Yesterday.
Connemara, County Galway.
‘Mirror Pavilion, Leaf’, by John Gerrard, in the 4,000 year old Derrigimlagh Bog, is a response by the artist to climate change, using digital technology and brushed reflective metal on three sides and a digital image display on the other .
The installation is part of the Galway International Arts Festival which runs from August 28-September 18.
Above from left: Osaro Azams, Stefan Fae, Viola Gayvis, Lago Lima and Caoimhe Lavelle
This afternoon.
Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
Actors and Performers arrive at the Irish Film Institure (IFI) to announce the GAZE International Film Festival’s return to in-cinema screenings this Autumn, for the festival’s 29th edition as an all-inclusive celebration of Irish and international LGBTQ+ film.
Bring spare stockings.
Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
Fancy a natter?
Pure Daycent Chats with Paddy O’Brien and Noelle Ní Ríagáin.
The opening event of this year’s Pitch’d Circus & Street Arts Festival in Cork
Jean Kearney writes:
Paddy and Noelle are two Master Storytellers and Listeners, who are inviting the public to join them at the Douglas Street Parklet by the Cork Flower Studio for a cuppa and a chat from September 2nd to 5th and 9th to 12th.
How do you feel about where you live, what you love or hate about it, and how do you see it in 100 years? Tell them what the funniest thing that’s happened to you on the streets of Cork, or what’s your favourite Cork expression? Pure Daycent Chats want to know!Paddy is a writer, poet and archaeologist, everything within the realms of literature and culture floats his boat, and Noelle performs and collaborates with people across many different art forms and is a lover of mythology, folklore, and people’s personal stories and she knows the importance of “putting the kettle on and having the chat.”
Register for a free chat here
Yes.
This afternoon.
Just ‘dropped.
The trailer for a new FREE documentary released ahead of Daniel Craig’s final performance as James Bond in the much-delayed No Time To Die. Includes never-before-seen archival footage from Craig’s first 007 outing, Casino Royale (2006).
The 45-minute retrospective is on the Apple TV app from September 7-October 7 (see what they did there?).
Bring Back Dalton!
This evening.
Simon Coveney is addressing the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs about the appointment of Katherine Zappone.
Watch live here.
Earlier…
From left: Katherine Zappone, Leo Varadkar and Simon Coveney celebrate after Ireland secured a seat on the UN Security Council last year
Simon Coveney sought UN role for Katherine Zappone before controversial special envoy appointment https://t.co/1e6mPBb43v
— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) August 31, 2021
This afternoon.
Ahead of an appearance later by Simon Coveney at an Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence meeting to explain his role in the appointment of Katherine Zappone as a UN envoy for free speech.
Via Independent.ie:
In his opening statement to the committee the Fine Gael minister will say that Ms Zappone had reached out to him last summer to mention that she would be available “to help in any way she could in our work at the UN”.
His statement notes that when she served in Government the former independent TD worked as a special envoy for Ireland’s successful bid to be on the UN Security Council before she “stepped down and left politics last summer”.
“In February of this year we spoke and Katherine Zappone told me of work she was doing in the UN system. At no point in that conversation did I consider that she was lobbying me for a job.
“Following on from that conversation however, I reflected on the fact that Katherine Zappone was a former Irish Minister, had been heavily involved in our Security Council campaign, had campaigned all her life on issues of equality and was now living in New York.”
Mr Coveney said that late in February he met with his secretary general to review Ireland’s first months on the UN Security Council and at the end of the meeting asked for his view on whether Ms Zappone “could be of any use to our team in New York. He told me he would reflect on that”….
…Mr Coveney states that that in light of the “increasingly polarised debate on human rights internationally” including with the EU, his department officials recommended a role with a broad mandate focussing on freedom of expression…..
“I approached Katherine Zappone and asked if she’d be interested in taking this role in principle. She said she would and I handed the process back to my Secretary General.”
