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Galway COVID-19, local news and discussion

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  • #1862
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    LowOdour wrote: »
    So just out of Lidl....not only were the queues long but everyone let in at the one time and no one giving two fcuks about being in on top of each other. Madness

    My experiences with early morning shopping is large queues outside before the shop opens, and about 40 minutes after it opens, a nice short queue which gradually builds up again by noon.


  • #1863
    Laviski
    Registered Users Posts: 1,582 ✭✭✭Laviski


    Whereisgalway wrote: »
    Doors wide open and a few people “browsing” when I passed earlier

    Wasn't that way a few days ago, surprised tbh. But knowing that now, may pop in next week.


  • #1864
    Whereisgalway
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway


    Laviski wrote: »
    Wasn't that way a few days ago, surprised tbh. But knowing that now, may pop in next week.


    Bad form out of the owners


  • #1865
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Back to news
    The St Nicholas Saturday Market continues with a new look.

    To allow for improved social distancing, we will now have all hot food traders operating in the car park of St Patrick's School and cold food traders operating around the church.

    We have implemented a one way system entering from Shop Street and we want to encourage the public to shop and go as opposed to gathering in groups.

    We have marked out a through route and a queueing area in front of stalls for customers, which should help the flow through the market.

    All food traders will operate in the traditional market area on Sundays.

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    image from here


  • #1866
    Bobeagleburger
    Registered Users Posts: 45,250 ✭✭✭✭Bobeagleburger


    Great idea. Fair play to them for finding a workable solution pretty quickly


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  • #1867
    Wompa1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,164 ✭✭✭Wompa1


    biko wrote: »
    Back to news



    101441285-3120420111329699-903285889260584960-o.jpg
    image from here

    That's excellent! Wish it could be like that all the time.


  • #1868
    Wompa1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,164 ✭✭✭Wompa1


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Was driving from Briarhill in the Oranmore direction earlier when I remarked to my wife, that in normal years the Wexford strawberry sellers would be setting up for the first weekend of the season but no chance of seeing them this year. Low and behold, no sooner had I finished saying the words when there in front of me just past the Clinic roundabout was the stall. Was great to see a bit of normality and really made my day. The strawberries were lovely too

    There was another stand selling them in Clarinbridge too.


  • #1869
    Whereisgalway
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway


    CruelSummer wrote: »
    There will be more trouble like this if something isn’t done. These young people have had no school, no structure, no sport, no part time job options, no shops, nothing. It’s going to boil over soon and maybe then people will realise locking people up for months on end - while all other countries used the new data coming through - was a monumental disaster by our authorities.

    There are idiots in everyday life, Don’t make excuses these teenagers are just idiots


  • #1870
    connemara man
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 6,773 Mod ✭✭✭✭connemara man


    Prom news moved to own thread


  • #1871
    connemara man
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 6,773 Mod ✭✭✭✭connemara man


    Prom chat moved to own thread


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  • #1872
    Whereisgalway
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway


    connemara man wrote: »
    Prom chat moved to own thread

    Show it not have it’s own thread? Let the prom for the actually prom. Call this covid teenagers Galway?


  • #1873
    Whereisgalway
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway


    connemara man wrote: »
    Prom news moved to own thread

    It should have it’s own thread? Let the prom for the actually prom. Call this covid teenagers Galway?


  • #1874
    Whereisgalway
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway


    https://www.thejournal.ie/restaurant-street-tables-limerick-5112184-Jun2020/

    Restaurant street tables to be trialled as part of Limerick council's recovery plans. Have GCC any thing in the pipeline or are they too busy in fighting and thinking of new ways to be indepth


  • #1875
    at1withmyself
    Registered Users Posts: 2,476 ✭✭✭at1withmyself


    Whereisgalway wrote: »
    https://www.thejournal.ie/restaurant-street-tables-limerick-5112184-Jun2020/

    Restaurant street tables to be trialled as part of Limerick council's recovery plans. Have GCC any thing in the pipeline or are they too busy in fighting and thinking of new ways to be indepth

    Yes let's ignore all the additional work the prom and market bought for them the last few weeks and focus on what they've not done instead of the positives. It's important to keep a negative attitude at this time....


  • #1876
    Whereisgalway
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway


    at1withmyself wrote: »
    Yes let's ignore all the additional work the prom and market bought for them the last few weeks and focus on what they've not done instead of the positives. It's important to keep a negative attitude at this time....

    They put up a few bollards and barriers along the road. Not exactly rocket science or creative thinking. As for the market the traders came up with all the Workable proposals


  • #1877
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 12,783 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    at1withmyself wrote: »
    Yes let's ignore all the additional work the prom and market bought for them the last few weeks and focus on what they've not done instead of the positives. It's important to keep a negative attitude at this time....

    This is 'Whereisgalway' we're talking about. Seeing the negative and pointing them out is literally all they know on boards.


