Author Archives: Bodger

Yesterday.

ESB writes:

A cycle – “with bikes”. I must be doing it wrong.

Meanwhile…

 

Free Sunday?

Closing down Bike Week…

…Dublin City Council writes:

We are proud to present Pedalpalooza, a FREE multi-activity event, celebrating all aspects of cycling taking place on Sunday 22nd May from 12pm to 4pm in Fairview Park [Dublin 3] as part of National Bike Week 2022.

Pedalpalooza aims to celebrate and promote the benefits of cycling by hosting a range of fun activities and a FREE family friendly cycling event for all.

Pedalpalooza, organised by Dublin City Council and supported by the National Transport Authority, seeks to demonstrate the various ways cycling can be integrated into everyday life.

Pedalpolooza (IDublin City Council)

This morning/afternoon.

Elm Park, Dublin 4.

Medical Laboratory Scientists strike outside St. Vincent’s Hospital. Over 2,000 medical scientists across Ireland are taking part in industrial action today, as they seek resolution for a two-decade pay dispute.

Medical scientists in Ireland strike over pay and staffing issues after negotiations fail (Irish Mirror)

Leah Farrell/RollingNews

Last night.

Waterford city.

Local photographer has his camera bag stolen from his car after a wedding.

Now the couple have no photos.

Anyone?

Last night.

Unidentified location, Dublin.

Village on the telly!

The first episode of Village magazine podcast hosted by Village Editor Michael Smith, and actor and satirist Morgan C Jones, features whistleblower and activist Chay Bowes on the background to Leo Varadkar’s leak of a government-negotiated draft contract.

Take that, Prime Time.

FIGHT!

Village


Brendan Courtney with ‘Nancy Drew’ and,  from top, Brendan’s designer dog bandanas to support Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind

‘sup?

This morning.

Roisin Grant writes:

TV presenter and fashion designer Brendan Courtney has designed dog bandanas to support Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind’s annual national fundraiser, Guide Dog Day which takes place on Friday, 27 May.

The bandanas, which are available in 4 different designs, are an eclectic mix of vibrant colours with inspiration taken from the coat of Brendan’s own dog, Nancy Drew.

The bandanas are available to purchase on the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind website at a cost of €10 (plus p&p). All proceeds go towards helping the charity train dogs to become Guide Dogs for those who are vision impaired or Assistance Dogs for the families of children with autism…

Irish Guide Dogs

Yesterday.

Meanwhile…

This morning.

Via Twitter`:

“We remain vigilant about coordinated activity on our service – using both technology and human review, we proactively and routinely tackle attempts at platform manipulation and mitigate them at scale by taking enforcement action on accounts for violating our policies in this area.”

“In this instance, our teams have taken action and suspended over 300 accounts for violations of our platform manipulation and spam policy – specifically for attempts to artificially incluence conversations.”

Twitter suspends 300 accounts after surge of activity on Donnelly NMH post (Irish Times)

RollingNews

This afternoon.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised a booster dose for young children ages 5 to 11 years old.

Via FDA:

Today, we amended the emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster dose for administration to individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completion of a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.

“While it has largely been the case that COVID-19 tends to be less severe in children than adults, the omicron wave has seen more kids getting sick with the disease and being hospitalized, and children may also experience longer term effects, even following initially mild disease,” said FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D.

“Vaccination continues to be the most effective way to prevent COVID-19 and its severe consequences, and it is safe.”

FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose to Children 5 through 11 Years (FDA)

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This morning/afternoon.

Military Road, Dublin 6.

Don’t panic.

Members of the Irish Military Vehicles Group and Irish UN Living History group, attending a commemorative ceremony to mark the centenary of the handover of Cathal Brugha Barracks from British to Irish Forces on May 17, 1922.

Meanwhile…

This afternoon.

Cathal Brugha Barracks.

Minister for Defence Simon Coveney TD, lays a wreath to mark the centenary.

Sam Boal/RollingNews

This afternoon.

Update:

Ah here.

Meanwhile…

Gulp.

Earlier…

This afternoon.

Dail Eireann.

Meanwhile….

Earlier: Important Milestone