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CoVid-19 Part VIII - 292 cases ROI (2 deaths) 62 in NI (as of 17th March) *Read OP*

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  • #7142
    Christy42
    Registered Users Posts: 7,866 ✭✭✭Christy42


    el Fenomeno wrote: »
    Leo: We'll be fine, don't worry. It'll be grand.

    Also Leo: You should be absolutely f*cling terrified, and will likely die.

    I have to imagine you had the wrong channel. He did not say the second thing in the slightest. This is the sort of utter and complete nonsense he asked people to stop going on about.


  • #7143
    Curlysue76
    Registered Users Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Curlysue76


    freddie1970 wrote: »
    Some difference between Leo and Boris..

    Exactly what my 17 yr old daughter said.


  • #7144
    Bunny Colvin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,048 ✭✭✭Bunny Colvin


    Great address from Leo. There was nothing remarkable about what he said, but he done an excellent job of summing up the current mood in the country, on what's a very a poignant day for us.


  • #7145
    This is it
    Registered Users Posts: 5,184 ✭✭✭This is it


    Lyanna Some Gut wrote: »
    Optics.

    He's so slimy, I can't stand it. I think he loves this.

    Get a grip of yourself ffs.


  • #7146
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,431 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    Powerful, honest and sobering.

    It's time people realised that this is only just beginning and we need to pace ourselves through this.

    As a grandparent in his 60s, with children in the front line of the medical services, I've never experienced anything like this and, to be perfectly honest, I'm finding it all very sad and quite scary.


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  • #7147
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users Posts: 15,199 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    This is it wrote: »
    It's been posted countless times. ~30% increase a day brings us to that figure

    Yes but with the measures put in place you would expect the case numbers to not rise at that rate in a weeks time for example


  • #7148
    Pacing Mule
    Registered Users Posts: 5,055 ✭✭✭Pacing Mule


    He as good as said fcuk off boards so Beasty may as well shut this thread down. :)


  • #7149
    neonsofa
    Registered Users Posts: 5,476 ✭✭✭neonsofa


    He did well.


  • #7150
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Non FG/FF/SF voter here...Leo and Simon and co. are coming across really well to me as a concerned citizen. I'm also appreciative of the likes of FF and SF and other parties for not trying to politicise this or see a political opportunity in the crisis.


  • #7151
    martingriff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,679 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Yeah people are scared and you aren't helping Leo.

    What the hell do you want him to do


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  • #7152
    retro:electro
    Registered Users Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    The three boyos, Leo, Harris and Coveney. They’ll go down in history and will be held in high regard for what they’re doing to tackle this and assure the public


  • #7153
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,582 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    It was more to reassure the nation. Lot of loss out there already from this. And, to tell us tfat this is going on well past March 29...very good speech.


  • #7154
    alchemist33
    Registered Users Posts: 10,969 ✭✭✭✭alchemist33


    That's a proper leaders speech. Honest, concise, no ego


  • #7155
    Syncpolice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 245 ✭✭Syncpolice


    GM228 wrote: »
    Have to hand it to him, was a good speech in fairness.



    "Not all heroes wear capes" :)

    Think he was talking about himself


  • #7156
    Brock Turnpike
    Registered Users Posts: 3,744 ✭✭✭Brock Turnpike


    ****ing hell, boards is the most miserable place in the internet. Just negative post after negative post


  • #7157
    Sam Hain
    Registered Users Posts: 1,315 ✭✭✭Sam Hain


    retro:electro wrote: »
    Good speech from Leo. Why are some disappointed that there’s “nothing new”?? He’s checking in with the nation on our most culturally significant day. It’s important to keep engaged. Not gonna lie I nearly cried when he described the elderly as “our most precious”.
    He’s doing a good job.

    Spot on.


  • #7158
    wakka12
    Registered Users Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    I dont get why they think whats coming will be so bad. It seems like they are expecting what happened in Italy, but weve already closed schools and most of the population are isolating, how bad could it possibly get?


