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A Place In Cork

Bodger at 4:15 pm March 9, 2022

SOS🏩 – CORK CITY OFFERS ONLY: Can someone house a Ukrainian family of 4: two boys aged 9 and 11 and their parents? Arriving Shannon this Friday evening. NB the dad has a dialysis appointment @ 1300 in CUH on Saturday. Their cousin lives Ballincollig + arranged their travel. RT!

— Safe Haven Ireland (@SafeHavenIRL) March 9, 2022

This afternoon.

Anyone?

Meanwhile…

#MichealMartin is your holiday home available????

— OffGridMartin #andacyclist and #sovereign (@grid_martin) March 9, 2022

Ah now.

Yesterday: Pledges

Micheal Martin’s holiday home?

Hard Out Here For A Pump [Updated]

Bodger at 3:35 pm March 9, 2022

Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe and the Minister for Transport and the Minister for the Environment, Climate, and Communications, Eamon Ryan this afternoon

@EamonRyan says driving slower will help reduce demand on fuel at a press conference on the cut to excise

— Daniel McConnell (@McConnellDaniel) March 9, 2022

Good grief.

This afternoon.

Earlier…

Jaykers.

This morning.

Circle K, Dublin city.

Meanwhile…

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe this morning

Saying a cut in fuel excise announced today should see the cost of filling a 60l tank fall €12 for petrol and €9 for diesel, @Paschald notes the measure is intended to address both recent price rises and expected further rises due to global factors | https://t.co/oDGDkGPeCZ pic.twitter.com/kwQFhs8LsT

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) March 9, 2022

This morning.

Government Buildings.

Earlier…

The Cabinet agreed a cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel – 20 cent cut per litre on petrol and 15 cent per litre of diesel https://t.co/W1UZZUgW2K

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) March 9, 2022

This morning.

Via RTE News:

The Cabinet has agreed a cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel.

The reduction will be 20 cent per litre on petrol and 15 cent per litre of diesel.

A cut of 2 cent per litre on green diesel has been agreed.

The reduction will be in place until August 31 and will cost €320 million.

Cabinet approves cuts to excise duty on petrol, diesel (RTE)

RollingNews

Fine Day For Them

Bodger at 3:08 pm March 9, 2022

‘sup?

This afternoon.

Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2.

Happy out.

Sam Boal/RollingNews

Safe Corridors

Bodger at 1:47 pm March 9, 2022

Meanwhile in Afghanistan… tens of thousands seeking refuge; five million children facing famine; 500% increase in child marriages; children being sold to feed families… Not a mention of it.

My god, they must be wondering what makes their humanitarian crisis so unimportant. pic.twitter.com/VtDk5awWwk

— Clare Daly (@ClareDalyMEP) March 8, 2022

Yesterday

Meanwhile…

The Strasbourg parliament offices of Irish MEPs @ClareDalyMEP & @wallacemick were targeted with Nazi stickers y’day days after they voted against a EP resolution on Russian aggression. Clare said they have faced “brute intimidation” since the vote. An investigation is underway. pic.twitter.com/sjPwmrtqam

— Cate McCurry (@CateMcCurry) March 9, 2022

This morning.

That’ll learn them.

Exit Strategy

Bodger at 1:00 pm March 9, 2022

Last night.

Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

Are you trying to suggest the President of the United States is senile…

The three congressmen to which Biden is referring: https://t.co/Ot3zV7nC2b pic.twitter.com/MeTwEjJ1AT

— Jake Schneider (@jacobkschneider) March 8, 2022

…ah.

Double Bass Drop

Bodger at 12:30 pm March 9, 2022

Stop that.

This morning.

Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin.

The Troup Sisters – Elizabeth on cello, Marguerite playing trumpet and Christina on the French Horn – perform at the launch of the 2022 Feis Ceoil. Over 140 live competitions will take place at the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 and Wesley House from March 28 to April 8.

Feis Ceoil 2022

Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland

Playing Chicken

Bodger at 11:19 am March 9, 2022

With all the conspiracy in the air, we wanted to clear something up… #VaccineSideEffects pic.twitter.com/wtWZisLo8S

— NandosSA (@NandosSA) March 8, 2022

Um.

That’s a pretty disNOMNOMNONOM

Pfizer’s COVID vaccine has 1 291 RARE side effects, own report shows (MSN)

Ruby Tuesday

Bodger at 10:30 am March 9, 2022

Comic Joanne McNally (second left) with the team from Ruby Pizza and Grill, Swords, county Dublinlast night.

Last night.

The Round Room, Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2.

Nicole Fenner writes:

The eighth annual Just Eat Takeaway Awards took place last night, where popular Irish owned diner Ruby’s Pizza & Grill, Swords was crowned Ireland’s favourite Takeaway.

Over 68,000 votes were cast for local and independent takeaway eateries and convenience retailers right across Ireland in recent weeks with innovative new pop-ups, The Dough Box in Bray Co. Wicklow, a wood-fire pizza container famed for its pillow-like dough, and Cluck Chicken in Walkinstown, Dublin, hatched in 2020 and best known for their sticky Korean wings, taking home GOLD in the all-new Gamechanger and Best Newcomer categories.

Meanwhile…

Best Breakfast: Joe’s Village Kitchen, Coolock, Dublin 5
Best Lunch: Jump Juice, Douglas, Cork
Best Dessert: Ginos’ Gelato, Grafton Street, Dublin
Best Healthy: Jump Juice, Stephen’s Green, Dublin
Best Vegetarian: Yumgrub, Ballybrack, Dublin
Best Burger: Gourmet Burger Kitchen, South Williams Street, Dublin
Best Chipper: Leo Burdock’s Rathmines,
Best Chinese: Lemon Tree, Seamus Ennis Road, Finglas
Best Indian: Bombay Pantry, Glenageary, Co. Dublin
Best Thai: Saba To Go, Rathgar, Dublin
Best Japanese: Yamamori Sushi,Ormond Quay, Dublin
Best Mexican: Tolteca, Baggot Street, Dublin
Best Middle Eastern: Zaytoon, Lower Camden Street, Dublin
Best Pizza: Firehouse Pizza,, Ballymun
Best Spicebag: Xian Tuam, High Street, Galway
Best Newcomer: Cluck Chicken, Greenhills Road, Dublin
Gamechanger: The Dough Box, Bray, Wicklow
Best Convenience: Centra, Nationwide
Best National Chain: Camile Thai
Best International Chain McDonalds, Nationwide
Best of Dublin: Elephant & Castle, Rathmines
Best of Leinster: Saba To Go, Rathgar, Dublin
Best of Munster: Sambros,Thomas Street, Limerick
Best of Connacht: The Chili Shack, Abbeygate Street Upper, Galway
Best of Ulster: Burrito Loco, Letterkenny, Donegal
Best of Ireland: Ruby’s Pizza and Grill Swords, Dublin