Good times.
Coveney sought UN role for Zappone before controversial special envoy appointment (Independent.ie)
Small nut.
This afternoon.
Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly contemplates a sand sculpture depicting ‘cogs in the machine’ in the courtyard of Dublin Castle ahead of a cabinet meeting.
Meanwhile…
The public are understandably cautious when it comes to easing #covid19 restrictions, says Health Minister @DonnellyStephen @rtenews pic.twitter.com/fwH9CgPKwE
— Paul Cunningham (@RTENewsPaulC) August 31, 2021
Um.
Meanwhile…
This afternoon.
Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.
Arriving for cabinet were from top; Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Attorney general Paul Gallagher and Minister for Education Norma Foley with Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan (in flasher’s mac) possibly giving out about petrol consumption.
Name those jammers, anyone?
ITV This Morning in hot water over ‘irresponsible’ row between Beverley Turner and doctor https://t.co/j4R1t53M0y
— Birmingham Live (@birmingham_live) August 31, 2021
This morning.
Via Birmingham Mail:
ITV This Morning has come under fire over an “irresponsible” debate between two guests today.
Beverly Turner and Dr Nighat Arif were on the show, which was hosted by Rochelle Humes and Eamonn Holmes.
The pair were debating getting children vaccinated against Covid when tempers flared.
One tweeted: “Why do you keep inviting on Beverley Turner regarding COVID vaccinations? I absolutely think you need to represent both sides in a debate however she is always SO angry when she talks about her side of the debate, in contrast to the doctor who was very calm.”
“#ThisMorning Why is it the people who bang on about the dangerous side effects of the vaccine seem perfectly happy with the dangerous side effects of the virus?” asked another.
Another chipped in with: “Why does Beverly Turner have to express her views in such an angry and patronising manner?”
A fourth branded the interview “irresponsible”.
Meanwhile…
I was all set to give my 12 year old son the vaccine, we’ve even spoken about it and he said he wanted to have it, but after watching that segment on #ThisMorning that Beverly woman has scared the shit out of me. Why the hell did I switch the tv on.
— (@Shana_Banana_44) August 31, 2021
Yes I hear you. Thanks for your input.
— (@Shana_Banana_44) August 31, 2021
hope the below also helps – study in American Children from the HSE Ireland. Risk of hospitalisation IF a child gets Covid is 1 in 100,000. Risk of myocarditis in boys aged 12-17 from the vaccines are 1 in 16,000. No brainer. pic.twitter.com/VPjBXfeKew
— Luke (@lukec89_) August 31, 2021
FIGHT!
Saturday.
Palmerstown Estate, Johnstown, Naas, county Kildare
Scenes from Move at the Manor – a new wellness festival lead by some of Ireland’s top athletes fitness experts and ‘influencers’.
Lia Stokes writes:
Organised by top Irish health and wellness brands, Cali Cali Foods, New Dimensions Active and Kinetica, the inaugural wellness event was a sell-out success and a huge hit with guests.
Attendees were invited to move, nourish and be inspired by the jam-packed line-up that included a series of main stage workouts and panel discussions led by , multiple smaller group classes, workshops and talks with some of the biggest names in fitness, as well as pop up shops, chill out zones and food trucks to enjoy on the day.
Spin 103.8FM’s Marty Guilfoyle was live on the decks all day to keep the crowd going, with appearances from Olympian Greg O’Shea. Rob Lipsett, Emma Kehoe, David Gillick, Rebecca O’Rourke, Jamie Goonery and many more.
Gulp.
Last night.
Gardaí in Portlaoise seized over €2.1 million worth of MIND-Altering cannabis herb cunningly concealed in a delivery of vegetables, as part of Operation Tara. One person was arrested during the search operation and is currently detained under drug trafficking legislation in the hope they might ‘spill the beans’.
The streets are a little safer this morning.
RollingNews/@gardainfo
