I'm ashamed to be Irish reading this thread.

Singling out Germans to make an illogical point and questioning Spaniards, who live here?

If it was not for Germany, there would be many more dead in Ireland and thousands more dead in Europe in this pandemic. https://twitter.com/mistereatgalway/status/1283074996294815744

Germany came to the assistance of Europe in monumental ways. No military did more than the Bundeswehr.

German airforce flew missions to Italy, France, Netherlands to airlift the critically ill to German ICU's.

German doctors went to the frontline in Italy and other countries.

Germany donated hundreds of ventilators - 60 to the UK, 100 to Spain, France, Italy alongside 20 tons of medical supplies.

Those ventilators alone probably saved thousands of lives.

Germany helped everyone with testing, including Ireland.

Tens of thousands of tests completed in German labs at critical pinch-points in Irish testing response.

Faced with a global shortage of reagents, and running out of options, Germany stepped up to help.

That testing got sick people treated/isolated.

Germany SAVED Irish lives.

Even if the Govt completely shut down Dublin Airport, they have no power to close Belfast Airport and no option to put the Irish army across the border.

Any business owner would have same rationale in play to keep questioning foreign accents as to whether they live here or not.

The CMO specifically on Monday cautioned that a lot of people live in Ireland with foreign accents and they should NOT be treated differently.

But instead we have this - people with foreign accents having to show where they live in order to get a cup of coffee.

Nuts.

In this thread alone, you said 2 Spanish and 2 Americans had to inform you they actually live here in Ireland.

If I was them, without hesitation, I would have told you to shove your coffee.

"Where do you live?" would be met with "BYE."

Your confident assertion tourists will be responsible for a 2nd wave is without foundation.

House parties with 60 people on a mad one in Killarney might help that 2nd wave though.

Yet because of familiar accents, people from that party would sail into your place for a coffee!!

An Irish person, who has been nowhere other than Killarney, could pose a dozen times more risk than a non-Irish.

If you or your staff are uncomfortable with serving people in work, then don't open until you feel safe.

EVERYONE walking through your door poses a risk.

You know when people talk about the theoretical herd immunity threshold for covid19?

Those 550,000 people with a foreign accent are part of the Irish herd.

Treat them like it's their home.