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PRESIDENT OBAMA DOES pretty well on St Patrick’s Day in terms of gifts.
Today he received a load of Irish food, a bowl of shamrock as well as some very special Yeatsian gifts.
Yeats2015 provides a special twist to the annual presentation by the Taoiseach of a Waterford Crystal bowl of shamrock (which will be almost immediately destroyed by the US Secret Service).
This year the bowl was engraved with lines from one of Yeats’ best-loved poems:
He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven.
The president also received a specially crafted collection of Yeats poems, as part of the global celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the Irish poet’s birth.
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden each received a hand-printed and hand-bound book of a selection of Yeats’ poems, produced in collaboration with the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland’s Irish Design 2015 initiative.
Two smaller books containing quotes from the life and works of Yeats were presented to the president’s daughters, Sasha and Malia.
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny said:
This year, with Yeats2015, the Government marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of the great Irish poets, WB Yeats.In this special year, I was delighted to be able to present President Obama with gifts that celebrate Yeats and his remarkable contribution to literary history.
The book was printed by Mary Plunkett of The Belgrave Private Press in Dublin. Mary is the grand niece of the 1916 leader Joseph Mary Plunket.
She said she was inspired by the work of the Yeats sisters Susan and Elizabeth, who set up and ran Cuala Press in Dublin, printing many of WB’s works.
The book was bound in green leather at Ox Bindery Press in Tubbercurry, Co Sligo.
The work was done Benjamin van de Wetering, a master craftsman, printer and restorer of manuscripts and books.
As well as giving him gifts, Kenny said he took the opportunity to continue to advocate for immigration reform to assist the many thousands of undocumented Irish in the US.
He said he discussed visa waivers that would allow illegal Irish immigrants to travel back and forth freely to Ireland and the US.
I would hope that at the end of the day that political leadership here in Washington can conclusively deal with this particular problem.
RIP. Dreadful as always. 156 cases is way too high. Gonna be a long winter lads!
@Gavin Mckenna: wait until we hit flu season.
@Gavin Mckenna: is that useful to anybody?
@Gavin Mckenna: think we are in for higher no.s next Monday or Tuesday. They have tested the highest amount in 1 day last Friday 13000 2% of that will be positive which is in Excess of that gettibg worrying again
@John Egan: it may be
@Gavin Mckenna: useful to me Gavin thanks for acknowledging the way it is instead of this ah it will be grand attitude that is out there.
@padar: naw, if people continue with the guidelines we’ll have very little flu this year. Australia had virtually no flu deaths this year due to their lockdown. They put it down to social distances etc
@John Egan: it’s useful to me as someone who cannot wait for another lockdown.
@Patricia O’Reilly: Yeh i can’t understand how the flu is scaring everyone. Covid is more dangerous and more transmissible and if we have this many cases per day and this many deaths how in the name of God will people catch the flu and need hospitals?
@David Clements: The casedemic continues. 6 in ICU and 20 in hospitals. We now have 1000′s of asymptomatic or mildly ill people with this deadly virus. While 2 people dead is sad the reality is that 85 people die each day of other causes.
@padar: why would there be a flu season? The usual paths for migration of the virus into Ireland and community transmission of the flu are heavily curtailed because of Covid protection measures.
@Sarah Cullen: very few people are with the “ahh it’ll be grand” view. Scaring people is absolutely useless and only triggers more anxiety and fear which makes the problem worse.
@John Egan: Well yes…RIP is being respectful and a long winter in terms of Covid mixed with flus colds etc…Did I actually just explain that to you? Christ.
@Gavin Mckenna: yeah nice one Gavin cheers
@padar: that’s what the flu jab is for .
@PC: good man use a buzz word to make your self seem intelligent. Care to explain the meaning on casedemic seeing it isn’t in the Oxford English Dictionary
@padar: Flu will be gone as we know it.
The only show in town is Covid. All flu deaths will become Covid deaths. Double the numbers.
@John Egan: sorry now. But who are the people that are getting scared and panic. It’s people like you saying such things thats annoying people
@PC: We all know other causes that kill people this has killed over 800,000 people and if the precautions had not been taken and being still followed by sensible people.
It would be a hell of a lot more
@Gavin Mckenna: ah okay, so nothing useful apart from what’s obvious.
@John Egan: I agree with you John its not useful at all. People on here are so depressing, worry about what you can control yourself. Positivity people!!
@padar: Two dead is not a pandemic.
