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

Why would you relax restrictions - add more!

Numerous unvaccinated young people dying from the virus? Depends what you call 'young' I suppose.

In a word, no! Discrimination laws prevent it.

There needs to be an end date for the mask requirement, simply no question about it. People can be free to wear them if they want to but they should no longer be considered mandatory. Give people a date and tell the unvaccinated to get sorted before then as there will be no further societal protection from masks past that point.

There are more important restrictions than masks to be removed, pregnancy scans and the hour limit of new fathers are the big ones that come to mind

Completely agree, and as most control group studies have shown, they do bugger all anyway:

Anyone who still wants to wear one, fine, but should no longer be mandated.

Thanks - although I'm not thinking specifically of health workers, but rather any workers.

e.g. if a US tech multinational mandated vaccines for its Irish employees, or a chain of Irish fashion stores, or a pub...or just about any employer you can think of.

The response seems to be 'legally, you can't' which is what I was trying to understand. Thanks for all the responses.

Then why keep harping on about Professor Nolan as if he is the only person in authority worldwide that has said vaccines will not eradicate the virus ? Nobody has ever claimed they would. Not from the companies who developed the vaccines too the regulatory bodies who verified their efficacy or anyone else.

Around 95% of the population vaccinated is pie in the sky. In all probability those that cannot avail off a vaccine is higher than 5%, let alone those that refuse to for whatever their reasoning. On mask-wearing the only specific mention by Professor Nolan going forward was in relation to public transport where he said he believed it was only good manners. I have already said why similar to flu season I agree with him. I have not had my personal experience lessened by wearing one on public transport and I fail to see how anybody`s would be either. I haven`t seen vast numbers on there eating their lunches. unlike the claim regarding bookies premises made here some time ago by a poster.

Mask-wearing is primarily about protecting others. While I would not be greatly worried about those that refuse to avail of a vaccine, even outside of it being just good manners on public transport, if it`s a help to those unable to avail then I do not see it as any great imposition on my freedoms.

This whole palaver here over "loss of freedoms" in Ireland I have never got. Do some believe it`s some kind of cunning Black Adder like plan by the Irish authorities to establish North Korean type control over the Irish population, or have they not actually noticed that during this pandemic the same "loss of freedoms" have been virtually world-wide. If they have noticed, then other than it being a world-wide conspiracy by governments to follow this cunning plan for other than North Korean like objectives then I do not see what it`s purpose could possibly be. Especially not when attempting to achieve it causes so much problems for their economies.

Your last sentence is correct, they are putting that in place, or at least inferring that they will. I think it will be a logistical nightmare given the roster struggles in hospitals in normal times.

Ah but......If you own or have connections to a Company manufacturing or importing "Face Coverings" then you will certainly have great concern about the health of the General Public (your customers) 😉

It's all academic anyway,as the GAA have obviously had a Holohan memo landed on their Laptop over their "Lack of Leadership" in enforcing Facemask rules on the VAST numbers of their attendees who thankfully were perfectly entitled to sat "Thanks for that advice Tony,but no thanks all the same,beggin your pardon Sir ".

Quite why the NATIONAL BROADCASTER had to chase down a former GAA President is ,as yet,unexplained in the article....but hey-ho any port in a storm 🙄 https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2021/0826/1242918-collective-leadership-needed-on-masks-at-croke-park/

Ex President O'Neill does appear to have a particular view of his Customers,who have I suppose Purchased their tickets in a commercial transaction,as opposed to participating in some black-magic ritual in which Tickets were given to the best dressed Warlock/Witch ?

Nonsense all ireland hurling final last week 40k

Football semi final this week 24k

Football final next week 40k

Why is 40k not safe this weekend? Is it because half them coming from a diff country, that cant be the reason as if they win why will 40k still be allowed at the final.

700 people are allowed attend UCDs cup game tonight, 400 are allowed attend Bohs cup game Sunday. Both have only 1 stand (rest ground not fit for purpose) and Bohs stand holds double the amount that UCD does.

Make sense of it all?

What exactly have they being learning from these pilot events, no testing, no way of knowing who is at them etc... Its all nonsense

its just another measure that the government will drag their heels on when there isn’t any further need for it with the vaccination rates. I wouldn’t put it past them to try and keep it in place over the winter not for covid reasons but to again try and cover the ass of the health service they have supposedly been “upgrading” for the last 18 months.