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

It's an embarrassing Irish silly rule that tourists will find baffling.

So true

Comedians wouldn't even think up some of of stuff that's happening

That's because comedians are trying to be funny.

This “ticketing” system has been in place for a while now in leisure centre and gyms. Just turns out to me a major pain in the arse but I still fail to see how it stops the spread of covid.

You won't find me defending Nphet very often if ever but in this case I think its all the governments doing. If nphet had their way they wouldn't allow them open at all and this is just the government trying to be on side with the voters but making a balls of it along the way.

The current mess and many other nonsensical rules throughout the past 20 months can be traced back to the fact the government/civil service is run predominantly by middle aged and older people who live in comfortable homes and long since attending nightclubs.

It's a hard no from me.

NPHET aren't making these calls, the cabinet is coming up with this stuff... All that NPHET advised was that there should be some restrictions still on the hospitality sector

Are they actually keeping anyone happy with these calls? Seems to me all they do is show the government/cabinet up to be a shower of dopes and to be making things up as they go along. Surely someone at the cabinet table said "these requirements are a load of nonsense and are going to make us look like gobsh1tes, just like the €9 meal rubbish last year".

you are correct in what you say but we have no idea the discussions at cabinet.

Michael Martin is a weak and ineffective leader maybe Dr Holohans force of character bullies him into submission - I don't know. I would guess he is easily persuaded.

The greens are weak as piss and Leo only acts to suit Leo so he swings from good decisions to bad decisions with tremendous ease because often the public isn't his main concern.

So in short , none of us really know the discussions that are had and what horse-trading or threats go on etc?

While I thought the lockdown levels and restrictions were wrong , when Tony H was away progress appeared to be made and certainly the vibe was less nanny state authoritarian . Its says a lot the state of things when he came back.

But as you said , the official decision is made my cabinet

You're not an anti-vaxxer; you're an ante-vaxxer.

A think-thank made up of the most powerful people in the world and they continually put out videos along the lines of "hey this new measure of totalitarianism could happen" and present it as neutral or a good thing.

Well how can a mandatory totalitarian surveillance state come into being unless someone brings it into being?

Er and who apart from the people who control already major nations, banks etc - and put out these videos in their spare time when they're shooting the breeze at their think-tanks and forums - would do that?

Ah nevermind this WEF shower more important things like if I buy a ticket for the nightclub and then I rock up to said nightclub and the doorman says "sorry not tonight" and I say "but I have my ticket" and still the doorman won't allow me in, how do I get my money back or will they have another queue for people the doorman has refused to get their refunds or is now the "Management have the right to refuse access" defunct because of this ticketing system?

The whole seems to be a mess and hasn't been thought through properly.