This morning.
Santry Demesne, county Dublin.
Via Colum Cronin
Category Archives: Misc
The Next New Low – Hydra’s Teeth
“And it’s a beast that follows me around.”
The 10th entry in Brian Mooney‘s 12 for 21 project – which sees him release a new song every month for a year – is an introspective country song with a twist.
The former Idiots singer is joined by Dan Smith (drums and keys); James Smith (bass and keys); Aoife Kelly (fiddle); and Sean Coleman (guitars and production).
Nick says: The life of Brian.
Yesterday afternoon.
Dublin 8.
The Liberties tweetz:
Taa daaa! With thanks to Deirdre and the crew at MCD Landscapes….
In fairness.
Last night/this morning.
Via New York Daily News:
Children between the ages of 5 and 11 are eligible to receive $100 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced.
The kids will need to have their parent or guardian’s consent to get vaccinated, and de Blasio cautioned that the shot can hurt a little.
But once it’s over, $100 in sweet dough awaits them, de Blasio said in his daily briefing from City Hall.
“It buys a whole lot of candy,” he smirked.
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Meanwhile….
Chants of "hands off the children" as anti Coronavirus passport protesters hit the streets of Padua, Italy tonight pic.twitter.com/L0TgEqbGBR
— Wittgenstein (@Kukicat7) November 4, 2021
Last night.
Meanwhile…
This is absolutely epic 🔥❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/Nbp3AW8U14
— Pelham (@Resist_05) November 5, 2021
G’wan the Fiona!
Meanwhile…
WTF. That’s news to me. pic.twitter.com/SajMS9DNQT
— Winston Smith MD (@reasonoverfear) November 4, 2021
Oh.
The scenes At Blacksod Bay, county Mayo on the second day of a search for three missing members of the Irish Coast Guard whose helicopter crashed while on a rescue mission in March, 2017
This morning.
Via RTE News
The final report into the Rescue 116 tragedy is published today…
…via RTE News:
It said the helicopter operator, CHC Ireland, did not have a “formalised, standardised, controlled or periodic” system in place to review flight routes.
The investigation has identified correspondence regarding the absence of obstacles, including Blackrock Island, on helicopter warning systems, almost four years before the crash.
It found there was not adequate oversight of helicopter operations by the Department of Transport or the Irish Coast Guard.
The inquiry concludes that there was a lack of clarity as to the role the Irish Aviation Authority, regarding the regulation of search and rescue flights.
The Dublin-based R116 helicopter was flying to Blacksod in Co Mayo to refuel when the accident occurred.
Report here
‘Navigational issues’ a major factor in R116 helicopter crash (RTÉ)
Dublin Airport just now pic.twitter.com/cQyKFsWUxj
— Eoghan Murphy (@eoghanymurphy) November 5, 2021
WHAT!?
This morning.
Dublin Airport.
Anyone?
THREAD: We’re the envy of the world with our COVID-19 vaccine programme.
Thanks to the 93% of the eligible population that stepped forward.
The uptake has been very strong across all age groups – but we can still do more.
For those aged 12-15 – 71% have registered. pic.twitter.com/BZTdBNbAva
— Stephen Donnelly (@DonnellyStephen) November 4, 2021
Yesterday.
Meanwhile…
This man says we’re the “envy of the world” with our Covid-19 vaccine programme”
If being the envy of the world results in us having one of the highest Covid-19 incidence rates in Europe Id rather not.
If there were a darker shade of red available then Ireland would be it. #COVID https://t.co/O4U5M2Dtsf pic.twitter.com/gFwMMhBnv2— Philip O’Reilly (@philthrill69) November 5, 2021
This morning.
Anyone/Fight!
A wine industry head has warned of ‘extremely low’ production of plonk in Europe due to bad weather
The people who make wine have said
That people who drink white or red
Will face a lean year
So whiskey and beer
Will have to work harder instead
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More to follow.
The Geebag by Homebound
SPLUTTER!
The secret place!
*thud*
Mark at Jam Art Prints, writes:
We’ve two new beautifully screen printed Geebags to win by HomeBound this week.
The word gee is thought to originate from Síle na Gig carvings on churches and cathedrals around Ireland. To enter this competition to win TWO bags, let us know of some interesting word origins that you know of…
Lines MUST close at 3.45pm EXTENDED until Midnight!
The Jam Art Prints competition runs here every second Thursday.