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Caught speeding in roi, driving a ni car on ni liscence and live in ni.

Can anyone advise

Very hard to chase up on them now, did you get notice through? Avoid speeding answer I suppose , rest up to you

Don't get the anti teacher sentiment. There'd be no shortage of other professions I'd drive the boot into before teachers.

And like every walk of life, you're going to get a number bad eggs in whatever you look at, that can often give the rest a bad reputation.

Where's the estate agent thread......

Yeah suddenly all teachers seem evil and incompetent lol.

It's like anything else. There are bad ones and good ones. I'd plenty of good ones and a couple of horrendous ones too.

The dynamic of the profession basically changed entirely overnight and everyone is expected to adapt instantaneously.

I'm not sure people are annoyed at teachers , but they are really frustrated with govt approach to schools and how we have ended up where we are. Of course a lot of professions had to adapt overnight , but I suppose it can be seen as an indicator of the mportance of teaching to our society that teachers maybe get unfair amount of criticism. If I was to anecdotally relay what I've heard people criticise it has been schools and GPS. Now that probably indicates how important each are to us.

Was surprised to hear today that more Protestant women and children suffered this treatment than Catholic in the 6 counties

Why? There were more Protestant women and children than Catholic in the 6 counties.

Just didn't realise that the Protestant system existed , never heard it talked about

Was surprised to hear today that more Protestant women and children suffered this treatment than Catholic in the 6 counties

[Where's the estate agent thread......]

Don't get the anti teacher sentiment. There'd be no shortage of other professions I'd drive the boot into before teachers.

And like every walk of life, you're going to get a number bad eggs in whatever you look at, that can often give the rest a bad reputation.

Where's the estate agent thread......

Now you are talking and maybe have a recruitment consultants one too.

GPs

If you keep kids back a year what do you do with Septembers intake of P1s?

Closing day for applications is tomorrow I think so no changes planned atm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55834042

Pupils in Northern Ireland are not set to return to school until Monday 8 March at the earliest.

Education Minister Peter Weir made the recommendation in a paper to be discussed by the executive on Thursday, BBC News NI understands.

It may also be the case that only some year groups go back to school on 8 March, if a return then is possible.

At what point does the year become a write-off, while we aren't so bad, (1 in P1) the wife is part time (and a qualifies secondary teacher) so just about manage to get through the weeks work - how do families with multiple kids and 2 parents in work, or a single working parent and no teaching ability manage? Those kids are severely disadvantaged, I can't help but think beyond the death toll this will be the biggest legacy of the pandemic.

I'd be friendly with a few primary school teachers, some principals, VP's and the likes and they all said the same things, that all the kids in primary school are almost a full year behind where they should be and believe that come August/September all Kids get held back a year to allow them to catch up.
Not sure of the practicalities of that but certainly the work my wee one whose P4 is just going over the same stuff she knows as how do you actually teach kids that young online or via teams.seesaw and the likes?

Its defs having big impact, so much developmental  regression

But how can all this be measured?

As I stated before, my kids are enjoying 'being off'. Maybe they're too young to understand but they have each other for company for the social side, which is the most important.  For a single child family, that'll be very tough.

The kids do some work at home, bits and pieces but it's a battle but one thing they always do, is read at night.  This is very impprtant.  Parents, above all else, should be reading to (depending on child's age) or listen to their kids read at night for 10 mins.

This makes a huge difference if it's done night after night and it's so easy to do.  Just takes 10 mins out of schedule at night.  Not too much to ask.  Always gets them off to a happy sleep I think.

As an aside, just watched a bit of Nolan on tv last night and there was an 18 yr old lad on talking about isolating for a long time and the difficulties of that.  He made a point that he's worried he won't recognise his his friends' voices.  I was thinking not great 'friends' if this is the case - surely they should be ringing him or Zoom or whatever.

Reading so important, and time tables , 2 basics that I always done at home and still do. Times Table on childs wall etc. Im more concerned about social skill development and isolation

[l is down to some compassionate concern for other families]

Nearly any funeral I have been at in the past year has had about 50-100 or so at the graveyard. I'd imagine that it's happening everywhere.

No. I had a friend die last week no wake(cancer), another friends father died yesterday, house private and not sure about service yet(COI). Really strong tradition of wakes here in Derry, relative buried last week too, no wake, 25 in chapel and some others gathered in carpark afterwards but didn't approach immediate family. That is why people are pissed off

Nobody is suggesting it is wrong to be pissed off about the funeral. What is wrong is misrepresenting the truth about the funeral, and using the family's grief, in order to take a pop at a party you have a chip on your shoulder about. Stop pretending that your reasoning for jumping up and down about this funeral is down to some compassionate concern for other families who are obeying the regulations. Your sole motivation is the same as your motivation for your every contribution to this board - getting a dig in at SF.

