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Pope Francis

This morning.

The Pope will step down before the end of the year, according to a source close to the Vatican

Via Daily Express:

Austen Ivereigh  the former Director for Public Affairs of the previous Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor said:  “I don’t think there’s ever been any doubt that he will resign in 2020.

“He made clear from the beginning that he regarded Pope Benedict’s (XVI) act [of resigning] as a prophetic act of great modesty and he would have absolutely no problem in doing the same.

“What was interesting was he said to Mexican television in 2014 that he believed that he would have a short papacy of about five years.”

‘No doubt’ Pope will resign after Christmas as Francis vowed to ‘follow Benedict’ (Daily Express)

Getty

1991.

Apollo 1?

Via Wikipedia:

The mission never flew; a cabin fire during a launch rehearsal test at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 on January 27, 1967 killed all three crew members

Oh.

‘sup?

Paulus writes:

Bowie, and two turtle doves, keeps an eye out for a partridge!

Meanwhile…

‘sup?

Dougal writes:

Daphne the queen of the tree…

Your pet at Christmas to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘My Pet At Christmas‘.

Last night.

RTÉ’s Prime Time.

Hardcore fear/concern porn highlighting the new ‘mutant’ covid strain and featuring shameless rona restriction-breaching pair (see top) Miriam O’Callaghan and Tanaiste Leo Varadkar.

Fight!

Earlier: Go To Your Room

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan

This morning.

Good times.

New advice for British arrivals since 8 December (RTÉ)

RollingNews

This afternoon.

Earlier…

This afternoon.

Earlier…

From top: Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe; Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly arriving at Dublin Castle this morning

This morning.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2

Via RTÉ News:

The Cabinet has agreed that people can travel beyond their county until the end of St Stephen’s Day, 26 December, RTÉ News understands.

The changes will allow people after 26 December to stay where they are at that point and travel back to their own home later. However, there will be no new inter-county travel allowed after that date..

From 1 January no household mixing will be allowed except for compassionate reasons.

No new inter-county travel after 26 Dec, Cabinet agrees (RTÉ)

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