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Major incident declared as thousands flock to UK beaches amid heatwave

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council said extra police patrols and parking enforcement had to be laid on to deal with huge crowds.

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A UK POLICE force and south coast council have pleaded with people to stay away after services were “stretched to the absolute hilt” when thousands of sunseekers flocked to beaches amid the heatwave.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council said it had no choice but to declare a major incident and condemned the “irresponsible” behaviour of crowds who gridlocked roads, dumped rubbish, parked illegally and some who reportedly got involved in fights.

Extra police patrols have been brought in and security is in place to protect refuse crews who the council said faced “widespread abuse and intimidation” as they emptied overflowing bins.

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Thirty-three tonnes of waste was cleaned up along the full stretch of coastline this morning, in addition to eight tonnes collected between the piers on Wednesday, the council said.

It issued 558 parking enforcement fines, a record number, and said extra parking enforcement is now in place.

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Council Leader Vikki Slade said: “We are absolutely appalled at the scenes witnessed on our beaches, particularly at Bournemouth and Sandbanks, in the last 24-48 hours.

“The irresponsible behaviour and actions of so many people is just shocking and our services are stretched to the absolute hilt trying to keep everyone safe. We have had no choice now but to declare a major incident and initiate an emergency response.”

The council said there had been “a number of incidents reported which involved excessive alcohol and fights”.

Roads, which were gridlocked into the early hours, according to the council, now have signs telling people the area is full.

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Slade said the popular tourist destination is not yet in a position to deal with the numbers of visitors it has had this week, nor to handle the fallout from such large crowds.

She said: “Please do not come. We are not able to welcome you yet.”

Assistant Chief Constable Sam de Reya, of Dorset Police, said: “These are unprecedented times and we are urging people to stay away from the area of Bournemouth Beach and other Dorset beaches.

“The declaration of a major incident allows us to bring agencies together so we can take actions available to us to safeguard the public as much as possible.”

He urged people to take personal responsibility and “think twice” before coming to the area.

He said: “Clearly we are still in a public health crisis and such a significant volume of people heading to one area places a further strain on emergency services resources.

“This influx of visitors to our area places a significant increase in demand on our service and we would ask people to please bear with us.

“We would, therefore, stress again that we are asking people to please stay away from the area.”

Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood added his voice to the calls for people not to go to the area.

He tweeted: “With 1/2 million visitors in Dorset, roads are gridlocked, hindering emergency vehicles & beaches are full – with Dispersal Orders on both piers. I’ve asked Police Minister to dispatch additional police if Dorset requests.”

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    Jun 25th 2020, 3:56 PM

    You’d have to question the mentality.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:04 PM

    @Dermot Quinn: Exceptionalism rules for many citizens of that country. Here it is on full display.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:05 PM

    @Dermot Quinn: the Brits are made of sterner stuff.. they’d better hope they are!

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:38 PM

    @Dermot Quinn: You seem surprised.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:48 PM

    @Type17: the irony is these lot were probably all foaming at the mouth with rage and “virtue signalling” heavily online about certain other gatherings/protests taking place during lockdown – purely on the grounds of social distancing of course! Hypocrites gonna hypocrite suppose

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:11 PM

    @Dermot Quinn:
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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:20 PM

    @Dermot Quinn: I am in St Stephen’s Green at the moment having a few cans like the other 2 or 3,000 in the green. journal would want to send a journalist down here. Cant post a pic…. but I think ig the pubs were open people might keep distance better and be more virus aware and adapt personal responsibility etc

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    Jun 25th 2020, 7:00 PM

    @Facundo: ‘probably’. In fairness, the only irony in your comment is your content and conjecture

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    Jun 25th 2020, 7:05 PM

    @Dermot Quinn: why would you have to question it? It’s the same idiotic mentality they apply to most things…….

