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Camden Rotisserie on Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2 which is appealing a closure order 

Today.

The Food Safety Authority has announced that, during October, it served 14 closure orders on food businesses for breaches of food safety legislation, one improvement order and two prohibition orders.

On its website, the FSAI explained some of the general reasons for the orders.

They include:

Rodent paw marks on dusty shelves; gnaw marks on coffee bean bags; two dead rats found in the dry goods storeroom; rusted and dirty interior of a mincing machine; an absence of staff food hygiene training records for all food handlers; and one business did not have the facilities to sell and supply fresh fish and crustaceans as there was no dedicated area for handling the fresh fish and crustaceans.

The reasons also included a food worker handling raw frozen burger meat and not changing gloves when dressing cooked burgers; and when management were asked about two complaints regarding maggots in fish they could provide no information with regard to traceability of the product or to where the remainder of implicated fish had been disposed of.

Ew.

The 14 closure orders were served on:

NKD Pizza (Take Away), 9 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6

The Whole Hoggs (Small Meat Manufacturing Plant), Rathmaiden, Slane, Meath

Euro Corner (Retailer), (Closed area: all of the business except [from 10 October 2019] the grocery in the front of the ground floor, for sales of pre-packed ambient foods only) 13 Broad Street, Waterford City, Waterford

Instanbel Buffet House, 90-91 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1

Glyde Fries Takeaway, Main Street, Tallanstown, Louth

Wisla (Retailer), Unit 2, Park Road Business Park, Park Road, Waterford

Celtic Pure (Packaged Water), Corcreagh, Shercock PO, Monaghan

Cloncat Service Station (Retailer), (Closed Activity: Using water sourced from the private well supplying the business for 1. drinking; 2. making hot/cold drinks or ice; 3. food preparation i.e. washing, 4. as an ingredient in any food prepared on premises) Fordstown, Navan, Meath

Hot & Tasty Foodstall (Take Away), Main Road, Ballyforan, Roscommon

Indian Moon (Take Away), 3A West Douglas, Douglas, Cork

C&E (Retailer), (Closed activity: the sale and supply of fresh fish and crustaceans), 19 Catherine Street, Limerick

U Pick Store (Retailer) Unit 6, Westside Business Centre, Seamus Quirke Road, Galway

Gabriela’s Tea Room (Restaurant), (Closed activity: the manufacture of cakes and confectionery on the premises) Cavan Street, Oldcastle, Meath

Camden Rotisserie (under appeal) (Restaurant – Café), 37 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2

Dr Pamela Byrne, CEO of FSAI, said: “Seventeen Enforcement Orders in one month is the highest in a month to date this year and this is an unacceptable number.”

Seventeen Enforcement Orders Served on Food Businesses in October (FSAI)

Scenes from an overcrowded psychiatric unit of University Hospital Waterford last week; outside the hospital this afternoon

This afternoon.

Outside University Hospital Waterford.

Psychiatric nurses and members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association protest over ongoing overcrowding at the hospital’s Acute Psychiatry Unit.

It follows The Irish Examiner publishing pictures of some patients sleeping on the floor of the unit last week.

The PNA has tweeted: “PNA is demanding that the HSE urgently address the deficit in mental health services in Waterford.

“The situation in UWH cannot be allowed to continue or repeated and the under resourcing and under staffing of the Waterford services must be addressed as a matter of urgency.”

Waterford’s psychiatric nurses to strike in overcrowding protest (The Irish Examiner)

Pics: Cllr John Hearne and Psychiatric Nurses Association

Kevin Lunney, Chief Operating Officer of Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH)

RTÉ reports:

The main suspect in the investigation into the abduction of Kevin Lunney has died, RTÉ News has learned.

The man, who was in his 50s, took ill when Derbyshire police searched his home in the UK this morning.

Gardaí and the PSNI believe he was the main organiser behind the kidnapping and extremely violent attack on the Quinn Industrial Holdings executive.

The man has been a target of the police on both sides of the border for years and has more than 50 previous convictions.

Main suspect in Lunney investigation dies during raid (RTÉ)

Related: ‘Dublin Jimmy’ dies following raid on his home (The Anglo-Celt)

Clockwise from top: left Demi Isaac Oviawe, Orla Fitzgerald,, Jennifer Barry and Hilary Rosein The Young Offenders

On The Ray D’Arcy Show.

Rayna Connery writes:

Hit comedy series The Young Offenders is back next week for its second season – Ray will be joined by some of the stars of the show – Jennifer Barry, Orla Fitzgerald, Demi Isaac Oviawe and Hilary Rose.

