/Winter there will be too much egg on their face. The situation has to drastically improve before any road-map can be announced.

Here we have Newstalk's Sean Moncrieff calling for a climate change NPHET, presumably leading to climate lockdowns. Now obviously lockdown was good to Sean and his industry but that's not the point.

As I said over a year ago, lockdowns are now a legitimate and moreover popular tool in the government's tool kit and you're kidding yourself if you think they'll be restricted to viruses. Closing down society and borrowing vast sums of money to pay people to stay at home is here to stay.

Of course it drives wealth inequality between rich and poor, it stops people (poor people obviously) accessing healthcare and it will invariably cause inflation which we're only now beginning to see starting in the US.

In answer to Sean's sadness at the prospect of not having grandkids i'd say, first of all your children are young - I certainly said i didn't want kids at their age - but perhaps your kids not reproducing is the only climate "action" which will actually save the planet...

WHAT....?

OMG and here's me thinking it was bUggles....Grrrrrrrrr !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzb1E16r164

We didn't get a roadmap to no restrictions when we had less than 50 in hospital including around 10 in ICU. This gormless shower we have in government are not going to buck that trend now, regardless of what MM claimed weeks ago. It would seem we are only fluid in going one direction, any sort of easing requires months of procrastinating until cases start to rise again and then they have their excuses.

Don't worry the government will swoop in and ban non essential travel to the UK very soon

I worked hard and paid my way to make a trip over for a concert next month but I'll be forced to cancel even been fully vaccinated and feel comfortable going.

Whats the point anymore, **** micro managed and all personality responsibility been thrown out the window because I could potentially bring back a variant

As much as I'd love to its simply to far away from Waterford

Sure train/bus to Dublin would be disturb because of a new travel restriction

Pushback! From the Irish 😂

Spend all our money at gigs football games etc across the water meanwhile our arts and entertainment industry is on its knees.

Its ok for a vaccinated person just on boat or plane go concert in UK but we don't allow concerts for vaccinated people here. Make sense of that to me?

Cue the posters to tell us the Dutch are absolutely stupid and not at all clever like us Irish.

Feel it's coming down the line

Only UK issued covid certs will be accepted to gain entry into venues

relax

A couple of big gigs are planned for croke park sometime next year

Toward the end of the page it says

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Supporters from other countries internationally can present one of the following formal documents providing they have tested negative for COVID-19 no more than 48 hours prior to kick-off:

- Negative PCR test result required as part of their travel documentation or permission to travel

- Negative PCR test result from any testing centre or pharmacy