@Gere: your right. But over 23million cases and 790,000 deaths worldwide is.
@Gere: you obviously don’t understand the meaning of the word
@Lou: Lets all be positive about “Two deaths and 156 new cases” if only the journal had a face palm emoji.
@PC: You do go on about the ‘casedemic’ daily. If your benchmark is requiring respiratory assistance through hospital admission, you don’t understand much about levels of illness
@Bountyop: If you don’t require hospitalisation it is no worse than a flu. The workers in the meat factories said that they had no more than a scratchy throat. This is the greatest over reaction in human history to what is no more than a sniffle for the majority of people. And our politicians know the truth too – otherwise they would have been hiding at home instead of partying in Galway. Open your eyes to the evidence – it is scaremongering led by MSM
@John Egan: Oh Johnny…Do enlighten us all with what is not obvious…Good boy….we’re waiting!
@Gary Kearney: Go on life in fear if you want. Unfortunately you appear to be a prisoner of the MSM scaremongering.
@barry moore: https://youtu.be/FU3OibcindQ
@Gavin Mckenna: Don’t know why people have a problem with what you said, facts are facts whether they’re scary or not. Every year we’re told on the news to stay away from hospitals during flu outbreaks due to overcrowding etc. If the numbers of Covid-19 continue on an upward trend then that will obviously make an already bad situation in the hospitals worse during the winter. How anybody can argue against simple logic like that is beyond me.
@Football in the Groin: there’ll be low levels of flu due to lack of trasmission
@Miriam: In theory but nobody knows that for a fact. We won’t know until the time comes.
@Football in the Groin: yep true it’s just a guess
@barry moore: 790,000 deaths out of 8 billion people in the world is not a pandemic, especially when the majority of those deaths were from other causes. Some people love power & others love drama.
@Ger: Do you
@David Clements: Don’t know the situation in Ireland at the moment but according to the ONS (office for national statistics, England and Wales) on the week ending August 7th the total number of deaths from Covid-19 was 152.
The total number of deaths from Flu and pneumonia was 1,013.
@barry moore:
You’re using big numbers that most people are impressed by. In reality, 790,000 is 1/10,000 of the world population. Plus the fact many of those victims would have passed away from other causes soon enough.
@Gere: just under 10,000 dead globally in a day is a pandemic.
@Gere: actually it is. You must suffer from ostrich syndrome.
@Hugh Corcoran: a chemical engineer. Possibly good in his chosen field. Covid 19 is a virus incase you didn’t know.
@Denis Connolly: so your saying just have a global cull of people who have medical conditions or over a certain age
@Gere: Can you list each death by cause please? or not!?
@David Clements: well, the symptoms are initially similar. When flu season hits amidst this pandemic it will be chaotic for hospitals and doctors offices. Both tests will have to be done. People have tested positive for both. Will getting flu make your body more susceptible to COVID? Who knows what the season will bring. As a HCW I am apprehensive about the next 6 months. Just wear masks when within 6 feet of people not in your household. Keep hands away from your face and mask(not easy). Use hand sanitizer. Don’t give in to peer pressure or sarcastic commentary. Keep yourself and your family safe.
@Gavin Mckenna: must have hit a nerve with my original response (was deleted) sry Gavvy.
@Mark: Well done you taking my comment out of context. The doom and gloom can get in on people, id rather be worried about the long term effects of people’s mental health than I would Covid. We only have control over out own actions, the people that arent abiding by the rules aren’t going to suddenly cop on by reading journal comments. We will get through this.
Looking at videos from that protest in Dublin its gonna increase more. Not a mask in sight and no social distancing. An insult to everyone who has being trying their best.
@mark connolly: Were you disappointed to see no masks at the protest against having to wear masks? Lol
@mark connolly: no they are totally right, and I absolutely guarantee you the crowds will get bigger and bigger the more this goes on, people are sick to death at being lied to and to make sacrifices while the elite do what they want
@mark connolly: Well obviously they weren’t wearing Masks. That’s one of the things they were protesting against. Cases have risen a lot since masks were introduced so why would they stop it?
@Jonny: Two wrongs don’t make a right .
@Irene Mc Hugh: If this virus was so deadly the government officials would be a lot more cautious. But they know it’s not…
@Joe Moore: QAnon puppet.
@Jonny: I agree, we are all sick if this, and want it to end, but these protests have just given the government every excuse they need for more restrictions if the numbers keep rising.
@Jonny: how are people being lied to?
