Last night.
Ebenezer Terrace, South Circular Road, Dublin 8.
Harry Warren writes:
Christmas comes earlier every year! A bit of movie magic at the filming of a Christmas commercial for Woodies [DIY chain]…
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Willkommen
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A ‘Visit Berlin’ ad, with the message: ‘A finger wag for all those without a mask.’
Gülpen.
Der mittelfinger und frau maskerschmitt arshlocken!
We know how this ends.
Berlin gives middle finger to anti-maskers in tourism agency ad (The Guardian)
From top: A haul of illegal drugs sniffed out by Bailey (above) and seized by custom officers
‘sup?
Yesterday, with the assistance of detector dog Bailey, Revenue officers at Athlone Mail Centre seized 1.5kgs of various types of illegal drugs with an estimated value of €38,000.
Herbal cannabis, ketamine, heroin, methamphetamine, MDMA and crack were discovered by Bailey in parcels from the UK, Spain and the USA which were declared as items such as ‘T-shirt’, ‘Sports Phone Case’ and ‘Bicycle Gloves’ and were destined for addresses in Dublin, Galway, Sligo, Kilkenny, Louth, Meath, Wicklow and Kildare.
Bad Good dog.
Pics: Revenue
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Social assistance rates in 2021
This morning/afternoon,
Independent think-tank Social Justice Ireland published its critique of Budget 2021.
In short:
Welcome:
Adoption of a counter-cyclical fiscal stance.
Financing for the Community Health Networks
Acknowledgement by Government that tax and welfare are a single system..
Providing the finance to implement the McMahon Report and end Direct Provision.Regret:
Failure to increase core social welfare rates.
Failure to make tax credits refundable to address the working poor issue.
No progress towards just taxation
Dr Seán Healy, Director, Social Justice Ireland, writes::
“Budget 2021 has left Ireland’s poorest people behind as Government decided not to increase core social welfare rates.
Despite allocating more resources than any previous Budget in the history of the State, the distribution of those resources was such that the gap between the poor and the better off will widen in 2021 and inequality will increase. This is a totally unacceptable outcome.
“In calculating how people’s incomes will change in 2021 it is important to realise that people with jobs are likely to see increases in their take-home pay in the coming year. Public servants will see an increase of 2% while the pay of other sectors is also expected to increase. In contrast to that, people on core social welfare payments depend on the Budget alone to increase their incomes”
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 14, 2020
A senior moment in the Presidential campaign.
Via The Hill:
Biden, meanwhile, has seen an opportunity in Trump’s slipping poll numbers to court senior voters. The Democratic nominee held a campaign event in Pembroke Pines, Fla., on Tuesday during which he laid out his plan for older Americans.
“You deserve respect and peace of mind, but you’re not getting it because to Donald Trump, you’re expendable,” Biden said during his speech. “You’re forgettable. You’re virtually nobody. That’s how he sees seniors. That’s how he sees you.”
Trump shares manipulated image of Biden in wheelchair at nursing home (The Hill)
Meanwhile…
Oh.
Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad (NY Post)
She says that the inquest, as ordered by the Attorney General on Dec 19 2019, is to be carried out in the public interest, in the interest of justice, and, given the magnitude of the Stardust disaster, because the families are “entitled to the public revelation of the facts”
— Cianan Brennan (@ciananbrennan) October 14, 2020
Now that all those responsible are not with us anymore.
This afternoon.
Dublin Coroner’s Court.
Relatives of those killed and injured in the Stardust Fire gather ahead of a preliminary hearing ahead of a new inquest that could answer their questions about how and why the tragedy happened.
Forty-eight people died and more than 200 were injured when a fire broke out in the Stardust nightclub in Artane on St Valentine’s night in 1981.
From top: Gertrude Barrett, whose 17-year-old son Michael died in the blaze; Suzanne Keegan, Lorraine and Antoinette Keegan whose sisters Mary (19) and Martina (16) also died in the Stardust; Solicitor Darragh Mackin and a group shot of relatives of those killed and injured.
Pics Karen Morgan
Previously: A Fresh Inquest
Piece of Pi55 writes:
Glimpses Of Erin (1934) Featuring Dick Harrold “The fattest man to ever set foot on the Emerald isle” (@2.50)…
Just big boned.
Delighted to allocate an additional €32m to our National Cancer Strategy and the re-start of cancer services. With this money, we can improve access to diagnostics, increase staffing, develop a Cancer Genetics Service and much more #Budget2021
— Stephen Donnelly (@DonnellyStephen) October 14, 2020
This afternoon.
Department of Health, Dublin 2.
Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly today briefing media on the provisions of Budget 2021 pertaining to his department.
Responding to the Irish Mirror’s question about whether border counties could move to level four after this evening’s Cabinet meeting – Stephen Donnelly said the following;
“I don’t want to preempt anything regarding levels.”
“I am in favour of keeping schools open.”
“Information I’m being given are schools are safe.”
“Moves to any level are hugely costly.”
LIVE Covid-19 Ireland today as Minister Stephen Donnelly updates on latest situation (Irish Mirror)
Earlier: Dead Loss
Yesterday.
South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2.
Thanks Sauvignon Blanc
This morning.
Pubs and restaurants in Northern Ireland will close for four weeks, with the exception of takeaways and deliveries, while schools will shut for two weeks in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus, First Minister Arlene Foster (top)said.
In a statement at a special sitting of the Assembly this morning, Ms Foster said the situation needs to be urgently addressed as numbers continue to rise and hospitalisations are on the increase.
The closure will affect the entire hospitality sector, with the exception of takeaway and delivery services, and double the length of the mid-term break for schools.