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Piers Morgan, co-presenter of the ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain

Course you are.

On The Late Late Show…

…Jennifer O’Brien writes:

Hurling royalty Henry Shefflin will talk to Ryan about his work with Focus Ireland, moving to management, and this year’s unique hurling championship.

Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott immortalised his love for his daughters, Sarah and Cathleen Lynott, in his songs, and tomorrow night they will speak to Ryan about a new documentary about their dad,

….rising Irish star, Loah, will perform her spellbinding version of Thin Lizzy’s Dancing in the Moonlight.

…Arsene Wenger, the former Arsenal manager, will discuss his career in top-flight soccer management…

Piers Morgan will give his characteristically outspoken views on topics including “hysterically woke liberals”…

Rob Kearney, star of Leinster and Irish rugby, will tell Ryan why he is rooting for his ‘Uncle Joe’, Joe Biden, for The White House.

Dermot Bannon will discuss how Covid has changed how we all live at home and our evolving needs when it comes to design.

Wild Youth will perform their latest single, Next to You

The Late Late Show tomorrow at 9.35pm on RTÉ One.

Pic ITV

Fantasy Ireland.

Episode 2, A Brexit Backstop Blitz, on RTÉ2 at 23.20.

Creator Trevor Courtney writes:

Tonight, M.A.W. (Mad Altogether Wrestling) comes to Dublin and the unbeaten Cray Cray Chaun must take on Chuck Boris in an M.A.W. Backstop Blitz – a fight quite unlike any other. Will Cray Cray prevail against the giant floppy haired UK fighter Chuck Boris? How can a broach protect you in a scrap? Can The Shamz save the day yet again?

Plus: Trevor is joining Mary-Kate Geraghty (MayKay) on Dublin City FM at 7.30pm tonight to chat about the making of Fantasy Ireland.

Igloo Animations

Last week: Is This Just Fantasy?

 

Yesterday

This afternoon.

Context

Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Roderic O’Gorman

This afternoon.

We’ve been asked to remind readers opposed to the Government’s bill to seal documents seized by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission for 30 years (except for a database on mothers and children detained in 11 institutions which it wants to give to TUSLA), that – even though the bill is progressing at some speed – they can still write to Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Roderic O’Gorman to help urge a re-think.

Via Justice For Magdalene Research:

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Urgent: Mother and Baby Home Commission (Justice For Magdalene Research)

Previously: Sealing Their Fate

The household visiting ban does not include plumbers, electricians, builders, upholsterer and painters

This morning.

Tradespeople can continue to work in people’s homes despite the household visiting ban…

Via RTÉ:

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris said plumbers, electricians, builders, upholsterers, painters should take precautions when entering homes for work.

He also said business owners should show leadership and facilitate their employees working from home in a bid to stop the transmission of Covid-19.

Minister Harris said “we were very good at working from home” [at the start of the pandemic], but said he has noticed a lot more traffic on the roads recently.”

Sorry, Si.

Household ban does not apply to tradespeople (RTÉ)

RollingNews

Former Fianna Fáil Minister and family GP Dr Jim McDaid

Screech.

“I fully agree that we must pursue the current advice as given in September 2020 but based on all of the figures currently available, it is demonstrated clearly that despite large numbers of people contracting Covid-19, it is seen that the virus does not have a virulent an impact that it had in Phase 1….

…We have quite a large practice in Donegal but despite the figures a few days ago, we had only one person in hospital at the height of those figures and our advice and suggested treatment as doctors to our patients was to isolate yourselves, drink plenty of fluids and make sure you buy a box of paracetamol on the way home.”

One suggestion I put forward for discussion is that the proposed further lockdowns exclude younger people. People under 40, perhaps people under 50, who can prove that they are under a certain age and have no chronic illnesses.

“I have been informed by my patients, especially the elderly, that they are watching four to six versions of the news on a daily basis. They have become addicted but they are not being given all the facts. They are scared. They deserve better.”

Part an open letter to the Taoiseach Micheál Martin from former Fianna Fáil Minister Dr Jim McDaid, a family GP in Letterkenny, County Donegal.

Come in.

We’ve been expecting you.

Country on verge of a mental health crisis – Dr McDaid (Donegal News)

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Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Simon Coveney

This morning.

Further to last night’s cabinet decision to order nationwide ban on household visits and move three border counties to Level 4 restrictions amid warning that things won’t return to normal until a vaccine is found.

…via RTÉ:

Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Simon Coveney said there needs to be collective action in terms of adhering to the new regulations “to turn this around”.

Mr Coveney described the “enormous numbers” in Northern Ireland is very worrying, and said that while there is a lot of cooperation between the two jurisdictions, the Government is anxious to do more and have a collective approach both North and South.

….Minister Coveney said there are a number of things happening, including discussions to trace cases across the border and the use of a Covid app that works in both jurisdictions.

He said the NI Executive gets its scientific advice from a different source to NPHET and there is not always consistency, but both governments are taking action to try and reduce the infections.

Meanwhile…

Mr Coveney also said he had worries for the GAA ahead of the resumption of inter-county action this weekend.

Collective action needed to ‘turn this around’ – Coveney (RTÉ)

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Um.

Before: ugly.

After: hideous.

Good times.

Greenside Building promises ‘pandemic proofed’ office solution (Irish Times)

US Democrat Presidential candidate, Joe Biden (left) with his son Hunter

September 20, 2020

October 14, 2020

Last night

Oh.

Facebook And Twitter Limit Sharing ‘New York Post’ Story About Joe Biden (NPR)

Via Nathan Brand

Yesterday: Residential

UPDATE:

This afternoon

Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Twitter blocking the New York Post article.

Good luck, Jack.