Letters from the Irish Lockdown- Letter One:
Hello world from Ireland.
What a strange place we are all living in now. Streets where people would congregate in convivial chats whilst at the same time getting business done up and down the country are now empty. People are heeding warnings issued by our government which are played constantly throughout the day in advertisements on radio, internet and television. There is a general consensus in the country that we will heed the warnings being given to us. We Irish are generally good at that. We heed our medical professionals as do our government. I think the funniest thing which has come out of this lockdown is the funny imaginative things that people are doing during lockdown which are keeping us all entertained and all our spirits up. The worst thing that I think that our government could decide to do is open everywhere again all in one foul swoop. It was after all reported in the Irish Times that there may be repeated waves of Covid- 19 that we may still have to endure. more waves of this dreaded virus.
However, that being said, I would like if cafes were allowed to reopen to serve just take away drinks like how some businesses are doing takeaway collection. However, if this in any way endangers staff, i don't want it, I'm happy to wait it out and make my own coffee at home. I even bought this particular tea called 'Galway Cream Tea' as a treat for myself coming in to the bank holiday weekend.
A lot of places have stepped up the the challenge that Covid-19 poses for businesses. Some businesses are offering an "at home" service where certain restaurants would supply the ingredients to their well known dishes for people to make themselves at home. Some operate on a takeaway service. It is quite heartening to see some of the places I like to visit start to reopen if I'm honest.
We have enjoyed a very nice pleasantly sunny Eastertime. However the increase in sunny conditions are bringing it's own problems. With a lot of people venturing out to public places, going past the 2m limit. It would seem that cabin fever has gotten to people so much that some people insist on taking the chance. It had been heartening the last couple of Fridays to see the Gardai out with checkpoints as I go on the way to work as an essential worker. However, that being said , there really neads to be an increase in patrols and Gardai presence in the city of Galway itself. Just this Friday, I had noted that there was an increase in the amount of people in places which would be considered hotspots for people congregating. And also in the touristy spots of town. The same problem becomes obvious around the bank holidays.
Anyways
Until again, stay safe everyone.
(Note: since this post was started, some changes were announced that will be talked about in the next post)
What a strange place we are all living in now. Streets where people would congregate in convivial chats whilst at the same time getting business done up and down the country are now empty. People are heeding warnings issued by our government which are played constantly throughout the day in advertisements on radio, internet and television. There is a general consensus in the country that we will heed the warnings being given to us. We Irish are generally good at that. We heed our medical professionals as do our government. I think the funniest thing which has come out of this lockdown is the funny imaginative things that people are doing during lockdown which are keeping us all entertained and all our spirits up. The worst thing that I think that our government could decide to do is open everywhere again all in one foul swoop. It was after all reported in the Irish Times that there may be repeated waves of Covid- 19 that we may still have to endure. more waves of this dreaded virus.
However, that being said, I would like if cafes were allowed to reopen to serve just take away drinks like how some businesses are doing takeaway collection. However, if this in any way endangers staff, i don't want it, I'm happy to wait it out and make my own coffee at home. I even bought this particular tea called 'Galway Cream Tea' as a treat for myself coming in to the bank holiday weekend.
A lot of places have stepped up the the challenge that Covid-19 poses for businesses. Some businesses are offering an "at home" service where certain restaurants would supply the ingredients to their well known dishes for people to make themselves at home. Some operate on a takeaway service. It is quite heartening to see some of the places I like to visit start to reopen if I'm honest.
We have enjoyed a very nice pleasantly sunny Eastertime. However the increase in sunny conditions are bringing it's own problems. With a lot of people venturing out to public places, going past the 2m limit. It would seem that cabin fever has gotten to people so much that some people insist on taking the chance. It had been heartening the last couple of Fridays to see the Gardai out with checkpoints as I go on the way to work as an essential worker. However, that being said , there really neads to be an increase in patrols and Gardai presence in the city of Galway itself. Just this Friday, I had noted that there was an increase in the amount of people in places which would be considered hotspots for people congregating. And also in the touristy spots of town. The same problem becomes obvious around the bank holidays.
Anyways
Until again, stay safe everyone.
(Note: since this post was started, some changes were announced that will be talked about in the next post)
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