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This afternoon.

Following a serious spike in city centre spills, The Dublin Cycling Campaign has mapped out (above) the locations of reported falls.

It shows many are occurring in the vicinity of large construction sites including The National Children’s Hospital site in Kilmainham, the new Technical University of Dublin (formerly DIT) campus in Grangegorman and Broadstone, as well as multiple major construction sites in the Docklands area.

Dublin Cycling Campaign spokesman said:

“Our hypothesis is that heavy vehicles travelling to and from these construction sites are depositing dirt and oil on our streets.

The lack of rain could have led to a build-up of these hazardous materials, creating greasy slicks in many areas.”

Dublin Cycling Campaign is advising people to take additional care on the following routes:

All along the Liffey Quays, between Heuston Station and the Tom Clarke Bridge

North Circular Road

South Circular Road

All streets running alongside the Grand Canal

The Docklands area, especially in the vicinity of construction sites

All street adjacent to the National Children’s Hospital Site/St. James’ Hospital

All along Gardiner Street, and continuing onto Dorset Street Upper & Lower Drumcondra Road.

Had a spill?

Report it here.

Dublin Cycling Campaign

Meanwhile…

 Sinn Fein’s General Election 2020 Manifesto launch outside Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin last week

Tonight/this morning.

We knew this day would come.

FIGHT!

Earlier…

Beggars can be choosers.

Rollingnews

Yesterday: Interesting Times

From top: Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald

Tonight.

Via The Times Ireland edition

The poll carried out by Panelbase is the latest to place Fianna Fáil in pole position, at 23 per cent, with only a week to go before the election next Saturday. Mary Lou McDonald’s party is the second most popular, at 21 per cent, followed by Fine Gael on 19 per cent.

Election 2020: Poll shows Sinn Féin heading for second place as Fine Gael falters (The Times Ireland edition)

Rollingnews

Meanwhile…

FIGHT!

Tonight.

Mmf.

Meanwhile…

Earlier…


Parliament Square, Westminster, London, UK, Europe.

Brexit: countdown to the UK’s departure from the EU – live news (Guardian)

Pics: Getty

Earlier…..

Earlier: Bernard Purcell: Don’t Dream It’s Dover


This afternoon.

Members of the cast of the Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, danced on boardwalk on the Liffey in front of the 3Arena (formerly The Point) where the show run from February 6-9.

A special gala performance  will be held on February 9, 25 years to the day that Riverdance the show was first performed at The Point.

Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland


This afternoon.

Church of The Holy Family, Rathcoole, Dublin 24.

Andrew McGinley touches a coffin as it is removed from a hearse before the Mass of the Angels which was held for his children Conor, Darragh and Carla McGinley, who were found dead at their home Last Friday.

In his eulogy (printed at his request], Mr McGinley said:

“I will struggle to get through this so please bear with me. Apologies in advance for the tears and pauses that I will have to take to catch my breath.

Although we are in a House of God, no God should allow this to happen.

Fr. Kevin, when I spoke to you on Saturday I was filled with rage and anger but you spoke to me not about God’s plan or about angels, you spoke about love and compassion and understanding. You may never know how much that meant and how it has carried me through this far.

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Yesterday

Aldi and the IRFU announced the latest  winners of the  Aldi Play Rugby sticker competition for primary schools to win one of two €50,000 sports facility makeovers.

St. Peter & Paul’s National School, Drumconrath, Navan, Co Meath, St. Joseph’s National School, Leitrim Village, Co Leitrim will have 50,000 big ones to spend at their ‘leisure’

Ian Collins writes:

Due to the phenomenal success of the last two competitions, Aldi also announced  that it will return for 2020, and stickers will be available in stores from TODAY

The competition is easy to enter and works by primary schools collecting 300 of Aldi’s exclusive Irish rugby men’s and women’s stickers for their primary school.

Available in Aldi’s 140 Irish stores, shoppers collect one sticker for every €30 they spend in store between 31st January & 24th April…

Register here

This morning.

Solidarity-People Before Profit candidate Ruth Coppinger and her supporters are travelling around Dublin West on a bus today and tomorrow to highlight the message that women have “unfinished business”.

Ms Coppinger writez:

Repeal, was just the beginning. From the “epidemic of violence” against women and LGBTQ community, to victim blaming and shaming in the courts and media, to the housing, health and childcare crisis. Women are still bearing the brunt of trying to organise families and often in precarious and stressful situations.

Poll surges are indicating that Ruth’s seat is under threat. We can’t take any chances, we still have “Unfinished Business”.

Bus4Ruth – Women have “Unfinished BUSiness” (Facebook)

Pics via Ruth Coppinger and Conor Hunt

The pluck?

This morning.

Outside the British Embassy on Merrion Road in Dublin 4.

Harpist Ruth McDonnell plays a Brexit-lamenting The Parting of Companions by 17th Ulster century harpist Rory Dall O’ Catháin.

Ruth tweetz:

“Ní neart go cur le chéile – unity is strength.”

Earlier: Bernard Purcell: Don’t Dream It’s Dover