This morning.
Thomond Road area of Ballyfermot, Dublin.
Flowers left at the scene where Michael Tormey, in his late 40s, was shot dead in the front garden of his home.. The father of two was not known to gardaí for involvement in any criminality.
Author Archives: Bodger
I’m pleased and grateful that the Judge overturned my visa cancellation. Despite all that has happened,I want to stay and try to compete @AustralianOpen
I remain focused on that. I flew here to play at one of the most important events we have in front of the amazing fans. 👇 pic.twitter.com/iJVbMfQ037— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) January 10, 2022
This afternoon.
Earlier…
Judge Anthony Kelly ruled the federal government's decision last week to revoke Novak Djokovic's visa to enter the country was 'unreasonable' and ordered the world number one be released https://t.co/RFhRzcq301 pic.twitter.com/abBkkftuMR
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 10, 2022
This morning.
Melbourne, Australia.
Meanwhile…
Absolute mayhem by Novak Djokovic’s lawyer’s office on Collins Street. A car leaving the office is completely surrounded by people cheering “free Nole” pic.twitter.com/H3mAsEHSdX
— Tumaini Carayol (@tumcarayol) January 10, 2022
Mind The Gap
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Wake up, sheep.
This morning/afternoon.
The Wicklow Gap in the Wicklow Mountains, county Wicklow.
Meanwhile…
This afternoon.
The King’s River begins its journey down to Blessington Lakes, county Wicklow.
Free Monday?
Are you unjabbed?
Is it something you’d prefer to keep to yourself (fearing ridicule or WORSE?).
Or would you like to share your story on the ‘telly’ among a panel of like-minded souls?
We will be hosting an online get together HERE on Monday night for anyone who wants to reach out and explain their reluctance to be poked.
Wacked-out, crinkled-up. tin-foil merchants of crazy?
Or perfectly-reasonable, peace-loving adults of sound minds and healthy bodies?
We will know on Monday at 9pm.
Email to Broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Unjabbed’.
Great image from Illustrated London News of the Dáil in session as it votes 64 to 57 to accept the Treaty 100 years ago today, 7 January 1922. Directly below the chandelier, a distraught Éamon de Valera can be seen with head in hands. pic.twitter.com/Y09gr2XEXe
— Cormac Moore (@cormacmoore) January 7, 2022
And well he might.
Meanwhile…
Via Pearse Museum
Mrs. Pearse (right) among female TDs denouncing the treaty…..
Name those TDs, anyone?
This afternoon.
Further to eye-popping alcohol off-sales price hikes…
…via Lucille Destrade, KU Leuven and Michel Destrade, of NUI Galway:
One standard drink in Ireland contains 10 grams of alcohol, so the minimum price for one standard drink will now be €1.
A 12.5% bottle of wine has 74 grams of alcohol and it cannot now be sold for less than €7.40. A bottle of spirit like vodka or whiskey cannot be sold for less than €21. A point to note here is that the price of a bottle of champagne (which cost more than €7.40 in 2021) or fine whiskey (which cost more than €21 in 2021) remains unchanged.
The main issue is that it is a price floor instead of a tax. The HSE believes that “people drink more alcohol if it is cheap. If you raise taxes for alcohol, you are raising the cost of alcohol for everyone. Minimum pricing most impacts people who are drinking alcohol harmfully. It is designed to target the heaviest drinkers who seek the cheapest alcohol, which means it will have the greatest effect among those who experience the most harm.
However, no evidence is provided for these claims. Is it wise or correct for the Government to base an economic policy on the assumptions that price is enough to deter heavy drinkers and that heavy drinkers only seek cheap alcohol?
Why minimum pricing for alcohol won’t reduce harmful drinking (RTE)
Yesterday: Can-Kicking Exercise
Meanwhile…
On 2nd Jan 2L Cullen's Irish Cider was €3.79 in @Aldi. On 3rd Jan it was €1.99 in an effort to flog a product that would be unsellable. On 4th Jan it is €8.36. It will end up in a skip.
Cullens, an Irish Micro brewery, now have a product they can't sell. #rtept
— Ultan McPadden (@UltMcP) January 6, 2022
Up To Date
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This morning.
Dunmasc housing estate, Portlaoise, county Laois.
Meanwhile…
It’s now a full on snow day in the Midlands!! ⛄️ pic.twitter.com/Pskn8JZ1m0
— Louise Troy (@LouTroy81) January 7, 2022
Earlier: Caution: Snow Flakes
Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan
This morning.
Via Irish Times:
The fine for parking a vehicle on a footpath, cycle lane or bus lane is to double to €80 from next month.The Department of Transport said the increased fixed charge penalty rate would come into force on February 1st. The fines apply on all public roads and will be enforced by gardaí and local authority traffic wardens, it said.
Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said the increased penalty aimed to encourage road users to be more considerate and to promote active travel.
“These increases should help improve the safety of all vulnerable road and footpath users by creating a more effective deterrent to these specific forms of illegal parking,” he said.
Conn Donovan, chair of the Cork Cycling Campaign, said the increased fine was a “baby step” in the right direction and that a campaign to catch people who parked on footpaths, cycle lanes and bus lanes was required.
Fine for parking on cycle lanes and footpaths to double (Irish Times)