@John Horan: name and shame them

@John Horan: I know of one in my home town that has been opening to “regulars” behind closed doors. They will struggle to stay open after this is all over due to the outrage among locals. Plenty of people have vowed to never set foot in it again. Any pub breaching the government request should lose their licence.

@John Horan: Just order a shut down like other nations. Asking nicely is a cop out, shut down and pay wages.

@John Horan: Any workplace not making essentials in this situation should close. It’s not just pubs. Multinationals employing 1000+ working 7 days a week to stock up before closures become inevitable. And employees work beside each other. Maybe 4 ft apart.

@Ger: You’re anonymous. Name the pub!

@John Horan: a lost should be compiled and distributed

@Ger: report them

@Dizzy: Thanks, yes I did post a good link a few days ago, about how long this virus survives on different surfaces but it was deleted by Journal ie. I thinks it said plastic 3 days and cardboard 1 day. Anyway I hope you and us all get through this and it will be a lot easier if people just stay away from each other.

@Dizzy: it’s detectable in or on aerosols for up to 3 hours, copper for up to 4 hours, cardboard for up to 24 hours, and plastic and stainless steel for up to 2 to 3 days. Glove up! Source: https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/covid-19/asymptomatic-carriers-covid-19-make-it-tough-target

@EdmundOrlando: fun fact, most shampoos and shower gels work as soap, surprised to see shelves empty of soap and plenty of shower gel right nest to the gap

@Gerry Gleeson: many workplaces still operating, not just pubs. Multinationals flat out, employing thousands.

@Caddyshack: this is part of an rte article about how things got so bad in Italy and it’s going to happen here if people don’t stay in their own home

Did movement not stop when schools were shut?

Professor Della Giusta, who is originally from the Piedmont region in the northwest of the country, said many people did not take self-isolation measures very seriously when schools were first closed in northern regions a few weeks ago.

“When schools got shut in Lombardy a lot of people just took their kids and went off on holiday to their holiday homes in the mountains and at the seaside in the other regions.

“They thought they were making their kids safe by taking them away, but this kind of behaviour is really very damaging

@Irisheyes: I agree with your points particularly about families treating it as a holiday and not as a serious public health crisis – we have all experienced this recently. My point is simply that people are entitled to go to Wexford or wherever else and adhere to social distancing. They need to restrict their movements wherever they are staying

@Caddyshack: they may be entitled to go but they shouldn’t, people could argue they have a right to go to the pub but they shouldn’t. We need people to stay put to prevent this becoming like Italy. They had a right to go away also and look where it got them

@Irisheyes: couldn’t agree more. This isn’t holiday time. What part of “stay at home” don’t they understand. Morons.

@Irisheyes: Yea of course they are D Reg cars because only us dubs break the law.

@Irisheyes: they don’t have a right to go to the pubs as the government has ordered them shut. Simply follow HSE & Government advice. If the rules change and people are not allowed leave one county and go to another then people should conform to that.

@The Exhibition Guy – Stephan Murtagh: yes they are D Reg cars because they are the ones that have most of the mobile homes down here.

@Caddyshack: some people would say they have a right to a pint, it’s a free world, I do this every week. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. People need to stay at home. Use a bit of common sense, have a bit of compassion for vulnerable people they may compromise. They shouldn’t need the HSE or government to tell them what to do. Take responsibility for their own actions and decisions.

@Caddyshack: idiot

@Irisheyes: They,we do not need to stay at home . We do however need to limit our trips.
Yes they have the right to go for a drink but shouldn’t as the Government has advised not to. However the Government as of yet has not advised people they cannot go for a walk. On the contrary they has recognised the need for this. Once social distancing is adhered to. Walking in a wood or beach once not over crowded is more than acceptable according to most health officials. You may pass a person and be within 2 meters for a couple of secs. All advise suggests 15mins needed . Having said that I understand someone could cough etc when in vicinity on another,however the chances are remote of catching anything if just passing by someone

@Caddyshack: that’s the thing – government hasn’t ordered them shut. It has advised for them to shut in conjunction with the LVA and the VFI. 99% have adhered to this and have shut. Some have remained open, as is currently their right, and people still have the right to go to these pubs. It’s still wrong, though. And, it’s because of those pub goers that all pubs, cafes, restaurants etc will be forced to close by government. Likewise, it will be because of these people travelling to the likes of Wexford that we will have a total lockdown. Simply because people can’t listen to the authorities. Stupid, stupid people.

@veronica kenny: have you seen the photos of the wicklow mountains, Glendalough and the beaches?? There are more people out now than there does be during a normal weekend. It’s ridiculous. There isn’t room to swing a cat between people never mind keep 2 meters apart.

@Irisheyes: couldnt agree more. I’m from limerick living in Dublin, I’d love to see my family but we have to be sensible about this. Running about from county to county is moronic at best. We are in the middle of a crisis here. The less we do as in going out the better for everyone. I got kids, I’d love to be in Limerick or even Wexford! I’m climbing the walls here and its only week one of the shut down, but I’d rather be climbing the walls at home,then be in ICU gasping for air. Really cop on people, you might think you’ll be fine, but this time IT’S JUST NOT ABOUT YOU. There are real lives at risk here.

