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YESTERDAY SAW THE launch of UTV Ireland and as the new channel came to life, viewers were already pipping up with criticisms.
A quick introduction of the new team was followed by an hour of Emmerdale. No major controversy there, lots of people like the soaps.
After this, however, was a documentary fronted by one of the channel’s high profile faces, Pat Kenny. It saw Kenny travel around the country interviewing people like Hozier and Tommy Bowe and showing off the country’s beautiful scenery.
This was where the mood changed. Over on UTV, the popular movie The Dark Knight was scheduled for the same time as this documentary and many people who either didn’t know about the launch or forgot about it were looking forward to sitting down to watch it.
They were not amused.
There were a few people who did enjoy the launch and UTV Ireland’s programming:
Were you watching last night? Tell us what you thought in the comments below…
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18 months later and they are still discussing antigen testing. This Country never fails to amaze me
@Maurice O Neill: more money in PCR tests
@potnoodle: more accuracy in PCR tests.
@Tommy Roche: they are not supposed to replace PCR tests. They are another measure to help catch cases that may not otherwise be caught. A strategy for using them should have been in place months ago.
Why not use both ? Denmark does this and are managing it quite well. Or does hiqa think antigen testing is just snake oil.
Glad to see that HIQA intend to review advice around masks in a few weeks. With our overcrowded classrooms making distancing impossible, and the fact that this is an airborne virus, masks are a cheap, simple and effective mitigation strategy.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/masking-science-sars-cov2.html
@Mac Muinteoir: Not for primary schools and rightly so.
@Franny Ando: not for the schools themselves, no. Just the kids.
@Mac Muinteoir: Not for use on primary school children if you want to be pedantic. They are not being recommended and won’t be getting children under 12 to wear them.
@Franny Ando: as things stand. But to be reviewed in a few weeks. Hopefully they will recommend that for all children that can manage them. Especially if other mitigation strategies are removed.
@Mac Muinteoir: Maybe re-read the article and listen to the news. It is not going to be reviewed. They are quite satisfied with the status quo. Masks will not be required for under 13′s.
@Franny Ando: “Given the evolving epidemiological situation it was considered prudent that the potential requirement for face masks in primary school-aged children should be kept under review. It was suggested that the evidence be reviewed six to eight weeks after the schools have fully reopened.” – p23 of the report. https://docs.google.com/gview?embedded=true&url=https://www.hiqa.ie/sites/default/files/2021-09/Advice-to-NPHET-Facemasks.pdf
@Mac Muinteoir: Yet they announced today they have decided against it.
@Franny Ando: no, the report was published today, so it’s being reported on today. They decided against recommending masks for primary school kids back in August, wrongly in my view, but said they would review that advice six to eight weeks after schools reopened. It’s OK to be wrong Franny, everyone makes mistakes.
@Mac Muinteoir: I’ll forgive you this time though its not your first time getting confused. When questioned today regarding masks for under 13′s they categorically stated the would not be mandating them.
@Franny Ando: imagine you want to go for a walk after lunch. It’s dry out now, but pretty cloudy. It looks like it might rain later. Should you a) decide that you don’t wouldn’t need an umbrella right now, but you might need one later, so you go and get it from the boot of the car before your wife takes it to go shopping, or b) see that it’s dry right now, and so dig a really deep hole in your garden, set your umbrella on fire and bury the ashes? If you chose option b), congrats, you’ve chosen the HIQA approach. Make a decision now, but review it later when you have more information.
Thanks Journal…this is good to nose…will saves money an alls.
What is HIQA involved in this for?
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