Do you doubt people are infected or that people have died from covid, because I have experience with both and it ain’t pretty and it sure as feck isn’t a lie.
Maybe you’d stop with your conspiracy crap if a friend or family member belong to you died from it.
@T Colton: Not exactly lol. Just making they point that they have just given the government all the excuses they need if cases rise more again
@T Colton: yep strange one that
@Jonny: what do mean lied to.
@Joe Moore: sweet suffering Jesus.
@T Colton:
Good man.. Sure the whole situation is great fun….. Enjoy it while you can.
@Jonny: interesting how your argument has changed… Last week it was people just sick of it. Now it’s people are sick of the elite doing what they want? Make up your mind.
@Joe Moore: go talk to a few nurses or doctors or elderly care homes if you are so smart
@Jonny: each person taking their own personal responsibility, and getting on as best they can is the point. Yes be angry at golfgate but that should have zero impact on your own behavior. Everyone is tired of the virus but it ain’t going anywhere any time soon.
@Barry: if you’re at an event where Jim Corr is a speaker you really should wonder about your life choices
@Jonny: they should be round up and locked away for quarantine. Lied to; what a load of nonsense .
@Jonny: Just because politicians act like gobsh*tes doesnt mean that we need to do the same.
@Barry: I agree I think it’s very insulting to cast doubt on people’s personal first hand experiences. I do wonder though, if the statistics are being handled correctly now that the curve has been flattened as planned. Sure we have a rise in cases with all the extra testing – but the seriously ill, hospitalisations and deaths are very low.
@Jonny: muppet, actually total muppet sorry I meant total f..ktard
@Jonny: muppet, actually total muppet sorry I meant total muppet
I totally agree with your comment. Obviously they would prefer to wear a ventilator than a mask. Shame on them
@mark connolly: you including the government in that statement? Or are you just a bot? Or worse a sheep
@Jonny: yes they might end up being “being sick to death” for not wearing masks! Lol
@Jonny: I agree that the do as i say, not as i do mentality of the government is a joke, but sometimes we just have to do the right thing, whether we want to or not. I absolutely hate the masks, the keep going over my eyes, i cant bloody breathe in them because theyre so hot and stuffy, but i will do the right thing and wear them, because this thing is bigger than me and what i think i have the right to do.
Please like my comment
@T Dawg: Done.
The tory government in England are now manipulating COVID19 death figures.
They have introduced an arbitrary 28 cut off point from 1st postive diagnosis.
People there dying of COVID19 after this cut off time are not counted on daily totals and they have also applied it retrospectively slashing 5000 deaths off their total for optics.
Yesterday they claimed 2 people died of COVID19 despite increasing cases on correct inspection of figures without the disgusting cut off applied it was closer to 100.
Many people live beyond 28 days especially now given better therapeutics/management than during the start of the pandemic.
This is China levels of death figure manipulation and Ireland and the EU need to condemn their actions, England is practically a rogue state with this tory government.
@T Dawg: liked and shared
@T Dawg: lol
@T Dawg: As you asked so nicely
@Supes Kz: yes this is situation normal with regards to Tory behaviour- absolutely I’m line with how they behave
@Supes Kz: where is your sources on this info?
There are more cases because there is more testing
@Carol Cunningham: Regular genius we have here. You realise obviously that these people were positive whether tested or not yeah?
@Charlie Kavanagh: They wouldn’t show up in the figures unless they were tested!
@Charlie Kavanagh: she’s been listening to TRump
@Carol Cunningham: Found Trump’s thejournal account.
@Isobel Martin: She is spot on. The detail we need is on the deaths not the cases. Cases is no longer a metric worth looking at, that’s well kniwn at this stage (beyond the HSE/gov circle, or circus may be more appropriate).
@Charlie Kavanagh: you realise if we had the same testing capacity in March/April our numbers would be far higher?
@Carol Cunningham: ok Donald
@John Egan: and?
@Charlie Kavanagh: there are obviously more than the 1.7% of the country who’ve had it. Period. The PCR test also identifies people who have had it as well (from what I’ve read) What I cant get my head around is where the 13000 came from for testing. Do you just pitch up because your want to see if you have our had it. If 13000 people were pitching up with symptoms we’d know about it. Can’t be from contact tracing either. Can anybody shed some light?
@Carol Cunningham: that’s what trump says. Looks bad when we test a lot but it’s a beautiful thing.
