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  • #52
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Dozer1 wrote: »

    oh but wait sure the 30K people returning from Cheltenham will be grand

    :eek:


    :mad:


  • #53
    kk.man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,613 ✭✭✭kk.man


    Dozer1 wrote: »
    yep heading for total lock down, I imagine that's the end of GAA, marts etc as per Leo today on gatherings

    oh but wait sure the 30K people returning from Cheltenham will be grand

    “Public transport will continue to operate, the shops will remain open, and we have plans to ensure that supply chains will not be interrupted. We need public and businesses to take a sensible level headed and responsible approach. during this difficult time,” Mr Varadkar said.

    ie Mart and Factories to stay open.


  • #54
    greysides
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,041 Mod ✭✭✭✭greysides


    Schools, colleges and childcare facilities to close till the end of March.

    Announced Leo as he is in the US to attend the St. Patrick's Day parade. No small gathering.

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

    The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It's to promote critical thinking.

    Adam Grant



  • #55
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,808 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Dr Dunphy suggests the use of cortisol should be considered for anyone with Covid 19.
    https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/lives-can-be-saved-with-simple-safe-and-cheap-steroid-suggests-former-cork-gp-987488.html


  • #56
    alps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,086 ✭✭✭alps


    Heard that dept of health finally gone to epedimiology guys in dept of agriculture for advise...

    Finally


  • #57
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,044 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    Water John wrote: »
    Dr Dunphy suggests the use of cortisol should be considered for anyone with Covid 19.
    https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/lives-can-be-saved-with-simple-safe-and-cheap-steroid-suggests-former-cork-gp-987488.html

    Is that the same as dex


  • #58
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,224 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Water John wrote: »
    Dr Dunphy suggests the use of cortisol should be considered for anyone with Covid 19.
    https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/lives-can-be-saved-with-simple-safe-and-cheap-steroid-suggests-former-cork-gp-987488.html

    You'd imagine it'd be the first go to medicine


  • #59
    yosemitesam1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,983 ✭✭✭yosemitesam1


    alps wrote: »
    Heard that dept of health finally gone to epedimiology guys in dept of agriculture for advise...

    Finally

    Thank fcuk. All the talk from experts the last few weeks, it was obvious they'd never done anything of this sort before


  • #60
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    A run down of the workings of viruses and why washing with soap and water can be very successful in prevention of infection.

    https://twitter.com/PalliThordarson/status/1236549305189597189?s=20


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  • #61
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    And another on the importance of social isolation to reduce spread of Coronavirus.

    https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1237829557752860679?s=20


  • #62
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    Excellent read Buford ðŸ˜


  • #63
    older by the day
    Registered Users Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭older by the day


    Jays off the fags this morning. They're supposed to be bad for the virus. They say not to think of going to the pub for a few month's. Wife, children, cows, calves. I feel like taking to the bed


  • #64
    kerryjack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,579 ✭✭✭kerryjack


    Our local pub was packed this evening with Cheltenham and the cops have supposedly suspended bagging for 2 weeks the local publication is optimistic about his business for the coming weeks.


  • #65
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    I don't think announcements show up on the touch site so I'll add a link below on the different forums with COVID-19 discussion threads for different posters concerns for you guys and gals.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1863


  • #66
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    Dept of Health guidelines.
    https://twitter.com/roinnslainte/status/1238437570645823488?s=20
    I'll update those here if I come across them.


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  • #67
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Press release from the Dept of Ag.
    https://agriculture.gov.ie/press/pressreleases/2020/march/title,140467,en.html
    Interesting note that BPS may be delayed as it depends on inspections being carried out before payment can issue. Whether that delays all BPS payments or just the ones due for inspection isn't known yet.


  • #68
    Mooooo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,611 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »
    Press release from the Dept of Ag.
    https://agriculture.gov.ie/press/pressreleases/2020/march/title,140467,en.html
    Interesting note that BPS may be delayed as it depends on inspections being carried out before payment can issue. Whether that delays all BPS payments or just the ones due for inspection isn't known yet.

    Gas crowd


  • #69
    davidk1394
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,168 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    older by the day wrote: »
    Jays off the fags this morning. They're supposed to be bad for the virus. They say not to think of going to the pub for a few month's. Wife, children, cows, calves. I feel like taking to the bed

    I'll join you..... in a separate bed of course.


