This morning.
Via Irish Times Letters:
The Taoiseach’s partner Matthew Barrett raises legitimate concerns regarding the risks inherent in empowering members of the public to surveil the behaviour of others.
I am sure he is similarly perturbed by the promotion (in 2017, by Leo Varadkar, the then minister for social protection) of a telephone line and website to enable and encourage members of the public to report on the behaviour of their contemporaries.
Back in a jiffy.
Yesterday.
Gougane Barra, county Cork.
Thanks Aifric Murray
DJ Mike O’Brien writes:
Just a bit of radio nostalgia for ya. The 90s and 00s pirate station Freedom 92FM is coming on air this Saturday for a 30 day licence. Some of your punters will remember it I’m sure. And yours truly is on too!
Find it at Dublin 105.2FM; Cork 106.7fm; Limerick 105.5fm and Galway 87.9fm
‘sup?
This morning.
Carlosfandango writes:
Mister Hugh says ‘Meh’
Green Party Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin (right) at the launch of Culture Night 2021
Minister for Arts Catherine Martin has said the numbers are moving in the right direction for a full reopening of the live entertainment sector on 22 October.
Ms Martin was speaking at the launch for this year’s Culture Night, which takes place on Friday 17 September.
Over 1,000 events are planned for Culture Night, 80% of them in person, and all are adhering to current government guidelines which includes 60% capacity indoors and 75% outdoors where attendees are vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19.
Entitled ‘Come Together Again‘, this year’s Culture Night will showcase a wide range of activities including comedy, circus, dance, museum visits, musical performances and film.
Full reopening for events on track for 22 October – Martin (RTÉ)
KN writes:
A Vax pass needed for outdoor Culture Night events? ‘Come together again’, my Swiss.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s first suggested connecting Stranraer in Scotland to Larne in Northern Ireland by bridge three years ago
Though it sounds daft to you and to me
Johnson wants a road under the sea
But mandarins think
That the submarine link
Is something that won’t come to be
MORE to follow.
‘sup?
This evening.
Unidentified location.
Thanks Liam Hackett
Aidan Gillen as Frank Kinsella in Kin on RTÉ One last night
This afternoon.
Via RTE:
The highly anticipated first offering of drama series Kin got off to a strong start with an average audience of 500,600 (live + vosdal). It was a particular hit with younger audiences, attracting a 50% share of Adults 25-44. A further 40,500 watched on RTÉ+1 last night and it has already had 17,000 streams on the RTÉ Player since it aired – proving that local drama is the best kind of drama.
How was it for you, anyone?
