Local Lockdown Approach - Cache Publication - Events & CITOs - Archiving Caches
22nd January 2022
The Ireland Reviewer Team is committed to following government directives.
In response to the ongoing situation re Covid 19 and the major lifting of restrictions in both jurisdictions, we feel it is possible, at this time, to resume all events, both indoor and outdoor.
Please be aware that, as per the Guidelines, we cannot publish an event that has been submitted less than 14 days before the event is due to take place.
Events must comply with health and safety guidelines, as well as all local laws.
By submitting an Event for Publication, the Event Host is agreeing that they have knowledge of, and comply with all local laws and health & safety guidelines.
In particular, we would like to point out that, at the moment, in Northern Ireland, a Risk Assessment is required for all indoor events over 15 people - as we expect any event could have more than 15 people, CO's should be familiar with, and prepared, to furnish a Risk Assessment if required.
The requirement, if in place, for Risk Assessments etc are solely the responsibility of the Event Host.
Event owners are responsible for ensuring the number of people in attendance is in accordance with any local restrictions on gatherings.
Read this Help Center article for procedures that must be followed if local laws and health and safety guidelines require Event hosts to collect personal information from Event attendees.
We will keep a close eye on the situation and post updates as they occur.
Obviously, this could be reversed should local guidelines/ laws change.
Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Inishanier & Cuilcagh.
15th October 2021
The Ireland Reviewer Team is committed to following government directives.
In response to the ongoing situation re Covid 19 we feel it is possible, at this time, to resume outdoor events. (Events, CITO events, GIFF events, Community Celebration Events).
Please be aware that, as per the Guidelines, we cannot publish an event that has been submitted less than 14 days before the event is due to take place.
Events must comply with health and safety guidelines, as well as all local laws.
By submitting an Event for Publication, the Event Host is agreeing that they have knowledge of, and comply with all local laws and health & safety guidelines.
The requirement, if in place, for Risk Assessments etc are solely the responsibility of the Event Host.
Event owners are responsible for ensuring the number of people in attendance is in accordance with any local restrictions on gatherings.
Read this Help Center article for procedures that must be followed if local laws and health and safety guidelines require Event hosts to collect personal information from Event attendees.
With some restrictions still in place, it is not possible to publish indoor events at this time, however, we will keep a close eye on the situation and post updates as they occur.
Obviously, this could be reversed should local guidelines/ laws change.
Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Inishanier & Cuilcagh.
2nd May 2021
The Ireland Reviewer Team is committed to following government directives.
As travel restrictions across the island will be lifted on Monday 10th May 2021 we will re-commence reviewing & publication of caches sent in for review from 00.00 hours on 10/05/2021 - excluding any type of events though.
Please bear in mind that there may be caches sent in from several cachers, so due to volume and family commitments we will get to all caches put in for review as soon as possible.
We will also be looking at long term disabled or poor health score caches. If you feel you are unable to maintain your caches due to the ongoing situation, please post a note on your caches stating that you do intend to maintain them in the future. However, if you are actively caching, we expect you to be able to do maintenance on your caches sooner rather than later.
Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Inishanier & Cuilcagh.
23rd February 2021
The Ireland Reviewer Team is committed to following government directives.
As further lockdowns have been announced in both Northern Ireland & the Republic we are unfortunately extending the cessation of publication of new caches.
We will continue to monitor the situation and hope to be able to commence again soon.
Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
Stay safe.
Cuilcagh & Inishanier
24th December 2020
The Ireland Reviewer Team is committed to following government directives.
As a 6-week lockdown is commencing tomorrow night in Northern Ireland, to be followed closely in the Republic we are once again ceasing publication of new caches.
Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
We wish you all a happy Christmas and look forward to some normality returning later in 2021.
Stay safe.
Cuilcagh & Inishanier.
16th December 2020
The Ireland Reviewer Team is committed to following government directives.
As travel restrictions across the island will be lifted on Friday 18th December 2020 we will re-commence reviewing & publication of caches sent in for review from 00.00 hours on 18/12/2020 - excluding any type of events though.
Please bear in mind that it will be Christmas week, and due to volume and family commitments we will get to all caches put in for review as soon as possible.
We will also be looking at long term disabled caches or poor health score caches. If you feel you are unable to maintain your caches due to the ongoing situation, please post a note on your caches stating that you do intend to maintain them in the future.
Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Inishanier & Cuilcagh.
21st October 2020
The Ireland Reviewer Team is committed to following government directives.
In response to the ongoing situation re Covid 19 and the stricter travel restrictions across the island, we have made the hard decision to stop publishing all new caches anywhere in Ireland until such time as all travel restrictions have been lifted.
Any affected caches in the queue during the lockdown will be disabled with a note to resubmit when the situation improves.
We will keep a close eye on the situation and post updates as they occur.
There is no immediate need to disable caches, but it is of course up to each CO. We see no need to lock all caches, etc. If you are having problems with a particular cache/s please contact us to discuss.
Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Inishanier & Cuilcagh.
12th October 2020
The Ireland Review Team continue to analyse the various Governments advice in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, especially with the recent changes to lockdown for the Republic (Level 3)
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Geocaching HQ have rolled out a new web page "Geocaching HQ Updates". This page lists deadline changes and geocaching updates related to COVID-19. The page will be updated with new information as it becomes available. The new page can be found here https://www.geocaching.com/sites/updates/en/
Adventure Lab
New deadline: August 31, 2020
In response to COVID-19, Geocaching HQ is extending the deadline to 31st August 2020, for all Adventure Labs to go public. HQ will monitor changes over the next few months to see if further adjustments are needed. There is no need to write in to request an extension.
Virtual Reward 2.0
New deadline: 31st December 2020
In response to COVID-19, Geocaching HQ is extending the deadline for all unpublished Virtual Reward 2.0 Caches to be submitted for publication to 31st December 2020.
Locationless Cache
New deadline: December 31, 2021
Since many Mega- and Giga-Events are postponed in 2020, Geocaching HQ will extend logging the Find Signal the Frog® - Locationless in 2020 until December 31, 2021.
Community Celebration Events
New deadline: December 31, 2021
Geocaching HQ wants to allow flexibility for geocachers who schedule their Community Celebration Events, since this is a unique Event type. Event hosts will be allowed to host these events until December 31, 2021.
Cache In Trash Out® Season 1
New dates: March 1 - August 31, 2020
Cache In Trash Out® Season 1 will be extended until August 31, 2020, so that Event owners can have more flexibility on when to host their Events and so cachers can earn the Season 1 souvenir. Season 2 will remain September 1 - November 30, 2020.
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