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This afternoon.

Just ‘dropped’.

Full report here.

Via RTE News:

The aim of this Climate Action Plan is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by the year 2030 – as was specified in climate action legislation passed by the Oireachtas earlier this year.

This plan, which runs to more than 200 pages, lists a range of emissions reductions for multiple sectors, rather than specifying a precise figure.

Some of the ranges are wide – electricity must reduce emissions somewhere between 62% and 81%, a difference of 19%.

Others have narrower range – agriculture must reduce emissions somewhere between 22% and 30% – only an 8% difference.

All sectors will get a specific emissions reduction ceiling next year.

Meanwhile…

Of the 40 actions listed for the agriculture sector – not one mentions either the cattle or sheep herds being reduced in size.

Instead, it appears a significant reduction in chemical fertiliser will be the workhorse for emissions reduction in this sector.

In order to secure public buy-in, there is to be a national dialogue on climate action.

Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions published (RTÉ)

‘An Cuan’

A four-part series on TG4 taking a year-long look at Dublin Bay.

Linda Ni Ghriofa writes:

Teeming with life, both wild and human, the bay faces many challenges both natural and manmade. ‘An Cuan’ will explore this unique urban area where nature and humanity at times live in harmony and at others battle to co-exist. This series will take our audience on a journey through this beloved part of Ireland’s coastline and show it in a way rarely seen before. Each episode will follow the life of Dublin Bay across a season, starting with Spring…

On TG4 from Wednesday, November 10 at 9.30pm

Pics: TG4

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 Clodagh McKenna and Harry Herbert

On The Late Late Show…

…Linda Pototzki writes:

Tomorrow sees the return of a very special show tomorrow night dedicated to Taking Care of Business.

After host Ryan Tubridy issued a national call-out on his Instagram for local small-to-medium sized Irish businesses in October to apply to be in with a chance of featuring on the show. Applicants responded in their droves from across the country.

On this week’s show, we will see 16 Irish entrepreneurs who have been selected from all corners of the country and will showcase their products….

….Irish chef and entrepreneur Clodagh McKenna and husband Harry Herbert will speak to Ryan about their lives together at his Highclere Estate (aka Downton Abbey)!

Last year’s break-out Late Late Toy Show star Adam King and dad, David will join Ryan ahead of the release of David’s new book ‘A Hug for You’…

…We also have a musical performance from Derry’s latest musical prodigy, Roe, who will sing her rendition of The Cranberries classic ‘I Can’t Be With You’.

The Late Late Show on RTÉ One tomorrow at 9:35pm.

Pic: RTÉ

This morning/afternoon.

Charlestown, Finglas, Dublin.

Via RTÉ News:

Gardaí have begun a murder investigation after the body of a 32-year-old woman was discovered in her home in Dublin this morning.

The woman was found with serious injuries at an apartment in Charlestown in Finglas at around 6.15am.

A 32-year-old man who was known to the victim was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. He is being detained at Finglas Garda Station and can be questioned for up to 24 hours. The woman’s body remains at the scene.

Man arrested in murder inquiry after woman found dead at Dublin apartment (RTÉ)

Sam Boal/Rollingnews

This afternoon.

Further to recommendations by the Future of Media Commission that the TV licence fee should be abolished and replaced by exchequer funding for RTÉ… and an Oireachtas committee recommendation that streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime should face a new levy to pay for a fund for independent productions….along with the appointment of an online safety commissioner…

…David Tully writes:

My Dad watches TV. He is in his 80s. Everyday the same routine. Buys The Irish Times in the morning. At a minute past six, watches the Six-One news. The TV is in the same corner. Wires, dust behind it. Three remote controls. Multiple black boxes doing God knows what underneath. It’s cute, but…. why the f*#k should I pay for it?

I don’t watch TV. Haven’t done so in literally 20 years.

Hence this sneaky RTE bill. A tax wrapped in a levy. Wrapped in altruism. Suggesting media arts production and child safety. But “We’ve a mandate to deliver culturally appropriate content nationally”

When there were one or two cameras in the country. A cinema. One screen. Three channels. Yes, necessary back then. What about now? When people blog. Tweet important news. Upload.When musicians live stream. Where’s the relevance with regards to cultural parenting or control.

Why should a failing system get to extract tax. At the same time not adapt. Plus policing the internet like a 3rd Irish parent. What does that even mean. And if you do open the internet to taxing platforms. Where does it stop? Who decides? This isn’t about a few big platforms. It’s opening Pandora’s Box to taxing the internet.

Sadly, there is an idea for a national platform but you couldn’t have people from TV involved. It’d be like getting Easons to invent Wikipedia. Here’s a nice article how they made that beautiful egalitarian ecosystem.

Anyone?

From top: Revellers prove their vaccine status while queuing for Copper Face Jack’s; Professor Christine Loscher

This afternoon.

“The problem with having a cohort of unvaccinated people for a long time means that the virus gets to do the rounds.

“If you have 75% of the population vaccinated, and that’s a good spread amongst the age groups, the chances of them all mixing at the same time are lower.

“If you’ve got a vaccination rate of 75% in people above a certain age, you still have a lot of people unvaccinated mixing and I think that’s a real playground for viruses.

“While New York has a similar level of vaccination to us, their vaccination is more spread out amongst the population. What I mean by that is that they rolled out vaccines for 12 to 17 year olds way quicker than anywhere else, which means that they took another kind of unvaccinated population out of the picture way quicker than we did.

“We were spending a lot of time up until very recently, with a lot of unvaccinated cohorts, up to the age of 18. The uptake has been generally okay for 12 to 16 year olds, but we’re not quite there yet.”

Prof Christine Loscher, Professor of Immunology at Dublin City University

Anyone?

5 reasons why Ireland’s Covid numbers are still so high (RTÉ)

RollingNews

Meanwhile…

Meanwhile…

HSE CEO Paul Reid at the weekly HSE briefing at Dr Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin this afternoon

This afternoon.

Thanks, Paul.

RollingNews

Brigid Mae Power – Mother In The Sky

Hope springs maternal.

Another beautiful, elegant piece from Galway-based Brigid Mae Power following on from her recent covers EP Burning The Light on Fire Records.

The video animation complements the song perfectly too.

Nick says: Mae the force be with you.

Brigid Mae Power