Originally Posted by
alserire
The border is a loophole now?
Wow. Might as well just throw the Good Friday Agreement out altogether.
Tell me, do friends and family isolate and fill out forms and get tests every time they cross the border?
Thought not.
We either have a common travel area or we don't. I think we do. So do the UK. The Irish government wants to bin that. They shouldn't be allowed.
I was talking about international travel, I tend to agree on the CTA, it’s inconsistent.
But to be specific, when I talked about loopholes, I give the example of someone flying from abroad into NI transiting to RoI. No requirement to do NI Day 2 PCR as in transit, but technically required to do pre-flight test from tomorrow. I don’t accept in this scenario doing neither the NI Day 2 nor the pre-arrival test is either acceptable or legal, regardless of whether the Gardai will be sitting on the border checking anyone coming from Aldergrove.
I can however understand annoyance where people are required to double up on testing (e.g. flying to RoI with a final destination in NI).
As for the GFA, spare me, please. It’s the Irish equivalent of Godwin’s law.