My family, my friend, you absolute heartless hoor, now back off please

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55834042

Pupils in Northern Ireland are not set to return to school until Monday 8 March at the earliest.

Education Minister Peter Weir made the recommendation in a paper to be discussed by the executive on Thursday, BBC News NI understands.

It may also be the case that only some year groups go back to school on 8 March, if a return then is possible.

At what point does the year become a write-off, while we aren't so bad, (1 in P1) the wife is part time (and a qualifies secondary teacher) so just about manage to get through the weeks work - how do families with multiple kids and 2 parents in work, or a single working parent and no teaching ability manage? Those kids are severely disadvantaged, I can't help but think beyond the death toll this will be the biggest legacy of the pandemic.

I'd be friendly with a few primary school teachers, some principals, VP's and the likes and they all said the same things, that all the kids in primary school are almost a full year behind where they should be and believe that come August/September all Kids get held back a year to allow them to catch up.
Not sure of the practicalities of that but certainly the work my wee one whose P4 is just going over the same stuff she knows as how do you actually teach kids that young online or via teams.seesaw and the likes?

Its defs having big impact, so much developmental  regression

Nearly any funeral I have been at in the past year has had about 50-100 or so at the graveyard. I'd imagine that it's happening everywhere.

No. I had a friend die last week no wake(cancer), another friends father died yesterday, house private and not sure about service yet(COI). Really strong tradition of wakes here in Derry, relative buried last week too, no wake, 25 in chapel and some others gathered in carpark afterwards but didn't approach immediate family. That is why people are pissed off

I am going to have to explain this for you now because you cant clearly grasp it

You are saying SF didn't organise it, based on what? Gerry Kelly on BBC
I am saying they did, based on what? Nolan et al on the BBC amongst other evidence

The BBC haven't said that SF organised it. More lies.

So what are we left with? Tweets and photos  evidencing SF involvement

In all these photos, can you single out ONE SINGLE elected SF representative? Wouldn't it be a bit odd to have stayed away from a funeral that they themselves allegedly organised?

and the fact that the dogs in the street here in Derry know they organised it

Saying "sure the dogs on the street know the craic", doesn't really cut it as evidence, does it? For a man who portrays himself as so in-the-know about goings on in Derry, you've already been caught out telling lies/inaccuracies about the funeral. So unless all these Derry dogs are telling you tall tales...

Martina defs attended the wake which is against the current regulations and we have to suspect based on the absolute hilarity and ridiculousness of her tweet that she wasn't in Stormont. Loud laughs everywhere with that pic she posted, everyone else got over the Glenshane no sweat.
Apparently Gerry Kelly seen her there, surely it would be have been better to take pic outside Stormont. Balloon.

So she definitely attended the wake? You claimed she definitely was at the funeral too because you read it on twitter (a few loyalist halfwits on twitter decided some brown haired woman in a face mask was her) and because the BBC reported she was there (caled that your "check mate" but then ran of and hid when asked to post the link to where the BBC made such a claim). Forgive me for taking what you say is "definite" with a large mountain of salt.

You obviously aren't sharp enough to work out that my comment on Martina Anderson was to show you how weak Gerry Kellys evidence was. Hear Say communicated by BBC. Check Mate

Your comment about Martina Anderson was a three word allegation:

"She was there".

When I said "prove it", you replied:

"BBC said so. Check mate"

So your comments about Martina Anderson were actually a specific (and false) claim which you "backed up" by referencing a non-existent BBC report.

OMG . Duh

I am going to have to explain this for you now because you cant clearly grasp it

You are saying SF didn't organise it, based on what? Gerry Kelly on BBC
I am saying they did, based on what? Nolan et al on the BBC amongst other evidence

The BBC haven't said that SF organised it. More lies.

So what are we left with? Tweets and photos  evidencing SF involvement

In all these photos, can you single out ONE SINGLE elected SF representative? Wouldn't it be a bit odd to have stayed away from a funeral that they themselves allegedly organised?

and the fact that the dogs in the street here in Derry know they organised it

Saying "sure the dogs on the street know the craic", doesn't really cut it as evidence, does it? For a man who portrays himself as so in-the-know about goings on in Derry, you've already been caught out telling lies/inaccuracies about the funeral. So unless all these Derry dogs are telling you tall tales...

