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Unlocking Ireland - an unprecedented thread no. 6576
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Yesterday 22:27LifeInAHamsterWheel
I didn't watch the 6/1 this evening but the article on The Journal about the DOE insisting second level will return as planned on 12th April says "it us understood that clusters in schools are being monitored closely and no concerns have been flagged as long as case numbers stay below 1,000 to 1,500 per day" WHAT?! Since when did those sort of numbers become the benchmark?? I'm gobsmacked at that. And if that is the case, why haven't we been told? And more importantly why haven't we opened up?!
As for Dunnes Stores... I'm sure I've moaned about it on here before but it's so frustrating they have the worst website ever! Hardly anything on it. My local Dunnes is a small one and still there's always loads of lovely stuff in store that's never on the website. I just don't understand it. It's such bad business! Surely in this day & age (I sound like my mother) your website is akin to your right arm? @Dunnesstores have a word will you? wink
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Yesterday 22:45Nannyamc
I was admitted to hospital last wek.
No such thing as private cover at the moment. Care was great. Wonder why we are paying €4000 a year at the moment. Treated as a public patient. No exception to rules at the moment
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Yesterday 23:02Iblinkedandiamold
I do think schools will reopen after Easter however, if I was a parent listen to someone saying "School's will open blah blah blah" I wouldn't believe it. Sure they sound that line all over Christmas right up to almost the last minute.
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Yesterday 23:15Apileofballyhoo
Don't forget to claim back on the med1 form thing Emerald.
Dunnes I just saw it on Twitter about George Lee. I hate watching videos so I didn't, and was wondering if anyone here saw it.
1500 cases a day and we what, go calmly about our business? They're really not telling us anything hamster. That makes me feel anxious, to be honest. I like to know where I stand.
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Yesterday 23:25tazzy73
I was in Dunnes in Mullingar on Wednesday, a good few people were dipping under the tape and getting what they needed. No problem at the tills. My own daughter included shock
Regarding the Beacon debacle, wrong on so many levels. Front line need to be done 1st. So Face to face hospital staff, paramedics, Gardai, fire service, prison wardens. Shop assistants and teachers also but I do think they should be after the previous mentioned.
No books brought home from my DD school today.
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Yesterday 23:26Joolsin
With the new testing centres open, case numbers are bound to go up with asymptomatic people being discovered. But they'll keep the schools open unless we get up to the crazy numbers we had in early January and I think that's unlikely. There will be individual class and even individual school shut downs, but I don't think they'll shut the whole lot again.
Meanwhile, not one word about third level since Christmas.
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Yesterday 23:29Emeraldshamrock
@Apileofballyhoo Thank you. smile
@Iblinkedandiamold I agree they'll open. I bet the teenagers are longing for some routine unless of course the numbers spiral. There will be lots of socialising over the Easter period it is anyone's guess.
I have noticed the shops that are open are packed, people congregating in the hardware shop, I had a galavant there myself if they opened more places it would stop the large crowds.
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Today 04:43ismiseeire
Nannyamc
I was admitted to hospital last wek.
No such thing as private cover at the moment. Care was great. Wonder why we are paying €4000 a year at the moment. Treated as a public patient. No exception to rules at the moment
Were you given a private or semi private room or were you on a ward?
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Today 11:01HaHaVeryBunny
LifeInAHamsterWheel
I didn't watch the 6/1 this evening but the article on The Journal about the DOE insisting second level will return as planned on 12th April says "it us understood that clusters in schools are being monitored closely and no concerns have been flagged as long as case numbers stay below 1,000 to 1,500 per day" WHAT?! Since when did those sort of numbers become the benchmark?? I'm gobsmacked at that. And if that is the case, why haven't we been told? And more importantly why haven't we opened up?!
As for Dunnes Stores... I'm sure I've moaned about it on here before but it's so frustrating they have the worst website ever! Hardly anything on it. My local Dunnes is a small one and still there's always loads of lovely stuff in store that's never on the website. I just don't understand it. It's such bad business! Surely in this day & age (I sound like my mother) your website is akin to your right arm? @Dunnesstores have a word will you? wink
Jesus, has the government just given up any pretence that they are in control of the situation anymore the "as long as numbers stay between 1,000 and 1,500 per day" quote form the DOE is a WTF moment.
Nothing surprises me about this mess of a government.
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Today 11:29Iblinkedandiamold
I had a really bad sleep lastnight. Blaming it on Chocolate and over eating. But as I was eating rubbish again this morning I realised that I am actually dreading the next 2 weeks. I am off for Easter and there's nothing to do but sit at home.
That is why I ate so much junk Yesterday and I've already eaten a lot of biscuits this morning.
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Today 11:51LadyEloise
@Nannyamc
I hope you are ok now. thanks
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*Today 12:283timeslucky
There was a note saying not to socialise for the 2 week break which makes no sense when they are in school together anyway
Someone explained it to me that the idea is the 2 weeks off should/could act as a circuit breaker if kids don't socialise together.*
That makes sense. I can see the logic of it.
There are already a few meetups planned on our schoolbus WhatsApp group. All out of doors so I felt so mean telling DD she wouldn't be going to any of the them. I have let her go for hot chocolate just now with a schoolmate who is in her pod in class. I'm very consistent. 
They won't be seeing each other after today, so our circuit breaker will begin tomorrow now.
DH just did a shop run and saw them queuing at outdoor cafe kiosk with their masks on.