  • #70
    carrollsno1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,231 ✭✭✭carrollsno1


    older by the day wrote: »
    Jays off the fags this morning. They're supposed to be bad for the virus. They say not to think of going to the pub for a few month's. Wife, children, cows, calves. I feel like taking to the bed

    Allen carrs easyway is what ye need.

    Better living everyone



  • #71
    K.G.
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,258 Mod ✭✭✭✭K.G.


    I suppose we have to realise if these restrictions and practices dont work we are going to move to the next level which could mean no vets, no milk processing, no meat processing, no calf registration, no bvd testing no ration.what i mean is if a business has covid outbreak that business will close no ifs and buts.the procedures in place are very easy to adhere to compared to the potential problems.adopt a cell strategy in terms of work -home -wider circle.be concious of moving between cells and try and minimize contact and wash after contact.a


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  • #72
    yosemitesam1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,983 ✭✭✭yosemitesam1


    K.G. wrote: »
    I suppose we have to realise if these restrictions and practices dont work we are going to move to the next level which could mean no vets, no milk processing, no meat processing, no calf registration, no bvd testing no ration.what i mean is if a business has covid outbreak that business will close no ifs and buts.the procedures in place are very easy to adhere to compared to the potential problems.adopt a cell strategy in terms of work -home -wider circle.be concious of moving between cells and try and minimize contact and wash after contact.a

    Even in Italy that's not the case, a lot of business is still operating. Business is a valid reason for movement there


  • #73
    kerryjack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,579 ✭✭✭kerryjack


    They just have to delay it so the hospitals don't get jammed up with nearly deads, most of us will get it and we won't even know we have it, take the opportunity to some spring cleaning and some diy around the house. Us farmers are lucky we have loads of space, can you imagine to be stuck in an apartment in Dublin with 3 or 4 kids absolute horror.


  • #74
    BENDYBINN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,865 ✭✭✭BENDYBINN


    K.G. wrote: »
    I suppose we have to realise if these restrictions and practices dont work we are going to move to the next level which could mean no vets, no milk processing, no meat processing, no calf registration, no bvd testing no ration.what i mean is if a business has covid outbreak that business will close no ifs and buts.the procedures in place are very easy to adhere to compared to the potential problems.adopt a cell strategy in terms of work -home -wider circle.be concious of moving between cells and try and minimize contact and wash after contact.a

    Ridiculous post...untrue and scaremongering of the highest order.


  • #75
    K.G.
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,258 Mod ✭✭✭✭K.G.


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    Ridiculous post...untrue and scaremongering of the highest order.

    We ll see.but if a business is seen as a cluster or a potential cluster good luck.not saying all will be locked down but if there is cases in a business,good luck.


  • #76
    kerryjack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,579 ✭✭✭kerryjack


    K.G. wrote: »
    We ll see.but if a business is seen as a cluster or a potential cluster good luck.not saying all will be locked down but if there is cases in a business,good luck.
    Ya might close but only for a couple of weeks as the virus will have gone through.


  • #77
    Bass Reeves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,963 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    K.G. wrote: »
    We ll see.but if a business is seen as a cluster or a potential cluster good luck.not saying all will be locked down but if there is cases in a business,good luck.

    The one thing they have to do is keep food supplies going no matter what. We are now in delay stage, the whole plan is to stop the bell curve of the virus and to have a.lower plateau. The whole plan is to prevent the Health Service from becoming over whelmed.

    As we get deeper into the delay phase health professionals will no longer isolate unless they develop symptoms and this will be true of society in general. It a matter if managing the pandemic now more than trying to prevent its further spread. 40-60% of people will get it before we develop what is called herd immunity.

    In a way because our Health service is used of operating in crisis mode it may well help. Tracing is important over the next 3-4 weeks as is trying to keep elderly people with underlying conditions safe.

    But stopping food supply would be a disaster as if people get malnourished there will be a much higher death rate. The UK is supposed to be going for rapid herd immunity which may result in 2-4 times more deaths and a higher number of patients with longer term problems than a more managed plan like Ireland and other European countries plan

    Slava Ukrainii



  • #78
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Just a clip showing how difficult it is to remember not to shake hands:D
    https://twitter.com/ConnemaraFarmer/status/1238737404464373760?s=19


  • #79
    K.G.
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,258 Mod ✭✭✭✭K.G.