@Irisheyes: I agree with you 100%. Well said

@Irisheyes: Which is why I was saying once not busy. I don’t agree with the people going to packed areas.They actually should increase the price of the car park in Glendalough to discourage people going. However, plenty of places that are not as busy. Many beaches along the Wicklow ,Wexford coastline that go for miles and have wide sandy beaches that means social distancing can be adhered to easily. Just don’t go to the best known places. We have hundreds of walking trails in Ireland if people look and don’t just use the best known ones

@Irisheyes: as I said I agree with most of what you say. We have a difference of opinion on dubs going to Wexford to their second home, they can still practice the same correct social distancing there provided they have no symptoms – as I said different opinion. Lockdown will inevitably come as part of this process

@Irisheyes: there is no danger if following HSE guidelines…

@Irisheyes: playgrounds on mobile sites are closed. I haven’t seen any children on sites and very few adults in part of Wexford I am in.

@Irisheyes: how do you know glendalough was packed ? Are you one of those people who goes out and then moans about other people being out ?

@Delboy79: I seen the photo online, taken by someone who lives there. No I am not going out. I live on a boreen that happens to lead to the beach. We have about 10 houses on our road and we have all agreed designated times to walk our dogs or get a bit of fresh air without meeting one another. My time is between 1pm and 2pm.

@Maria Mcphillips: that’s ok in an area that can handle an influx of hundreds of people safely not small rural villages with caravan parks

@veronica kenny: there are plenty of beaches but they still can’t handle the social distancing if you have crowds converging on them.

@Caddyshack: but that’s the thing. Those Dubs going to Wexford require milk, tea, coffee, bread, etc. This time of year is usually quiet so the shops are geared to that level of volume. This means, in order to cater for those Dubs visiting their second homes, that shops need more deliveries. That means more trucks, more drivers, more surfaces with possible contaminants on them, more footfall into the shops, etc. This all greatly increases the risk to the locals. Sorry, but it’s not just a “shake of the head” situation. Those Dubs are putting local lives at risk and risking the shitting down of the entire country.

@Caddyshack: No theyre not. They are overcrowding a coastal town so social distancing out the window for the people who live there all year round. They are congregating on beaches and walkways. They are probably not adhering to any guidelines, because guidelines are to stay at HOME, not go on holidays. I dont care if they own the caravan or holiday home, they shouldnt go near it until this is all over

@Irisheyes: so hoe do you know when the photo was taken.
Please stop, people like you are part of the problem with your sensationalising and scaremonging
Close your curtains and log off till this is over, thats the best way you can help.

@Bain triail aisti: have a look at the news idiot, Glendalough is closed now with Garda barriers across it so are the slieve bloom mountains. The hell fire club is inundated with cars at the moment as is sally gap. Why don’t you go and bury your head in the sand. It’s not scaremongering these are real issues. Your obviously ignorant to the potential damage that all of this can do to people with underlying health conditions.

@Jeremiah A Craic: We were the same on Thursday but I’d say it’s because it’s here now and they’re advising on how to prevent the spread so if you have it you have it but you’re told to self quarantine for 2 weeks. That’s my guess anyway

@Jeremiah A Craic: Flew home early from Boston through New York, last Wednesday, same thing, HSE had a stand handing out bloody leaflets but not a check to be seen… took it upon myself to self-isolate, called my employer to let them know and find out about any new protocols since I had left, was astounded to be told that if I wasn’t showing any signs of having the virus that I must return to work Monday morning.
Most Multinational companies couldn’t care less about the welfare of their employees. Their shareholders tucked up safely in their homes while they force the working class to keep working through a global pandemic… for nothing other than PROFIT. Putting the lives of 800 employees, their families and everyone associated at risk

@Jeremiah A Craic: Flew home early from Boston through New York, last Wednesday, same thing, HSE had a stand handing out bloody leaflets but not a check to be seen… took it upon myself to self-isolate, called my employer to let them know and find out about any new protocols since I had left, was astounded to be told that if I wasn’t showing any signs of having the virus that I must return to work Monday morning.
Most Multinational companies couldn’t care less about the welfare of their employees. Their shareholders tucked up safely in their homes while they force the working class to keep working through a global pandemic… for nothing other than PROFIT. Putting the lives of 800 employees, their families and everyone associated at risk.

@Richie Corrigan: ah but a lot of people take the piss re work . I’m sure if you are a trusted employee with a good sick record and highly thought of and you felt genuinely at risk or presented a risk to others your company would understand

@Delboy79: I have an exemplary record at work as I would say have 99% of the staff that I work with. Regardless of that you seem to be condoning that a multinational in this country has the right to risk employees health and lives and that of their families on the grounds that some people take the piss regarding work,,,it’s logic like that from people like you that scares me more than anything,,,go read a few books man instead of talking out of your hat here

@Joey Roche: u should fear ur govt. they’re allowing borders open and all multinationals are operating as normal, employing thousands.

@David O’Rahilly: probably some of them drinking there after hours

@Liam McDonald: The guards went to a pub in Newbridge last night and couldn’t do anything about it as it’s not illegal to open. Shame on the pub owners and the selfish greedy punters who went there.

@nelliekel: there should be a name and shame but could end up like advertising for the open pubs

@nelliekel: you got proof or just making up stories?

@SFAnkleTapper: are u trying to say that never happens???