This morning.
Smithfield, Dublin 7.
Members of the public queue for Christmas hampers handed out annually by the Capuchin Day Centre.
Author Archives: Bodger
Marin Čačić, 23, a player for Croatia’s NK Nehaj football team in Senj, collapsed during training Sunday after suffering a heart attack. He was rushed to the hospital, where he remains in a coma.https://t.co/XbCebxgK8r pic.twitter.com/1jjGckGr3S
— Raul Vasquez (@akaRaulVasquez) December 21, 2021
Um.
Strašne vesti: Mladi fudbaler se srušio na treningu, lekari se bore za njegov život (Telegraf)
Yesterday: Beautiful Games
Pic via Telegraf
Closing Time
at
Last night.
Dame Court, Dublin 1.
The shutters on the Stag’s Head are pulled to observe new 8pm closing times.
‘sup?
This morning.
Just ‘dropped’.
Corina Fitzsimons writes:
This is our heart-warming, happy tear inducing, 2021 #SantaPawsDay video Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we can line up toys for the dogs to enter one by one and choose their very own Christmas present.
Some dogs are straight in there and immediately know what they want while others need a helping hand. Some find their toy and then bring it to their favourite human to show them what they’ve gotten, and some are so petite they struggle bringing their toy with them, but their determination wins in the end!
Merry Christmas, from all the dogs and the humans at Dogs Trust Ireland.
Arf.
My pet at Xmas to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘My Pet At Xmas’
This afternoon.
Dublin city centre.
Lizz Dickson (above left) and her daughter Carmel Joyce from Ringsend joined throngs of last-minute Christmas shoppers.
Dame On
at
This afternoon.
Limerick.
Myles Breen transforming into Dame Noni backstage at University Concert Hall Limerick, ahead of ‘A Lot Like Christmas’ a family Christmas show at UCH from December 27-31, featuring a screening of The Snowman with live narration and special appearances from panto pals…
…Myles (as Dame Noni) and Bubbles (Richie Hayes).
Oh yes, she did.
Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
Baroness Hoey fears Liz Truss “won’t take seriously” her new role as Brexit negotiator after Lord Frost’s resignation.
“Lord Frost is one of the very few ministers who did genuinely understand Northern Ireland and the protocol.”@Iromg | @CatharineHoey pic.twitter.com/hI1z6aogQf
— talkRADIO (@talkRADIO) December 20, 2021
Anyone?
Can Liz Truss succeed where others failed? (Belfast Telegraph)
Getty
Over the weekend.
Across Europe.
Meanwhile…
Main story on Portuguese state TV this morning is of serious unrest across Europe with footage from London, Paris, Barcelona… I saw it after I went through the papers back home and didn’t even know it had happened.
— Ewan MacKenna (@EwanMacKenna) December 19, 2021
Anyone?
Earlier: Doing It For The Kids
Meanwhile….
How large was the anti-mandate protest this weekend in Barcelona? This big! pic.twitter.com/sWrnUFAs63
— Aaron Ginn (@aginnt) December 20, 2021
Olè.
Dublin Lord Mayor, Cllr Alison Gilliland at the official turning on of the iconic ‘The Happy Ring House’ neon sign at McDowells Jewellers for the first time since 2008
Last night.
O’Connell Street, Dublin 1.
Niall Moonan writes:
‘Ireland’s first ever animated neon sign has been restored to its former glory for the first time 13 years.
The iconic McDowells Happy Ring House signt has been given a new lease of life thanks to a grant partially funded by Dublin City Council. It was created and erected in 1952 by sign experts Gaelite – and 69 years later, the firm was called back to restore it after it fell into disrepair in 2008…’
Niall adds:
‘The restoration project began in September, involving the removal of existing neon tubing for testing to use as templates for replacement manufacturing, before sections of the letters and symbols where rust had caused damage, were re-soldered or replaced.
The final phase saw installation of new 18mm diameter white neon border tubes, featuring a ring, horseshoes and a couple, re-electroded and re-pumped with neon Happy Ring House text, using the existing tubes.
A four-way flasher and one-way flasher added to animated sections of display, completed the sign.
Pic: Kieran Harnett
YIKES!
Saturday.
Halfahead writes:
Taken at the twirly gates of the Phoenix Park on Conyngham Road.