Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: john m on July 07, 2021, 01:07:29 pm
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The 2021 KBC Dublin Marathon has been cancelled for the second year in a row, with organisers citing "too many unknowns" ahead of the 24 October event.
Last year's event was one of many sporting events cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and organisers did not feel it was advisable to hold such a large event with "recent updates on modelling around Covid-19".
Jim Aughney, Race Director, said: "It is with great regret that we are cancelling the KBC Dublin Marathon for the second year in a row. Despite vigorous evaluations, there are still too many unknowns to be confident that we could provide a safe event given the pure scale of the marathon.
"We have a duty of care to the runners, volunteers, suppliers and supporters. This will be extremely disappointing news for all participants entered. We want to thank them for their continued support."
He added: "We have come to a critical point in our event planning when a final decision needed to be made. We took into consideration the recent updates on modelling around Covid-19 and the immense challenges of creating a controlled, safe environment for the KBC Dublin Marathon which has a footprint of 26.2 miles with 25,000 runners and 200,000 supporters who line the streets to cheer them on."
All entries for the 2021 KBC Dublin Marathon will be valid for the 2022 race. For those who do not wish to avail of this, a full refund option will be available.
Runners can still enter and take part in the KBC Virtual Dublin Marathon over the October Bank Holiday weekend.
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So what can you take from this ?Gov not confident to issue a Public Health Cert for an outdoor sports event in October .Will there be a full crowd at Croaker in September will there be any big gigs?No big gigs or Sports not looking great for our trade .
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Sounds like they made the decision to cancel themselves and the Govt had nothing to do with it. It's a shame though - that marathon weekend was always a good earner!
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Sounds like they made the decision to cancel themselves and the Govt had nothing to do with it. It's a shame though - that marathon weekend was always a good earner!
No they didnt I posted loads of times about it I know one of the Organising Committee .They could not get a Public Health Cert so couldnt get insurance .Government wont issue Public Health Certs .for anything more than what the Minister announces .
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All these events are organised months in advance but they simply can't organise fukall at the mo when you have Snoozy Snooze face sayin indoor dining might not happen till August.
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Man who hires Casual says pubs reopening ceremony on 19 th will be performed by Jesus turning water into wine then the cabaret will be by Elvis .He recons no chance .Covid certs or no covid certs it wont happen .He now thinks like Me Leo might be in trouble if FG lose todays By election and the CEPA vote might get delayed . Mick From Cork might call Holidays for the Dail and Fuck off leaving Dr Hooligan and Well Paid Paul from the HSE to carry the can .He recons Leo needs the Dail to break early to prevent a challenge to his leadership .If TDs are on holiday they wont want to be listening to prospective leaders annoying them for their vote .The Man who hires recons we will stall waiting to see what happens in England before we decide what to do .Big infighting among the three Government parties over the budget that has to be sent to Europe in two weeks for their approval .
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It is also understood that with policing from An Garda Siochana ruled out, the meeting will discuss if the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) or FAILTE IRELAND may have a role to ensure the vaccine pass system is “robust”.
This is the second meeting that will take place on how indoor dining can reopen after Nphet advised Government that it should only resume for vaccinated or recovered people.
On Monday, Government officials met with the hospitality sector where six scenarios were put on the table as to how vaccine passes could be put in place.
However, it is expected that using the EU travel cert, which will be issued from next week, will be operationalised in some way to allow vaccinated people to dine indoors.
The hospitality sector is still seeking answers from the Government as to how they can operationalise such vaccine passes - for example, if hospitality staff can admit a family with two vaccinated parents and two unvaccinated children.