@paul mccoy: in fairness trump was saying all this while the deaths were out of control. Ours aren’t now. Different metrics mean different things at different stages of a pandemic. And the level of testing does matter. Blanket testing 500 asymptomatic people in workplaces is very different to testing 500 randomers with coughs and fevers….
@Carol Cunningham: is that Donal Trump you were repeating
@Charlie Kavanagh: wasting your breath Charlie
@Charlie Kavanagh: What? You do realise the more tests you do the more cases you discover? It is estimated 85,000 not 27,000 people had the virus
And if we had tested 100k per week and not 40k we would have discovered more of those 85000 cases
You lack of basic statistical knowledge and the fact you have the most liked comment on this thread concerns me deeply
If I ask 10 people if they like Michael Martin or 10000 you tell me which will have the higher number saying they like him? Obviously 10000
But proportionally it will probably be less people saying they like them as a percentage of those asked versus if you asked 10
Educate yourself!
@Toon Army: of course we need to know the cases… we have to protect the elderly or sick.. if we dont know of cases how in gods name can we protect the vulnerable???? There was outcry from the deaths from nursing homes, the vulnerable were not protected then. this is why we need to know cases!!!
@Paul Moran: they test everyone linked to an outbreak, so whole factories and the like
@Charlie Kavanagh: yeh but what were the figures before we started properly testing for covid
@Charlie Kavanagh: eh obviously but they were not included in the numbers if they weren’t tested duh!!!
@Charlie Kavanagh: Yes but people are reacting to numbers of confirmed cases, Einstein! So what Carol is pointing out is what the hell does it matter if you double the testing you double the cases and everyone flips! Deaths are the stat that counts here. At the moment = very low!
@Miriam: People are dying catching it from asymptomatic patients. The more of those cases found and isolated the less people will die. Deaths are a lagging indicator of cases. Cases do matter … todays cases and those they spread it to will (in some small percentage) be deaths in 2 or 3 weeks. The number of cases also gives people an idea of how much is out in the community… that’s why they are “flipping”…
@Gordon Walsh: I totally understand that but what I’m asking is if there are 200 (say) test positive today how do they get to 13000 pitching up for testing say on Tuesday? R number would need to be off the Richter scale? Only 200 or so have been notified through the app and I’m assuming you still need an appointment.
And the far right March in Dublin against face masks.
@Sean Dempsey: goons
@Sean Dempsey: not that you’d wish this horrible disease on anyone, but it would be good to prove how contagious it is with these groups of goons. Fortunately for them, everyone else had cop on and are ironically protecting their health from their own idiocracy
@Brynþór Patrekursson: well Luke O’Neill said in May that the risk of the virus spreading from protests was very low. He said this when questioned about the danger of a spike following the BLM protest which had 5000 attendees. None of those wearing masks either as at the time we were told masks weren’t necessary
@Brynþór Patrekursson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=488&v=sjYvitCeMPc&feature=emb_logo
@Dearbhla Othey were saying not to wear masks if you look at the speakers they were shouting at people to get off the steps and move out if they think they don’t need protection why were they so keen not too have too many people beside them
@Anna Anna: well said
@Anna Anna: Sorry Anna, look back at the pictures of the BLM protest on June 6th. 80+% usage of masks from the pictures.
Lower than I thought it would be, however we need to start seeing percentages.
Number of people tested.
Number of people positive.
Percentage of infection.
@Sequoia: the reason for the high numbers is we are testing loads more
@Sequoia: all available on the HSE website, updated every day, it’s there for everyone to read, usually updated around 6.30 or 7 each evening
@Sequoia: around 13000 tested so 1.2% positive very little really.
@padar: You do know that those cases exist regardless of whether we test or not, yeah?
@Séamus Heffernan: Yep like all the cases of influenza that are there in the summer also – you test for any virus and you’ll find it.
@Sequoia: completely agree, this is turning into a complete farce,you have a section of society that just seem to want this to be bad and any number over a hundred is vindication for locking down everything,when I’d like to see how many people got let’s say the flu today and how many had the flu virus in there system when they passed away
@Michael McGrath: 13k tested on friday. 57670 tested over the last 7 days. Positive results account for 1.3%. It was showing as 1.2 earlier today but has since been updated to 1.3. Two weeks ago the rate was 1.7%
@Séamus Heffernan: yes OMG we know. The point is when the “numbers” are published everyone flips like there’s been a big spike. When testing has just increased. The deaths are still very low!!! Ugh this is hard work
@Anna Anna: well give or take we are in agreement so
Time to lock down Dublin
@thomas: no
@thomas: Wouldn’t be adhered to.
