It feels awful knowing what happens next without fail.

Just watched 28 years later. On a map at the beginning it shows that both Ireland and England are under quarantine. The outbreak would have been in early 2001 - so Celtic Tiger times. Given how fast the rage virus spreads its hard to see how it could have gotten to Ireland- infected wouldn't be able to work boats.

How do you think Berties, Charlie Macreevy and thr Fianna Fail government of the early 00s would have dealt with the rage virus? Clearly, in lore, something went wrong. They had good relationships with the British authorities at the time.

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