  • #7159
    Ms2011
    Registered Users Posts: 3,119 ✭✭✭Ms2011


    Why did that speech make me so emotional....!


  • #7160
    GM228
    Registered Users Posts: 8,925 ✭✭✭GM228


    Jimbob1977 wrote: »
    He referenced Churchill's Battle of Britain speech.

    Solid speech.

    If there was a General Election after the crisis, he could get a result

    Never say never.


  • #7161
    threeball
    Registered Users Posts: 7,922 ✭✭✭threeball


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I'm always polite to service people and appreciative of them anyway, but they are especially standing out to me lately. A lot of us can stay at home, some of us have no choice and were made redundant, but the people manning the shops that we need to stay open are Trojans IMO.

    That's why I was beyond pissed off earlier tonight to walk into the shop of a local filling station to the scene of 5 scrotes tormenting the cashier. It doesn't matter what happened next, but it got a reaction out of me and is still pissing me off. I encountered the same situation at a garage in the vicinity 2 years ago, but at that time we didn't have a national crisis and global pandemic. Not to excuse the scrotes of 2 years ago, but those of tonight are beyond comprehension.

    These vermin are an absolute drain on society at the best of times, and now during the worst of times while we're all banding together, they could not give one fúck and are scumming on as per usual, just making things worse. Where are the parents? I think we all know the answer to that in most cases.

    I will be quite content to see a heightened Garda presence in the next while. Otherwise, little fúcks like these will run riot. Waiting for some kind of conscience, common sense or parenting to kick in is pointless.

    Its a state of emergency, just shoot the fcukers. We don't have time to be dealing with them.


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  • #7162
    sterz
    Registered Users Posts: 527 ✭✭✭sterz


    ixoy wrote: »
    The people you meet in the City Centre don't necessarily represent all of Ireland though. Give people some credit.

    True. But I guess it was just extremely noticable this weekend as to how many people I saw totally ignoring the advice given.


  • #7163
    ArielAtom
    Registered Users Posts: 2,573 ✭✭✭ArielAtom


    I’m not a LEO fan, but that was, honest l, concise and did not sugar coat it. He was short of saying a complete lockdown, but he is being led by medical experts, led by Dr Tony Holohan. Stop sharing bull**** and listen to the experts. Well done Leo.


  • #7164
    micar
    Registered Users Posts: 1,876 ✭✭✭micar


    Excellent speech.

    Cocooning is the new word. Something we all have to get used to.


  • #7165
    Ninthlife
    Registered Users Posts: 2,241 ✭✭✭Ninthlife


    Clearly they envisage this to get alot worse and its only a martter of time before we are looking at a full lockdown please dont leave your house scenario

    Im no fan of Leo but he and his colleagues have been impressive in these unprecedented times


  • #7166
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,075 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    We are gonna wait and see type situation kick the can as we don't know how long this is gonna last, hse agenda to the letter


  • #7167
    Jim Root
    Registered Users Posts: 487 ✭✭Jim Root


    I’m not a Leo fan boy but that was an epic speech. True leadership.


  • #7168
    dougm1970
    Registered Users Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭dougm1970


    channeling his inner churchill at the end there.
    also, him referring to it as a "global and national emergency".....have the government referred to it as a national emergency before ?

    anyway...a good speech that.


  • #7169
    Kivaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,105 ✭✭✭Kivaro


    Well, I'm going to do what the Taoiseach recommended ......... and stepping away from this thread.


    And break.


  • #7170
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users Posts: 4,799 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    Mariah Microscopic Candlestick wrote: »
    Well done Leo, serious stuff.

    Feels like we're at war, which I guess we are in a way.




    No we are not at war.relax with the drama


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  • #7171
    Vivienne23
    Registered Users Posts: 238 ✭✭Vivienne23


    People should be afraid otherwise they won’t conform everyone at this stage should realise how serious it is


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