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:02 PM

    If you look at the countries with poor leadership towards Covid 19: America, Brazil and UK to name a few — it’s hardly surprising they have huge numbers of infected and deaths.
    Yes, people have to take individual responsibility, but if the country’s leadership doesn’t take it seriously, then there’s always a percentage of people who will follow suit.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:09 PM

    @Bold Underline: leadership is a clear reflection of the people who vote for them.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:48 PM

    @Bold Underline: All mad right wingers in charge who don’t really care if a few k die extra because it wont affect them…

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:10 PM

    @yoloboyz: Sweden being the outlier there. Not at all right wing, but took the herd immunity approach and their numbers are pretty shocking in comparison with Denmark, Norway and Finland.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:10 PM

    @Derek: lol dont be at it how do we explain Leo

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:14 PM

    @yoloboyz: Mexico has a left wing leader. Political ideology doesn’t explain away incompetence. Populism largely does though

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:15 PM

    @Bold Underline: Sweden’s approach is not working at all. They aren’t testing enough ( to keep numbers low no doubt ) . They only testing they did was for antibodies and they were shocked to discover that only 7% of the population had antibodies. So herd immunity is not happening . They do have restrictions and social distancing , they just didn’t do a full lockdown .

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    Jun 25th 2020, 3:57 PM

    Unreal – some people have no respect for themselves or others

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    Jun 25th 2020, 8:29 PM

    @Kevin Davy: virus aside, see all the rubbish left behind? Filthy.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 10:49 PM

    @Thomas Murphy: Cannot understand the mind of people that could get up and walk away from their rubbish like that. Must be lead in the water, there has to be an explanation.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 11:28 PM

    I can’t get over the amount of rubbish dumped on the sand. Could they not bring one bag with them for their rubbish? Just tear a bin bag off the roll. It’s filthy. Imagine having to stay in for months and then volunteer in this heat to pick up after half a million people.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:04 PM

    I remember the old punch xenophobic cartoons the brits used to write and a illustrate about us Irish from History books in school. It seems they should start them up again but focus on themselves. Lol

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:05 PM

    @Daniel Lehane: oh that’s outstanding!!! Love it

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:12 PM

    @Liam MacSuibhne: I can’t take credit for this particular gem, I’ve seen it posted here a few times before just felt it summed things up nicely in this case!

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    Jun 25th 2020, 9:01 PM

    @Daniel Lehane: the person who did it deserves a grant from the Arts Council !!

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:18 PM

    and we open our borders and let them stroll in why are we talking about masks absolute fmking joke

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:22 PM

    @Tommy the postman: on another article on here earlier it was stated that whilst we may open air bridges to some countries that are managing it, the UK was not to be one of them

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:59 PM

    @D Mems: there’s flights daily from UK. Has been open all along. They only need to come via Belfast anyway.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:23 PM

    F%c**NG morons!

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:24 PM

    If Covid 19 had tentacles and big sharp teeth the beach would be empty. Just because u can’t see something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. UK and USA badly need leadership.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:26 PM

    I have English cousins. They claimed they had a cold early on and were now immune to COVID 19 because they had anti-bodies. Complaining about all the rules and enforcement. One of the is a cop and is meant to enforce the rules

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:33 PM

    @Craic_a_tower: your English cousins are idiots.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:45 PM

    @Martin Harte: oh I know. They also voted for Brexit and when it won they applied for Irish passports for themselves and family. They are the sons of immigrants as is one of their wives but extremely racist. I find England has always been very racist but has gotten worse in the last 10 years.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 7:02 PM

    @Craic_a_tower: You must be living in a different part of England to me because I haven’t seen this very racist country you talk about.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 7:21 PM

    @Craic_a_tower: Oh dear..

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:03 PM

    Those protests undermined the whole show.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:11 PM

    @Vladimir Macro: nah, it started with Prime Minister Cummings.

    He undermined the lockdown before any protest, but then its important to drive to a tourist attraction to test your eyesight… To make sure its OK for you to drive.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:17 PM

    @Barry: ok then its Cummings fault, he’s probably racist too.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:28 PM

    @Vladimir Macro: No, huge crowds descended on beaches a few weeks before the protests

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:32 PM

    @Anne Marie Devlin: It’s the weathers fault so

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:49 PM

    @Vladimir Macro: just admit you were wrong.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:55 PM

    @Connoroconner: I’m wrong. Because Cummings undermined covid 19 restrictions, millions of people are breaking restrictions. BLM protests were absolutely not a factor in peoples deciding to break restrictions. Apologies

