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Staycation Ireland.. Anyone doing it

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  • #802
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    fits wrote: »
    I was swimming every day in Kerry and it was so amazing. I really miss it.

    I think its funny how Irish people are constantly disappointed that we dont have mediterranean weather :D Lived in Finland for a few years, midsummer and winter are fine but October-December and April-May are absolutely shocking. Id pick Irish weather any time.

    When you are stuck in the country for the summer, I think that frustration and disappointment is justified! Other years, it's less acute because you know you can get your sunny fix elsewhere.


  • #803
    fits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,649 ✭✭✭✭fits


    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »
    When you are stuck in the country for the summer, I think that frustration and disappointment is justified! Other years, it's less acute because you know you can get your sunny fix elsewhere.

    Ah well I know it gets to some people. We had planned to go to France this year. too. But other than that my last foreign holiday was in June 2016 and I dont miss it too much quite honestly.


  • #804
    no.8
    Registered Users Posts: 778 ✭✭✭no.8


    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote:
    The other three. Well. One day was sunny but very cool and with a stiff breeze so was not pleasant. The other two, sun was promised but did not materialise. Dank and dreary.


    Why does that matter so much.... you're spending time in a different medium, away from it all (unless its stormy).


  • #805
    fits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,649 ✭✭✭✭fits


    no.8 wrote: »
    Why does that matter so much.... you're spending time in a different medium, away from it all (unless its stormy).

    One of my best holidays was January 2014 in the West in the middle of the storms. I have amazing photos from that trip.

    To me the worst weather is the grey misty rainy fog that descends on the West at times. Often when the rest of the country is basking in sunshine.


  • #806
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    fits wrote: »
    Ah well I know it gets to some people. We had planned to go to France this year. too. But other than that my last foreign holiday was in June 2016 and I dont miss it too much quite honestly.

    Well, I'm actually a pretty well-travelled-in-Ireland person. My parents really believed in knowing the country you live in. We were brought so many places and still are when we visit my parents. They love exploring. I know how beautiful Ireland is and I really appreciate its natural splendour. I just love warmth, sun and different landscapes too.
    no.8 wrote: »
    Why does that matter so much.... you're spending time in a different medium, away from it all (unless its stormy).

    Because I enjoy sun and warmth. Obvs.

    Those dreary days were also not as warm as they were promised.


  • #807
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
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    fits wrote: »
    One of my best holidays was January 2014 in the West in the middle of the storms. I have amazing photos from that trip.

    To me the worst weather is the grey misty rainy fog that descends on the West at times. Often when the rest of the country is basking in sunshine.

    Yup. And having grown up in the west of Ireland, that's the kind of rain that is most common in Ireland, that dreary drizzle or mist. I love dramatic rainstorms but we don't even get those very often. We can't even do rain right. :P The best, most dramatic rainstorm I was ever caught in was in Corfu, Greece. The rain was running over my feet in the street.


  • #808
    CBear1993
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    Can anyone sum up the 20% off incentive or whatever it is that the government are offering to people staycationing between now and next.... April is it ?

    Have heard it on the radio today but didn't catch it all.


  • #809
    odyssey06
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    CBear1993 wrote: »
    Can anyone sum up the 20% off incentive or whatever it is that the government are offering to people staycationing between now and next.... April is it ?

    Have heard it on the radio today but didn't catch it all.

    There's a thread for it - jump to last page:
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058098631

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #810
    fits
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    CBear1993 wrote: »
    Can anyone sum up the 20% off incentive or whatever it is that the government are offering to people staycationing between now and next.... April is it ?

    Have heard it on the radio today but didn't catch it all.

    As far as I know. Keep your food and accommodation receipts. If it’s above threshold you get 20% back up to max of 250 for married couple. Claim via revenue same as health expenses etc.

    We had already booked centerparcs. This will help.


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  • #811
    Banana Republic.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭Banana Republic.


    beggars_bush wrote: »
    Keel beach?

    Yes indeed, late getting back to you as I was too busy driving lol Amazing place so far


  • #812
    Banana Republic.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭Banana Republic.


    It’s been quiet a brilliantly mad 3 days so far in Achill Island, storms, gales, sun, weather changing by the minute but I wouldn’t change any of it. Camp site is class 63 euro for 3 nights per car for camping, Keel camping and caravan park. The facilities are very good, few things not open (games room) but so much to do around the island. Few places we were in restiamo wise we’re either brilliant customer service or crap. The best was a cool place called “Pure Magic”. Food, location & service were so so brilliant. Aquarium and Crazy golf on the island too amongst many things. Went for a swim in The Atlantic this morning in Keem Bay, Wow amazing, Go to Achill Island it will not disappoint and stop in Westport and Newport on the way, simply beautiful :) Happy Staycationer :D Plus The Internet coverage is unbelievably brilliant.


