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This afternoon.

EU leaders have voted to fast track vaccine passport legislation, which the European Commission dubs “Digital Green Certificates”, to try to “facilitate travel and revive the tourism sector”.

Debates have grown over ethical dilemmas surrounding the concept, including fears of discrimination in linking free movement to health benefits and privacy concerns. But the Commission claimed that it had considered such concerns.

Meanwhile…

This afternoon.

Meanwhile, in The UK…

Gulp.

Meanwhile…

Yesterday

A couple is told to leave an airplane in Isreal because their child is not wearing a mask. All fellow passengers walk out in protest.

In fairness.

FIGHT!

This afternoon.

The deal that legislative leaders brokered with NY Governor Andrew Cuomo calls for a 13% sales tax, 9% of which would go to the state and 4% to the localities Distributors additionally would collect an excise tax of as much as 3 cents per milligram of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, with a sliding scale based on the type of product and its potency.

The governor’s office estimates that a legal cannabis program could pull in about $350 million a year once fully implemented.

New York Reaches a Deal to Legalize Recreational Marijuana (New York Times)

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The votes are in

Last week, to mark World Sleep Day andf with a €20 voucher redeemable at any Currys PC World store on offer, I asked for your favourite song whose lyrics reference sleep or sleeping?

You answered in your fully awake dozens.

But there could be only winner.

Third Place:

Ali Baba by John Holt

F_Lawless writes:

‘My dream last night was about Ali Baba and the 40 thieves..’

“I love Holt’s vocal delivery on this rocksteady track – laid back, silky-smooth but also at the point of cracking. I’d say more than a few smokes were had beforehand.”

Runner-up:

Sleep Instead Of Teardrops by Del Amitri

Fairyqueen writes:

“Oh it just has to be Del Amitri’s ‘Sleep instead of Teardrops’ (supposedly written for a girlfriend whose Dad had died). – It’s one of those songs that punches right you in the gut (IMHO) – especially if you have lost someone – with lines like ‘ ..as each consoling kiss remains on your face like a stain.. and ‘time is the greatest healer, but it’s a murderer today’ .”

Winner:

Sleep by Into Paradise

Tarfton Clax writes:

‘And no one ever dreams of you, and you never want them to
No one ever sleeps with you, and you never need them to,
Sometimes when you sleep beside me, my love grows cold,
I can’t believe, I can’t believe in myself… anymore.’

“The soundtrack to many evenings in the Underground or the Rock Garden, drinking cans and smoking rollies and basking in the misery of the late night walk home because you had no money and there were no taxis anyway…”

Nick says: Thanks all.

Last week: Win Nick’s PC Voucher

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Jab and scoot.

This morning/afternoon.

National Aquatic Centre, Blanchardstown, Dublin.

One of the five new walk-in temporary Covid-19 community testing centres that have opened their doors in Ireland today.

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UPDATE:

This afternoon.

Inside the tent.

No appointment or fee for walk-in Covid test centres (RTE)

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This afternoon.

Further to the Irish Examiner‘s exclusive this morning…

…revealing documents released to Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty (above questioning the Tanaiste last November) show that Mr Varadkar sought to have a hard copy of the GP pay deal between the Government and the irish medical organisation (IMO) waiting for him as he emerged from the Government jet around the same time he was looking for IMO boss Maitiú Ó Tuathail’s home address.

Deputy Doherty said:

“This shows the extreme lengths that he went to in order to leak a confidential document to his friend. Leo Varadkar told the Dáil that he sought this document for his personal use, but these revelations show that he was making arrangements to leak it before he even had it in his possession.”

Varadkar had hard copy of GP pay deal waiting for him as he stepped off government jet (Irish Examiner)

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This morning.

A disclosure to RTÉ Investigates by a whistleblower who works at the Department of Health claims the department is secretly using information from private doctor consultations to build and maintain dossiers on children with autism who were involved in legal actions against the State.

Via RTÉ News:

The dossiers, which include the sensitive medical and educational information of children involved in long-dormant court cases, were built and maintained over a number of years by the Department of Health without the knowledge or consent of parents.

The work was done with the cooperation of the Health Service Executive and the Department of Education, and involves detailed information sourced directly from confidential consultations that the children and their families had with doctors and other professionals.

Meanwhile…

These updates record issues related to children named in the court proceedings, as well as their parents and siblings. They also record details such as marital breakdowns among parents and addictions in the home.

The information was shared and gathered with the goal of aiding the Department of Health with a background legal strategy, such as in determining when it would be a good time to approach parents to settle or withdraw their case.

Department of Health built secret dossiers on children with autism (RTÉ)

Just dropped.

The second episode of indie animated webseries Poxy Bleedin Shop.

Creator Thoma Quain writes:

In this episode the new magic vodka proves highly successful and Gary updates his mysterious boss Mr Shadow. Downstairs, store regular Celine has another argument with her homeless father Liam, leaving Thomas and Brian in the middle of it. In the alleyway, meanwhile the vodka is having an unexpected affect…

Starring the voice talent of Karl Spain, Tadhg Hickey, Owen Colgan, Emma Doran and Bernard Casey.

Last week: Reopened!

Ah now.

This morning.

Broadcaster Lucy Kennedy throws orange juice over colleague Colm Hayes to celebrate the launch of their new ‘Colm & Lucy Breakfast Show’ on Ireland’s Classic Hits.

‘The Colm & Lucy Breakfast Show’ starts on Thursday 1st April and will air weekday mornings 6.10am. They promise ‘family fun amid kitchen chaos at breakfast time’.

Fight!

Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

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This morning.

PJ Gallagher (right) and Jim McCabe announce their new breakfast show ‘Morning Glory’ on Radio Nova will begin on Thursday April 1 from 6am – 10am weekdays.

Save Poolbeg.

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