Dave O'Dowd

Pilot / Car fanatic / Proud Munster fan / All opinions are my own

[IALPA @IALPA]

Over 500 IALPA Aer Lingus pilots rallied together this morning at a picket outside Dublin Airport during an 8 hour strike.

Aer Lingus pilots deserve to protect their purchasing power.

#PilotUnity #StrongerTogether

[Munster Rugby @Munsterrugby]

🚩 To our supporters - 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙔𝙤𝙪 👏

We put in a battle, but we wanted to win & for that we are incredibly disappointed.

Thank you for putting your heart, soul, time & money into this club time & time again 😍. Your support is special & so appreciated!

#MUNvTOU #SUAF 🔴

[IALPA @IALPA]

This is a worrying development for all Irish aviation workers. Just when the recovery is under way.

RT, reply and tag those who need to be made aware of this ⬇️

@RecovAIRie

https://t.co/NEzIwmUIQe

[Michael McNamara MEP @McNamaraMEP]

The unparalleled scale of PCR testing in Ireland - to the exclusion of antigen testing - has led to astronomical costs being incurred. Government must explain why we had so much, and such expensive, PCR testing and stalled antigen testing despite an expert report calling for it.

[Dave O'Dowd @Legendavy1]

Penny dropping yet @MichealMartinTD @LeoVaradkar @EamonRyan ?

[Irish Times Business @IrishTimesBiz]

John FitzGerald: Ireland needs to recover air routes mothballed by Covid or risk impact on investment https://t.co/rdex2dxj1J via @IrishTimesBiz

[Irish Examiner @irishexaminer]

Daniel McConnell: After four full lockdowns a different approach is required https://t.co/nEFCAKXc43

[Dave O'Dowd @Legendavy1]

@sarahthenolan Bus wankerrrr

[Dave O'Dowd @Legendavy1]

@gardarep @ciansegan Well done Al. A good news story for a change. Doing Limerick proud. @Live95fmNews @Limerick_Leader @limerickpost

[Michael Mina @michaelmina_lab]

Yes, rapid antigen tests detect Omicron.

Most mutations on Omicron are on Spike. Rapid antigen tests detect Nucleocapsid protein - a different part of the virus then what we really care about or what is significantly altered in Omicron.

[Michael McNamara MEP @McNamaraMEP]

I am not opposed to public health doctors giving public health advice. I am opposed to extending the abdication of government to an unelected and unaccountable body. It is undemocratic and unsafe.
Full Speech - https://t.co/KeHR3wzFn0

[Recover Irish Aviation @RecovAIRie]

#NPHET
A law onto themselves.

Lives and livelihoods ruined with the decisions that have been made without debate or scientific data.

They never discussed the Ferguson Report on antigen testing.

Absolutely unbelievable.

[Dave O'Dowd @Legendavy1]

@jeanwallace17 Recommend a good set of ear phones, the smack talk from the all blacks was hilarious!

[The Irish Times @IrishTimes]

What does Nphet know about antigen testing that the rest of the world doesn't? https://t.co/ftTW1TwBB0

[Dave O'Dowd @Legendavy1]

Thanks @ShannonAirport, seamless experience this morning from check-in through to push-back. One item of feedback if I may, the AutoJax 3000 in the mens toilet kept flushing WHILE I was sat on it, so ya know, maybe calibrate the sensor. Other than that, stellar!

[Dave O'Dowd @Legendavy1]

@JohnMcC90714914 @MlMcNamaraTD United Airlines, the recipients of $7.7 billion of US covid federal funding, well able to deploy an aircraft on that route (even if it doesn't make money), compared to Aer Lingus, recipients of a €150 million commercial loan from Irish governement... talk about showing support

[Paul Quinn @PaulQuinnNews]

Just arrived back into Ireland - at passport control asked for:

✅ Passport
✅ Passenger locator form
✅ Proof of vaccination (DCC) - showed the GP vaccine record card as I don't have cert yet

No queues - very straight forward @VirginMediaNews @DublinAirport @RecovAIRie

[Recover Irish Aviation @RecovAIRie]

❌Didn’t consider Ferguson report
❌Rejects international science
❌No independent analysis
3 strikes⚾️you’re out
#disbandNphet

[Recover Irish Aviation @RecovAIRie]

RTE seems to have abandoned any pretence of balance, objectivity or fidelity to its public service obligation.

This isn’t science or news. More like nihilistic doom-mongering as infotainment.
@GeorgeLeeRTE

[Dave O'Dowd @Legendavy1]

@astaines @RecovAIRie @CMOIreland Trolling 143,000 Irish aviation workers eh? Back under the bridge you came from please, for the good of Irish society. Absolutely no skin in the game.

[Dave O'Dowd @Legendavy1]

Plenty of validated data there to base a decision on widespread adoption of antigen testing I'm sure, if you'd care to table a motion to think about maybe asking the danish PHE team... @CMOIreland @ronan_glynn @President_MU @CillianDeGascun

[Dave O'Dowd @Legendavy1]

"The Danes, with a population of 5.8 million, have a daily testing capacity of 500,000 antigen tests and 200,000 PCR tests. Danes go for regular tests and use negative results to access bars, restaurants and, yes, football stadiums."

https://t.co/hwCfZWHvUi