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This morning.

Phoenix Park, Dublin.

Paramedic William Masterson (above) injects the AstraZeneca Covid 19 vaccination into the arms of, from pic 5: Irish Army Company Sergeant John Mulvaney, Sergeant Leona Houlihan and Private Gareth Quin, as vaccinations of Health Workers, staff and GPss take place in grounds of St Mary’s Hospital/Nursing Home.

No gloves?

Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews

Meanwhile…

Meanwhile…

Oh.

Vaccination centre for each county as roll-out ramps up (RTÉ)

This morning.

Phoenix Park, Dublin.

Ruairi Ginty (above) posts a letter to Rudolf as increasingly large numbers of visitors are causing undue stress on the park’s wild deer. As an alternative to feeding the deer,park staff have set up a number of post boxes for children to drop off their letters to Rudolf.

Leah Farrell/RollingNews

Ah here.

Yesterday.

Phoenix Park, Dublin.

OPEN the side gates!

How the Phoenix Park gates were re-opened to traffic

Phoenix Park drive through.

Closed for the rona.

Re-opened without consultation.

Freedom of Information warrior Ken Foxe writes:

Text exchange (above) between Minister of State for Office of Public Works Patrick O’Donovan’s private secretary and a senior Office of Public Works (OPW) official requesting the reopening of all gates in Phoenix Park.

OPW warns: “As directed, the gates will reopen from tomorrow morning. As advised … there will be a degree of opposition to this.”

The gates re-opened the next morning.

An email from OPW Chairman Maurice Buckley also shows Minister O’Donovan had asked at a meeting about whether it was realistic to keep gates closed when there was “no alternative for traffic” in the surrounding areas.

Fianna Fáil Minister and TD Jack Chambers had forwarded on six representations received from constituents who had complaints about the closure of the Phoenix Park gates. He looked for a response from the OPW…

Good times.

Name that jammer (top), anyone?

Right To Know

Ken Foxe