I can’t see there being any Gaelic games played this year across the islandSo that's that sorted - games will be played later this year and thankfully some sort of normality will have returned then from work, social amenities, school and games.
I can’t see there being any Gaelic games played this year across the islandSo that's that sorted - games will be played later this year and thankfully some sort of normality will have returned then from work, social amenities, school and games.
Yep. Might never get a vaccine and this is no way to live.65 days ago Armagh beat Fermanagh, 14th March
Since then covid 19 has wreaked havoc throughout the world
Most of Europe is now through this pandemic a few weeks ago and over the weekend soccer games took place in Germany. This will be followed by games in other leagues in June
Golf, tennis and other activities have recommenced. The island of Ireland has got the virus under control and is heading the right way.
65 days from now is the 22nd July
By that date I would see training sessions having already started in early July if not sooner
We will also see other sports up and running in the next 4-6 weeks
Our walking tracks will re open shortly
Small groups will be permitted by early June to train
We will be living with this virus and its consequences for a long time. Are we going to wipe 2021 out as well? Are other sports going to take our young players away? Will some clubs never re-open again?
What has happened has happened. Last week there was such intense scrutiny across the shuck when ingerland partialkt reopened - not much word about it this week.
Everyone is waiting for others to make the jump. No one wants to be first.
Today in the north and south phase 1 of re-opening took place. About time.
I for one believe its time to open our pitches and start playing our sports again
65 days ago Armagh beat Fermanagh, 14th March
Since then covid 19 has wreaked havoc throughout the world
Most of Europe is now through this pandemic a few weeks ago and over the weekend soccer games took place in Germany. This will be followed by games in other leagues in June
Golf, tennis and other activities have recommenced. The island of Ireland has got the virus under control and is heading the right way.
65 days from now is the 22nd July
By that date I would see training sessions having already started in early July if not sooner
We will also see other sports up and running in the next 4-6 weeks
Our walking tracks will re open shortly
Small groups will be permitted by early June to train
We will be living with this virus and its consequences for a long time. Are we going to wipe 2021 out as well? Are other sports going to take our young players away? Will some clubs never re-open again?
What has happened has happened. Last week there was such intense scrutiny across the shuck when ingerland partialkt reopened - not much word about it this week.
Everyone is waiting for others to make the jump. No one wants to be first.
Today in the north and south phase 1 of re-opening took place. About time.
I for one believe its time to open our pitches and start playing our sports again
77 days Joe. Fermanagh game was Sunday 1st March. 14th March was supposed to be Roscommon. GAA announced suspension on Thursday 12th March.65 days ago Armagh beat Fermanagh, 14th March
Since then covid 19 has wreaked havoc throughout the world
Most of Europe is now through this pandemic a few weeks ago and over the weekend soccer games took place in Germany. This will be followed by games in other leagues in June
Golf, tennis and other activities have recommenced. The island of Ireland has got the virus under control and is heading the right way.
65 days from now is the 22nd July
By that date I would see training sessions having already started in early July if not sooner
We will also see other sports up and running in the next 4-6 weeks
Our walking tracks will re open shortly
Small groups will be permitted by early June to train
We will be living with this virus and its consequences for a long time. Are we going to wipe 2021 out as well? Are other sports going to take our young players away? Will some clubs never re-open again?
What has happened has happened. Last week there was such intense scrutiny across the shuck when ingerland partialkt reopened - not much word about it this week.
Everyone is waiting for others to make the jump. No one wants to be first.
Today in the north and south phase 1 of re-opening took place. About time.
I for one believe its time to open our pitches and start playing our sports again
65 days ago Armagh beat Fermanagh, 14th March
Since then covid 19 has wreaked havoc throughout the world
Most of Europe is now through this pandemic a few weeks ago and over the weekend soccer games took place in Germany. This will be followed by games in other leagues in June
Golf, tennis and other activities have recommenced. The island of Ireland has got the virus under control and is heading the right way.
65 days from now is the 22nd July
By that date I would see training sessions having already started in early July if not sooner
We will also see other sports up and running in the next 4-6 weeks
Our walking tracks will re open shortly
Small groups will be permitted by early June to train
We will be living with this virus and its consequences for a long time. Are we going to wipe 2021 out as well? Are other sports going to take our young players away? Will some clubs never re-open again?
What has happened has happened. Last week there was such intense scrutiny across the shuck when ingerland partialkt reopened - not much word about it this week.
