This morning.
King’s Inn, Dublin 1.
Dublin City Council Culture Company unveiled a new sculpture by artist Jesse Jones inspired by the life of 83 year old writer, journalist and activist Máirin de Burca and entitled ‘The Left Arm of Commerce’ . Ms de Burca helped change Irish law to enable women to serve on juries. The sculpture is displayed in King’s Inn.
Croke Park vaccination centre last week
This morning.
Via Irish Times:
Ireland has a higher Covid-19 vaccination rate than almost all our neighbours apart from Denmark, so the overall level of protection in the community against serious illness is higher than elsewhere in Europe. And most of our vaccines were Pfizer, which offers higher protection and lasts longer than the AstraZeneca doses used widely in the UK.
Meanwhile, the level of demand for boosters is significantly lower than it was for the original vaccine course, even among older and more vulnerable populations.
Over 80 per cent of those aged 80 years and up, along with 75 per cent of 70-79 year-olds, have been given a booster, whereas 100 per cent in both categories received the two-shot vaccine earlier this year.
Given most people are mostly protected through vaccination, this is entirely understandable. Demand has picked up only as warnings about the current Delta wave and the imminent dominance of the Omicron variant multiplied….
Multi-channel booster rollout increases capacity for confusion (Paul Cullen, Irish Times)
Splutter!
Be a bit rude this Christmas.
Mark at Jam Art Factory writes:
I wonder if Broadsheet folk would be interested in our Irish made Christmas Stocking Fillers?
Lasercut Irish Words by Fiona Snow – €6 to €17.50 from our Christmas section here
Hand Felted Animals by Jamie Lewis from here
Shake Your Tits it’s Friday and Always be Different prints by Mark Conlan from here
Ail and El hand painted concrete candle holders from here
Pop up cards by AllJoy from both of our Dublin shops. Open 10 to 6 every day until Christmas Eve.
Irish-made stocking fillers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-Made Stocking Fillers’
From top: Kevin Higgins and the offending poem
It’s official.Just received this letter from the British Labour Party. Expelled for publishing a poem in the wrong place and for sharing a video of Ken Loach reading from one of my own poems. @Agitate4Change @skwawkbox @Standup4Labour @VillageMagIRE @broadsheet_ie @RTEArena pic.twitter.com/NA2ww8SbHS
— Kevin Higgins – poet (@KevinHIpoet1967) December 15, 2021
Last night.
Galway poet Kevin Higgins is officially expelled from the UK Labour Party for his poetry.
That’ll learn him.
Colin Farrell
On The Late Late Show…
…Linda Pototzki, writes:
Friday night’s show will highlight the remarkable work of the St. Vincent de Paul Annual Appeal, as the charity prepares to help thousands of families across Ireland to have a brighter Christmas.
Writer, producer, actor, comedian Brendan O’Carroll will be joined on the couch by his wife, business partner and co-star Jenny Gibney to talk to Ryan about their special connection to the St. Vincent de Paul charity…
Colin Farrell will be lending his support to the call for St. Vincent de Paul as will the irrepressible Majella O’Donnell. TikTok sensation magician Joel M, also supporting the SVP, will demonstrate some of the festive magic that has helped him amass almost 2 billion views and 18 million followers across social media.Pat Shortt and daughter Faye will be on the show to talk about their plans for Christmas and an update on their comedy duo act.
Corrs’ frontwoman Andrea Corr and The Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood will perform the Elvis classic ‘Blue Christmas’ in-studio – their charity single in support of Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services.
There’s more music from the outstanding Irish musical talent, Susan O’Neill, with a beautiful performance of Joni Mitchell’s ‘River’.
The Late Late Show on RTÉ One tomorrow at 9:35pm.
‘sup?
Carlosfandango writes:
It’s kinda Christmassy no? End of day, sleepy seasonal hounds.
Happy Christmas from little Miss Lette and and Mr Hugh.
Meanwhile…
‘sup?
Liam Hackett writes:
‘This is all you get from Max…’
Meanwhile…
‘sup?
Paul in Carlow writes:
Sparky thinking: ‘My very own tree at last!’
My Pet at Xmas to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘My Pet At Xmas’.
Leaders will discuss the #Omicron variant and how EU countries can improve coordination on #Covid19 at today’s summit in Brussels, Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD says, amid ‘significant concern’ over the capacity of the variant to spread rapidly. | https://t.co/2t9wFp7e98 pic.twitter.com/KLV4Au6kjU
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) December 16, 2021
This morning.
Brussels, Belgium.
Meanwhile…
Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer
This morning.
Via RTE News:
increased risk led Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan to warn last night that anyone planning to spend Christmas with older family members, the immunocompromised or those vulnerable to the effects of Covid needed to now avoid crowds, limit their contacts, and work from home unless absolutely necessary.
This is the backdrop to today’s meeting of NPHET which is widely expected to make recommendations to the Government around reducing social mixing, as well as advising that all close contacts of those with Covid restrict their movements.
The possibility of tightening restrictions still further on hospitality led the Restaurants Association of Ireland to warn that such a move would have a “devastating economic impact on businesses already flattened financially”.
NPHET meets amid warning Omicron could cause record high in hospitalisations (RTE)
Meanwhile…
Holohan playing the “vulnerable” loved ones card again.
Do you remember last year when Luke O Neill said to put grandpa by the window, to bring his own dinnerware & not to pass the gravy boat.
Because that’s Science.
We may as well just stick the elderly outside in the shed. pic.twitter.com/m50SFJ4rIP
— 🇮🇪 & 🇬🇧 COVID 🧵 🧵 🧵 (@ThreadsIrish) December 15, 2021
Oh.
Meanwhile…
Scientists warn dogs may breed with bats and sharks creating airborne predators for which we are completely unprepared. https://t.co/UXACYqODjZ
— Dick Delingpole (@DickDelingpole) December 16, 2021
Ah here.
Fantasy Farming (2020), an installation by Laura Fitzgerald, is among a new haul of artworks purchased by the Arts Council
This afternoon.
Since 1962, the Arts Council has been buying art from working artists adding to its Collection every year.
Andrew McSharry writes:
The Arts Council is delighted to announce that 90 new artworks by 48 artists have been added to its Collection to be shared with audiences across Ireland.
These new purchases represent the largest number of artworks acquired for the Collection in a single year since its establishment and bring the total number of works in the Collection to almost 1,300.
The artworks newly added to the collection are by artists who live and work in communities both across Ireland and internationally.
These new artworks will be accessible to diverse public audiences throughout the country as part of the Arts Council Collection’s ongoing programme of exhibitions, loans and initiatives.
Arts Council Collection (The Arts Council)
Pic: Jed Niezgoda
1960s.
OldDublinTown.com write:
Delivering the beer kegs on a Bedford TK truck, one of many in the Guinness fleet in the 60s…
Name those jammers, anyone?
]
This morning/afternoon.
National Archives, Dublin 2.
Members of the media reviewing documents during the annual media preview of State records. Under the thirty year rule, which ensures those in the documents are probably dead by the time they get opened, the records of State from 1991, when Charlie Haughey was Taoiseach – will be made available to the public in January.
Probably more exciting being there.
Name those journalists, anyone?
