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Baking in lockdown?

Missing a vital ingredient?

Read on.

Roscrea [County Tipperary] based, Stapleton’s Bakery, has commenced selling flour to meet increased consumer demand for the product amid shortages.

The business is to introduce 1kg retail packs which will be on the shelves at Aldi from this week and available to buy direct from the bakery.

The Bakery’s pivot to selling flour came about after it was highlighted across the media that consumers were struggling to purchase flour from supermarkets in recent weeks.

Thanks Alan Bracken

Dublin-based comedian, writer and impressionist Liam Hourican with another ‘character in isolation’.

Liam writes:

Bojo self isolates…

Liam Hourican

Previously: Now Wash Your Mouth

Pan Nationalist

Everything Happens For A Reason

Off The Cough

Kitchen Nightmare

This morning.

Drumcondra Road,  Dublin 9.

Meanwhile…

A Garda car was damaged and three arrested following a high-speed chase on the M1 yesterday.

A Garda spokesperson said: ‘At approximately 4:35pm, [on] Sunday April 26, 2020, a car failed to stop for Gardaí carrying out COVID-19 checkpoints in the Swords area.

‘A managed containment operation ensued which ended when the offending vehicle was stopped on the northbound lanes of the R132, north of Dundalk a short time later.

Garda car damaged and three arrested following high-speed chase on M1 (Extra.ie)

Rollingnews

Rose of Tralee host Daithi O’Sé at last year’s festival launch

This morning.

“Taking into account Government guidelines, the safety of our communities, and the ability to deliver a wonderful Festival; we have decided to postpone our 2020 Festival until August 2021.

“Our immediate priority is to support the health and civic authorities in doing whatever we can to keep each other safe and well, and ultimately to protect lives.”

Anthony O’Gara, Executive Chair, Rose of Tralee International

Rose of Tralee organisers cancel 2020 festival (RTÉ)

Rollingnews

Ah here.

Dublin, unspecified location.

Harry Warren writes:

Perhaps the design of the Dublin City Council’s Residential Bicycle Hanger is a bit too challenging for the average cyclist or the effects of the lockdown has led to a little frustration…

Carlosfandango writes:

For those of us that are missing the daily constitutional due to the lockdown, this is a short and simple film of one of the nicest walks on the southside of Dublin. Great to see. Hope to be back there soon with (my dogs) Mr Hugh & Lette…

Save Poolbeg

This afternoon.

Government Buildings, Dublin 2

Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health Simon Harris at a press briefing on the Government’s new Wellbeing initiative #InThisTogether which “aims to help everyone in Ireland to Stay Connected, Stay Active, and look after their mental wellbeing throughout the Covid-19 Emergency”.

Yes, including all the earlier COVIDS.

Previously: Covid-1 To Covid-18

Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland