has the republic of ireland taken a better approch to the coronavirus than northern ireland?

the coronavirus is something many of us wish didn't happen, originating in Wuhan, china, the virus has spread all around the globe, devastating family's who have faced a tragic loss. thousands of people despise china for starting this pandemic and killing millions of people. it truly is a heart-breaking matter and unfortunately it doesn't show many signs of stopping anytime soon.

but many british and irish people are wondering who has taken the better precautions to prevent the spread of the virus northern Ireland or the republic of Ireland??

well here at kayla's blog I'm going to be going through this topic. 


firstly the republic went into lockdown before northern Ireland witch was a clever decision. northern Ireland followed in the footsteps of britan and went into lockdown much later than the republic. something I personly think made Irelands death role much lesser than britans was the fact that northern Ireland and britan left schools open while Ireland closed them. that wasnt a very smart move in my opinion.

Ireland was in the better position than the north once again as irish residents who couldn't work from home received a covid-19 payment. currently in northern Ireland nobody can leave their homes without a good enough excuse or they'd have to pay a five thousand pound fine for breaking britans lockdown restrictions, meanwhile in the republic of Ireland you can currently go on a 5km walk from your home if you avoid contact with others.

shortly after schools shut in the republic gatherings of over 100 people outdoors were banned and gatherings of 500 people indoors were banned. then during the next couple of days playdates and going to the playground were banned completely. in northern Ireland gatherings of over two people were banned but not at the same time as Ireland bands large gatherings.

two days ago as of today, at six pm leo varadcar announced that the republic are going to take precaution and slowly phase through a five-step plan of reopening the republic of Ireland. while for the northern part of Ireland its unclear the fate of 


who do you think took the better precautions to keep their counties safe northern Ireland or the republic of Ireland?😷