@thomas: why? Per head of population Dublin has one of the lowest rates in the country at the moment
Not. Great. Anyone for 18 holes and a chicken dinner?
@Rochey77: then back to Donnie Cassidys hotels to riddle the place!
Open the pubs
@Buzz O Sullivan: restart essential medical services
@Buzz O Sullivan: why would you want to open up sales of a gateway drugs
@Kevin50: will someone please think of the children!!!!!
My deepest sympathy to the families
Journal deleting comments for no reason, no such thing as free speech here eh
@Jonny: it’s gone ridiculous pal. It’s all one big joke right now. Six people in ICU the last two months and most people asymptomatic.
@Jonny: Ireland does not have free speech. Read the terms and conditions before giving out.
@Joe Moore: Are you using that stat to imply that COVID isn’t a big deal?
@Joe Moore: luckily I’m not foolish enough to believe the stats you came out with. There’s 6 people in ICU today – not the total figure for two months. There was 11 in ICU on the 4th of July. You’re some spoofer.
@Tadhg: ICU numbers have been between 4 and 8 for the last 4 weeks ie. stable. Despite our Health Minister saying they had doubled over the weekend only a few days ago, when in fact they hadn’t changed from the figure of 8. Now we are at 6 again
@Jonny: Ireland does not use the US Constitution…so the first does not apply. And even if it did, that’s still not how it works.
Ah jaysus
@Frank Discussion: open the pubs ?
I was just wondering how many people have died in Ireland because of Coronavirus specifically, as opposed to having Coronavirus and dying due to cancer or a heart attack or old age or whatever.
@Seán O’Loughlin: approximately 1300
@Seán O’Loughlin: Do you think dying of “old age” is a real thing? Everyone dies of something regardless of age…
No one takes NPHET /Coalition Government seriously anymore
@Jonny: speak for yourself
@Olivia Smith: Actually he’s right. Very hard to have any confidence after the debacle of this week.
@Frances Casey: It’s not NPHET’s fault when people especially politicians don’t follow their public health guidelines!
@Jonny: I take NPHET’S guidelines seriously.
@Frances Casey: Frances, he said “nobody” takes them seriously. Olivia replied implying that she does. I would this conclude that he is actually wrong. Has basic logic neglected you?
@Frances Casey: like I already said speak for yourself, not every person is carrying on like a petulant child. I’d rather listen to people on NPHET than cookoo fools one the journal rising up against so-called oppression. If you have someone you live who could die get a grip and stop throwing the toys out of the pram.
@EnKy: I’d say cop on has to be fair.
@Olivia Smith: I have relations in this category. But unlike you I know what happens to people in the autumn years of life. They DIE. And we all end up dead in the end. This virus changes nothing – it mostly wiped out our most vulnerable in old folks homes who were already at deaths door.
@Olivia Smith: Olivia you full of fear. Did you know if you don’t follow the regulations religiously the devil will visit you and punish you. It’s written in the great book of Moses!
@PC: You’re hilarious PC! Will you still be telling such crackers when you get COVID yourself?
@Nuala Mc Namara: your in the minority so
@PC: You absolute gowl. Do one.
@PC: Really ? I don’t read fiction. What do you see when you look in a mirror? I’d imagine it frightens the life out of you. And your not even funny. Don’t give up the day job.
Open the Dáil
@Pat Andrews: Open the Dáil bar.
@ruairi: not much sense in that. The Dail isn’t sitting the beer will have gone off.
The calm before the storm , let’s here what dopey Donnelly has to say , maybe he has trampolines on his mind , as I head in on the frontline tonight with 13,hour shift ahead a tsunami is on the way with the onset of winter
It’s really not as bad as people seem to think it is. We were always going to see a rise in cases like this when reopening the country.
We have to keep moving forward.
And for goodness sake, wear a bloody mask!
They’ll be no santy this year!
@Jeremiah A Craic: Free Santy! Free Kildare! Free Donie Cassidy’s wig!
@Jeremiah A Craic: he didn’t make it through the first wave of covid I’m afraid… no more santy
@Mark O’Donohoe: Sadly he was in too many risk categories, overweight and well over 70. It was coming I’m afraid.
@Jeremiah A Craic: No sanity anyway… I’ve lost my marbles
@Seán O’Loughlin: yep,,its the sanity clause.
Condolences to the bereaved families and friends of the deceased. May they rest in peace.
At this stage I think we can say things are out of control!
