‘sup?
This morning.
On Cork’s 96FM Opinion Line with PJ Coogan
Dee writes:
Caller Brian contacted the Opinion Line today to warn shoppers in Wilton {Shopping Centre, above] about crows in the area who landed in his shopping trolley beside his toddler in order to steal a bread roll from his shopping!
Fight!
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
Summary of judgment made in Scotland’s highest civil court this morning in respect of Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament
This morning.
Three judges of the Inner House at the Court of Session in Edinburgh have said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament in the run-up to the October Brexit deadline is unlawful.
Their decision overturns a previous rejection of an attempt to have the suspension declared unlawful.
Severin Carrell, in The Guardian, reports:
The British government will appeal against the Scottish appeal court’s decision, which also contradicts a decision in Johnson’s favour by senior English judges last week, at the supreme court.
The supreme court has already scheduled an emergency hearing on both the Scottish and English cases for 17 September, alongside a third challenge brought in the courts in Belfast.
Scottish judges rule Boris Johnson’s prorogation unlawful (The Guardian)
Pic: Lorna Gordon (BBC)
Sligo Fine Gael councillor Sinead Maguire
BREAKING: Fine Gael lose their Sligo GE candidate Sinead Maguire who has notified party colleagues she is withdrawing from the party ticket #iestaff
— Daniel McConnell (@McConnellDaniel) September 11, 2019
Big trouble for Fine Gael in Sligo-Leitrim as its second general election candidate, councillor Sinead Maguire, withdraws from the ticket.
Following Gerry Reynolds’s departure over the summer, Fine Gael now has only one candidate in the constituency, senator Frank Feighan.
— Hugh O’Connell (@oconnellhugh) September 11, 2019
More as they get it.
UPDATE: Cllr Sinead Maguire announces she will not contest GE due to family reasons (Ocean FM)
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe
This morning.
It is understood Mr Donohoe will tell his Cabinet colleagues that Budget 2020 will be based on the working assumption that there will be a no-deal Brexit.
This is likely to mean that many tax cuts and spending increases on public services would have to be stalled.
Instead, the €700 million or so extra that would have been available for these purposes will be set aside to deal with the fall-out from a disorderly Brexit.
This afternoon.
Dublin Bay.
The 270-foot-long Cuauhtémoc (named after the last Aztec Emperor) – one of the world’s largest Tall Ships – which was berthed at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay for a five-day visit here, leaves Dublin.
Probably worried about all the poo, but what can you do.
There’s no concealing hundreds of yards of brown water.
Darach McHugh writes:
A video I shot today of the Mexican Naval ship leaving Dublin port.
Music: Unknown brass ensemble.
Save Poolbeg.
‘sup?
Yesterday
Unspecified location, Dublin.
The launch of ‘Rufus the Handwashing Hero’ – with Mason (left) and Noa Belle (right) – on ‘hand’ to help “children under five learn all about handwashing and help tackle the spread of harmful bacteria.”
Zara Brownless writes:
Rufus the Handwashing Hero” is the star of a new free educational resource pack featuring a storybook, sink poster and sticker set. Developed by safefood with the support of Early Childhood Ireland, the pack has been arriving in more than 3,500 childcare providers since last week….
How cuddly?
Arrrgggghhh.
*turns tap, rolls sleeves*
Pics: Marc O’Sullivan
The vote on Dublin City Council to reverse a May 2019 decision blocking the sale of land close to The Bernard Shaw and Eatyard (top)
This is v important on the Bernard shaw closing down. Dublin city council are playing ball with the developers and selling land adjacent to the Bernard shaw. ALL of the parties and ALL councillors bar 5 voted in favour of this, including the greens. https://t.co/TLQgiTn9Dj pic.twitter.com/7JSNPEhHdW
— Crosstabs & Dank Dabs (@sketchlads) September 10, 2019
Unfit for social housing, apparently.
Anyone?
ANYONE!?
Councillors Overturn Earlier Vote Not to Sell Off Patch of Land (Lois Kapila, Dublin Inquirer)
Earlier: Meanwhile, Opposite The Bernard Shaw
Yesterday: Heartbreak House
Crowds on the 7.15am train from Westport in Co Mayo to Heuston Station in Dublin on Thursday, August 22
Recently you published a report on the Irish Rail service, “People were gone demented – I’ll never travel on Irish Rail again”, in which your reporter Colin Gleeson interviewed me, my sister and my son Jamie, among others, regarding the appalling conditions on the Westport to Dublin train.
We were travelling to Dublin on the train to attend Barretstown for the weekend, as part of Jamie’s treatment for leukaemia at Crumlin Children’s Hospital.
As a result of your article, we received a phone call on Saturday while we were in Barretstown, to say that a reader had contacted your office to offer us a lift home! He had read your article and was adamant that we would not have to be subjected to such conditions on the homeward journey.
Your reader came from Dublin to Barretstown on the Sunday afternoon, and drove myself, Jamie and my sister home to Castlerea, Co Roscommon.
I just wanted to acknowledge in your paper the kindness and generosity of your reader, who sacrificed his Sunday to come to make life easier for a sick little boy he had never met before.
We cannot thank him enough. He knows who he is and will never be forgotten.
Samantha Webb,
Castlerea,
Co Roscommon.
In fairness.
A kind and generous reader (Irish Times letters page)
Related: ‘People were gone demented . . . I’ll never travel on Irish Rail again’ (August 22, The Irish Times)
Previously: “Dangerously Overcrowded”
Pic: Kieran Ryan
Balseskin Direct Provision Centre on St Margaret’s Road in Dublin 11
Movement Of Asylum Seekers in Ireland tweetz:
There is a mom with newborn in desperate need of a buggie, a baby cot and clothes for an 8 week old baby boy in Balseskin Direct Provision Centre. Please send us a message if you can help and we’ll connect you with the mom.
Anyone?
This morning.
At The Printworks in Dublin Castle.
The Department of Agriculture hosted a free seminar on Brexit for agri-food businesses.
Lisa O’Carroll, of The Guardian, tweetz:
Getting ready for Brexit seminar in Dublin for farmers and food businesses. 80% of about 350 delegates say they have prep started. How many think they are prepared? One lone person put hand up. On my table, gent says he is afraid if one t not crossed, will be held up.
Pics: Lisa O’Carroll