  • #813
    Chopper83
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Chopper83


    Does anyone have any recommendations for a lodge or accomodation within hotel grounds that we could access?

    Family with small kids and think self catering lodge yet access to hotel facilitie pool etc.. would be the best option.

    Coming from the north but willing to drive up to 4 hours so not as far as Kerry or Cork.

    Thanks!


  • #814
    dia squish
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭dia squish


    Are spas open these days? Would like to go away overnight for a spa day type thing. Are saunas, steam rooms, treatments, etc. open in most hotels?

    Any recommendations welcome also!


  • #815
    Irish_rat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭Irish_rat


    Hiked up to purple mountain from the gap of dunloe yesterday. Some amount of American tourists around.


  • #816
    Seamai
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    Heading to Sligo next week, staying in a hotel, booked a restaurant for the first night so we're not caught out. The plan was to get bookings for as late as possible with the hope that we could maybe squeeze in another drink after dinner. The place we booked could only fit us in a the 8.30pm and were told we had to be gone for 10.00pm, so what to do then? Are we better focussing on bars that do food? Don't fancy heading back to the hotel that early.
    Any suggestions from anyone in Sligo town?


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  • #817
    Brock Turnpike
    Registered Users Posts: 3,760 ✭✭✭Brock Turnpike


    Seamai wrote: »
    Heading to Sligo next week, staying in a hotel, booked a restaurant for the first night so we're not caught out. The plan was to get bookings for as late as possible with the hope that we could maybe squeeze in another drink after dinner. The place we booked could only fit us in a the 8.30pm and were told we had to be gone for 10.00pm, so what to do then? Are we better focussing on bars that do food? Don't fancy heading back to the hotel that early.
    Any suggestions from anyone in Sligo town?

    Honestly, I think you should reset you're expectations. Most places won't let tourists stay beyond the 105 mins. By all means you can try to set it up that you have a late meal and get to stay on for a couple of drinks afterwards but just be prepared for to be heading home after your 105 mins are up.


  • #818
    beggars_bush
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    Seamai wrote: »
    Heading to Sligo next week, staying in a hotel, booked a restaurant for the first night so we're not caught out. The plan was to get bookings for as late as possible with the hope that we could maybe squeeze in another drink after dinner. The place we booked could only fit us in a the 8.30pm and were told we had to be gone for 10.00pm, so what to do then? Are we better focussing on bars that do food? Don't fancy heading back to the hotel that early.
    Any suggestions from anyone in Sligo town?

    Cans


  • #819
    CosmicFool
    Registered Users Posts: 492 ✭✭CosmicFool


    Brock Turnpike wrote: »
    Honestly, I think you should reset you're expectations. Most places won't let tourists stay beyond the 105 mins. By all means you can try to set it up that you have a late meal and get to stay on for a couple of drinks afterwards but just be prepared for to be heading home after your 105 mins are up.

    We stayed in a hotel in Waterford. They closed their restaurant/bar at 9pm to the public and let residents drink away till 11.30. Set up was very good. I'll be going back.


  • #820
    Brock Turnpike
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    CosmicFool wrote: »
    We stayed in a hotel in Waterford. They closed their restaurant/bar at 9pm to the public and let residents drink away till 11.30. Set up was very good. I'll be going back.

    I'm not saying it doesn't happen. I'm saying going with the expectation that it will happen is not the right way to approach it. It'll be the exception rather than the rule, more than likely.


  • #821
    CBear1993
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    Brock Turnpike wrote: »
    Honestly, I think you should reset you're expectations. Most places won't let tourists stay beyond the 105 mins. By all means you can try to set it up that you have a late meal and get to stay on for a couple of drinks afterwards but just be prepared for to be heading home after your 105 mins are up.

    Maybe you need to get out more Brock, or you haven’t been going to the right places. I’ve been several times with friends and just me and partner and no one has ever asked us to leave yet.

    You’ll receive your bill by the end of the 105 mins alright to cover the restaurant, but get sitting on no problem.

    Anyone you talk to traveling around Ireland has had great craic in pubs in different counties.

    Thankfully no policed state yet and a logical approach


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  • #822
    sligoblue
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    Seamai wrote: »
    Heading to Sligo next week, staying in a hotel, booked a restaurant for the first night so we're not caught out. The plan was to get bookings for as late as possible with the hope that we could maybe squeeze in another drink after dinner. The place we booked could only fit us in a the 8.30pm and were told we had to be gone for 10.00pm, so what to do then? Are we better focussing on bars that do food? Don't fancy heading back to the hotel that early.
    Any suggestions from anyone in Sligo town?

