This afternoon.
Grafton Street, Dublin 2.
Meanwhile, yesterday…
Just a friendly fox roaming Grafton Street of a Tuesday evening. This is the new norm! #COVID19 #LockdownIreland pic.twitter.com/mWwqyCfQ19
— Kevin O'Mahony (@Kev_OMahony) April 28, 2020
Ann O’Rourke
My Name Is Bridget writes:
Ann was left on a doorstep of an orphanage in Longford as a baby. She was there until her teens and was “raped, beaten and starved”. Her son said her life was “hell”. Ann never found her parents. Ann, 68, died from coronavirus recently. RIP
Meanwhile…
She had 3 children and 5 grandchildren. She stayed friends with women from the home and they all cared for each other
— My Name Is Bridget (@mynamesisbridge) April 29, 2020
‘sup?
Via Dublin Zoo:
Dublin Zoo is celebrating the hatching of two Humboldt penguin chicks. The first chick (top left) was born on March 29 to parents Monica ( above right) and Joey. The second chick (above) was born on the April 3 to parents Magdalena and Patrick . The two new-borns become the newest members of the 16 strong colony in Dublin Zoo’s penguin habitat.
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Vintage lunch break.
The Junction of North Earl Street and O’Connell Street, Dublin 1in the late 1960s.
Another newly-unearthed image by American photojournalist Harrison Forman.
Name that jammer, anyone?
Pic via University of Wisconsin
Previously: Grand Jurys
This is the first thing that’s made me laugh in three days pic.twitter.com/FOjjEL0CvV
— Holly x (@hollyshortall) April 28, 2020
Bebe writes:
What working in RTÉ does to a young fella…
This morning.
Henry Street, Dublin 1.
Debenhams workers protesting outside the Henry Street branch of the chain calling for government action to save their jobs a day before a liquidation hearing for Debenhams on Thursday. A previous demonstration at the branch was dispersed by Garda officers over Covid-19 fears.
Previously: Do A Bit Of Debenhams
Meanwhile…
Gardai take names of Debenham workers engaged in a disciplined socially distanced protest in Cork. It's low key and the guards seem a bit embarrassed but this is unnecessary harassment. #Covid_19ireland #debenhams pic.twitter.com/rA03xV7bMp
— Mick Barry TD (@MickBarryTD) April 29, 2020
Lesley & Brendan.
Still crazy after all these years.
Greg Byrne writes:
With all the time we have at home right now and all the grim news seemingly omnipresent in our lives, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to put the phone away and look back at some interviews I did with my Mam and Dad on-camera almost 2 years ago.
At the time, I simply shot the interviews, just so I’d have them. I never did anything with the footage. I never even watched it back, until now.
Upon reviewing the footage, (which was both fun and surprisingly emotional to do) it turns out they each said plenty and touched upon lots of different parts of their respective lives over the course of our chats.
That’s when I decided I’d like to make something out of it all. They both spoke so well on a variety of things. I could have made a film on a bunch of different topics but in the end, I went for what I thought would make me smile the most while working on it.
More specifically, I decided to make a film about them both as a couple, the love they have for one another and what family has come to mean to them after all these years. I thought that would be a nice message to focus on at a time when good vibes seem to be at somewhat of a premium.
In fairness.
We didn’t want to be the ones sharing this one so thank you for sharing it. It was in Cahersiveen, Kerry. #COVID19 https://t.co/LUqt5uKRww
— MASI – Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (@masi_asylum) April 29, 2020
Yesterday.
Cahersiveen, County Kerry.
irate shopper asks for assistant to be quarantined following a cluster of Covid-19 cases at a nearby hotel housing Direct Provision residents..
Around 100 people were moved from centres in Dublin to the Skellig Star Hotel in March.
Direct provision residents and locals call for centre closure (RTÉ)
Meanwhile…
Direct Provision is a two decade long for-profit human rights offence that continues because of support from our political establishment.
This letter from FFG to the @greenparty_ie does not inspire confidence that ending Direct Provision will happen anytime soon. https://t.co/4LSmwfDAoL
— Cllr. Liam Quaide (@LiamQuaide) April 29, 2020
Last year’s Dublin Pride parade
This morning.
“We feel the scale of one of the largest events in the country would place unnecessary pressure on essential frontline services and resources that will have been at full stretch for many months.”
Dublin LGBTQ Pride parade organisers
This morning.
Collins Avenue, Dublin.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health Simon Harris with staff members at the ‘COVID-19 Community Assessment Hub’ in Dublin City University.
Mr Varadkar said:
“On the issue of face coverings and I’m going to say face coverings instead of face masks because we want to make sure that face masks are preserved and protected for our healthcare staff and those who need us the most, but the issue of advising people to wear face coverings is under consideration at the moment.
“We are seeing what’s happening in other countries, certainly, but the science on this is equivocal. Some people will say it’s a good idea. Some people say it doesn’t make a difference. Some people say it’s a bad idea. So it’s not one of those straightforward decisions where the science tells you it’s the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do.”
Um.
Public may be advised to wear face coverings, says Varadkar (irish Times)
Leon Farrell /Photocall Ireland
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