Martina defs attended the wake which is against the current regulations and we have to suspect based on the absolute hilarity and ridiculousness of her tweet that she wasn't in Stormont. Loud laughs everywhere with that pic she posted, everyone else got over the Glenshane no sweat.
Apparently Gerry Kelly seen her there, surely it would be have been better to take pic outside Stormont. Balloon.

So she definitely attended the wake? You claimed she definitely was at the funeral too because you read it on twitter (a few loyalist halfwits on twitter decided some brown haired woman in a face mask was her) and because the BBC reported she was there (caled that your "check mate" but then ran of and hid when asked to post the link to where the BBC made such a claim). Forgive me for taking what you say is "definite" with a large mountain of salt.

You obviously aren't sharp enough to work out that my comment on Martina Anderson was to show you how weak Gerry Kellys evidence was. Hear Say communicated by BBC. Check Mate

Oddly enough this forum seems to be a hotbed for Stoops which would seem to go against the demographics up north.

Sad you will be missing out on your 18th this year with restrictions and all

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40214825.html?type=amp&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

Mainstream Unionism aren't what now? Sinn Fein are tied to this no matter how much proof exists or doesn't!

You are just proving my point. She said SF had questions to answer about who was at the funeral. Nowhere did she accuse SF of having organised the thing. Which has been my point all along.

No unionist politicians are arguing that SF organised it. Yet here yourself and FBnaS are, throwing the sort of mud that even unionism isn't throwing - and using the total lack of any evidence as "proof" of what you alledge. Catch yourselves on.

OK your arguing about semantics and whether Sinn Fein "officially" organised it. I know they didn't but does that really matter with public opinion?

It's a republican funeral ... that flouted the rules... whether Sinn Fein "officially" organised it or not everybody knows nothing on that scale happens without Sinn Fein's say or involvement in some way. Talk about proof all you like but Sinn Fein are tied to it.

Just because there is no "proof" that Sinn Fein "organised" it that doesn't mean they aren't tied to it!! No matter how much you wish it weren't so.

The fact that they're even mentioned in the article above shows that!

The only people trying to "tie" SF to it are their political opponents or cynical opportunists and hypocrites with an chip on their shoulder about SF. I've been to/involved in enough republican funerals in my lifetime to know that they don't have to involve SF. I imagine it must be frustrating trying to tie SF to this though, when there is literally NO evidence of any description to do so, beyond the possibility that two or three SF councillors (not even identified by anyone yet) were standing at the side of the road as the procession passed. Imagine - all those photos of the crowd and not a single SF rep to be seen in one of them.

At the end of the day, you have accepted that SF didn't organise the funeral and then we know that SF reps in their entirety (sorry, bar apparently a mystery two or three individuals) stayed away from it. They also held an online event to facilitate socially distance remembrance. Sometimes, you have to just put the agenda aside and accept that attempts to pin this on SF are just bogus.

I am going to have to explain this for you now because you cant clearly grasp it

You are saying SF didn't organise it, based on what? Gerry Kelly on BBC
I am saying they did, based on what? Nolan et al on the BBC amongst other evidence

Who is right, who is wrong?

We don't know so none of those BBC sources can be considered reliable, that has to be the conclusion.

So what are we left with? Tweets and photos  evidencing SF involvement and the fact that the dogs in the street here in Derry know they organised it. Martina defs attended the wake which is against the current regulations and we have to suspect based on the absolute hilarity and ridiculousness of her tweet that she wasn't in Stormont. Loud laughs everywhere with that pic she posted, everyone else got over the Glenshane no sweat.
Apparently Gerry Kelly seen her there, surely it would be have been better to take pic outside Stormont. Balloon.

[sadly for yourself and that other clown]

Obviously you don't move in too many different circles Snapchap plenty of people online and I've talked too are pissed off about another shambles of a Republican funeral... whether Sinn Fein organised it or not they are the Republican Party and they are getting the blame for flouting the rules again... while you may protest it wasn't "officially" organised by SF matters little to the ordinary Joe bloggs.

It's another shambles like the Storey funeral!!

More absolute desperation. SF are the largest republican party but that doesn't mean they can be scapegoated for whatever you feel like where the republican community are concerned. If they had nothing to do with the organisation of this funeral, then they cannot be held responsible for it. And there is precisely no evidence, or even allegation, that they organised it. Nods and winks and the "you're not from Derry", or "the "you don't move in many circles" lines, sadly for yourself and that other clown, don't constitute proof of what you alledge.

Tut tut

Ah hello again. Tell me, did you ever find a link the that BBC report about Martina Andsrson being at the funeral? You know, the report you claimed exists? No? Not much of a "check mate" after all then? More like another case of you telling lies and hoping not to be called out on it?

personal insults a chara