@Seán O Ciara BA/ PDE: I actually think the opposite
It’s nice to see the masks are working well….
@Joe Moore: what are you expecting when half the population dont wear them
@Quiggers: or wear them properly
@Quiggers: Everyone is wearing them. Where have you been…
@Joe Moore: The madks are a precationary measure and not a gurantee…. What biggles the mind, is they should have been mandatory everywhere at the height of it… Also dont forget alot of people cannot wear them due to underlying issues.
@Mark: Denmark doing just fine without masks
The positivity rate per test 1.2%
That is if memory serves very similar to what it was when we had this pandemic “under control”
Granted increased testing is as a result of increased spread bug it’s likely we are squeezing every last case out of every outbreak giving the perception things are worse than they are
Remain calm
Keep the basic practices going
And above all else don’t accept contradictory restrictions for granted
Never mind Kildare , we need to lock down Dublin ..
@Patricia O’Reilly: Dublin should be locked down but we all know that’ll never happen
@Ann-Marie: it’s cases per 100000 that’s important but your mind probably can’t process that basic information.
@IRL77: She has a major Dublin envy issue,
@Gary Kearney: I don’t blame her….the country and western show that’s going on at the moment makes me thank the lord that I don’t do staycations….couldn’t stomach giving that lot any of my hard earned money.
@Gary Kearney: Couldn’t be more wrong!!!
@IRL77: Cases don’t matter. It’s the sick that count. 1 or 2 per day dead at most whole 85 other people die of cancer, heart disease etc. This pandemic will be proven to be the greatest hoax in human history.
@Ann-Marie: you obviously haven’t been to Dublin lately. City Centre is so quiet. Everyday here is like a Sunday. The vast majority are staying home and staying safe !
The most Covid 19 restrictions in Europe and we are well on our way to have the worst figures in Europe
@patrick o keeffe: Look at the daily increase in numbers for the last week. We got the numbers down fast and there was always going to be another wave and another after that.
Our numbers are good when measures correctly.
@Gary Kearney: Here’s another covid 19 ‘expert’. Listen and learn people
They could announce a thousand cases a day and it wouldn’t make any difference, there’s one law for the elite in Ireland and one law for everyone else, even the most vocal FFG supporter will quietly admit this, NPHET /Coalition Government are in effect not to be trusted whatsoever under any circumstances, lies after lies, mass confusion, constant chopping and changing their minds about restrictions, nonsensical rubbish, some people who are gullible will believe everything they say, but I think it’s safe to say the majority do not and will not take these charlatans seriously anymore.
@Jonny: What lies?
@LangerDan: what planet have you been living on recently, or are you a FFG apologist
@LangerDan: What lies? Are you actually that niave?? It’s laughable…
Still no evidence of lies. Come on lads. Post some lies.
@Jonny: what lies are you on about pal?
@GrumpyAulFella: ah here ffs are you seriously that niave
@Jonny: You’re full of it. Now is your opportunity to back up your claims yet the entire site can see you ignore requests for evidence.
@Jonny: needs toilet paper his mouth
@LangerDan: seriously are you really that niave or stupid or an FFG apologist to think that this shambles of a government are not telling the truth and you probably believe they are doing a good job, I actually despair for people like you lol
@Jonny: What is the ‘truth’ then?
@Jonny: I think they can do a better job. That still doesn’t let you away with the fact that you are accusing them of lies. You have had ample opportunities to back that up here. Go on, prove me wrong. I’ll concede if you even give one confirmed example of a deliberate lie.
@LangerDan: they’ve lied about covid deaths amongst other things and fkup knows what else the general public don’t know about, but by all means continue to believe the nonsense they are coming out with
@LangerDan: why aren’t you outraged by these charlatans like most people are, are you a FFG apologist or something, do you seriously trust nphet /Coalition Government because at this stage most don’t.
@Jonny: How have they lied? I don’t want your opinion. I want evidence that disproves what they have said. Just one example backed with evidence. You’re a busted flush at this stage.
@Jonny: I am annoyed with them. Especially over Galway. I also think they’ve made a mess of the opening up. I think they made terrible mistakes early on re the nursing homes.
However, I don’t believe they are acting as part of a conspiracy and I have not seen any actual lies on their part. So I’m asking you yet again to post evidence of lies.
@LangerDan: I’m thinking your wasting your time asking for evidence. As you can see all people like that can do is hurl insults and make accusations but are always unable to back up there argument with evidence.
