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Replying To the_creeler: "Like most people, they put on their trousers one leg at a time, and we should remember this going forward." I agree with you on that the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 05/05/2021 11:10:29 2340073 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "I'm hoping Donegal and Dublin will be allocated at least 10,000 tickets each for the final!!! Plenty of room in Croker for more and by then most of the people over 18 who are willing to take a vaccine will be vaccinated I'd imagine. Could happen in Ulster that they are allow some fans in to games in the 6 counties and the rest of Ulster can't allow fans in." What's going on in Donegal? GAA trying to do everything possible but I doubt if anything they say would make a difference? Everyone will get tarred with the same brush. zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1804 - 05/05/2021 11:54:14 2340086 Link
Replying To tonguey: "Well he has been a better minister than Harris who has made a complete mess of every single department he has been in but sure the pr machine spins it so that nobody notices- he is not doing much in the made up portfolio now either" He isnt better than Harris though Harris is doing ok and third level and further education has expanded so much it needed to be split from primary and secondary education KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3510 - 05/05/2021 15:56:38 2340124 Link
Replying To tonguey: "I may be alone but I think the government have done a fantastic job in controlling this virus. Taoiseach Martin and Minister Donnelly have been superb in very trying circumstances and I really feel history will judge them kindly. Who could have done any better? Sometimes real leaders need to make some unpopular decisions." It's difficult to know if you're being facetious or not but in no circumstance could Donnelly be described as doing a superb job. The latest installment from him was his waffling on about vaccinating people at all hours of the night. Yet there are hundreds of pharmacists around the country who have already been trained up & are eager and willing to vaccinate their local communities. Instead all they've had is tumbleweed. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9136 - 05/05/2021 16:26:29 2340130 Link
Replying To tonguey: "I may be alone but I think the government have done a fantastic job in controlling this virus. Taoiseach Martin and Minister Donnelly have been superb in very trying circumstances and I really feel history will judge them kindly. Who could have done any better? Sometimes real leaders need to make some unpopular decisions." Welcome to Hoganstand Stephen. Hope the trampolines are being good. carlovia (None) - Posts: 1517 - 05/05/2021 16:40:56 2340133 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "It's difficult to know if you're being facetious or not but in no circumstance could Donnelly be described as doing a superb job. The latest installment from him was his waffling on about vaccinating people at all hours of the night. Yet there are hundreds of pharmacists around the country who have already been trained up & are eager and willing to vaccinate their local communities. Instead all they've had is tumbleweed." Not to mention not locking down airports and ports for all except commercial traffiic. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7345 - 05/05/2021 16:53:38 2340139 Link
Replying To zinny: "What's going on in Donegal? GAA trying to do everything possible but I doubt if anything they say would make a difference? Everyone will get tarred with the same brush." I don't know tbh, in south Donegal the rate is about 40 per 100k, well below the national average, in Milford and Letterkenny LEA's it's up around 6 or 700 per 100k population, I suppose Letterkenny is a big college town, lots of students etc there and Milford is close by, that part of Donegal would mix a lot with Derry and Tyrone, lots of people have from the the six counties have holiday homes down in the the Milford/Fanad area so I suppose it must all add to the mix, I think the numbers will come down in those areas, seems to be a big crack down on, it's not fair on the rest of the county. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2747 - 05/05/2021 19:50:29 2340159 Link
Replying To KillingFields: "He isnt better than Harris though Harris is doing ok and third level and further education has expanded so much it needed to be split from primary and secondary education" In the immortal words of John McEnroe you cannot be serious. republicofcloone (Leitrim) - Posts: 375 - 06/05/2021 07:14:05 2340198 Link
Replying To republicofcloone: "In the immortal words of John McEnroe you cannot be serious." Ah the pr machine is in full swing for Harris who has achieved absolutely nothing as Minister in any department but he makes tik tok videos so all is ok the creeler (Cavan) - Posts: 512 - 06/05/2021 09:28:50 2340201 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "I don't know tbh, in south Donegal the rate is about 40 per 100k, well below the national average, in Milford and Letterkenny LEA's it's up around 6 or 700 per 100k population, I suppose Letterkenny is a big college town, lots of students etc there and Milford is close by, that part of Donegal would mix a lot with Derry and Tyrone, lots of people have from the the six counties have holiday homes down in the the Milford/Fanad area so I suppose it must all add to the mix, I think the numbers will come down in those areas, seems to be a big crack down on, it's not fair on the rest of the county." I see that Dr Ronan Glynn has rowed back on Dr Holohan's comments last Friday on Donegal's cases. I know he isn't a PR person, but he's not stupid either, far from it. It was a bit insulting to the vast majority of good people in Donegal who have been abiding by the rules. I saw some other flute on BBC Northern Ireland referring to us "the least law abiding county in Ireland". Jesus Christ man, what a joke. I'd say there isn't a person on this forum who hasn't broken the rules to some extent, or at least knows anecdotally of parties, wakes, gatherings etc which have been happening in their areas. Where was the government scrutiny and action last year when hundreds of people from the North descended upon Donegal to their holiday homes every weekend? And if we're really getting into the finger pointing and blame games maybe Dr Holohan, Paul Reid and Stephen Donnelly would like a chat about cancer care in Donegal? It's not a comparable set of circumstances I know, but when cancer patients from Donegal, as far north as Inishowen are forced to travel 4 plus hours for treatment there is something very wrong with the system. So they can all do one as far as I'm concerned with their "tout" hotlines and threats of keeping us in further lockdown. The vast majority of us up here will continue to do the right thing and see this thing out. We don't need chastising like children. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9136 - 06/05/2021 09:42:08 2340204 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "I see that Dr Ronan Glynn has rowed back on Dr Holohan's comments last Friday on Donegal's cases. I know he isn't a PR person, but he's not stupid either, far from it. It was a bit insulting to the vast majority of good people in Donegal who have been abiding by the rules. I saw some other flute on BBC Northern Ireland referring to us "the least law abiding county in Ireland". Jesus Christ man, what a joke. I'd say there isn't a person on this forum who hasn't broken the rules to some extent, or at least knows anecdotally of parties, wakes, gatherings etc which have been happening in their areas. Where was the government scrutiny and action last year when hundreds of people from the North descended upon Donegal to their holiday homes every weekend? And if we're really getting into the finger pointing and blame games maybe Dr Holohan, Paul Reid and Stephen Donnelly would like a chat about cancer care in Donegal? It's not a comparable set of circumstances I know, but when cancer patients from Donegal, as far north as Inishowen are forced to travel 4 plus hours for treatment there is something very wrong with the system. So they can all do one as far as I'm concerned with their "tout" hotlines and threats of keeping us in further lockdown. The vast majority of us up here will continue to do the right thing and see this thing out. We don't need chastising like children." Dr Glynn has been a calm presence through all of this, whereas Dr Holohan...we'll say no more. Central government forgets about all the north west region all the time, or the BMW as they used to like to call us. It isn't fair or right or proper isn't it. the_creeler (Leitrim) - Posts: 119 - 06/05/2021 10:06:13 2340208 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "I don't know tbh, in south Donegal the rate is about 40 per 100k, well below the national average, in Milford and Letterkenny LEA's it's up around 6 or 700 per 100k population, I suppose Letterkenny is a big college town, lots of students etc there and Milford is close by, that part of Donegal would mix a lot with Derry and Tyrone, lots of people have from the the six counties have holiday homes down in the the Milford/Fanad area so I suppose it must all add to the mix, I think the numbers will come down in those areas, seems to be a big crack down on, it's not fair on the rest of the county." I'd agree on the holiday homes, but the rate in the 6 counties are far lower so that's not it I think. My missus works close to Milford, and honestly (while it's anecdotal) they are simply not following any modicum of restrictions there. Every day she comes home from work she has stories from her coworkers of parties going on, multiple households mixing, backyard barbers and make up places, and so on. People going out and about after a positive test and just not caring. One barber apparently worked with a positive test and infected 20 odd people in one days work. I know every area has a bit of this, but she reckons the level of it going on in North Donegal is extreme and it's no wonder. Don't know if it's maybe a thing that the area has historically been cut off and isolated from further down the country, so they're used to doing their own thing. But they're clearly not following anything right now Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2383 - 06/05/2021 10:18:22 2340210 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "I don't know tbh, in south Donegal the rate is about 40 per 100k, well below the national average, in Milford and Letterkenny LEA's it's up around 6 or 700 per 100k population, I suppose Letterkenny is a big college town, lots of students etc there and Milford is close by, that part of Donegal would mix a lot with Derry and Tyrone, lots of people have from the the six counties have holiday homes down in the the Milford/Fanad area so I suppose it must all add to the mix, I think the numbers will come down in those areas, seems to be a big crack down on, it's not fair on the rest of the county." Letterkenny isnt a big college town. It is fair and it was same in Kildare when there were previous county lockdowns. No other way to split counties to have restrictions in some areas of a county and not others KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3510 - 06/05/2021 10:41:33 2340215 Link
Replying To KillingFields: "Letterkenny isnt a big college town. It is fair and it was same in Kildare when there were previous county lockdowns. No other way to split counties to have restrictions in some areas of a county and not others" You're telling a Donegal person that they are incorrect about their own area lol! Have you been to Letterkenny at all? Then you might see it is in fact a big college town. the_creeler (Leitrim) - Posts: 119 - 06/05/2021 11:05:55 2340218 Link
Instead of unifying ireland...can we join Donegal up with the north? wishfulthinkin (Cavan) - Posts: 1680 - 06/05/2021 11:05:56 2340219 Link
Well it's the biggest college town in Donegal anyway, I didn't say anything about splitting the county for restrictions, what I meant was peoples behaviour in those areas isn't fair on the rest of the county or the majority of people in the Letterkenny and Milford areas that have done their best all along I'm sure, only to be let down by a section of the community who don't seem to give a damn. The pubs and shops will be open soon in Derry and Strabane and that's going to make things worse. The sooner we get the majority vaccinated the better. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2747 - 06/05/2021 11:06:09 2340220 Link
Replying To KillingFields: "Letterkenny isnt a big college town. It is fair and it was same in Kildare when there were previous county lockdowns. No other way to split counties to have restrictions in some areas of a county and not others" I disagree. If you're living in Glencolmcille and sticking by the rules but someone in Carndonagh isn't, then that absolutely isn't fair that the whole county gets penalised. They are about 150km apart. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9136 - 06/05/2021 11:06:53 2340223 Link
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-56887281 This is what's happening 20 mins from Letterkenny so a herd of wild horse wouldn't stop the people or a large section of them anyway heading into the shops and pubs in Derry, they'll be doing a roaring trade in there. I'd have to laugh at the BBC having to use subtitles. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2747 - 06/05/2021 11:18:47 2340226 Link
Replying To wishfulthinkin: "Instead of unifying ireland...can we join Donegal up with the north?" We are the north, what's your point? Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2747 - 06/05/2021 11:21:38 2340227 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "We are the north, what's your point?" North West actually. AfricanGael (UK) - Posts: 1947 - 06/05/2021 11:32:36 2340229 Link