would you let your dd age 17 go to dublin to see friend

[postitgirl]

My dd is dying to go back to Ireland to see her friends. I had booked for us all to go, but my parents are not happy, they are scared, so I decided we wouldnt go. (covid related). I've ended up agreeing to letting dd age 17 to go and stay with her dad, and visit her friends. She's not vaccinated obviously. But I keep thinking she could get covid here (UK) as easily as she could in Dublin. Do you think I'm putting her at risk letting her go. (her dad doesnt mind, he is double-vaxed)

I'm lost as to why you cancelled the rest of you going?

Going to Dublin all seems fine.

my parents were too worried. they are both double vax, as am I, but dd and ds aren't - ages 13 and 17. Their doctor told them there was a chance they could catch covid from us. She said they could meet us outside, but we shouldnt go in their house. They also didnt want the children to come as they thought they would get covid (that the kids would get it) on the plane.

What’s going to happen next year when the pandemic is still going on and DD wants to go Zante with her mates? You can’t stop her, she’s an adult, and life needs to go on.

I’m confused. Are your parents in Dublin?

So we're you going to stay at your parent's house when you were all going? But cos the under-18s weren't vaccinated they said no?

Why not just get like a premier Inn or something instead of cancelling for some of you?

Yes, of course she should go. My DC2 flew half way across the world at 16 with two changes.

Covid also wouldn't have stopped him.

What are the current isolation and testing requirements each way?
And costs?

If you do not have valid proof of vaccination and are travelling from Great Britain you will need to:
present evidence of a negative RT-PCR test result within 72 hours prior to arrival into the country
self-quarantine
undergo post-arrival testing

Travellers who aren't fully vaccinated may still enter, but require evidence of a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of arriving in Ireland and will need to quarantine at home for 14 days.

12-17 years olds need the testing but not the quarantine.

yes! At that age I went to the US for a summer on my own to work in a camp. Let her go, it's a good trial run as it's not that far...

Yes if it's legal, haven't checked rules recently as we're not going anywhere.

It's not that I don't want her to travel alone or anything like that, I'm happy for her to go wherever! It's that my parents have spooked me saying she shouldn't be coming if she is not vaccinated.

Yes I looked at trying to find somewhere to stay. Trouble is they live outside Dublin, and I couldnt find anything reasonable price. No premier inns near them... And in any case they said we shouldn't be in their house, so what would we do all day, there's only so long you can sit outside, I suppose if the weather was nice it woudl be ok. But apart from anything else, they were worried for my dc, and for me. They've been told the vaccine does not protect them 100%.
Yeah they live in dublin.

DD is 13 and I've been sending her back and forth to her dad's throughout the pandemic. He is in London, we are in Northern Ireland. Not sure about Ireland/UK rules (my mum lives in and is from the south and I understand they're still much more locked down?) but throughout the pandemic seeing non resident parents was classed as essential and therefore there weren't any restrictions. She has been getting flights alone since aged 12 and it's very straightforward so I'm sure a 17 would be fine. In face my mum used to put me on a coach to Kilkenny from Bucks age 11 which looking back was bonkers

I’d let her go. I assume she will be staying with her Dad?

She will have to do the PCR test and fill in the passenger location form.

Your parents are right vaccine doesn’t protect 100% but nothing does. The vaccine means they are not likely to be very ill if they were to catch it or end up hospitalised.

So you were planning to go and stay with your parents and they are not keen now? What a pity.
Of course she should go and stay with her father. If your parents are worried then she shouldn't see them.

I wouldn't worry about that. I think seeing her dad is important and make sure she's being sensible with hand washing, mask use etc. They haven't been offered the vaccine yet as she's in a lower risk category. She's lost a significant amount of her late teens to this pandemic so I understand your parents fear, but I wouldn't say waiting another year (or whatever it turns out to be) to see her father is a commensurate response to the risk.

It’s within the Common Travel Area, so why not?