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Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar (left) with Deputy Government Press Secretary Nick Miller at Dublin Castle this morning

This morning.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews

This morning.

Further to the exclusion by the Dublin International Piano Competition of nine Russian pianists because of the war in Ukraine…

…via Irish Times Letters:

The Dublin Piano Competition has cancelled its Russian competitors (“Dublin piano competition’s move to ban Russian competitors faces criticism”). Do these people know the histories and opinions of the pianists concerned?

Our culture is obsessed with individual choice and a refusal to apply stereotypes. Until, it seems, we decide to tar entire nations with one brush. How ridiculous we are going to look in a few years.

Kevin O’Connell, Carlow.

Irish Times Letters

Last night.

Washington DC, USA

“You know, we are at an inflection point, I believe, in the world economy — not just the world economy, in the world. It occurs every three or four generations.

“As one of — as one of the top military people said to me in a secure meeting the other day, 60 — 60 million people died between 1900 and 1946. And since then, we’ve established a liberal world order, and that hadn’t happened in a long while. A lot of people dying, but nowhere near the chaos.

“And now is a time when things are shifting. We’re going to — there’s going to be a new world order out there, and we’ve got to lead it. And we’ve got to unite the rest of the free world in doing it.”

US President Joe Biden

Gulp.

Remarks by President Biden Before Business Roundtable’s CEO Quarterly Meeting (The White House)

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‘G’wan Ireland‘.

Now showing.

At Hen’s Teeth’s Blackpitts Gallery, Merchant’s Quay, Dublin 8.

Lily Finlay writes:

Hen’s Teeth selected more than 40 new works from over 350 submissions via an open call for emerging Irish and Irish-based artists. Artists across contemporary art, graphic design, illustration and photography were invited to submit an A3/A2 piece for consideration

Previous artists who have appeared in Hen’s Teeth’s Gwan Ireland series include Robyn Carey, Fatti Burke and Karl Magee….

Greg Spring, founder & creative director, Hen’s Teeth.

“We wanted to discover some new local talent. The brief was open, we asked artists to just do their thing and we were absolutely blown away by the response – the breadth and quality of work that was submitted is incredible .” –

Hen’s Teeth

Pregnant pause.

FIGHT.

Previously: Left Behind

Indian Wells, California, USA yesterday

Yesterday.

Indian Wells, California, USA.

Via Metro:

Rafael Nadal says he suffered from ‘worrying’ breathing difficulties during his straight-sets defeat by Taylor Fritz in the Indian Wells final.

Nadal, who became the most successful male tennis player in history when he won the Australian Open in January, suffered a 6-3 7-6 (7-5) defeat to American Fritz.

The Spaniard left the court for treatment at 4-0 down in the first set and said afterwards he was experiencing difficulties breathing.

He will prioritise finding out what the problem is, saying:

“When I’m breathing, when I’m moving, it’s like a needle all the time inside. I get dizzy a little bit because it’s painful. It’s a kind of pain that limits me a lot. It’s not only about pain, I don’t feel very well because it affects my breathing.”

Novak Djokovic was forced out of the same competition over his unvaccinated status.

Rafael Nadal experienced ‘worrying’ breathing difficulties during Indian Wells final defeat (Metro)

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