Punters have reacted with incredulity, and a fair amount of ribbing, to the new guidelines expected to put a 105-minute limit on indoor visits to pubs and restaurants
Many tongue-in-cheek posts centered around the little-known fact that you could fool Covid for 105 minutes but not 106.
@fiannafailparty @FineGael @CathalCroweTD the 105 minutes makes sense . Was reading the scientific reports there on covid and once you are 106 minutes in it unleashes. https://t.co/0jBr2am8Ue
— GP 🇮🇪🇷🇺 (@crazitimes_) May 25, 2021
And why 105 minutes? Does it take 106 minutes to contract Covid now? There lads are absolute blaggers….
— The Rice is Right…. (@evadztif) May 25, 2021
No-one seemed to know on what basis the decision had been made.
105 Minutes ,seriously how did they come up with that rubbish. https://t.co/EXS3iyekX3
— 🌸🇮🇪Franny (@queenpetal) May 25, 2021
It would just lead to pub crawls some asserted.
105 minutes? Is this real? It’s beyond stupidity when the govt guidelines are now insisting on pub crawls. Sheesh…
— Eddie Punch (@EddiePunch) May 25, 2021
Former Councillor Keith Redmond said the time limit seemed arbitrary. “These arbitrary regulations by tinkering politicians undermines public buy in for public health in general,” he said.
https://twitter.com/ExCllrRedmond/status/1397088262452297731
In response this person had a solution of sorts.
https://twitter.com/GeorgeyByron/status/1397091293348745217
Others suggested popping out for a smoke to ‘reset’
Maybe popping outside for a smoke will reset the 105 minutes?!
— Eoghan O Callaghan (@eoghan_o) May 25, 2021