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A Wedgie Issue

Bodger at 2:51 pm June 30, 2020

Earlier

Dublin 9.

Dr Laura Durcan writes:

This is the guy who is allegedly taking catalytic converters from Beaumont [Hospital]staff car park. I am livid. I never ask for retweets but please retweet this.

Meanwhile…

Fatima is a medical student and was collecting her car from the car park at Beaumont. When she arrived, a man was at her car. He had jacked up the car and claimed it was his when she confronted him. @joeliveline #liveline pic.twitter.com/8bGnjvY1kx

— Liveline (@rteliveline) June 30, 2020

Catalytic converter?

Going to America?

Bodger at 2:08 pm June 30, 2020

Stop packing!

This afternoon.

Via RTÉ

The 27-member bloc is expected to give outline approval to leisure or business travel from tomorrow to 14 countries beyond its borders when they vote on the list, the diplomats said.

The countries are Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay, they said.

Russia and Brazil, along with the United States, are among countries that do not make the initial “safe list”.

The vote is aimed at supporting the EU travel industry and tourist destinations, particularly countries in southern Europe hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Russia, Brazil and USA.

Not political at all.

US reported not on EU ‘safe’ travel list (RTÉ)

Reuters

Deliverdo

Bodger at 11:55 am June 30, 2020

This morning.

Dublin city centre.

Steve Conlon writes:

Ah hair….

We Get Locked Down, But We Get Up Again

Bodger at 11:49 am June 30, 2020

Last night.

Waterford.

Leave them alone.

How many ‘revellers’ in that gaff, anyone?

Thanks Bebe

Have You Seen Diss?

Bodger at 11:35 am June 30, 2020

“Fuck off, Eamon. The big boys are talking.” pic.twitter.com/wyB0H5cf6C

— El Weirdo (@EarlofWeird) June 29, 2020

Yesterday.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

Bodes well.

That One Teacher

Bodger at 11:23 am June 30, 2020

Norma Foley, a teacher at Presentation Secondary School, Tralee, County Kerry and new Fianna Fáil Minister for Education arrives for yesterday’s cabinet meeting in Dublin Castle

The best teacher I ever had, probably the reason I’m a writer now. I am so excited to see what she does as Minister for Education! #NormaFoley https://t.co/dgj0dpFOOC

— maeve higgins (@maevehiggins) June 27, 2020

In fairness.

Meanwhile…

I don’t want to shitpost either Maeve or Norma F but this is not a consensus. She was a perfectly functional teacher but never invested in anyone in my class like that. She’s a conservative anti-choice politician who has no real experience of education on a macro level. pic.twitter.com/oRpfnX3YYE

— Sarah Waldron (@Sarah___Waldron) June 27, 2020

I mean, I’m glad that she inspired Maeve to be a writer but she definitely discouraged others. And it’s never good to be in a classroom where the teacher plays favourites.

— Sarah Waldron (@Sarah___Waldron) June 27, 2020

Oh.

Rollingnews

Princes’ Fairy Tale

Bodger at 10:45 am June 30, 2020

The dream is becoming reality. So great to see this. This is how Cork City Centre can be and should be. Between the two rivers you’ll know where we’ll meet on Princes Street. pic.twitter.com/q1aoYX9Qmg

— Cllr. Dan Boyle (@sendboyle) June 30, 2020

In fairness.

‘You’ll know where we’ll meet...?

Take One

Bodger at 10:07 am June 30, 2020

This morning.

Cartlosfandango writes:

Another very sweet anonymous display of the local children in Dublin 14.

Eileen In

Bodger at 9:22 am June 30, 2020

Great community celebration Labre Park Ballyfermot tonight to welcome home our first ever Traveller Woman Senator ⁦@Love1solidarity⁩ Eileen Flynn and no doubt she will shake things up – C’mon Eileen ⁦@pb4p⁩ And she can stay on side of my van too pic.twitter.com/OOZ5Tnl5fU

— Brid Smith TD (@bridsmithTD) June 29, 2020

Last night.

Ballyfermot, Dublin

Although nominated by The Green Party, Eillen Flynn is the only independent candidate among the Taoiseach’s 11 nominees to the Seanad.

‘Phenomenal’ to be nominated as senator, says Travellers’ rights campaigner (RTÉ)

Meanwhile…

Speech and story in here: ‘I am overwhelmed and humbled’: Hazel Chu elected Mayor of Dublin City #iestaff https://t.co/tgPISOpb6F via @aoifegracemoore

— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) June 29, 2020

Last night.

‘I am overwhelmed and humbled’: Hazel Chu elected Mayor of Dublin City (Irish Examiner)

Not In Our Name

Bodger at 4:49 pm June 29, 2020

This afternoon.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

Protestors of different hues demonstrate outside Dublin Castle as, above from left: leader of the Green Party Eamon Ryan, Tanaiste, and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar and Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fail Micheal Martin attend the new government’s first cabinet meeting inside the gates.

Earlier: First Contact

Rollingnews

Meanwhile…

"Fuck off, Eamon. The big boys are talking." pic.twitter.com/wyB0H5cf6C

— El Weirdo (@EarlofWeird) June 29, 2020

Good times.