Price shock: @ElectricIreland to increase electricity charges by 23.4%, and gas by 24.8% from May 1. Standing charge for electricity up 35%. This all means average electricity customer will pay an extra €300 a year, and €220 for gas customers.
— Charlie Weston (@CWeston_Indo) March 30, 2022
Zap.
This afternoon.
ESB’s Electric Ireland latest to announce a massive energy price rise (Independent.ie)
The world cup shirt Penneys flooded the market with in 1994. https://t.co/LsCEOGTLAp
— RareIrishStuff (@RareIrishStuff) March 30, 2022
1994.
Any excuse.
Meanwhile…
Not only were Denmark not at USA 94’ but we (Ireland) knocked them out in qualifying.😆 no excuses for that…
— Colin Owens (@colinowens83) March 23, 2022
Ah here.
This morning.
Turin, Italy.
Ted writes:
The Eurovision 2022 Semi-Final running orders are revealed! Ireland [Brooke’s That’s Rich, @5 mins above) opens the second half of Semi-Final Two. This isn’t a bad position in my opinion as the first half (here) has weaker songs. Brooke should leave a memorable bang after the commercial break.
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Semi-Final running orders revealed! (Eurovision.TV)
‘After 12 days from the first vaccination of the AstraZeneca vaccine, you are 100% effective against hospitalisation and death’@sara_kayat shares this amazing statistic with us, which you may not have heard yet. pic.twitter.com/jW5uElTk2F
— This Morning (@thismorning) January 4, 2021
January 4, 2021.
ITV’s This Morning.
Meanwhile…
‘It’s important we remind parents the JCVI have looked into all of the data… The risks are extremely low.’
GP Dr Sara Kayat discusses Covid jabs being offered to children aged between 5 and 11 from next week.
🖥 GB News on YouTube: https://t.co/Wa58gYGZwF pic.twitter.com/1I7kfus8i4
— GB News (@GBNEWS) March 30, 2022
This morning.
GB News.
Good times.
Yesterday.
US Senate, Washington DC.
Republican Senatror Chuck Grassley gave his second speech on US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter’s financial dealings with the Chinese Communist Party.
On Monday, Grassley revealed the CCP gave Hunter Biden $100,000 and that James Biden (Joe Biden’s brother) received hundreds of thousands of dollars from companies linked to the Chinese Government.
Part 1 here.
Meanwhile…
Moments ago, I successfully entered the hard drive of Hunter Biden’s laptop into the Congressional Record.
SUBPOENA HUNTER BIDEN! pic.twitter.com/M800vm2pTY
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) March 29, 2022
Previously: Saving Joe
Meanwhile…
CNN finally admits the federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings is a "very real, very substantial investigation of potentially serious federal crimes." pic.twitter.com/aYCcUrLbO4
— Wittgenstein (@backtolife_2022) March 30, 2022
Yikes.
Penney’s ad 1990. pic.twitter.com/NBSHUrL42J
— Brand New Retro (@brandnewretro) March 29, 2022
1990.
Timeless style.
Leo Varadkar (left) and Tony Holohan at the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020
This morning.
The Chief Medical Officer and public health advisers do not see the need for new restrictions to deal with the ‘surge in Covid cases’, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar told a party meeting last night.
Via RTÉ News:
Addressing a meeting of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party, Leo Varadkar said Omicron is less severe and the population is highly vaccinated.
Leo Varadkar said Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown was very busy on his visit there today but the situation was similar to a bad flu season.
He said that economic and social restrictions are not imposed during a bad flu season.
Mr Varadkar encouraged everyone to get their booster vaccine, to wear masks, prioritise ventilation and to focus on outdoor activity.
The Government also wants to see advice from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) on a fourth vaccine dose
This morning.
Further to the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) securing a multimillion euro contract to manage Jeddah Airport in Saudi Arabia for the next five years…
…via Irish Times Letters:
Saudi’s General Authority of Civil Aviation must have its head buried in the sand following the award of the management of Jeddah airport to a subsidiary of DAA..
Clearly the Saudis are not aware of or doesn’t care about the level of mismanagement by the DAA of security at Dublin Airport in the recent past which has caused untold disruption and resulted in great inconvenience to many travellers going through Dublin Airport.
Not only that but the DAA has admitted that this disruption and inconvenience will continue indefinitely. How’s that for “being on top of your game”?
Jeddah airport, you have been warned!
Fight!
DAA International wins contract to run Saudi’s Jeddah airport (Irish Times)
ArabNews
Air compressors in the ear cups drive purified air to the wearer’s mouth and nose via a clip-on visor
Um.
This morning.
Via The Guardian:
Dyson has announced its first wearable product that builds the firm’s air purification expertise into a set of Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones aimed at city dwellers wanting to avoid polluted air.
Quite unlike anything the company has made before, the Dyson Zone is sure to draw quizzical looks. It is a set of large, plush headphones with a plastic mask-type contraption that connects from ear-to-ear across the wearer’s mouth and looks like something out of a sci-fi movie.
It delivers purified air to the mouth and nose while simultaneously tackling noise pollution through its active noise cancelling technology.
Dyson launches Zone air purifying Bluetooth headphones with visor (The Guardian)
Dyson
