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

Remember don't throw out your masks

And supposedly the vaccine reduces your symptoms, and if you are symptomless you are very unlikely to spread it. The pro-vaccine lobby have been urging people to get vaccinated because you are less likely to spread it.

If you are vaxed, have the virus, asymptomatic, you are very unlikely to spread it.

If you are unvaxxed and you are asymptomatic, you are very unlikely to spread it.

So what are the point in the masks anymore when you have no symptoms???

They are nonsense. They have always been nonsense.

I was watching The World Championships for Cycling in Belgium today. There were millions on the streets. The roadsides were packed. Fan zones, carnivals, beer tents, everything. Not a mask to be seen bar the finish line area where the riders do their interviews and so forth. Life has is normal again. 70% vaccinated.

We still have to wait to another 4 weeks for most restrictions to be removed and have a tax raising budget in the meantime to keep morale low before energy shortages/price hikes for the winter. . All whilst the NPHET Government are still dishing out little threats and future restrictions.

We are living in a cesspit of continuous misery. Meanwhile other countries are being normal again.

It's such a shame Ireland was the only country in the world to lock down and will be the only country in the world who will need to adjust budgets to pay for it, that's what you believe eh? NPHET are not dishing out threats about future restrictions, it was a cleverly phrased question to the CMO, who couldn't rule it out.

If you asked any CMO from any country, they would give the same answer. Like in the UK, where they can't rule out restrictions in the winter, but no, Ireland is all alone, you ignore that.

You bring up Belgium, they are further ahead in reopening, have you ever asked yourself why? Do you expect every country to lockdown and reopen at the same time despite peaks and waves being weeks and months apart?

The masks on the plane thing is a bit of a weird one for me.

You can't get on a plane unless you show that you've either been vaccinated, have a negative PCR test or proof that you've recovered from the virus.

So wouldn't that therefore mean that every single person on the plane doesn't have the virus? Therefore the masks become redundant?

Get out a bit more Richard.

Friends , sorry to interrupt the flow here , but I have a question; So on October 22nd all restrictions most are likely to be lifted? At the moment only vaccinated people are allowed attend organized indoor sports classes. Can I assume that vaxxed and un vaxxed will officially be able to attend these types of indoor classes after October 22nd given the consent of the person organizing the class of course?

It's just theatre at this stage I think

Yes, the plan is that after October 22nd the un-vaccinated will be able to avail of indoor activities that previously only the vaccinated could avail of

I'm shocked that people still don't understand the difference between eliminating a risk vs. reducing the chances of a risk.

Same and it's way more practical then fully table service. Some places struggling with staff which makes it difficult for them to try stay on track with all the orders

Went to the pub last week and the bartender couldn't have given less of a **** about the masks or distance nonsense.

Walking around with no masks and sitting at the bar. Great time

Someone told you wrong so.

There's no changes officially until 22nd October for hospitality. If somewhere is doing their own thing that's on them and by that I mean they've decided to do it.

Most places have put a table beside the bar and are using that, as silly as it is

It's gone from 22nd.