Screaming at this cover! How to package an Irish novel called for ‘The Pilgrimage’ for the American market. #temptress pic.twitter.com/7anX0L3iWf
— Censored (@CensoredPod) July 22, 2020
STOP that!
He’s a novice.
He can’t take confession.
Author Archives: Bodger
This afternoon.
Before her passing in February, award-winning journalist and broadcaster Keelin Shanley was writing a memoir, ‘A Light That Never Goes Out’ (above) which will be published in October.
Ellen Monnelly at Gill Books writes:
‘In the introduction to the book, Keelin writes of her thoughts as she came to terms with her diagnosis of stage 4 breast cancer, aged just 51:
“I realised that I am still Keelin Shanley: I still am that person, in spite of everything. In spite of the wig, the scarves, the IV lines, the tests, mum, wife, news presenter, daughter, sister, stepdaughter – I am all of those things. And that’s why I decided to write this book: to remind me of who I am, and to leave those who love me something to hold on to.”
The title of the book is a play on the song, ‘There is a Light That Never Goes Out’ by The Smiths, one of her favourite bands when she first met her husband, filmmaker Conor Ferguson.
Conor, who completed the last chapter of the book after Keelin passed away, said,
‘Keelin lived such an extraordinary life, she has left behind a legacy that will never be forgotten. Keelin wasn’t prone to nostalgia, she was upfront and a “doer” from the very beginning. She always grabbed life by the reins and, as a result, didn’t have many regrets.
Though we miss her every day and remember her in every moment, we hope that her remarkable story will inspire people to live life to the full and put the best foot forward, no matter what obstacles life presents.”
A Light That Never Goes Out will be published by Gill Books on October 2 at €19.99.
Keelin Shanley’s posthumous memoir to be published this October by Gill Books (Gill Books)
British Lord Jonathan Sumption has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
This afternoon.
Via Irish Legal News:
Lord Sumption has admitted that he stopped obeying the coronavirus regulations when they began “reaching levels of absurdity”.
Speaking to legal journalist Joshua Rozenberg QC (hon.), the former Supreme Court justice said he did not accept that there was a “moral obligation to comply with the law”.
In an online discussion hosted by Prospect Magazine, he said: “I certainly think that if you don’t comply with the law you cannot complain if you are fined. But are you committing a moral offence? I think not.”
Mr Rozenberg responded: “You’ve just said to me you stopped complying with the law at some point, perhaps by going out?”
“I decided that I was no longer going to comply with some aspects of the law at a relatively late stage when it seemed to me to be reaching levels of absurdity,” Lord Sumption said.
Later…
The host asked him, however, whether he thought he had “a duty to not only uphold the law but set an example to others by obeying the law”.
While he agreed that this was true in some respects, he remarked that “as a former Supreme Court judge I am simply a citizen and they have a platform but I have no juridical obligations by virtue of what I no longer do”.
Lord Sumption also warned that the global response to the pandemic may threaten democracy.
He noted that advocates of human rights “have been extraordinarily silent” about the lockdown and said that it is when populations cede liberty – as they have during the coronavirus crisis – that despots come to power.
“I would accept that the majority probably favour the lockdown but that is, I’m afraid, how despotisms arise…[More at link below]…
Cancel him.
Mask him.
Snap his braces.
Pull his hair.
Do SOMETHING!
Lord Sumption admits to disobeying coronavirus rules when they reached ‘absurdity’ Irish Legal News)
Pic The Law Society Gazette
‘sup?
This morning.
Harbour View Hotel, Tory Island, County Donegal
‘Iggy’ owned by photographer James O’Donnell, who writes:
We are delighted to announce that following our visit to the Tory Harbour View Hotel, they are now on the list of dog friendly businesses in Donegal! Give Iggy a mention when booking!
Arf.
Tory Island Harbour View Hotel
Thanks Laura
From top: Department of the Taoiseach; A schedule of meetings of the Senior Officials Group (SOG); Access to records denied
Who’s running the show?
Who’s really running the show?
Investigative journalist and lecturer Ken Foxe writes
One of the key parts of the state’s COVID19 strategy has been the creation of a Senior Officials Group (SOG) to assist the government.
I hoped to find out a bit more about what they’ve been doing through their agendas and minutes … the response will probably not surprise you.
The creation of the Senior Officials Group was announced as part of the national action plan on Covid-19 back in mid-March. Very little is known about it.
Its establishment and work has not been welcomed by all.
One government minister was quoted in May as saying there is “no scrutiny” of it and that even they could not get copies of the minutes.
From the schedule of records, we know that many meetings took place. But we cannot have any further information on the agenda, what was discussed, who attended, or what was decided.
This was then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Dáil on April 16: “Transparency is really important here. If we want to keep the trust of the people, we need to be transparent …”
It’s difficult to square what has been said in public about transparency and then having a group like this, which operates entirely in secret.
The decision has today been appealed by @RightToKnowIE
Anyone?
This morning.
Grafton Street, Dublin 2.
McDonald’s prepares to re-open its dining space for the first time in seven 17 weeks. Customers will be served unhappy meals via table service only and are told to expect a lot of perspex.
Well I tried to tell you so (yes, I did).
But I guess you didn’t know.
Etc.
This morning/afternoon.
Merrion Road, Dublin 4
A demonstration against the closure of St. Mary’s Telford Nursing Home outside its premises. Protestors are calling on the state to keep the nursing home open in order to ‘avoid the residents being moved during the Covid-19 pandemic’.
The home is due to be closed by its Board of Directors and the Sisters of Charity for ‘non-Covid related reasons’.
The home, they claim, is ‘unable to meet its statutory and regulatory requirements to operate at full capacity or fund the costs needed to meet them’.
Yesterday: ‘Residents Spoke Of The Fear Of Never Hugging Their Familes Again’
Previously: Left To Die: Nursing Home Timeline
Huge Lane
at
Good morning from the gallery 🖼️😍 pic.twitter.com/0UmtPRbLxa
— The Hugh Lane (@TheHughLane) July 22, 2020
SPLUTTER!
Oh, get a grip.
Yesterday.
Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris arrives for a cabinet meeting sporting fashionable ‘outsized’ shades.
Warning: Sunglasses will not fully protect you from the rona as the lurgy makes a point of viciously attacking the eyes.
Jack’s Army
at
We will permanently suspend accounts Tweeting about these topics that we know are engaged in violations of our multi-account policy, coordinating abuse around individual victims, or are attempting to evade a previous suspension — something we’ve seen more of in recent weeks.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) July 22, 2020
From top: Twitter CEO Peter Dinklage Jack Dorsey; tweets announcing the purging of Qanon accounts
Last night/this morning.
Twitter said t has removed more than 7,000 accounts associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory…
…Content associated with QAnon will be banned from the platform’s trends section and tweets sharing links involving QAnon theories will be blocked, Twitter officials said.
Twitter officials said that the crackdown against QAnon is expected to affect more than 150,000 accounts, making it the most wide-reaching and aggressive response to the pro-Trump conspiracy theory that any social media platform has ever undertaken.
The new measures against QAnon, Twitter said, are in line with the company’s effort to police content that can lead to offline harm…
Is someone over the target?
We may never know.
Twitter Removes Thousands Of QAnon Accounts, Promises Sweeping Ban On The Conspiracy (NPR)
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