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Zmiinyi (Snake) Island is located 30 miles south of Ukraine’s mainland in the Black Sea

This afternoon.

On Friday, a Ukrainian official said all 13 guards stationed at Snake Island had been killed by Russian forces.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised to decorate the guards.

He said:

“On our Zmiinyi Island, defending it to the last, all the border guards died heroically.

“But they did not give up. All of them will be posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine.”

Friday: Snake Island: Ukraine says soldiers killed after refusing to surrender (BBC)

This morning.

Jervis Street Luas, Dublin 1.

From today, masks/facerags/covid thongs/muzzles/mouth diapers are no longer required on public transport.

The requirement for children aged nine to 12 to wear masks in the classroom is also dropped from today, along with the requirement for secondary students to wear masks.

However…via Irish Times:

Teachers and parents support the wearing of masks by older primary schoolchildren, while the children themselves are evenly split on the experience, research commissioned by the National Public Health Emergency Team shows.

Three primary schools – one urban, one suburban and one rural – were surveyed for the research. Some 38 per cent of nine to 12-year-olds said they were happy to continue wearing masks, while another 7 per cent were in favour but for reasons such as protecting others. Almost 46 per cent said they wanted to stop wearing masks.

Let it go.

Leah Farrell RollingNews

Oh.

This morning.

This evening.

Earlier…


This afternoon.

Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6.

Members of the Ukrainian community in Ireland protest outside the Russian Embassy as Russian forces arrive in Kiev.

Swift?

Earlier: Under Siege

Leah Farrell/RollingNews

Meanwhile…

This afternoon.

Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

Maria KaZimierkiewicz, a member of the Irish/Ukranian community, lays a wreath outside the Ukraine Embassy.

Leah Farrell/RollingNews

This afternoon.

Liveline on RTÉ Radio One.

Escalating.

Yesterday: Two Sheaths To The Wind

This afternoon.

Live webcam from Kiev, Ukraine.

It’s a silent war.

Meanwhile…

Meanwhile…

This afternoon.

The High Court, Dublin.

Via RTE News:

Ms O’Callaghan said it had been a very stressful five years. She said she was relieved she had been able to protect her own name and reputation and to make sure other Irish people would not have to go through what she had gone through.

Ms O’Callaghan took the action over the fake ads containing her image and name, falsely claiming she had left her position with RTÉ’s Prime Time programme to promote skincare products.

The ads were published on Facebook by malicious third parties, the court heard.

As part of the settlement, the court heard Facebook has made it easier for Irish users to report misleading or scam ads.

Broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan settles court action over false Facebook adverts (RTE)