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This afternoon.

Dorset Street, Dublin 7.

Motorcycle mechanic Declan O’Reilly at his business one of several thousand ‘essential’ forms across the country that re-opened today as part of the first phase of the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions.

Name those bikes, anyone?

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From top: Gary Gannon (top second right) on the night of his election victory and Christopher O’Sullivan (above centre) on his first day at the Dáil

Two newly-elected TDs have hired family members as Oireachtas assistants, the Irish Independent can reveal.

Fianna Fáil’s Christopher O’Sullivan and Gary Gannon of the Social Democrats have both given taxpayer-funded jobs to siblings.

Cork South-West TD Mr O’Sullivan has two sisters working for him and Mr Gannon, a TD for Dublin Central, has employed his younger brother.

New old politics.

Good times.

Sad face.

Two new TDs put family members on Oireachtas payroll (Independent.ie)

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This morning/afternoon.

Scenes from Dublin city centre, Including Hueston Station (pics 3 and 4) and Robert Lamb (4 and 5), of Sunglasses.ie, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 as Phase One of the coronavirus return to work plan commenced.

Earlier: Woodie’s, Woodie’s Woodie’s

Previously: Ready Phase One

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