  • #1878
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Bring the niceness and civility back up please.


  • #1879
    Whereisgalway
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway


    flazio wrote: »
    This is 'Whereisgalway' we're talking about. Seeing the negative and pointing them out is literally all they know on boards.

    Very personal attack, very disappointed the mods have left it up

    Surely the subject of how the city rejuvenates it’s delft deserves it own thread.


  • #1880
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,656 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Whereisgalway wrote: »
    They put up a few bollards and barriers along the road. Not exactly rocket science or creative thinking. As for the market the traders came up with all the Workable proposals

    It was clearly stated all along that it was up to the market traders to manage their customers: The council needs to be focussing on ratepayers.

    Outdoor tables are a fixture in most of Quay St already. There are a few more places which could apply for licenses to have them, and use the councils existing mechanism to put tables outside - the initiative is with the restaurant.


  • #1881
    Whereisgalway
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Whereisgalway


    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    It was clearly stated all along that it was up to the market traders to manage their customers: The council needs to be focussing on ratepayers.

    Outdoor tables are a fixture in most of Quay St already. There are a few more places which could apply for licenses to have them, and use the councils existing mechanism to put tables outside - the initiative is with the restaurant.

    Leadership the action of leading a group of people or an organization.


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  • #1882
    45mhrc7evo1d3n
    Closed Accounts Posts: 427 ✭✭45mhrc7evo1d3n


    flazio wrote: »
    This is 'Whereisgalway' we're talking about. Seeing the negative and pointing them out is literally all they know on boards.

    I cannot recommend the “Ignore” function highly enough. My Boards experience has improved immeasurably since I set it up recently ;).


  • #1883
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 23,298 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Plenty of space on the road for seating, just remove the on-street parking


  • #1884
    Storm 10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,871 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    I am at a loss to understand the City Council closing off areas because of social distancing in the City, I think we are doing pretty well here in Galway, there was no one giving out about the thousands of people marching in a protest parade in Dublin all bunched close together, how was this ever allowed to go ahead given how many were diagnosed positive with the virus in Dublin. I did not hear any noise from Leo or Dublin City Council about it.


  • #1885
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    I am at a loss to understand the City Council closing off areas because of social distancing in the City, I think we are doing pretty well here in Galway, there was no one giving out about the thousands of people marching in a protest parade in Dublin all bunched close together, how was this ever allowed to go ahead given how many were diagnosed positive with the virus in Dublin. I did not hear any noise from Leo or Dublin City Council about it.

    We are doing well so now is the time to keep it up not throw away all the good work.


  • #1886
    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,385 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    I am at a loss to understand the City Council closing off areas because of social distancing in the City, I think we are doing pretty well here in Galway, there was no one giving out about the thousands of people marching in a protest parade in Dublin all bunched close together, how was this ever allowed to go ahead given how many were diagnosed positive with the virus in Dublin. I did not hear any noise from Leo or Dublin City Council about it.

    There's a march on Saturday at 2pm in Galway. Sorry don't have the details right now, I believe it is the square. I saw someone post about it and encourage people to social distance and wear masks.


  • #1887
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    inisboffin wrote: »
    There's a march on Saturday at 2pm in Galway. Sorry don't have the details right now, I believe it is the square. I saw someone post about it and encourage people to social distance and wear masks.

    The march should be nipped in the bud immediately, severe fines need to be threatened for anyone who even thinks about attending. I can't believe the down right stupidity and ignorance of anyone who organises, promotes or attends a march during a virus outbreak.


  • #1888
    Wompa1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,164 ✭✭✭Wompa1


    Fernando Muscular Sibilant wrote: »
    The march should be nipped in the bud immediately, severe fines need to be threatened for anyone who even thinks about attending. I can't believe the down right stupidity and ignorance of anyone who organises, promotes or attends a march during a virus outbreak.

    How about we not fine people for thoughts :pac:

    A march would need to be approved by the council anyway so they can nip it in the bud if they wish and they should since mass gathering are not permitted yet.


  • #1889
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,656 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Wompa1 wrote: »
    How about we not fine people for thoughts :pac:

    A march would need to be approved by the council anyway so they can nip it in the bud if they wish and they should since mass gathering are not permitted yet.

    Yoy reckon the Dublin march was council approved?


  • #1890
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users Posts: 7,955 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    Really hope that the planned march is stopped.

    You don't honour an innocent person being killed by potentially letting other innocent lives be lost. Tony Hollihan did say a mass gathering does still constitute a risk to life of vulnerable people.


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  • #1891
    JoeA3
    Registered Users Posts: 7,405 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    Fernando Muscular Sibilant wrote: »
    severe fines need to be threatened for anyone who even thinks about attending

    :D

    Give the Gardai a break man... now they're expected to catch and severely fine those who think about breaking the law. I think I saw this movie too. Tom Cruise was in it.


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