    Bass Reeves wrote: »
    The one thing they have to do is keep food supplies going no matter what. We are now in delay stage, the whole plan is to stop the bell curve of the virus and to have a.lower plateau. The whole plan is to prevent the Health Service from becoming over whelmed.

    As we get deeper into the delay phase health professionals will no longer isolate unless they develop symptoms and this will be true of society in general. It a matter if managing the pandemic now more than trying to prevent its further spread. 40-60% of people will get it before we develop what is called herd immunity.

    In a way because our Health service is used of operating in crisis mode it may well help. Tracing is important over the next 3-4 weeks as is trying to keep elderly people with underlying conditions safe.

    But stopping food supply would be a disaster as if people get malnourished there will be a much higher death rate. The UK is supposed to be going for rapid herd immunity which may result in 2-4 times more deaths and a higher number of patients with longer term problems than a more managed plan like Ireland and other European countries plan

    I was a bit pissed this morning. I was in at the vets yesterday and they were implementing very simple strategies to protect the pratice and then i passed three pubs full and they clung to each other at the counter. To make matters worse i see a fellas cow box pulled in on way home from mart.then this morning i hear local village jointed last night with crowds down from dublin etc.i mean what part of limit your social contact do people not understand.


  • #80
    zetecescort
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,163 ✭✭✭zetecescort


    US suspending flights from here and UK from Tuesday


  • #81
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,617 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    K.G. wrote: »
    I was a bit pissed this morning. I was in at the vets yesterday and they were implementing very simple strategies to protect the pratice and then i passed three pubs full and they clung to each other at the counter. To make matters worse i see a fellas cow box pulled in on way home from mart.then this morning i hear local village jointed last night with crowds down from dublin etc.i mean what part of limit your social contact do people not understand.

    People are selfish

    This current schools closure is a massive thing, big effort and costing ordinary people money. The public need to row in and behave. The government will be left with no option but a full forced shutdown and this would stagger the economy costing more jobs when maybe it could be avoided by just making a bit of an effort now


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  • #82
    Dakota Dan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Dakota Dan


    Yes I’m working from home.


  • #83
    [Deleted User]
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    kerryjack wrote: »
    Our local pub was packed this evening with Cheltenham and the cops have supposedly suspended bagging for 2 weeks the local publication is optimistic about his business for the coming weeks.


    The Healy Rea brothers must be happy with this.


  • #84
    theaceofspies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 577 ✭✭✭theaceofspies


    Time now for our President Michael D. Higgins to finally do the job that he is there for and make a State of the Nation appeal to the Irish people on what needs to be done to look after each other in a civil society.


  • #85
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,808 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    France closing cafes an restaurants. Will happen here fairly soon IWT.

    Was the NCT test cntre today with son's car to put on lift. No notice or any protections measures whatsoever. Didn't go into waiting room. One person decided to bring the whole family, husband and three children for the day out.
    Close the bloody places.


  • #86
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,617 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    theaceofspies wrote: »
    Time now for our President Michael D. Higgins to finally do the job that he is there for and make a State of the Nation appeal to the Irish people on what needs to be done to look after each other in a civil society.

    The thing is the people who would listen to a common sense argument are already doing the sensible things and taking precautions.
    I think the test won’t listen to anyone’s reasoned requests or arguments on this.


  • #87
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,823 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Smyths really busy this last few days too. It should be closed.


  • #88
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,763 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    _Brian wrote: »
    People are selfish

    This current schools closure is a massive thing, big effort and costing ordinary people money. The public need to row in and behave. The government will be left with no option but a full forced shutdown and this would stagger the economy costing more jobs when maybe it could be avoided by just making a bit of an effort now

    The public never learns to behave. It's not in the DNA of people.
    Schools are off but the students are hanging around in shopping centres.
    It's boomtime for shops atm.

    Tbh though I have a feeling this virus is at large in the public for the last fortnight or more in lots of places. There's people that have pneumonia symptoms but have been thrown from pillar to post between doctors and pharmacists and have never been tested up to now because they didn't fit the criteria of being abroad in Italy.
    And especially won't get tested if the person themselves won't kick up a storm to get tested even now.

    For the majority of people they'll get it but show no symptoms. For others they'll get a sore throat and then others it progresses in scale to a coarse cough from the bottom of their lungs and to full blown pneumonia.