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    Jun 25th 2020, 6:11 PM

    @Vladimir Macro: Don’t beat yourself up too much- you got that fact that Cummings is racist correct

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:34 PM

    And that is why they’re not welcome throughout Europe and I hope a ban is enforced through all EU countries alongside USA, Absolutely riddled.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:43 PM

    Good god. When you think how many of their own passed away in recent months from a virus that’s only itching to start a second wave. How quickly they forget.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:49 PM

    Typical left wing media hysteria distorting what really happened; all those people were simply taking a drive to test if their eyesight was ok so they could drive even further. Duh.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:56 PM

    @ruairi:

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:45 PM

    Never understood the appeal of a crowded beach. That looks horrendous, for more reasons than one.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 11:32 PM

    I hope there were many who drove on, having seen the crowds where there used to be a beach.
    Why anyone would stop there beats me. You’d be a long time waiting to get to the water.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:32 PM

    Those pictures even without the current situation look like something out of a horror film for me. You’d swear the sun was never going to shine again. Clowns.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:24 PM

    Perfect illustration of “I will go what I want” mentality.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:24 PM

    @Martin Moloney: *do

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:40 PM

    @Martin Moloney: the ultimate English mentality.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:55 PM

    @Fabio Dillon: I don’t know. I don’t think the Irish are that much different. No one seems to tell their kids to not throw their rubbish on the ground in this country, and they pretty much do whatever suits them.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 6:11 PM

    @Martin Moloney: The Irish are worse.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 9:56 PM

    @Martin Moloney: “ but that doesn’t mean me“

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:30 PM

    People are still traveling freely from UK to Ireland – it needs to stop now !
    Freight only and front line workers returning to the front line .
    We are going to pay the price for their stupidity ?

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:53 PM

    @Self Employed Anarchist: Who is travelling freely from the UK to Ireland??? There is a 2 week quarantinie in place to travel from the UK to Ireland. Check your facts.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:34 PM

    I read the headline and came straight to the comments.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:38 PM

    How in the name of god is that enjoyable virus or no virus

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:27 PM

    ENNNNGURLAND ENNNNGURLAND ENNNNGURLAND. Quick, someone nail down the patio furniture.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:59 PM

    More reason than ever to close our borders to all for the foreseeable future .

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:32 PM

    Doing at home what they do in Benidorm

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:08 PM

    Absolutely disgraceful!!

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:28 PM

    Clap for our sunbathers

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:23 PM

    Wonder what the crowds are like on our beaches are like today?

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:39 PM

    @jackamy: live in Wexford wouldn’t go near the beaches you wouldn’t get near them since early morning. Best time for a walk with the day later on

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:05 PM

    @jackamy: totally agree.. I live in North Dublin and the good weather we had recently? Beach was packed

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:12 PM

    @sally reid:
    In fairness they are not brainwashed like the Irish

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    Jun 25th 2020, 6:07 PM

    @ciaran carroll: they are idiots like you.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 7:25 PM

    @Val Doyle:
    No Val
    You are the brainwashed idiot

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:11 PM

    Let them; Natural Selection at its finest.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:55 PM

    Its the look at how good we are clap for carers crowd.. They did there bit to fight covid by clapping surely they deserve a little treat…

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    Jun 25th 2020, 11:57 PM

    @Richard Griffin: moral licensing

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:27 PM

    Brits being brits, they rule the waves ya know

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:08 PM

    English as ignorant as the US. The dont listen generation. The rot has set in from the top with Bozo the clown and Humpty Trumpty in charge.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:12 PM

    And the media are pushing it like its Christmas just for a story to pay the bills

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:51 PM

    Ban travel from Britain.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:30 PM

    Just heard the aa traffic report stating very heavy traffic around clarehall, malahide road and kinsealy which makes me think alot of people are heading to the beaches in malahide and portmarnock. Not likely to be same kind of numbers as reported in england but similar issues with traffic and rubbish etc I would say

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:19 PM

    Good old Brits…

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    Jun 25th 2020, 6:45 PM

    ” Brittania waives the rules ” .

