The Irish

I want to go to Glendalough.

Let us indulge in the scrapings of schadenfreude while we can.

AirBnb parasites offloading their properties onto Daft.

Rents are about to plummet. pic.twitter.com/wy5McRuX4f

— Revolution 57%🐊 (@Revolution_IRL) March 19, 2020

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My mam said to me yesterday that she was proud to be Irish and like
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETq4fSpWoAIwr4d?format=jpg&name=large
I can’t say she isn’t right like?

our pretty decent figures and the likes of the above are a really welcome burst given everything, yeah

the shops are well stocked, the ventilator place in galway is set up for 24 hour shifts and hiring, the govt are ahead of our figures so far and testing, isolation and treatment facilities are coming online quickly to keep ICU clear

40k volunteers with expertise to help out with HSE efforts

big redeployment to social protection and hse from public service over next week for admin work

medical personnel are contracting it at a rate of 1 in 5 which is a worry

and notwithstanding the numbers going up and the worry, etc, we're doing about as well as we could imo

two people who sit within a few feet of me at work currently awaiting tests - and have been for at least a week

“...we got colonised by these pricks?”

haaaaa

love a separate thread punchline

golly we were nearly not having this level of conversation but look

whomst amongst ust hasnt lapsed into faux hugh grant inst order tost instroduceth an awkward concepth

I don’t say it enough, but I love Michael D

The future that will come after this virus will be radically different from what we have experienced before. It is my sincere hope that we will be able to develop in parallel both an inclusive immediate response to the pandemic and an adequate, comprehensive approach to the underlying challenges associated with the growing inequalities and environmental devastation inherent in our current models of connection between economy, society and ecology.

The coronavirus reminds us that poverty, disease and climate change are global phenomena, which do not respect man-made borders. To address these global challenges, we need international cooperation and solidarity. Now is the time for more, not less, multilateral coordination and assistance, and for a reinforcing of our bonds.

As President of Ireland, may I thank all the members of the Irish community in Britain, whether by birth or by association, for their efforts.

I am particularly thinking of our elderly Irish at this time. Between 1955 and 1960, a quarter of a million Irish people left Ireland for the U.K. and again in the 1980s when, with others, I was associated with the Action Group for Irish Youth, at a time of social welfare and housing cuts.

May I also ask you all to continue to take the greatest care at this time, to follow advice, and retain a sense of patience and commitment to the core values of a shared citizenship. These are difficult times, but times that will pass.

now he's talking some big sense pic.twitter.com/h5LUd3USyV

— New Year, New Me (@JurassicArse) March 25, 2020

Sorry but

The Angelus but the bongs have been replaced with Cardi B and Michael D Higgins saying Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/SCHNWuOGYC

— Ciara Knight (@Ciara_Knight) March 25, 2020

A+

No need to be sorry.

no need to aaaargh, you

I posted about this initiative before but it’s seriously good

"It's a real feel-good initiative and one of the best things I've ever done."
A fundraising campaign to feed hospital and emergency workers in Ireland has raised more than €330,000 in just ten days.#feedtheheroes #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/paX6r0mKcP

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) March 26, 2020

lads

most days i pass the aras and look not a sign of them

twont do

The dogs?

well the dogs but id settle for himself i spose

I’m just in awe of his pronunciation

coronaviiiiiiirus

And that poem he wrote was lovely

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ET-7T4aXgAEPFmC?format=jpg&name=medium

I’m legitimately considering buying a box of <classic Irish product that isn’t Tayto>. Is this wise considering I don’t know when I’m home again? Y/n

lyons or barrys

Don’t drink tea. Nah it was Manhattan popcorn but I got as far as checkout before seeing the cost of delivery!

never heard of it

is it like chicago pizza

when there's only one brand of popcorn nobody knows its name

perri

....

i mean do you mean prepopped?

kelkin

i think thats all i got without checkin

Lads come on!

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Perri popcorn is not good, though I will always have a soft spot for the brand after winning a box of their crisps as a child. It doesn’t help that the prepopped popcorn you can buy here is luxury shite that’s not half as good for twice the price.

the professed Manhattan ignorance is a bit odd alright

id know the bag now i see it

less analysis, more contribution there now please

People say the crisps are good but I’ve never seen them on sale anywhere. My school’s shop used to routinely sell out of their popcorn.

Can this Limerick man please do all the governments social distancing announcements from now on? pic.twitter.com/nBL6ZSc3HW

— The Blindboy Podcast (@Rubberbandits) March 27, 2020

Definitely one for the “I love the Irish accent 😍” crowd.

lol

have that then

chrisht a man watches a movie and the whole fuckin country gets shut down

we just got the pay cuts chat from our CEO today, so that was the cherry on top

fucks sake, really sorry to hear NN

best thing is, today was just the teaser. We find out the amount on Monday!

but sure lookit, could be much worse and I'm confident I won't lose my job so can't overly complain

people have been saying lookit far too often for my comfort recently

but lookit, it is what it is

#Breaking: Dept for Foreign Affairs is warning Irish nationals in the US on short-term visas, who risk losing employment, financial security & health care due to the Covid-19 to return to Ireland

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) March 27, 2020

sorry to hear that nn, hope its short and as painless as possible

It must be admitted that the English people are at present doing their utmost to justify the low estimate in which their rulers hold them.

— James Connolly (@ConnollyEbooks) March 28, 2020

A headline appropriate for any day of any year between 1171 and today. pic.twitter.com/il6F4V7xXd

— Liam Bright (@lastpositivist) April 1, 2020

looks like we're going to be grand lads

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/coronavirus-more-striking-evidence-bcg-vaccine-might-protect-against-covid-19-1.4222110

still not worth it tbfh

id swear the mane aul cunt public health nurse who gave it me out the letterkenny road broke it off in the bone

I assumed the UK had a mandatory BCG vaccination programme but apparently that was only from 1953 to 2005 - still covers an awful lot of the population!

self fp-ed bcz at first glance i read the URL as "bog vaccine"