I'm in complete shock re Ireland's (and I think Wales'?) approach. If this is tyranny I don't even know what to call what is happening in the ROI. It's like they're purposefully trying to push people to the brink??? Very cruel and not very wise when literally all they need to do is make another empty promise of normality a la Boris and people will lap it up and be beaten down into compliance again. "It's JUST another 5 months"
But the no hope approach will just drive people to get organised like this man below, and I wish him the best of luck
Great find! There are 1000's others like him that are at breaking point and the suicide rate cover up is insane.
Ireland has been subjected to the harshest and inhumane restrictions since this whole thing started and its mainly because we have a former prime minister (now deputy prime minister) who is nothing more than a narcissist wanting to be the "best" at handling covid, and a current prime minister who is desperately clinging on to "his turn to be prime minister".
If you think I am being a little dramatic about the lockdown here, there has been no meaningful social activity in Ireland since March 2020. The lockdown has never actually ended, no nightclubs, no pubs, no drinking (apart from last summer being allowed into a gastro bar for 90 mins on the basis you bought a full meal). The only answer they have to anything is lockdown and are doing absolutely nothing about expanding capacity in the health service while doing all this lockdown.
The "PLAN" has been revealed for Ireland this evening (Just have a read)
March: Primary school children return to school on a phased basis
April: The plan outlines that if transmission of the virus reaches acceptable levels, the vaccine programme progresses as planned and public health advice allows, further options that will be considered from 5 April are:
They will
CONSIDER the following
- Some easing of restrictions on outdoor activities and meetings beyond 1 other household
- Consideration of extending the current 5km limit
- Staggered start of easing of other areas of restriction with a focus on outdoor activities including sport and some areas of construction
Any further easing of restrictions after 5 April will
need a further three to four week period to allow for assessment of the impact of changes, the plan outlines.
So in summary we MIGHT get an extra 5km to travel (For anyone that has never visited Ireland 5-10km is nothing in a mostly rural country)
We MIGHT get to see some friends
We MIGHT get more but not until May or June to allow NPHET to torture data and call it statistics to back up their arguments.
Their justification is as per what was leaked earlier (of course) "When we open things, we want them to stay open" which makes for great headlines but when you read what he says, it means never ending lockdown.
I bet Borris's announcement looks awesome now eh?
Taoiseach Micheál Martin made the announcement this evening.
www.thejournal.ie
The words from the clown himself