Are pubs/restaurants asking for covid certs in Galway City?

Markus Antonius · 04-11-2021 6:00pm #1

I haven't been out in galway city since last year. Have people been asked for covid cert/ID/tickets etc. in most places and is it getting more/less strict?

Of course, the reason I ask is because MY safety should be everyone else's utmost concern... :P

Markus Antonius · 04-11-2021 6:03pm

Woops, I notice there's a sticky. Maybe this could be deleted/transferred in?

Fitz* · 04-11-2021 9:52pm

I've been asked for the cert in every place I've availed of indoor dining / drinking.

The only time I haven't been asked for the cert is an establishment where I'm a regular, and have previously shown the cert. So they know I have it.

04-11-2021 10:04pm

I've been asked in almost all places. Many just glance at something on your phone, some scan it and haven't found any yet that check ID to verify it's your cert.

beachhead · 04-11-2021 10:32pm

Asked to sign name with phone number.No id or cert checked

Mrs OBumble · 04-11-2021 11:34pm

Going to work is risky enough for me, I'm sticking to outdoor dining. But I've seen lots of places scanning people going indoors.

Markus Antonius · 05-11-2021 1:59am

Interesting. I'm meeting with a gang of old colleagues and there will inevitably be some who don't have cert/ID/ticket etc. I wonder how the businesses handle this - seems like it would be awkward to turn one of a group away. Kinda reminds me of the the old days of the d*cky bouncer of the nightclubs/late bars.

ben.schlomo · 05-11-2021 2:02am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118121222#Comment_118121222

If they don't have it they've no excuse, simple really.

endacl · 05-11-2021 2:21am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118121222#Comment_118121222

Why would it be awkward?

HBC08 · 05-11-2021 2:29am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118121222#Comment_118121222

Except its not the bouncer being the d1ck in this case,is it?

Markus Antonius · 05-11-2021 2:42am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118121255#Comment_118121255

Why wouldn't it be awkward? Have you ever been out with a group before? You see it all the time when one person is too drunk to get into a pub then the group is faced with awkward decisions - do we all leave and find somewhere else, do we stay and leave him on his own, do some stay and someone else bring him to another bar/home. Awkward as hell.

But I would like to know if people see it happening, I don't care what people think should be happening.

05-11-2021 4:06am

I’ve being asked to show a cert in Galway city at a coffee shop and restaurant. So yes I guess but sure you’ll go to whatever venue to find out. Galway has one than one restaurant and coffee shop.

pjohnson · 05-11-2021 7:52am

I'd guess "Il Vicolo" they are on the conspiracy fruitloop train so probably wont check.

Any half decent place will check.

05-11-2021 7:58am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118121222#Comment_118121222

As I said on the Covid thread, they'll likely have a shared PDF of someone else's digital cert and be good-to-go since nowhere is checking the ID.

Markus Antonius · 05-11-2021 11:42am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118121405#Comment_118121405

I can see it fading away over time, I doubt businesses can afford keeping someone at the door checking all this in the long term. And especially if you have to get boosters etc. to keep the cert active. Of course, there'll be the odd prime time special then with someone with a hidden camera to stir up the pot again.

JohnCleary · 05-11-2021 12:56pm

Asked everywhere i've eaten / drank indoors, with the exception of a 'local' where I had to produce it once and not since.

Lots of places asking for ID aswell as the cert.

No harm, only takes a few seconds and you're good to go.

ben.schlomo · 05-11-2021 12:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118122529#Comment_118122529

I'm guess-timating I've been in 15 cafes/restaurants/bars and never once been asked for I.D. Maybe it's just city centre pubs at night that ask?

05-11-2021 1:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118122529#Comment_118122529

Where asked for ID? Been looking for these places as we have contacts with a vulnerable person and would like the added protection when going out for pints or food.

Fitz* · 05-11-2021 1:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118122546#Comment_118122546

McDonald's ask for ID!

Space Dog · 05-11-2021 2:25pm

Tomodachi check certs and IDs (and make you sanitize your hands).

Esquires Coffee in Limerick also asked for certs and IDs, might be the same in Galway since they're a chain.

dotsman · 05-11-2021 2:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118122770#Comment_118122770

Only some. have been to two different McD's in the past few weeks and 1 is very strict and formal about it, the other didn't question anything, tables weren't being cleaned between customers etc. Both were quite times (late evening).

ben.schlomo · 05-11-2021 2:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118122770#Comment_118122770

Fair enough, not somewhere I'd be venturing on a rare evening's excursion.

irish_major · 05-11-2021 3:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118121222#Comment_118121222

Ah yes one of your "colleagues" being turned away would be awkward for sure.

05-11-2021 4:36pm

@Markus Antonius I’d say people aren’t vaccinated are well aware that places are checking certs and probably won’t bother going to the Christmas do. Otherwise I’d say they just eat outside or go to places they know don’t bother to check.

I was in a hotel bar recently and they checked if you were eating and had an area set aside for that but not if you were there for drinks or coffee, a different area of the bar.

Markus Antonius · 05-11-2021 6:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118123537#Comment_118123537

It sure would. I'm the one organising and in all likelihood some won't be vaccinated. Quite frankly, that's none of my business as I'm not a curtain-twitching, high-horseman.

JohnCleary · 05-11-2021 6:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118122708#Comment_118122708

Pretty much everywhere in the evening time when going drinking. Not so much during the day when going in for a bite (just checking the cert)

SqueakyKneecap · 05-11-2021 7:18pm

I doubt we can name names but I've been generally very impressed about the amount of checks I've had both daytime and nighttime. There's only one pub/restaurant I wasn't checked in town but I've heard from others that they've been checked there since.

05-11-2021 7:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118124330#Comment_118124330

Actually I did get checked for ID going to Freenys, they were very thorough. Just remembered (the later part of that night is hazy after a very dry year!).

Would be good to hear names of more places.