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For your consideration.

A Dublin Christmas Carol.

Associate producer Sebastian Stephenson writes:

For the past few years, our cast and crew have been raising funds for the Order of Malta Ireland’s Knights Run homeless programme via a stage show hosted within the Order of Malta headquarters.

In 2020 we did things a little different.  A Dublin Christmas Carol is a short that retells the classic story set in modern day Dublin with focus on the homeless

You can donate to the Order of Malta via our website (at link below) (100% of all donations go to the Order of Malta)

A Dublin Christmas Carol

Last night.

The Coombe, Dublin.

A candle lit Vigil highlighting covid restrictions on partners of pregnant women accessing maternity hospitals .

Via Irish Times:

The Uplift campaigning group, which organised the event, said a petition to back a more widespread loosening of restrictions had attracted more than 50,000 signatures.

Last week the HSE partially acknowledged the mounting concerns by reversing a ban on partners attending 20 week scans, but advocates say it needs to go further.

Uplift director Siobhan O’Donoghue said while they supported public health guidance there was evidence of “rising” trauma levels among expectant mothers attending services alone.

“There is a collective push now by people who are directly affected to make sure maternity services are inclusive of partners,” she said, stressing a belief that greater access could be safe.

Rally held at maternity hospital over partner visiting restrictions (irish Times)

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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly

This morning.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said vaccine certificates are part of the implementation plan for the Covid-19 vaccination.

Via RTÉ

Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, he said it needed to be seen how effective the vaccine is at reducing transmission, adding that this was not yet known by the regulator or the vaccine producer.

Once that information was known, he said, informed decisions could be made about how exactly a certificate could be used.

The minister said he had heard that airlines were looking at the potential for people needing vaccinations certificates to fly.

Vaccination certificates part of Covid-19 vaccine plan – Donnelly (RTÉ)

Last night: Form An orderly Queue

RollingNews

This morning/afternoon.

Dublin city centre.

Meanwhile…

Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews

Above from left: Paul Reid, Chief Executive Officer, HSE; Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD; and Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health

This afternoon.

Department of Health, Dublin 2.

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said that if the European Medicines Agency (EMA) authorises the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine within a few days of its 21 December meeting, it is possible the vaccine could be rolled out at a very low level by the end of year.

Mr Donnelly made the comments as the Government announced details of its Covid-19 vaccination plan.

Vaccine rollout possible by end of year, says Minister (RTÉ)

RollingNews

Gulp.

Frank O’Dea, of Balla Bán Art Gallery, Westbury Mall, Dublin 2.

I know Christmas cards are slowly dying out but we’ve a few of these in the gallery shop for jilted lovers…

Festive, in fairness.

Balla Bán

Irish-made stocking fillers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-Made Stocking Fillers’.

This afternoon.

Lansing, Michigan, USA.

John Poulos, the CEO of Dominion Voting Systems, used in 28 states during the US Presidential Election, will take questions from legislators at 6pm (Irish time).

He may be asked about a forensic audit in one county revealed yesterday that alleged Dominion’s system “is intentionally and purposefully designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud and influence election results.”

Dominion has denied any wrongdoing in the election and called the accusations conspiracies

Dominion CEO to testify before Michigan lawmakers Tuesday (Washington Examiner)

Yesterday: Timing

Meanwhile…

Et tu, Mitch?

Darkness to light.

Trust the plan.

RollingNews

‘sup?

Anyone?