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‘An Cuan’

A four-part series on TG4 taking a year-long look at Dublin Bay.

Linda Ni Ghriofa writes:

Teeming with life, both wild and human, the bay faces many challenges both natural and manmade. ‘An Cuan’ will explore this unique urban area where nature and humanity at times live in harmony and at others battle to co-exist. This series will take our audience on a journey through this beloved part of Ireland’s coastline and show it in a way rarely seen before. Each episode will follow the life of Dublin Bay across a season, starting with Spring…

On TG4 from Wednesday, November 10 at 9.30pm

Pics: TG4

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 Clodagh McKenna and Harry Herbert

On The Late Late Show…

…Linda Pototzki writes:

Tomorrow sees the return of a very special show tomorrow night dedicated to Taking Care of Business.

After host Ryan Tubridy issued a national call-out on his Instagram for local small-to-medium sized Irish businesses in October to apply to be in with a chance of featuring on the show. Applicants responded in their droves from across the country.

On this week’s show, we will see 16 Irish entrepreneurs who have been selected from all corners of the country and will showcase their products….

….Irish chef and entrepreneur Clodagh McKenna and husband Harry Herbert will speak to Ryan about their lives together at his Highclere Estate (aka Downton Abbey)!

Last year’s break-out Late Late Toy Show star Adam King and dad, David will join Ryan ahead of the release of David’s new book ‘A Hug for You’…

…We also have a musical performance from Derry’s latest musical prodigy, Roe, who will sing her rendition of The Cranberries classic ‘I Can’t Be With You’.

The Late Late Show on RTÉ One tomorrow at 9:35pm.

Pic: RTÉ

This morning/afternoon.

Charlestown, Finglas, Dublin.

Via RTÉ News:

Gardaí have begun a murder investigation after the body of a 32-year-old woman was discovered in her home in Dublin this morning.

The woman was found with serious injuries at an apartment in Charlestown in Finglas at around 6.15am.

A 32-year-old man who was known to the victim was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. He is being detained at Finglas Garda Station and can be questioned for up to 24 hours. The woman’s body remains at the scene.

Man arrested in murder inquiry after woman found dead at Dublin apartment (RTÉ)

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This afternoon.

Further to recommendations by the Future of Media Commission that the TV licence fee should be abolished and replaced by exchequer funding for RTÉ… and an Oireachtas committee recommendation that streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime should face a new levy to pay for a fund for independent productions….along with the appointment of an online safety commissioner…

…David Tully writes:

My Dad watches TV. He is in his 80s. Everyday the same routine. Buys The Irish Times in the morning. At a minute past six, watches the Six-One news. The TV is in the same corner. Wires, dust behind it. Three remote controls. Multiple black boxes doing God knows what underneath. It’s cute, but…. why the f*#k should I pay for it?

I don’t watch TV. Haven’t done so in literally 20 years.

Hence this sneaky RTE bill. A tax wrapped in a levy. Wrapped in altruism. Suggesting media arts production and child safety. But “We’ve a mandate to deliver culturally appropriate content nationally”

When there were one or two cameras in the country. A cinema. One screen. Three channels. Yes, necessary back then. What about now? When people blog. Tweet important news. Upload.When musicians live stream. Where’s the relevance with regards to cultural parenting or control.

Why should a failing system get to extract tax. At the same time not adapt. Plus policing the internet like a 3rd Irish parent. What does that even mean. And if you do open the internet to taxing platforms. Where does it stop? Who decides? This isn’t about a few big platforms. It’s opening Pandora’s Box to taxing the internet.

Sadly, there is an idea for a national platform but you couldn’t have people from TV involved. It’d be like getting Easons to invent Wikipedia. Here’s a nice article how they made that beautiful egalitarian ecosystem.

Anyone?

From top: Revellers prove their vaccine status while queuing for Copper Face Jack’s; Professor Christine Loscher

This afternoon.

“The problem with having a cohort of unvaccinated people for a long time means that the virus gets to do the rounds.

“If you have 75% of the population vaccinated, and that’s a good spread amongst the age groups, the chances of them all mixing at the same time are lower.

“If you’ve got a vaccination rate of 75% in people above a certain age, you still have a lot of people unvaccinated mixing and I think that’s a real playground for viruses.

“While New York has a similar level of vaccination to us, their vaccination is more spread out amongst the population. What I mean by that is that they rolled out vaccines for 12 to 17 year olds way quicker than anywhere else, which means that they took another kind of unvaccinated population out of the picture way quicker than we did.

“We were spending a lot of time up until very recently, with a lot of unvaccinated cohorts, up to the age of 18. The uptake has been generally okay for 12 to 16 year olds, but we’re not quite there yet.”

Prof Christine Loscher, Professor of Immunology at Dublin City University

Anyone?

5 reasons why Ireland’s Covid numbers are still so high (RTÉ)

RollingNews

Meanwhile…

Meanwhile…

HSE CEO Paul Reid at the weekly HSE briefing at Dr Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin this afternoon

This afternoon.

Thanks, Paul.

RollingNews

This morning.

Further to the killing this week of 34 deer in the Phoenix Park  as part of a ‘managed cull’ by the Office of Public Works (OPW)…

…John Carmody, Of Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN), writes:

‘Phoenix Park is fast becoming a bloodbath for the intelligent and sensitive deer population who have lived and thrived in that park for centuries but are now lethally targeted only to end up on restaurant plates

We call on President Michael D. Higgins to come out and oppose the killing of these creatures that are literally roaming in his backyard, he’s been a known advocate against hunting over the years so he can no longer remain silent.

Is deer culling effective? Is hunting effective? No. Starvation and disease are unfortunate, but they are nature’s way of ensuring that the strong survive. Natural predators help keep prey species strong by killing the only ones they can catch—the sick and weak.

Hunters, however, kill any animal they come across or any animal whose head they think would look good mounted above the fireplace—often the large, healthy animals needed to keep the population strong.

And hunting creates the ideal conditions for overpopulation. After hunting season, the abrupt drop in population leads to less competition among survivors, resulting in a higher birth rate.’

RollingNews

This morning.

Via Tennis World:

“…attention can have many positive aspects and benefits in both the professional and private life, but can also create an additional burden. You have an influence on the youth, who look to you as a role model and wish to become like you one day.

“Additionally, it’s expected of you to offer your thoughts on topics that are beyond your own profession. I typically make an effort to keep a distance, although when I feel the urge to share my thoughts, I do so. I am someone who holds fast to principles, life values, human rights… That is something that has been abused in the past.”

Novak Djokovic

The world No 1 tennis player has stated that he won’t reveal if he has been vaccinated or not.

Novak Djokovic: I hold fast to principles, life values and human rights (Tennis World)

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