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Ireland Team Talk XI: Team of nervoUS MOD warning Post 1

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    #6302
    tototoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 828 ✭✭✭tototoe


    Podge_irl wrote: »
    I'm happy enough to take him at his word that he left the meeting about the issue shortly before being on the news and tried and failed to get in contact. He was obviously going to be asked about it on air and was at that stage a bit stuck between a rock and a hard place.

    He didn't have to announce it on the news, but it suited him.
    It was not that urgent that he couldn't wait a few hours, or even until today.

    I don't mind if the game is cancelled, but the manner Harris went about his business was typically inept and self-centred.


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    #6303
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,201 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    Podge_irl wrote: »
    I'm happy enough to take him at his word that he left the meeting about the issue shortly before being on the news and tried and failed to get in contact. He was obviously going to be asked about it on air and was at that stage a bit stuck between a rock and a hard place.
    That's fair enough and pretty much the only issue I had with it. Quick to arrange the meeting as well which helped clear things up quickly.


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    #6304
    martingriff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,705 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    tototoe wrote: »
    If you are, as minister for health, going to announce an event is cancelled, you surely would discuss it with the organisation running it. Not announce it on 6one news.

    It was amature stuff frrom harris, and typically FG in its arrogance

    Did he announce it was cancelled he gave an opinion it should be cancelled. Only rugby unions could cancel


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    #6305
    Shefwedfan
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    tototoe wrote: »
    If you are, as minister for health, going to announce an event is cancelled, you surely would discuss it with the organisation running it. Not announce it on 6one news.

    It was amature stuff frrom harris, and typically FG in its arrogance


    Well it shows you didn't listen to the announcement and just used it as a dig at FG....


    No need for politics to get dragged in here


    He was very clear. They recommended the game get cancelled but the IRFU would make the call. It was not up to the government, if game was to be played behind closed doors etc it was all up to IRFU

    Not sure what else Harris was supposed to do?


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    #6306
    lawrencesummers
    Registered Users Posts: 8,491 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    Well it shows you didn't listen to the announcement and just used it as a dig at FG....


    No need for politics to get dragged in here


    He was very clear. They recommended the game get cancelled but the IRFU would make the call. It was not up to the government, if game was to be played behind closed doors etc it was all up to IRFU

    Not sure what else Harris was supposed to do?


    That’s not what he said. Best bet now is you go watch his press conference and write down what he said, and compare it to the above.


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    #6307
    Shefwedfan
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    lawrencesummers wrote: »
    That’s not what he said. Best bet now is you go watch his press conference and write down what he said, and compare it to the above.

    No need, thanks


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    #6308
    lawrencesummers
    Registered Users Posts: 8,491 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    No need, thanks

    Stay wrong so.
    Doesn’t bother me.


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    #6309
    Shefwedfan
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    lawrencesummers wrote: »
    Stay wrong so.
    Doesn’t bother me.


    Based on your posts it does.....:P:P


    I refer you to the below,knock yourself out.....I will accept your apology



    https://www.offtheball.com/rugby/simon-harris-irfu-government-advice-973332


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    #6310
    lawrencesummers
    Registered Users Posts: 8,491 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    Based on your posts it does.....:P:P


    I refer you to the below,knock yourself out.....I will accept your apology



    https://www.offtheball.com/rugby/simon-harris-irfu-government-advice-973332

    That’s the statement he made after his initial one where me made a mess of the situation. You should watch the first one, because this is him changing tack after the mistake was made. Do you ever stop apologising for FG?


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    #6311
    [Deleted User]
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    lawrencesummers wrote: »
    That’s the statement he made after his initial one where me made a mess of the situation. You should watch the first one, because this is him changing tack after the mistake was made. Do you ever stop apologising for FG?

    bcdwON0.jpg


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    #6312
    TheAnalyst_
    Registered Users Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭TheAnalyst_


    aloooof wrote: »
    That's a phenomenal sentence. Why listen to experts when we can listen to.... randommers on the internet??

    I'll have to think about that one. Think about it deeply.

    I take my cues from the experts, just not the irish one making the call in this case. The ones in Italy and France seem to have a very different approach. You do know that there is no consensus on this?


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    #6313
    lawrencesummers
    Registered Users Posts: 8,491 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    Deleted User wrote: »
    bcdwON0.jpg

    Your flying it at coder-dojo. Fair play.


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    #6314
    Eod100
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    TheAnalyst_ wrote: »
    I take my cues from the experts, just not the irish one making the call in this case. The ones in Italy and France seem to have a very different approach. You do know that there is no consensus on this?

    Italy has the most cases in Europe. The risk may be small but its definitely greater than zero. There is really no upside to playing the game on 7th. Hasn't had to happen in 19 years so not like they're doing it for the hell of it. Think at this point it's time to accept decision has been made and move on tbh


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    #6315
    TheAnalyst_
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    Eod100 wrote: »
    Italy has the most cases in Europe. The risk may be small but its definitely greater than zero. There is really no upside to playing the game on 7th. Hasn't had to happen in 19 years so not like they're doing it for the hell of it. Think at this point it's time to accept decision has been made and move on tbh

    City are playing right now in Madrid where there are two cases. Why does Ireland always have to be so extreme. That is why the IRFU were so pissed off.