Everyone is waiting for others to make the jump. No one wants to be first.
Today in the north and south phase 1 of re-opening took place. About time.
I for one believe its time to open our pitches and start playing our sports again
This is where your thesis falls down.
None of us are 'through' anything. You and many others may be under that impression, as case incidences and death rates have fallen, but realise that the country had to be shut down for months to get to this point. And, unfortunately, this was not a one time deal.
The virus still exists and is still as infectious and deadly as it was before we all locked ourselves away. When things open up again the virus will spread again. And it will kill again. There is no good reason why it won't. There really isn't.
When we get to a point where we do not have control of the spread of the virus we will have to be locked away again, for the safety of the most vulnerable around us. To do otherwise will be to write off the lives of tens of thousands of the elderly and frail in our communities. More of us need to understand that. And our political leaders need to better communicate it.
Some work, some school, some re-engagement with loved ones will be possible over the coming months, but a football season or anything approaching normal life is fantasy material without a vaccine or development of effective treatment.
This is a bleak outlook, but it's grounded in reality. People really need to get away from this notion that this virus has been defeated and normality is merely weeks away. More emphasis should be placed on readjustment to a new world where we co-exist with this thing, because that's the world in which we will be living for the foreseeable future.
It's great to have an open and mature discussion about thisThis is where your thesis falls down.
None of us are 'through' anything. You and many others may be under that impression, as case incidences and death rates have fallen, but realise that the country had to be shut down for months to get to this point. And, unfortunately, this was not a one time deal.
The virus still exists and is still as infectious and deadly as it was before we all locked ourselves away. When things open up again the virus will spread again. And it will kill again. There is no good reason why it won't. There really isn't.
When we get to a point where we do not have control of the spread of the virus we will have to be locked away again, for the safety of the most vulnerable around us. To do otherwise will be to write off the lives of tens of thousands of the elderly and frail in our communities. More of us need to understand that. And our political leaders need to better communicate it.
Some work, some school, some re-engagement with loved ones will be possible over the coming months, but a football season or anything approaching normal life is fantasy material without a vaccine or development of effective treatment.
This is a bleak outlook, but it's grounded in reality. People really need to get away from this notion that this virus has been defeated and normality is merely weeks away. More emphasis should be placed on readjustment to a new world where we co-exist with this thing, because that's the world in which we will be living for the foreseeable future.
He said we cannot assume that the transmission of the virus in the community will stay as it is, adding that as the restrictions are lifted and more people are gathering, there is a risk of a significant surge which has been the experience in some countries.
I wish someone could convince me that the lockdown played any part in the reduction of cases. Sweden had no lockdown and its cases aren't any worse than those of countries that did. The fact is we may have to learn to live with this as we do with flu etc. TB killed 1.5 million people in 2018. Why did we not close down the world for TB?Yes, open up surely if it seems like the risk has been minimised. But be prepared to bunker down if, and probably when, asked to do so again. This is the bit I don't sense many have grasped - that the virus can come back.
Only time will tell if we're able to get the balance right when opening up so that things don't explode out of control again. The south seem to be doing relatively well on a lot of things, but I don't have much confidence in what we're at up in the north. And even at that, I'll leave you with this from the head of the HSE today:
https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0519/1139223-dail-covid-19-committee/
I wish someone could convince me that the lockdown played any part in the reduction of cases. Sweden had no lockdown and its cases aren't any worse than those of countries that did. The fact is we may have to learn to live with this as we do with flu etc. TB killed 1.5 million people in 2018. Why did we not close down the world for TB?
Sweden is not comparable with here. Different environment, different health service, different family structures, different attitude to advice from authorities. And the jury is still out whether they should have had a more strict lockdown. Their case numbers are much greater than their immediate neighbours.I wish someone could convince me that the lockdown played any part in the reduction of cases. Sweden had no lockdown and its cases aren't any worse than those of countries that did. The fact is we may have to learn to live with this as we do with flu etc. TB killed 1.5 million people in 2018. Why did we not close down the world for TB?
Because it worked and the disease practically disappeared in the countries where it was widely administered. It's still on the go in developing world, though. We're going down the rabbit hole here a bit. TB death rates have little to do with the current pandemic.BCG no longer given as a routine vaccination
Perhaps the point I wanted to make is that it would make more sense to lockdown the old, sick and vulnerable and allow the majority, to whom the disease poses little real threat, to lead as normal a life as is possible.