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I'm no angel myself, I've broken a few rules, but if everyone could just stick to the rules for the same few weeks, this virus could be stopped in its tracks and life could return to normal.
There is a real danger that if this virus isn't contained, some people will catch multiple variants at the same time, which could lead to further evolution of the virus, leading to a super bug.
Do we really want to take that risk?
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Don't sweat it, the 5k rule is just a smoke show, a joke, I had a legitimate reason for travel this week, cruised from Donegal to Dublin and met one checkpoint on the border and was waved on, then nada for the next 3 hours, I saw a single checkpoint while in the city and my DL car was waved on and that was it.Originally Posted by CANALI
The hotel was like Fort Knox though, buzzed in and buzzed out, lots of questions but still made a change from sitting at home for ever and the few pints were a bonus.
Life is what you make of it, follow the crazy rules if you want but they are not being enforced and I'd not let them worry you.
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I gave up on the 5km limit months ago. Made no sense that i had to limit my travel when others arriving in the country by plane or ship could go wherever they like. To escape the bordem of everything being closed I go for a drive on my days off. Gets me out out of the house and out from under the misses feet who's working from home. I keep myself to myelf so who am I hurting?
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Your "evidence" doesn't explain how people I know that have died from Covid or are still in hospital months after getting the virus and most are relatively young.
So if by your reckoning 99% recover should we just forget about the 1% ? And of the 99% how many will have long Covid?
Are we there yet ?
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Pass on the in-call to the hotel for you so Tommy!
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As far as I am aware the general concept of the km restriction is to limit contacts and the spread of the virus
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I a big believer in the covid mask, I see many petrol stations asking for mask to be removed when filling her up but i do no such thing
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General concept fails when it's one rule for us and another rule for those arriving into the country.
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I'm an essential worker with relevant docs and travel within Dublin daily since last March, never stopped. Never even met a check-point until this current lock-down, there is a daily check-point with guards standing on the road in two/threes just waving on the cars. Not seen one person, pulled over or with window down.
Came across this a.m. and I do believe if the cases remain high they will get stricter, potentially in the coming weeks. Me-Hole Martin is "concerned" about the high cases. It is a pity he wasn't as concerned about them last December and we wouldn't be in this position.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0312/12...-covid-latest/
Fines worth almost €1.5 million have been issued by gardaí over non-essential travel and house parties since the pandemic began.
They include 10,013 fines of €100 for non-essential travel - adding up to just over €1m. The total number of €100 and €500 fines for non-essential journeys to airports/ports is 915.
Gardaí continue to find people gathering in groups at house parties and have issued 2,040 fines to organisers and attendees for breaching Covid-19 regulations.
They have issued 420 fines of €500 each for organising a house party and 1,620 fines of €150 each for attending a house party. This adds up to a total of €453,000.
"Such gatherings put at risk not only those attending, but everyone they come into contact with after - including loved ones, neighbours, colleagues and local community," gardaí said in a statement.
To date, An Garda Síochána has issued approximately 13,600 Covid-19 fines across all breaches of health regulations.
These also include 244 fines of €80 given to people for not wearing a face covering and 144 fines of €100 for non-essential travel by persons not ordinarily resident in the State.
Gardaí said they were continuing high visibility patrols at public amenities, parks and beauty spots across the country this weekend.
They reminded people that they are only allowed to exercise within 5km of their home. This includes the distance travelled to a location for exercise. You cannot travel more than 5km to a location to exercise.
Gardaí said the public should also be aware that if a driver is found to be in breach of the non-essential travel regulations that the driver and all adult passengers can be fined €100 each.
This is also the case for adults in groups undertaking activities such as cycling or walking – every adult in such a group can be fined for being outside their 5km.
An Garda Síochána said travel restrictions do not apply in the case of domestic violence or to escape a risk of harm.
People issued with a Covid-related fine have 28 days to pay it or they will receive a court date shortly after.
The outcome is then a matter for the court but failure to pay a fixed penalty notice can result in conviction for a first offence in the District Court in a fine of €1,000 and/or imprisonment.
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