Coronavirus thread - 19/10/2020 - The Day Ireland Died

[balbec]

The jackeens better get the white vestments ready

[Fagan_ODowd]

Ronàn Collins was on Morning Ireland yesterday

@oldglory

Has anyone noticed that the experts who oppose lockdown and want ah easing of restrictions get far less exposure than the likes of McConkey. Like it’s actually incredible that the media give airtime to MCConkey. This is the man who 1. Reckoned we should stay in lockdown until there is a vaccine 2. Thought any tourists who didn’t isolate should get jail and 3. Thinks it would be possible to impose strict lockdown in some parts of Dublin and not others.

The man is one of those lifelong academic weirdos who lives in a bubble, and seems to lack any sort of common sense . It’s shameful that the media paint him as some expert whose opinion should be valued. Unfortunately some people, particularly elderly people will value his opinion and will be worried by the things he says. That’s the real damage but McConkey doesn’t give a shit as long as he stays in the limelight and hopefully gets a book or some other earner.

Ronan Collins is a geriatrician in Tallaght Hospital . He helps elderly people, who are the most vulnerable group every day. He made an appearance on prime time two weeks ago where he advocated opening things up as people need their social outlets as it is vital for their mental and physical health. We should be hearing from him regularly but I’ve heard nothing from him since that appearance. Why not have him on? Reason he’s not on is cos he offers a differing opinion from project doom and god forbid rte would have balance

[Thomas_Brady]

OMG - What will be today’s figures? – will they be high? Will they be low? - I think we need to focus solely on daily figures and react accordingly every day.

[jellyfish]

It’s also hard to tell when we actually would have had the first cases because the timeline from the Chinese is obviously nonsense.

[Thomas_Brady]

WHAT WILL WE DO???

[Batigol]

We should close businesses people have had for generations cos there was a backlog in getting test results.

We should up end the economy for a heap of false positives.

We should shut down society completely cos McConkey and co, who were bang on about the no of deaths and what would happen Sweden without a lockdown, want us to

[Julio_Geordio]

@Copper_pipe

https://twitter.com/SeanDefoe/status/1305764858386944000

So pubs can open tomorrow?

[glasagusban]

Dr. Gillian, the garsún

[myboyblue]

I think we have this bate lads.

[TheUlteriorMotive]

Like Kevin Arnold we will look back at these days with wonder

[Copper_pipe]

Cabinet are meeting now it seems so expect an announcement with the roadmap early enough in the day.

[TheUlteriorMotive]

Why are we using road maps when it’s all GPS these days.

Typical Micks.

[myboyblue]

@Copper_pipe

Cabinet are meeting now it seems so expect an announcement with the roadmap early enough in the day.

You’re giving them far too much credit.

[Thomas_Brady]

McDonkey needs to be gagged - he’s a dangerous bastard.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

I served with mcconkey ,I know mcconkey , mckonkey is a friend of mine, mouse, you’re no Sam McConkey

[Thomas_Brady]

Will you have a word with him so and tell him get his act together … Didnt he predict 100k deaths in Ireland by April

[Copper_pipe]

I’m a nice guy.

[Batigol]

No urgency to getting the measures out considering they have a “deadly virus” that’s “out” of “control”

[Copper_pipe]

Plenty time yet. Sure the Junior A Quarter Finals aren’t on until the weekend.

[balbec]

You called him out.