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Wednesday 24 February 2021
The wheels on the bus go round and round…
Ohhhhh he lives in a house, a very big house in the countrayyyyy…
Sweets for breakfast, lunch AND dinner.
Great things come in small packages.
Asked about tours of greyhound stadia, the minister said betting activities were “not appropriate” for children.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS faced mounting criticism over its messaging around Covid-19 restrictions, particularly in the last few days.
Our political correspondent Christina Finn writes that the confusion about how the government plans to handle the next phase of the pandemic was not just about mixed messages, but also about plain old bad communication.
She breaks down the numerous bumps for government communications in recent days here.
Government themselves are not as convinced. Taoiseach Micheál Martin told reporters last night that he didn’t think the government had a problem with communicating a clear plan, while Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said this morning that if there have been any failures “we have to accept responsibility for that”.
Today we’re asking: Do you think government communication around Covid-19 restrictions has been clear in recent weeks?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Cloudy with a little rain this afternoon
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Variable cloudiness
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