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The patient is reported to be in Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast

This evening.

BBC Northern Ireland reports:

A case of coronavirus has been diagnosed in Northern Ireland, the Public Health Agency has said.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride said the adult had travelled from northern Italy via Dublin.

He said the patient had contacted a GP and had taken steps to self-isolate.

He said the case had showed a presumptive positive result and in line with established protocols, it had been sent to laboratories in England for verification.

Coronavirus: First case diagnosed in Northern Ireland (BBC News Northern Ireland)

This evening.

The Department of Housing released its latest homeless figures which showed there were 10,271 people (6,697 adults and 3,574 children) living in emergency accommodation in the final week of January 2020.

This represents an increase of 388 adults and 152 children compared to the figures for the final week of December 2019.

However the December 2019 figures, which showed there were 9,731 people in emergency accommodation, a decrease of 387 adults and a decrease of 330 children compared to the figures for November 2019, were disputed when they came out just two weeks after the general election was called.

There were 10,448 people (6,696 adults and 3,752 children) living in emergency accommodation in the final week of November 2019.

Via Department of Housing

Today.

Met Éireann issued four weather warnings.

One Status Orange wind warning is for Galway, Mayo, Clare and Kerry and will be valid from 6am Saturday until 3am Sunday.

A second Status Orange wind warning is for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo, from noon Saturday until 3am Sunday.

A Status Yellow rain warning has been issued for Munster, Connacht and Donegal, from midnight tomorrow night until midnight on Saturday.

A Status Yellow wind warning for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Roscommon, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford from 9am Saturday until 3am Sunday.

Sigh.

Via Met Éireann

Uncanny.

Damien writes:

Boxer Moran [Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief] doing his best Putin impersonation…

Lee Point student accommodation on South Main Street Brewery Quarter in Cork city

This afternoon.

Eoin English, of The Irish Examiner, reports:

“Residents of Cork’s newest private student accommodation will pay rents of around €1,000 a month.

“Strong interest has been reported in the 420-bed Lee Point complex, which has been developed on the former Beamish and Crawford brewery site on South Main Street, and which opens for viewings this weekend.”

Beamish and Crawford site student accommodation to cost €1k a month (Eoin English, The Irish Examiner)

Google Maps

To Kildare apparently.

More as we get it.

Rollingnews

A cycle route along the River Liffey will be trialed in August

This afternoon.

Ciarán Ferrie, Of I BIKE Dublin, writes:

I BIKE Dublin welcomes the proposal by Dublin City Council to put in place a trial of the Liffey Cycle Route by August of this year.

This response to a petition raised late last year by Cian Ginty of IrishCycle.com is a strong statement of intent by the council that they are listening to the concerns of people who cycle in the city.

The proposed trial cycle route, while far from ideal, will improve the safety of people already cycling on the quays and will hopefully encourage more people to cycle.

It will also improve the experience of people walking on the quays with additional pedestrian crossings put in place which will become permanent fixtures.

Louise Williams, Vice Chair of Dublin Cycling Campaign, says:

“The Liffey Quays is currently a hazardous environment for people on bikes, and this results in fewer people choosing to cycle there.

We want to see a city where people of all ages and abilities are enabled to cycle, and this trial of the Liffey Cycle Route is a big step in that direction.”

I BIKE Dublin

Dublin Cycling Campaign

Previously: Liffey Cycle

UPDATE:

Dublin City Council’s Liffey Cycle Route.

Read about the plans in full here

Dublin’s long-awaited Liffey cycle route to be in place by August (Olivia Kelly, The Irish Times)

A statement from Dublin-based animation company JAM Media severing ties with Helen and Graham Linehan (top) who had created the joint BBC production of live action musical ‘Tiara Jones’

Cú Chulainn writes:

Throw the creative persons under the bus because they have a different opinion…

JAM Media

Previously: BBC, JAM blast off with Tiara Jones

This morning.

Melmount Chapel, Strabane, West Tyrone.

More as we get it.

Update:

Thanks Vanessa

Update:

Tree surgeons?

We may never know.

Pygmalion on South William St, Dublin 2 have chosen Peter McVerry Trust as their charity partner for 2020, with customers encouraged to donate upon entry to Pyg’s club nights each weekend. Entry for all Pygmalion events will be free of charge for the entire year.

“We want to help people on the margins of society here in Dublin and throughout Ireland.

Peter McVerry trust is committed to working in close cooperation and partnership with statutory agencies and other organisations in the field of homelessness

Entry is completely free for all our events in 2020 including those with international guests, donations are completely at the discretion of our clientele, please remember that a little can go a long way.”

Pygmalion booker Colin Perkins

Pygmalion (Facebook)

Dublin nightclub drops entry fee and asks for charity donation instead (Una Mulally, Irish Times)

Thanks Colin