  • #89
    mengele
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 877 ✭✭✭mengele


    At what point do coops close? Or they stop collecting milk? I presume even if they say all non essential businesses to close. The milk continues to get collected or am I wrong? Otherwise the country will have a savage amount of big strong calves.


  • #90
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,763 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    mengele wrote: »
    At what point do coops close? Or they stop collecting milk? I presume even if they say all non essential businesses to close. The milk continues to get collected or am I wrong? Otherwise the country will have a savage amount of big strong calves.

    They can't and they won't.
    The shops have to be supplied with milk and the rest of the grocery shop.

    Every processor has a plan to continue collections on farms even if that farmer is known to have covid. Well so the processors say anyway.

    The majority of workers in the processing plants will show no symptoms and continue working. Same for farmers.


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  • #91
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,617 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    If you want to see what selfishness looks like here’s the live stream from Tempelbar.

    Click on the inside view to see the idiots risking everything for an overpriced pint.

    https://worldcams.tv/ireland/dublin/temple-bar


  • #92
    ruwithme
    Registered Users Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭ruwithme


    I think some need to appreciate that it's difficult for many others to subscribe to the need for enforced closures that have happened and likely more to follow in the time ahead. why?

    well we are told the majority of people if we should get covid19 will recover or not even know we've had it. that alone would be enough for many to not overly concern about it.add to that there is only asmall number of confirmed cases in the country. so maybe not quite a pandemic in Ireland yet.

    if things do as predicted get worse in time ahead i don't doubt more people will realise the need for enforced closures and run with it for a while at least. so maybe a bit less moralising upon others for now.


  • #93
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,224 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    ruwithme wrote: »
    I think some need to appreciate that it's difficult for many others to subscribe to the need for enforced closures that have happened and likely more to follow in the time ahead. why?

    well we are told the majority of people if we should get covid19 will recover or not even know we've had it. that alone would be enough for many to not overly concern about it.add to that there is only asmall number of confirmed cases in the country. so maybe not quite a pandemic in Ireland yet.

    if things do as predicted get worse in time ahead i don't doubt more people will realise the need for enforced closures and run with it for a while at least. so maybe a bit less moralising upon others for now.

    Some of the pubs in mullingar are closing as they can't control the crowds


  • #94
    Mooooo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,611 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    Say my name wrote: »
    They can't and they won't.
    The shops have to be supplied with milk and the rest of the grocery shop.

    Every processor has a plan to continue collections on farms even if that farmer is known to have covid. Well so the processors say anyway.

    The majority of workers in the processing plants will show no symptoms and continue working. Same for farmers.

    Issue of a farmer having it wouldn't really effect milk collection. It would be if there was a cluster on the milk intake side that could close it for x period of time. Unlikely but probably not impossible


  • #95
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,763 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Mooooo wrote: »
    Issue of a farmer having it wouldn't really effect milk collection. It would be if there was a cluster on the milk intake side that could close it for x period of time. Unlikely but probably not impossible

    It'll be priority to keep the plants going.
    We've as a nation gone beyond containment. So pointless to close a plant if one does get confirmed with it.
    That horse bolted long ago.
    As mentioned before the majority will show no symptoms and can continue working. You could have it yourself this minute and you wouldn't even know.


  • #96
    alps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,086 ✭✭✭alps


    zetecescort wrote: »
    US suspending flights from here and UK from Tuesday

    Daughter was heading there today for a week but cancelled yesterday. Delta allow a change of flight to be used some time over the next 12 months..within an hour of cancelling, the money was unexpectedly back in her account...

    Kudos to Delta


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  • #97
    [Deleted User]
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    Kavanagh buses are suspending a lot of there services from Monday, a lot of pubs are closing I say in the next day or two everything will be nearly closed down.


  • #98
    Dakota Dan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭Dakota Dan


    Fred Daly wrote: »
    The Healy Rea brothers must be happy with this.

    If you believe that you must also think that pigs can fly.


  • #99
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    https://twitter.com/boucherhayes/status/1238904532039589889?s=19


  • #100
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    https://twitter.com/DrPascalMeier/status/1238667805005758472?s=19


  • #101
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,224 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    I see the neighbours have facebook plastered with pictures of a pub crawl somewhere in the west this weekend, they all have parents over 70 living near here. Parents of one is my next door neighbours, they're over 80.
    You just couldn't make it up
    12 year old in hospital in the midlands in a bad way


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