More to follow.
Meanwhile…
On January 13th, the Irish Examiner published the names of the children who died in the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home from 1922 to 1994.
Today it has been awarded Front Page of the Year at this year’s #JournoAwards21.
Congratulations @DavidOMahony and team. pic.twitter.com/qnYFcb1VWA
— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) December 2, 2021
🎅🏻 "Santa, his wife and his staff are fully vaccinated, will be exempt from any travel restrictions that have to be imposed".
📣 The Government of Ireland says it will "leave no stone unturned" making sure children get their presents delivered on Christmas Eve.@VirginMediaNews pic.twitter.com/KeSaOllFeh
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) December 2, 2021
Ah here.
This afternoon.
Dáil Éireann.
There’s a pair of them in it.
Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg has resigned from his post less than two months after taking office. pic.twitter.com/cNKhlAG9vT
— DW News (@dwnews) December 2, 2021
This evening.
Austria had hoped to become the first country in Europe to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory by law on February 1.
That’ll learn him.
Meanwhile…
Austria’s former chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced on Thursday he is retiring from politics. Kurz told reporters in Vienna that the recent birth of his first child had motivated him to take the step. The 35-year-old stepped down as Austria’s leader two months ago amid ongoing corruption allegations.
And him.
Austria’s ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz retires from politics (EuroNews)
Earlier: Are You Volk Yet?
Previously: Austrian Resistance
Getty
Asked if she’s a “champagne socialist” following a recent golf fundraiser in New York, @MaryLouMcDonald jokes that she’s more into Prosecco. She said that the event should be viewed as a positive reflection of the huge interest in Ireland that exists in the US. @rtenews pic.twitter.com/g5IoNXdDq0
— Brian O’Donovan (@BrianOD_News) December 2, 2021
This afternoon.
This is what @nuigalway think is safe! 😡
Dream Big.
Find Your Passion.
Take on #COVID19 in a packed exam centre. #NoInPersonExams #NUIG #NUIGalway pic.twitter.com/7vixdOBT7o— Comhaltas na Mac Léinn, OÉ Gaillimh (@NUIGSU) December 2, 2021
nuig is honestly trying to kill students and families
do the right thing and put exams online #noinpersonexams@nuigalway @NUIGSU https://t.co/BAWKsJQuCB— Chloe ✨ (@Chloe110377) December 2, 2021
This afternoon.
Steady on.
It’s not the Somme for pity’s sake.
*adjusts helmet*
FIGHT!
Ah now.
Roisin writes:
Getting this error when trying to access the site. Just tried from VPN and is working okay. On 3 Ireland router. Not sure if anyone else is having issues….
Sorry, Roisin and all those getting ‘banned’. This is happening quite a bit. It’s a hack of some kind. We don’t ban as a rule tbf.
This Christmas.
Give them the gift of a snug neck and nape.
Heather Finn writes:
Irish made neck warmers make a perfect gift. Hand loomed in soft spun merino yarn in the garden studio in Oranmore, county Galway. Made with care, packaged with compostable packing. Avoid the extra delays and taxes and shop local this Christmas.
Irish-made stocking fillers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-Made Stocking Fillers
Both outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chancellor-designate Olaf Scholzs (left) have said the unvaccinated are to face additional restrictions
This afternoon.
Via Bloomberg:
Germany imposed stringent nationwide restrictions on people who aren’t vaccinated against Covid-19 and limited attendance at soccer games and other public events…
In one of her final acts as chancellor, Angela Merkel held talks with her incoming successor, Olaf Scholz, and Germany’s 16 regional premiers on Thursday, where they agreed on new curbs including allowing only people who are vaccinated or recovered into restaurants, theaters and non-essential stores.
The officials also backed a plan to make Covid shots compulsory, saying that the lower house of parliament would vote on it soon. Scholz said he expects the measure to pass, and Merkel said she would vote for it if she was in the Bundestag.
A vaccine mandate would be a major departure after Merkel and other officials insisted shots would be a personal choice…
Germany Imposes Strict Curbs on Unvaccinated to Stem Covid (Bloomberg)
AP
Meanwhile…
I’m not one for hyperbole but with the news today from Germany it does seem to me that Europe is descending into a very dark tyranny. People being forced to take a new-on-the-market vaccine or else be barred permanently from everyday life. Nothing remotely ‘liberal’ about that.
— Neil Clark (@NeilClark66) December 2, 2021
Gulp.
Yesterday.
Ireland AM on swabbing and masking children’s toys this Christmas.
You can’t be too careful.
Carrie Baxter – Rose
Flower power.
London-based Irish neo-soul singer Carrie Baxter (top) seduces with this slinky number from her 8-song EP What Now.
Carrie says:
“I wanted this song to feel like a late night diary entry. I wanted it to be very intimate and reminiscent of nostalgic moments between the two people. It was important for me to make the song chilled but have a very sexy edge to, evoking a sense of forbidden lovers.”
Nick says: Heavy petal.