@barry moore: Absolutely. And I know full well I won’t get any evidence. But so many people believe their crap, I thought it would be good to lay bare their own lies before the commentariat.
@barry moore: any eejit can spout nonsense from the sidelines
@Jonny: Have you noticed by chance that the entire world has the same pandemic. That most countries are following the same pattern of response as we are.
This has noting to do with politics, it is a virus and it will kill FG, FF, SF or anybody else.
it shows fear nor favour.
@Jonny: Nphet are the experts on the issue, do you trust your doctor or do you go onto a forum and ask questions and decide your doctor is wrong.
Trust this government, I don’t trust any government Nphet I do trust as they are experts in the field and don’t have anything to gain from what they are doing.
Covid-19 can infect anybody Mary Lou and boris johnson got it. So it is a nonpolitical virus
@jackamy: that is true. This country will manage perfectly well without them
@Jonny: I will make allowances for you. Obviously public health is a science in its self.
@LangerDan: totally agree with you. Theres plenty of things the government could have done better, and things they have made a balls of. But its not to say there is some conspiracy afoot. Everytime i see these nonsense ‘casedemic plandemic scamdemic conspiracy lies’ comments i just dont understand ppl that choose to believe this. Why would they lie? To what end? What would the benefit of this conspiracy be? Did all the world leaders get together in a secret meeting and come up with a global lets f$&k the world policy? Have a good look at our government, they are quite happy to con us on many thing without the need to hide it i wouldnt have much faith in them being able to manage an actual conspiracy
@LangerDan: I’ve told you already they lied about deaths attributed to Covid-19, saying there was 13% more deaths than what there actually was from March to June, they tried to say this was a “mistake” how can this possibly be a mistake eh, so this alone is enough, and if your so gullible enough to actually believe they are telling the public the whole truth I fear for you and anyone else who believes their bulls**t.
@Jonny: the difference in numbers you are talking about is because there was a change in how to count deaths. The vast majority are covid positive deaths but as per the guidelines at the time people who died and were suspected covid cases were also included when the guidelines changed some doctors didn’t know about the new guidelines. Hence why they are now looking back and removing deaths from the total. What other lies are the government telling us. Feel free to provide links to these.
Jesus thats very high we need to go back into lockdown this is getting out of hand
@kennyjones27: why, because it’s not resulting in cases in hospital, and deaths are steady? You go into hiding of you like.
@kennyjones27: Can’t afford it. Q2 GDP estimated figures are 16.8% down. This PUP money doesn’t grow on magic trees.
@kennyjones27: and then what? Open up when the numbers are low again? Then lock down again when the numbers get too high? Whats the point in that endless cycle for nothing? This virus is here to stay. No amount of locking down is going to change that.
Open the lunch boxes. Free the fun size bounty bars.
@J: Paper bags requested in some schools. Lunch boxes are so yesterday.
And f@t Hogan still thinks he’s right to attend golf dinners!!!
40 cases in schools in Berlin, it is going to be a long winter
@Brendan O’Donoghue: it’s cases in 40 schools
@jackamy: did you say that Jack had a trial for Liverpool…..no he was on trial in Liverpool!
On the rise! Schools next
I am just here for the comments
Ffs. Deaths are never nice to see. Are we seeing more new cases due to more testing or are we in a spiral of clusters appearing. I don’t know what to believe anymore. COVID. F off
@Declan Martin Rigney: Well there are definitely a lot more infections in the country now than a month ago due to clusters and close contacts, however testing has been ramped up massively too. They are the factors leading to the large number of daily cases lately.
There’s no point in arguing, the wearing of masks are needed (always were), social distancing, hygiene etc need to be adhered to. This is especially the case after seeing what has happened with the opening of schools in Germany.
@Thisguy: Here’s another covid 19 ‘expert’. Listen and learn people
@Jonny: Another “Anti Everything” Head spouting warped nonsense. Give it a rest! 2 people have died, show some respect!
As much as I hate to say it gyms need to be shit down was in the gym recently no social distancing and very little sanitizers around , nobody wiping down machines and staff turning a blind eye , WHAT IS THE POINT ???
@Wiggy Wigsters Fitness: Did you complain?
@Cian – Wash your: yes he did. On the journal..
@Wiggy Wigsters Fitness: has there been cases linked to gyms? I’ve not heard of any
@Wiggy Wigsters Fitness: The original name of the venue that is currently called the 3 arena
@Wiggy Wigsters Fitness: s@h€tt1ng in the gym isn’t on.