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:28 PM

    The brits storm the beaches! you wouldn’t see the Germans doing anything like that.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:07 PM

    @John Keane: don’t mention the wawar

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    Jun 25th 2020, 6:33 PM

    @sally reid: “but I think I got away with it”

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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:14 PM
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    Jun 25th 2020, 6:10 PM

    These people were just testing their eyes.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 7:00 PM

    I dont think I could think of anything worse.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 7:55 PM

    These are the same people who clap for front line workers every Thursday and are now pissing all over them

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    Jun 25th 2020, 8:47 PM

    Unbelievable. Muppet land!

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    Mute Frances Madden
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    Jun 25th 2020, 9:48 PM

    why am i not surprised?they allowed Cheltenham to go ahead, thereby infecting half of Dublin. And according to people i know they are planning to holiday in Ireland this year.

    God help you Leo, to have the courage to resist the pressures that are building up.Stick to your guns and only allow entry to countries who have equal or better results than us.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 6:15 PM

    The council should leave the rubbish maybe then people will stay away.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 4:41 PM

    The English have necks like a jockey’s boll****

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    Mute Pauline Gallagher
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    Jun 25th 2020, 7:23 PM

    Ugh. Looks all hot and sweaty, why would anyone enjoy that? well they’ll be hot and sweaty again soon when they’re running a low grade fever and realise frying their skin off wasnt worth getting covid for.

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    Mute Alice Collins
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    Jun 25th 2020, 6:13 PM

    Beggars belief really. To be fair half seem to still be in denial about the virus and somehow think they’re all immune so not surprised by the stupidity.

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    Mute Stephen Connolly
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    Jun 25th 2020, 6:58 PM

    Leave them at it, natural selection !

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    Jun 25th 2020, 6:47 PM

    Build more beaches!

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    Mute Joe Soap
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    Jun 25th 2020, 11:20 PM

    But we are still allowing travel to and from Britain, when they’ve done very little to curtail the virus.

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    Mute Eddiek
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    Jun 26th 2020, 12:18 AM

    Don’t come crying if you catch Coronavirus. Sorry to sound a little blunt, but there has been numerous warnings about this over the last few months…

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    Mute George Vladisavljevic
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    Jun 25th 2020, 5:04 PM

    Idiots comes to mind.

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    Mute Brian Farrell
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    Jun 25th 2020, 6:13 PM

    Where are they all going to shite.

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    Jun 25th 2020, 7:09 PM

    How were they the greatest empire ever when you have inbred fools not listening

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    Mute Eugene
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    Jun 25th 2020, 6:45 PM

    Never in the field of human endeavor has so much been by so few to so many!

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    Mute Brian Farrell
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    Jun 25th 2020, 7:07 PM

    @Eugene: say again.

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    Jun 26th 2020, 7:48 AM

    The Brits love fighting on the beaches. Dunkirk spirit and all that.

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    Jun 26th 2020, 7:48 AM

    The Brits love fighting on the beaches. Dunkirk spirit and all that.

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    Mute Eamon
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    Jun 27th 2020, 5:32 AM

    I am flying from Cork in 3 weeks (with no reported cases for 8 days, 48 deaths in total from covid, average age of death 84, 87% of those 48 deaths had serious life limiting underlying health issues) and landing in Malaga (has a 7 times lower infection rate than Dublin) and then driving to Tarifa which has had 1 reported case in total. Bottom line my family trip abroad is less risky than going to Dublin on holidays.

    On aside note Overlord Tony didn’t cover himself in glory with the Cervical smear scandal. 48 deaths in Cork over 4 months from Covid many of whom would die soon from stage 4 cancer etc is a tiny number in reality. How many younger people will die as a result of lack of breast checks, cervical smear tests, cardiac screening, cancer screening follow ups? Doubt we will ever get those official numbers but it will be several times higher than 48.

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    Mute Angela Godfrey Maher
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    Jun 26th 2020, 2:09 AM

    Man they will catch covid19 I bet then boohoo they can blame it on themselves .What idiots .

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    Mute Robert Hayes
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    Jun 26th 2020, 7:48 AM

    The Brits love fighting on the beaches. Dunkirk spirit and all that.

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