Actor Stephen Rea and writer Jessica Traynor chat to Ray about Correspondences, an anthology which gives a voice to those in Direct Provision in Ireland.

One of Ireland’s favourite chef’s Neven Maguire will be live in studio for a special cooking challenge…

Legendary GAA commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh will be in studio with Ray to talk about the legacy he plans to leave.

Also joining Ray are two Dublin teenagers who met over a piano in Connolly Station – Darragh Smith and Stephanie Starpong will be in studio for a live performance of the hit song that brought them to the country’s attention this week.

The Ray D’Arcy Show on RTÉ One at 9.35pm .

Pics: BBC

Minister for Social protection Regina Dopherty and her media advisor Alex Connolly

This morning.

Via Independent.ie:

Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty was able to land a pay deal for her spin doctor that breaches the Government’s own cap on salaries for special advisers.

Ms Doherty’s media adviser Alex Connolly was appointed last October on a salary of €107,109 – which is €6,000 more than the salary restriction that is in place for Cabinet ministers’ special advisers…

…Mr Connolly earns over €20,000 more than the average salary of press and media advisers for other ministers – which stands at around €86,000….

Meanwhile…

Mr Connolly has been replaced at Fáilte Ireland by Suzanne Coogan, who advised Denis Naughten when he was communications minister…

Good times.

Minister won pay deal for spin doctor €6,000 above salary cap Hugh O’Connell, Independent.ie)

Pics: Rollingnews, Alex Connolly

Current edition of the RTÉ Guide

This morning.

Ronan Early, in the Times Ireland edition, reports that the 12 staff members of the RTÉ Guide have been told they cannot apply for voluntary redundancy because the magazine is being sold.

RTÉ staff were briefed by management yesterday at Studio Seven in the Montrose complex. Among many questions asked by staff, one concerned the RTÉ Guide staff and whether they could apply for voluntary redundancy.

The meeting was told that because the RTÉ Guide was being sold “as a package” staff could not apply for voluntary redundancy.

Sources told The Times this “caused surprise” because “the RTÉ Guide makes money”.

RTÉ boss defends job cuts amid redundancy questions (Ronan Early, Times Ireland edition)

Yesterday: Everything Must Go [Updated]

Tonight, from 5pm until 9pm, and tomorrow night, from 11am until 5pm.

At the Copper House Gallery in Dublin 8.

The ‘Sheltered Charity Through The Arts’ exhibition, in aid of the Peter McVerry Trust, will be taking place, to wit:

“Our aim is to raise awareness and much needed funds to help combat adult homelessness and families in crisis in Ireland.

“The event is free and will bring together a collective of established and up-and-coming artists to showcase their work and auction pieces of art. We will also host an online auction.

“In addition to the art, there will be musicians, poets, spoken word and guest speakers over the two days, with an after party taking place at the Hendrick Hotel in Smithfield on the final night.”

Sheltered Charity Through The Arts

College Green, Dublin 2

This evening.

At College Green, Dublin 2, at 5.30pm.

Cycling activists will hold their “final action of the week” after staging die-ins earlier this week and giving the Minister for Transport Shane Ross 40 roses yesterday to symbolise the 40 cyclists who have died on Irish roads during the tenure of the past three ministers — Leo Varadkar, Paschal Donohoe and Mr Ross.

Meanwhile…

Barry P M tweetz:

And as if we didn’t need more reason for this and other protests… this was the scene outside the Spencer Hotel at 8am this morning. Cyclist hit by a taxi.

UPDATE:

At the ‘die-in’ next to Dublin City Hall on Dame Street.

Via I BIKE Dublin

Last night and all week.

Throughout Los Angeles, California, USA.

Scenes from the 3rd annual IrelandWeek, including IrelandCon, celebrating creativity and innovation between Ireland and America across, tech, trade, culture And entertainment.

From top: singer Soulé (centre) and unidentified bandmates; Blindboy Boatclub (left) and Chris O’Dowd; SOAK; members of Just Mustard; Jim Carroll (left) and Colm Mac Con Iomaire; from left, IrelandWeek co-founder Buzz O Neill-Maxwell, Irish Consul General Orla Keane, Minister of State, Patrick O’Donovan and IrelandWeek co-founder Deirdre O Neill Machin; members of Pillow Queens; The 2 Johnnies and Conor Moore; (right); actors Adam Fergus (left) and Allen Leech; The Sunday Business Post US Correspondent Marion McKeone interviews movie producer Brian Carmody.

IrelandWeek 2019

Pics Dean Machin