@David Clements: lol
@Wiggy Wigsters Fitness: Nobody made you go. If your so frightened of the virus what were you doing going to a sweaty gym! Stay at home and get fat if you want but stop sh*tting on the gym that others want to use. Unless your over 70 with serious underlying conditions Covid is not a serious threat to you. If you don’t believe me ask Dara, Big Phil or Sean O’Rourke! Covid won’t get you but watch out for heartdisease as you hide under your bed listening to the 24/7 fear propaganda spouted by RTE.
Open the pubs
It would be good if at least the government took this seriously.
Get the elite of the country to read today’s stats, golf is much to important , how do you get people to do the right thing, when politicians, judges, media reps and of course big Phill Hogan that would not give two Fu-ks about anyone.
I keep thinking of Saddam Hussain in South Park screaming ‘Ahh you guys are all pretty f%$#*d now’
Kildare in lockdown.. Laughable. Drive through newbridge today and too 40mins. Shops are jammed
Eh they’re not in lockdown. Shops are open. And good to see people supporting local business in a very tough time…
@David Clements:
There are Lock down Restrictions in Kildare!!!
@Joe Toner: but it’s not on lockdown
Shops are open etc. They’re not allowed leave the county or eat out but to complain that the shops in kildare are busy misses the point.
@David Clements: as long as they obey the distancing and mask wearing rules..
Open the pubs, especially for the golf dinners.
The milky bars are on me
Lock Dublin down it’s as bad as Kildare
Once Fianna Fail got their grubby hands on power again, it’s been a steady decline.
@The Irish Bull: Their equal partners in Government Fine Gael are equally to blame.
I am happy to see people wearing masks. Its easy to see who cannot see the totalitarian programming right in gront of their nose. The bigger the lie the longer the nose grows, pinoccio.
@Thomas McGrath: true. Easier to spot the independent thinkers, which is always helpful
@Thomas McGrath: would you be willing to catch Covid?
Face masks are mandatory in most autonomous communities in spain, with strict policing and on the spot fines from what i seen in Madrid last week, yet the cases continue to rise there.. makes me wonder how
@David Lee: Masks don’t work in a community setting. In fact they can increase the spread by generating a false sense of security
@David Lee: and Denmark and sweden are doing just fine without them
@PC: Here’s another covid 19 ‘expert’. Listen and learn people
@Anna Anna: not true
Hopefully these people start wearing t-shirts or badges So that I can cross the street when I see one coming.
@Gareth Murran: Which people the Jews, The Blacks, The Refugees or the Irish in England?
and Covidiots stay in Dublin at protest, and for what ???… Why not for Housing maffia, Insurance Maffia and all in…. Wff protest for a mask???? Covidiotism is not curable !
@margarita: Says you the big lockclown, hiding in your bunker, wearing a mask, for a disease with a median age of death of 84.
Lock the country down
@Madra: Guaranteed your wages regardless Madra?
@Madra: Can’t afford it. Q2 GDP estimated figures are 16.8% down. This PUP money doesn’t grow on magic trees.
Where is the proof of any of this
Why isn’t Dublin in lock down, if the figures are so high,?
@barry moore:
You’re using big numbers that most people are impressed by. In reality, 790,000 is 1/10,000 of the world population. Plus the fact many of those victims would have passed away from other causes soon enough.
Too many hysterical people on these forums.
@Denis Connolly: good idea we just have a global cull of people who have under lying medical conditions and people over a certain age. At what age should it start?
@Denis Connolly: Here’s another covid 19 ‘expert’. Listen and learn people
Another lockdown is inevitable today’s figures are seriously concerning just wait until the Schools re-open next week.
we went through the last wave… so its now a chance to get orginised and be ready for a hard winter, you should all have face coverings, gloves… alcohol wipes etc..
Sick to death of it all
DIED WITH Covid.. Not FROM it.
Why is Dublin in lockdown they have the most cases
Just out of curiosity,how many cancer diagnosis were made today
Very little cases at all in the west. That tells me there’s something killing the virus on the Atlantic Ocean. Lots of cases in the US so is it the gales/storms that’s killing the virus?
How many people were diagnosed with cancer today,just wondering
How stup!d..
@Seriousnojoke: top class point
Id prefer to hear more stats on numbers needing hospital treatment and icu admission etc
Id prefer to hear more stats on numbers needing hospital treatment and icu admission etc.
I would prefer to hear more stats on numbers needing hospital treatment and icu admission etc.
Your doing a great job sir
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