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LAST NIGHT THE government agreed a ‘green list’ of countries and territories from which people can travel without having to restrict their movements upon returning in Ireland.
Fifteen locations are on the initial list, which is set to be monitored as countries respond to the ongoing Covid-19 situation.
The publication of the green list comes despite public health advice that people should avoid non-essential travel abroad.
So, you probably shouldn’t go to any of these places, but how much do you know about them?
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Reminds me of the Father Ted Episode when the paper had a special pull out section on Whistles.. Typical Irish. A quiz on the Countries we’re allowed visit while the rest of the EU can go where they like
@David Garland: we can go where we like too….just not advised.
@Joe Kennedy: Eh we’re told to restrict our movements and now they’re talking about Schools having access to Children’s Passport numbers so they can check where they’ve been on Holidays
@David Garland: advised to restrict! Didn’t see/hear anything about the children’s passport thing on any news/media outlet yet, so who’s the they in ‘they’re talking about’? Fake news I would assume? Hopefully!!
@David Garland: passports are not stamped on entering other EU countries
Not a jot on Greenland. Disgraceful.
@Cian Nolan: I suppose its not a country but it could have done with a fact or fiction question.
8 I wanted the statue to be a duck so bad
Do these countries welcome tourists right now?
Would the Maltesers understand why a plane-load of Paddies might turn up in the middle of a pandemic, looking for the craic? What might they have to say about a Green List in a country that already has 40 effin shades of it! Not to mention the fact that these Paddies have only shown up because Malta is handling Covid-19 better than in Paddyland. Could they really accept that the Paddies just want to use their Irish bars because the Irish bars in Ireland are closed. You really couldn’t make this sh!t up.
@Virus-free Turkey: yes they allow 53 counties to enter without restrictions. Ireland is the only country in Europe to have such restrictions
@european liberal: Ah sure open us up so sure what’s the worse thing that can happen?
@Gavin Mckenna: we are open….and never closed actually. Has been travel to and from here throughout.
In case anyone’s interested, just checked what the longest European coastline is out of interest. A quick Google says Norway 1st (58000km) and by some distance….pun intended! Greece coming in 3rd only with a pathetic 13000km!! Our new favourite green-listed holiday destination of Greenland listed in 2nd with 44000km but think you could argue over that being a European country, so I’m giving Greece 2nd place!
It’s Como not Comino
@David Clements: it’s comino. Malta, Gozo, comino and the smaller uninhabited cominotto. Comino and cominotto lie between Malta and Gozo, and between comino and cominotto is the blue lagoon.
@David Clements: well that’s you told!
@David Clements: duh, it’s Comino!
@David Clements: next time try checking a map first.
D OB must have done up the list of countries Malta, San Marino, Monaco tax haven’s for the wealthy we can’t not let them home to collect the rent.
Anyone who goes abroad in the middle of the plague are selfish little so n sos
5 out of 10…
Only that I can only go there if absolutely essential. And I apparently decide if it is essential..
Monaco has no airport…..
What about non essential travelling from those countries into Ireland?
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