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This afternoon.

District Magazine writes:

COVID-19 has put our future as a publication in jeopardy. We’ve launched a kickstarter for a new website, with some great rewards for backers. Meeting the target could mean the difference between District surviving or not.

District 2.0: We’re launching a new website and we need your help

District Magazine

This afternoon.

Spotted on the South Circular Road in Dublin city.

Dublin City Council Waste Management Services tweetz:

“Thank you whoever you are. You’ve brightened up our day with your lovely poem and artwork on the South Circular Road. If anyone knows the artist or artists, please let us know. We would like to thank them.”

Anyone?

Also: ‘Bin man’? Classic everyday sexism.

RTÉ in Donnybrook, Dublin 4

Tomorrow.

RTÉ will launch a “virtual memorial wall”.

It reports:

RTÉ is working with funeral directors around the country to curate a website that will allow families to pay tribute to and remember loved ones who have died due to Covid-19.

The virtual memorial wall will be supported by special memorial segments on RTÉ One television and RTÉ Radio One.

…there will be small moments during the day when presenters on RTÉ television and radio “will recite the names of some of the loved ones who have passed.”

Ireland Remembers: Virtual memorial wall for loved ones (RTÉ)

Rollingnews

Sutton, County Dublin this morning

Still Allowed To Dream

You look out the front door at a lifeless street
Hardly a car on the road or a leaf on a tree
Very few humans pass by the window
The sky is grey with no hope of a rainbow
As for me, I don’t look where you look
I get inspiration from book after book
I close my eyes and peer inside
Let my imagination be my guide
I enter a world that you’ve never seen
A magical place you wouldn’t believe
With fluffy white rabbits and cute little puppies
Giant marshmallows and chocolate chip cookies
Where love is the law and crime is unheard of
There are no shops, you get loads of free stuff
Smiling is easy ‘cause folk are so friendly
Yoga is practiced so everyone’s bendy
If only you’d turn off the TV and join me
Close your eyes too and come on my journey
Travel with me to the land where I dream
Meet my mystical friends and a fairy queen

It Doesn’t Matter

It Doesn’t Matter I notice my whole family come downstairs everyday with the same jumper on as the day before, and the day before that.
It doesn’t matter. My five year old didn’t bother to put her skirt on. She’s carrying it around the living room draped over her arm.
It doesn’t matter. It looks cloudy and windy outside today. It’s probably gonna rain, lash, pour, thunder, lightning, hail, sleet, sn…
It doesn’t matter. What will we have for dinner later? Well I’m not risking going to the shops again. Whatever we have in the fridge, cupboards, fruit bowl …
It doesn’t matter. The kids haven’t finished their weekly homework from Teacher and they’re going to get a new homework list on Monday.
It doesn’t matter. No one’s gonna correct it anyway…

I Wanna Be An Egg

I wanna be an egg Fry me, sizzle, sizzle
I wanna be an egg Salt me, sprinkle, sprinkle
I wanna be an egg Boil me, hard or soft
I wanna be an egg Crack me, chop my head off
I wanna be an egg Scramble me in your sandwich
I wanna be an egg Add salad to your omelette
I wanna be an egg Spread joy and Easter cheer
I wanna be an egg Behold my gooey interior
I wanna be an egg Versatile and savoury
I wanna be an egg Lay me, sit on me
I wanna be an egg Eat me at your leisure
I wanna be an egg Taste me, guaranteed pleasure

All poems by Eimear Grace.

Lines on the lockdown to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Lines on the Lockdown.

Young man/woman/fluid.

There’s no need to feel down.

Iveagh Trust flats, Kevin Street Dublin 8.

Lois McGrath writes:

We had ourselves some balcony bingo on Sunday night and forgot about reality for about an hour or so…

In fairness.

A Garda checkpoint on the N7 motorway at the weekend

This lunchtime.

RTÉ’s Crime Correspondent Paul Reynolds reported:

Gardaí arrested and detained people seven times over the Easter weekend for failing to abide by strict regulations introduced to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

No one has been charged with a criminal offence as gardaí will consult with the Director of Public Prosecutions in every case before criminal proceedings are commenced.

…Garda Headquarters also said that in 144 cases where potential breaches of the regulations were suspected – such as house parties and non-essential travel – public order, assault, road traffic, and drugs legislation was used instead.

7 arrested over Easter for breaching virus restrictions (Paul Reynolds, RTÉ)

Previously: New Garda Powers And Your Movement [Updated]

Rollingnews

This isolation season…

…why not get bendy?

Cara writes:

I created this website – stayhomesociety.com – to keep track of all the different pilates and yoga classes that are going on..

I found it hard to see whats going on day to day so created this and its proving quite helpful for people – its totally manual, wish there was a smarter way to do it but for the time being I’m just entering the classes myself every few days to keep it up to date!

I’m hoping to add fitness and wellness sections too! Maybe your reader will find it useful too!

Stayhomesociety

Top pic: Audrey O’Connor


Bill Gates with President Michael D Higgins in Dublin in 2013

Yesterday.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates discussed with US chat show host Ellen DeGeneres about his foundation’s efforts to help ‘find a vaccine’ for COVID-19 and when “we” can expect to get back to “normal life”

Well, he seems very sincere.

*rolls up sleeve, taps vein*

Earlier: “Social Distancing Will Continue Until A Vaccine Is Available”

Rollingnews

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has confirmed that she learned yesterday that she tested positive for Covid-19, after getting tested 16 days previous, on March 28.

More as they get it.

Previously: “Hidden From View”

The Wait Debate

Rollingnews

UPDATE:

In fairness.

This morning.

At the latest press briefing by the Assistant Secretary at the Department of An Taoiseach Liz Canavan.

Meanwhile…

Watch the briefing back in full here