    Sligo has one of the lowest incidences of Covid in the country, the bars/restaurants/hotels are very well organised, and, are not in any hurry to ask you to leave. We book for last sittings and have had no problems staying on until closing. A lot of bars have fobs on the tables which you press to get service.

    For good bar food and relaxed drinking, try the Fiddlers Creek, for a little more upmarket food/cocktails Walkers 1781, Hargadons is very good, if you don’t mind driving/getting taxi to Strandhill, The Venue is great for seafood and the Strand bar has a good menu with excellent food.


  • #823
    Brock Turnpike
    Registered Users Posts: 3,760 ✭✭✭Brock Turnpike


    Be careful out there, folks. Appears some counties aren't adhering to the rules.


  • #824
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    Brock must live in cork or Dublin.

    Was in cork for a weekend back in July and it was like politically correct England people on acid. Nosy neighbors and all that crap.

    May as well have just brought a bottle to piss in than asking to go to the toilet in a certain hotel in west cork. One way systems and looking at you as if you had 4 heads when sitting outside on the grass in the sun with a pint from the pub/restaurant in union hall.


  • #825
    CBear1993
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    Brock Turnpike wrote: »
    Be careful out there, folks. Appears some counties aren't adhering to the rules.

    It’s called learning to live with it.

    People like you will gladly let the current rules stay in place for another 2 years because it suits your narrative.


  • #826
    opinionated3
    Registered Users Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭opinionated3


    Other half is trying to organise a couple of nights away in Kerry or Sligo this week. I've absolutely no interest in it at all. Consider it a waste of our hard earned money but of course I'll go along with whatever she books. Not looking forward to what seems like the total lack of spontaneity. My head is a bit wrecked from this year. I keep telling myself "cop yourself on... There's people in way worse positions than you", but I just want 2020 to end and hopefully a new dawn next year.


  • #827
    CosmicFool
    Registered Users Posts: 492 ✭✭CosmicFool


    Is the 105 minutes only for places where the strict 2 metre social distancing isn't possible? That's what I read from an Irish Times article on Saturday anyways


  • #828
    Brock Turnpike
    Registered Users Posts: 3,760 ✭✭✭Brock Turnpike


    CBear1993 wrote: »
    It’s called learning to live with it.

    People like you will gladly let the current rules stay in place for another 2 years because it suits your narrative.

    What's my narrative, CBear?


  • #829
    Seamai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,250 ✭✭✭Seamai


    CosmicFool wrote: »
    Is the 105 minutes only for places where the strict 2 metre social distancing isn't possible? That's what I read from an Irish Times article on Saturday anyways

    That's my understanding of it. I'm just curious about dining outdoors, does the 105 minute rule also apply?


  • #830
    bladespin
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    Brock Turnpike wrote: »
    Be careful out there, folks. Appears some counties aren't adhering to the rules.

    Vast majority are though each has their own way of interpreting the guidelines, drinks before and after dinner are fine depending on the setup etc.
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  • #831
    Seamai
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    beggars_bush wrote: »
    Cans

    TBH it's not about the alcohol, I'm not much of a drinker, it's more about not having to head back to the hotel room at 10.00 because there is nothing to do. At this point we're toying with postponing till a later date but this morning on It Says in the Papers there was a mention of pubs possibly opening on the 14th so we'll hold fast for a day or two.


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  • #832
    Brock Turnpike
    Registered Users Posts: 3,760 ✭✭✭Brock Turnpike


    Seamai wrote: »
    TBH it's not about the alcohol, I'm not much of a drinker, it's more about not having to head back to the hotel room at 10.00 because there is nothing to do.

    This is very similar for me and is there one frustration I have about the restrictions for a night out. It's the ability to stop in somewhere for a drink before or after dinner. And in my experience recently, it wasn't happening in all that many places and we were hang to head straight back home after eating.


  • #833
    Cape Clear
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    Chopper83 wrote: »
    Does anyone have any recommendations for a lodge or accomodation within hotel grounds that we could access?

    Family with small kids and think self catering lodge yet access to hotel facilitie pool etc.. would be the best option.

    Coming from the north but willing to drive up to 4 hours so not as far as Kerry or Cork.

    Thanks!

    Might be of interest. We stayed there in Sept. 16 & May 17. Pool and play ground was mostly deserted.

    https://www.faithlegg.com/


  • #834
    tobdom
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    Chopper83 wrote: »
    Does anyone have any recommendations for a lodge or accomodation within hotel grounds that we could access?

    Family with small kids and think self catering lodge yet access to hotel facilitie pool etc.. would be the best option.

    Coming from the north but willing to drive up to 4 hours so not as far as Kerry or Cork.

    Thanks!


    Self-catering apartments at Falls Hotel & Spa in Ennistymon

    Self-catering apartments at Station House Hotel in Clifden (which has been in the news recently....)


  • #835
    Cape Clear
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    tobdom wrote: »
    Self-catering apartments at Falls Hotel & Spa in Ennistymon

    Self-catering apartments at Station House Hotel in Clifden (which has been in the news recently....)

    Fore!


  • #836
    [Deleted User]
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    CBear1993 wrote: »
    Anyone you talk to traveling around Ireland has had great craic in pubs in different counties.

    Thankfully no policed state yet and a logical approach

    Not true, I didn't have great Craic. We had to stick to a rigid timetable, no drink for residents without food, no drink to bedrooms & strict times to drink after eating.
    I'll be staying in air b&bs from now on!


  • #837
    JimmyVik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,367 ✭✭✭JimmyVik


    bubblypop wrote: »
    Not true, I didn't have great Craic. We had to stick to a rigid timetable, no drink for residents without food, no drink to bedrooms & strict times to drink after eating.
    I'll be staying in air b&bs from now on!


    Same for us.
    Such a downer. Book everything. Time limits on everything.
    Want to go to the pool. Ring first and book a time slot.
    Want breakfast. Book it.
    Want to go to a cafe. Queue up outside the door and wait.=
    Everything is the same.

    Its not what a holiday is for me.
    I want to be able to do whatever takes my fancy on any day even as i walk past it.


  • #838
    knipper
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭knipper


    We had similar checked in at hotel for 5 nights only to be told the pool was booked out for the week. Managed to get a few last minute cancellations bit had to drop everything and go to get your hour. Went to cinema on rainy day and everything was sold out so back to the hotel room. Couldn't go to the bar as we weren't long after breakfast and not hungry. Watched hotel telly instead. Didn't exactly feel like a holiday and not cheap.


  • #839
    JimmyVik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,367 ✭✭✭JimmyVik


    Was talking to a friend yesterday. He has booked centerparcs for later this year. He booked it last January.
    Now the number one reason he booked it is the pool. He went there last year and they went to the pool twice a day even when it was snowing outside.
    So he has just found out that he is there for 3 days but only allowed into the pool twice in total during that 3 days.
    Thats not what he booked so now he will cancel.
    Its just not a nice experience going away and paying through the nose for a restricted holiday.


  • #840
    mel123
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    I wont be doing it again. Have been away twice during the pandemic so far. Once end of July and then last weekend.

    Hotels charging ridiculous amounts of money, even higher than before, and most amenities are not available to paying guests, if anything the rates should be reduced! Prices on the menus all gone up as well, funny how all the starters are gone up to 9 euro. Having to plan exactly when i want my breakfast, lunch and dinner, when i want to go for a swim etc is not my idea of a holiday. I dont sit in a bar getting plastered, but id like to be able to sit and people watch in peace over a drink and decide when I want to go bed.


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  • #841
    NaiveMelodies
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    Does this evenings news rule out holidays this weekend for Dubliners?


  • #842
    ShamNNspace
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    mel123 wrote: »
    I wont be doing it again. Have been away twice during the pandemic so far. Once end of July and then last weekend.

    Hotels charging ridiculous amounts of money, even higher than before, and most amenities are not available to paying guests, if anything the rates should be reduced! Prices on the menus all gone up as well, funny how all the starters are gone up to 9 euro. Having to plan exactly when i want my breakfast, lunch and dinner, when i want to go for a swim etc is not my idea of a holiday. I dont sit in a bar getting plastered, but id like to be able to sit and people watch in peace over a drink and decide when I want to go bed.

    Was away in killKenny there myself and herself. Had a nice meal in the hotel around 8, spent well. Asked the waiter if we could return later around closing for a few drinks in the residents bar, No was the emphatic answer unless we had another feed then we could. No spa open, nothing not my idea of relaxing at all. That and the constant tension in case you are not following the yellow arrows in shops, the fun is nearly all gone out of it for me best summed up by the lonely piano in the corner with the big sign "PLEASE DON'T PLAY" on the fall board


  • #843
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    mel123 wrote: »
    I wont be doing it again. Have been away twice during the pandemic so far. Once end of July and then last weekend.

