From top: Eamon Ryan, Stephen Donnelly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin
This morning.
Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin and government ministers arrive for a cabinet meeting to discuss the segregation of the unvaxxed from indoor settings.
Police stand guard outside an apartment block in Bondi Junction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last night/this morning.
Two Australian apartment blocks have been placed under strict lockdown with residents barred from leaving.
Via The Guardian:
An apartment building in Bondi Junction in Sydney’s east remains under police guard after eight cases of Covid were detected across five of the 29 apartments, while residents of an apartment building in Maribyrnong in Melbourne’s north-western suburbs have been ordered to isolate after a removalist with Covid worked there last week.
EPA
On the reopening of indoor hospitality, Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD says it is about building up compliance; compliance is something that everyone has to buy into, and Government has to set up a sensible framework | https://t.co/rKhoJKcQre pic.twitter.com/XZGI2Su1X8
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) July 13, 2021
This morning.
“Compliance is something that we all have to buy into. Government has to create a framework that’s sensible in terms of a compliance framework and compliance officers working with industry ensure that this is done in a compliant way.”
Taoiseach Micheál Martin this morning.
Taoiseach says public must ‘buy into’ hospitality rules (RTÉ)
Meanwhile…
The proposed legislation on indoor hospitality is being rammed through the Dáil without proper debate. It sets our country on a slippery slope towards similar discrimination being extended to other aspects of society. pic.twitter.com/MFcYXRkXhW
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) July 13, 2021
This morning.
— drcross (@drcross) July 13, 2021
The voices of family members who lost loved ones to Covid in Care Homes. On Tuesday @sinnfeinireland will bring forward a motion calling for a Public Inquiry into all Covid related deaths in Care Homes as well as measures to ensure the safety, protection & rights of residents pic.twitter.com/HjAHEqVwKQ
— David Cullinane T.D. (@davidcullinane) July 12, 2021
This afternoon.
Leinster House, Dublin 2.
Sinn Féin TD David Cullinane announces his party’s intention to bring a motion before the Dáil tomorrow calling on the Government to begin a public inquiry into nursing home neglect and deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Earlier: Dr Marcus de Brun: Everybody’s Got One
Previously: Nursing Home Timeline
Grogan’s, South William Street, Dublin 2
This morning
The Government is ‘aiming’ to have legislation which will stop unvaccinated people from eating and drinking inside bars and restaurants ‘passed by the Dáil and Seanad before the end of the week’.
Via RTÉ:
After the bill, which amends the 1947 Public Health Act, passes in the Seanad, most likely on Friday night, it will go the President to be signed.
Once the bill is signed by President Michael D Higgins, the new system will come into operation.
It is expected the President could sign the legislation sometime during the week beginning Monday, 19 July and before Friday, 23 July.
However, the President can consult with the Council of State and ultimately refer a bill to the Supreme Court if he feels it conflicts with the Constitution.
Cabinet to sign off on plans for reopening indoor hospitality (RTÉ)
Meanwhile…
It becomes clearer that this is a coercive rather than protective measure. It also becomes more arbitrary in its discrimination. https://t.co/nTSnsldP3H
— Michael McNamara TD (@MlMcNamaraTD) July 10, 2021
Saturday.
Meanwhile…
@irelanddiscoverytours have removed the post & will not be asking people for private medical information.
Many businesses are worried and need education that this is not the right way to go about your business as it will cause more damage and loss to your business than good. pic.twitter.com/iNzh3X2f5p
— News For All Ireland (@NewsForAllIre) July 12, 2021
Oh.
Meanwhile..
ICYMI – CNN medical contributor Leana Wen says that life needs to be "hard" for unvaccinated Americans, with "twice weekly testings."pic.twitter.com/Tl6nGpH4Lv
— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) July 11, 2021
Um.
‘sup?
Yesterday.
Carlosfandango writes:
Mr Hugh pondering what’s behind him…
Save Poolbeg.
Magnus V free-form ash sculpture created by Irish designer, Joseph Walsh
Saturday.
Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
Artist Joseph Walsh‘s ‘Magnus V‘ commissioned by IPUT Real Estate for the reception of their flagship office development at number 10 Molesworth Street arrives. It was installed during the early hours of Saturday morning. The sculpture can be viewed from today by the public from the junction of South Frederick Street and Molesworth Street.
Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
Saturday.
Dublin 7.
Name that jammer, anyone?
Thanks Przemyslaw Zbieron
First Saturday of pedestrianisation in Dún Laoghaire.
Nice atmosphere on George’s St. Lower. Lots of people around & clearly relaxed walking through the space.
Many businesses making the most of the additional space for outdoor dining & food stalls.#dlrcc#dlrSummerStreets pic.twitter.com/kpMObeNLbr
— Robert Burns (@robertburns73) July 10, 2021
This afternoon.
Dun Laoghaire, county Dublin.
Where’s the 46A, hippies?
FIGHT!
Any excuse.