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    #6316
    Buer
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    moritz1234 wrote: »
    Munster game went ahead in Parma friday night.
    Parma (Soccer) play next game behind closed doors

    The virus only broke out properly in Italy on the day of the Munster match. Prior to that day, there were only 3 confirmed cases and no deaths in Italy. Now there are 400 cases and 12 dead.

    More pertinent is the fact that the Treviso and Zebre games were cancelled on Monday for this coming weekend.


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    #6317
    Shefwedfan
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    TheAnalyst_ wrote: »
    I take my cues from the experts, just not the irish one making the call in this case. The ones in Italy and France seem to have a very different approach. You do know that there is no consensus on this?


    What are these "experts" saying?

    Everything I see is that Italy are struggling to contain


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    #6318
    TheAnalyst_
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    Shefwedfan wrote: »
    What are these "experts" saying?

    Everything I see is that Italy are struggling to contain

    The french government has not stopped juventus travelling to Lyon tonight.


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    #6319
    Former Former
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    It's a rugby match.

    People are dying.

    I'd have thought that one of these was far more important than the other. But it seems not.


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    #6320
    Shefwedfan
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    TheAnalyst_ wrote: »
    The french government has not stopped juventus travelling to Lyon tonight.


    So?


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    #6321
    Buer
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    TheAnalyst_ wrote: »
    City are playing right now in Madrid where there are two cases. Why does Ireland always have to be so extreme. That is why the IRFU were so pissed off.

    458 cases and 12 dead in Italy vs. 12 cases and no deaths in Spain.

    Do you really think there's an equivalent risk?

    Also worth noting that, of the 12 cases in Spain, 4 of them were Italian nationals visiting Spain and 4 others were Spanish people that had visited northern Italy recently.

    The reason the IRFU were pissed is because they didn't get to control the communication and PR around the situation. The fact that the game is off was going to happen regardless.


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    #6322
    Shefwedfan
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    Former Former wrote: »
    It's a rugby match.

    People are dying.

    I'd have thought that one of these was far more important than the other. But it seems not.


    I could say what I think but I would get another ban.....


    I really do despairb with the human race


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    #6323
    The Rape of Lucretia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    TheAnalyst_ wrote: »
    City are playing right now in Madrid where there are two cases. Why does Ireland always have to be so extreme. That is why the IRFU were so pissed off.

    And quite rightly so. It has really spoiled this years 6N. Thousands of people can still come to Dublin. Just not allowed to go to a game. Disgrace. Disgrace.


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    #6324
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    Buer wrote: »
    The reason the IRFU were pissed is because they didn't get to control the communication and PR around the situation. The fact that the game is off was going to happen regardless.

    Also apparently as it stands the IRFUs insurance may not cover this unless the Government specifically determine that it’s off and then insurance will cover it.


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    #6325
    The Rape of Lucretia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    Buer wrote: »
    458 cases and 12 dead in Italy vs. 12 cases and no deaths in Spain.

    Do you really think there's an equivalent risk?

    Also worth noting that, of the 12 cases in Spain, 4 of them were Italian nationals visiting Spain and 4 others were Spanish people that had visited northern Italy recently.

    The reason the IRFU were pissed is because they didn't get to control the communication and PR around the situation. The fact that the game is off was going to happen regardless.

    The reason they are pissed, is that there is no cogent rational behind the decision. If they are concerned about people coming in from Italy, mixing with people in Ireland in work, homes, shops, restaurants, pubs, theatres,etc, why have they not banned flights from Italy ? How many incoming flights from Italy every day - 20 ? Thats 4000 people. A day. About the same as will come for the non-game anyway.


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    #6326
    TheAnalyst_
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    Former Former wrote: »
    It's a rugby match.

    People are dying.

    I'd have thought that one of these was far more important than the other. But it seems not.

    I don’t really care tbh. Life goes on.

    Ban all flights if lives are so important.


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    #6327
    TheAnalyst_
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    Buer wrote: »
    458 cases and 12 dead in Italy vs. 12 cases and no deaths in Spain.

    Do you really think there's an equivalent risk?

    Also worth noting that, of the 12 cases in Spain, 4 of them were Italian nationals visiting Spain and 4 others were Spanish people that had visited northern Italy recently.

    The reason the IRFU were pissed is because they didn't get to control the communication and PR around the situation. The fact that the game is off was going to happen regardless.

    Ok then argue with my Lyon versus juventus point.


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    #6328
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 13,201 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    TheAnalyst_ wrote: »
    Ok then argue with my Lyon versus juventus point.
    Juventus are in Turin. That's actually a long way from Lombardy. The equivalent of Dublin and Belfast. It's not in the affected area.


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    #6329
    pc7
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 14,004 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    We’ve Paris booked and I just don’t see it happening, I think numbers will start to rise now over next week or two. Either way can’t risk getting quarantined in Paris with the kids being minded at home.


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    #6330
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,337 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Former Former wrote: »
    People are dying.
    TheAnalyst_ wrote: »
    I don’t really care tbh. Life goes on.

    That's the point of dying. Life doesn't just go on.

    Oh wait. You meant your life goes on, and **** everyone else, right?

    Delightful.


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    #6331
    The Rape of Lucretia
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    prawnsambo wrote: »
    Juventus are in Turin. That's actually a long way from Lombardy. The equivalent of Dublin and Belfast. It's not in the affected area.


    3 people tested positive in Turin.


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