    Hotels charging ridiculous amounts of money, even higher than before, and most amenities are not available to paying guests, if anything the rates should be reduced! Prices on the menus all gone up as well, funny how all the starters are gone up to 9 euro. Having to plan exactly when i want my breakfast, lunch and dinner, when i want to go for a swim etc is not my idea of a holiday. I dont sit in a bar getting plastered, but id like to be able to sit and people watch in peace over a drink and decide when I want to go bed.

    Was away in killKenny there myself and herself. Had a nice meal in the hotel around 8, spent well. Asked the waiter if we could return later around closing for a few drinks in the residents bar, No was the emphatic answer unless we had another feed then we could. No spa open, nothing not my idea of relaxing at all. That and the constant tension in case you are not following the yellow arrows in shops, the fun is nearly all gone out of it for me best summed up by the lonely piano in the corner with the big sign "PLEASE DON'T PLAY" on the fall board


  • #844
    Irish Gunner
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    NaiveMelodies wrote: »
    Does this evenings news rule out holidays this weekend for Dubliners?

    Was due to go to Belfast soon but holding out but seems to change week by week

    https://www.dublinarsenal.com/



  • #845
    [Deleted User]
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    NaiveMelodies wrote: »
    Does this evenings news rule out holidays this weekend for Dubliners?

    Not from anything I’ve seen anyway. No travel restrictions.

    That said, from what they’re saying they could well be in place before the weekend (L3).


  • #846
    olestoepoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,391 ✭✭✭olestoepoke


    We thought about it about 4 weeks ago. We live in Dublin so considered Galway, Donegal or Kerry for 4 nights. Went online and started to gather prices and got a shock. The 4 night stay was gonna cost over 1,000 yo yo. Decided that we wouldn't pay that much and more when we get there to sit and look out at the rain. Saved the money and put it off a holiday next year to Portugal or Spain. Rip off republic.


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  • #847
    Patser
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    Living in Kildare, and having cancelled 2 trips due to the LOK lockdown, making a break for Dingle tomorrow- and delighted with the fact that the weeks we cancelled in August were hit with red level storms and now in September we seem to have a great week ahead.

    Got what looks like a great self catering deal in centre of town, 10 years since I've been down, so looking forward to seeing what I remember and what's changed


  • #848
    Irish Gunner
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    ReginaldSmythV wrote: »
    Not from anything I’ve seen anyway. No travel restrictions.

    That said, from what they’re saying they could well be in place before the weekend (L3).

    Travel outside Dublin

    There is strong advice for people in Dublin to stay within the county.

    Anyone living in Dublin is being advised to limit travel outside the region, and only meet one other household when outside the county.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0915/1165333-dublin-covid-restrictions/

    https://www.dublinarsenal.com/



  • #849
    woodchuck
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    NaiveMelodies wrote: »
    Does this evenings news rule out holidays this weekend for Dubliners?

    I was wondering the same. We had already postponed our wedding, which was supposed to be this weekend. We're buying a house and we were hoping last week that we'd get the keys this Friday, but it's looking less and less likely. So I was thinking maybe we'd have a last minute weekend "away" instead of all that.

    However...

    https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0915/1165231-covid-19-plan/
    The Tánaiste has said people in Dublin are being strongly discouraged from travelling outside the county unless they really have to for work or to care for others.

    Speaking on RTÉ's Prime Time this evening, Leo Varadkar said the Government is appealing to people in Dublin not to make "discretionary journeys" outside the capital.

    I know it's not illegal, but I'm also very aware that cases are starting to skyrocket in Dublin. I want to act responsibly (I think we all need to), so no weekend away for me :(

    2020 is a sh1tshow of a year and 2021 isn't set to look much better.


  • #850
    fletch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,412 ✭✭✭fletch


    People complaining about having to book meals/swim times is not really a staycation issue, more of a pandemic issue, so not really relevant in post pandemic times.
    People complaining about rip off republic and the prices of accommodation/eating out, the minimum wage in Spain is 63% of ours (as of July 2019). Would you be happy to take a 37% pay cut to bring our prices in line with Spain?
    People complaining about the weather are absolutely justified :D Unless you can take holidays at very short notice, it really is impossible to plan a holiday in Ireland and guarantee good weather.


  • #851
    bigpink
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    olestoepoke wrote: »
    We thought about it about 4 weeks ago. We live in Dublin so considered Galway, Donegal or Kerry for 4 nights. Went online and started to gather prices and got a shock. The 4 night stay was gonna cost over 1,000 yo yo. Decided that we wouldn't pay that much and more when we get there to sit and look out at the rain. Saved the money and put it off a holiday next year to Portugal or Spain. Rip off republic.

    For how many people?


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