France’s interior minister has defended the “precious” right to sunbathe topless on beaches
A French scandal is brewing and it’s
About whether one should flaunt one’s bits
In Ireland a sinner
Attends a golf dinner
In France they just cover up tits
John Moynes
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MORE to follow.
European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan’s statement and timeline with no mention of visiting Limerick on August 12; Dunraven Arms Hotel, Adare, County Limerick (top left)
Meanwhile…
Breaking Golfgate: Phil Hogan was in Limerick day before mandatory isolation due to expire #iestaff https://t.co/ounRZPiRnH
— McConnellDaniel (@McConnellDaniel) August 25, 2020
EU Commissioner Phil Hogan stayed in a Limerick hotel and ate at a restaurant in Adare on August 12, one day before his 14-day isolation period was due to expire.
Multiple sources have confirmed to the Irish Examiner that Mr Hogan stayed in the Dunraven Arms Hotel on the night before he played a round of golf at Adare Manor.
Golfgate: Phil Hogan was in Limerick day before mandatory isolation due to expire (Irish Examiner)
Earlier: Essential Or Non-Essential?
Update:
“I didn’t put anyone at risk, because I had already been tested and was clear”
EU Commissioner Phil Hogan says he put nobody at risk at the event because he was in compliance with the regulations, but says going to the event was a mistake | More: https://t.co/RE6IbDVbN0 pic.twitter.com/RiMbkDCBRn
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 25, 2020
Tonight.
Update:
“Well, I don’t accept that. I did everything to ensure I was no risk to anybody”
Phil Hogan says he doesn’t accept the advice from the health service which states that even if you test negative, you must restrict your movements for 14 days | More: https://t.co/RE6IbDVbN0 pic.twitter.com/dw0oTSvy05
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 25, 2020
Get him.
Meanwhile…
Did I blink and miss Tony Connolly asking Phil Hogan about the trip to Limerick on 12 August which was NOT DISCLOSED on his “detailed” timeline published today. Given this was suppose to be the “final full account”, the Limerick omission is a lie. https://t.co/ztDV0E06kS
— nwl (@nwl88444048) August 25, 2020
Um.
Update:
Oh wow.
“Phil Hogan made a social visit in County Roscommon on August 17 that was not disclosed in the itinerary of his movements published by the European Commission.”https://t.co/2Ka34GBcM2
— Paul O’Donoghue (@paulodonoghue93) August 25, 2020
Ah here.
UPDATE:
Latest statement from Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister Ryan.
They say Phil Hogan was required to restrict his movements and his "delayed and hesitant release of information has undermined public confidence".
They're awaiting the outcome of the review by Ursula von der Leyen. pic.twitter.com/WbWexIKZKw
— Nicole Gernon (@nicole_gernon) August 25, 2020
Gulp.
Update:
Regarding my earlier interview with @tconnellyRTE, just to clarify: I never said that I don’t accept the HSE advice, I was taking issue at the proposition put to me in the interview. At all times, I acted in good faith on the basis of the information available to me.
— Phil Hogan (@PhilHoganEU) August 25, 2020
Thanks for clearing that up, Phil.
Bailey this afternoon
“sup?
This afternoon
Robert writes:
We got Bailey…I Haven’t cried in a long long time but when my son broke down I was done for…
Yay.
Earlier: Have You Seen Bailey?
This afternoon.
Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
Where are your masks?
Emergency services leaving the Department of Health after a suspicious package (possibly declared non-suspicious) was discovered, causing the building to be evacuated.
This is what a crescent moon actually looks like. But we never see it this way because our eyes can’t simulataneously discern between such light and dark regions. To wit:
Called earthshine or the ‘da Vinci glow’, the unlit part of a crescent Moon is visible but usually hard to see because it is much dimmer than the sunlit arc. In our digital age, however, the differences in brightness can be artificially reduced. The featured image is actually a digital composite of 15 short exposures of the bright crescent, and 14 longer exposures of the dim remainder. The origin of the da Vinci glow, as explained by Leonardo da Vinci about 510 years ago, is sunlight reflected first by the Earth to the Moon, and then back from the Moon to the Earth.
Now for yeh.
(Image: Miguel Claro (TWAN, Dark Sky Alqueva))
Our trampoline has withstood 15 years of being battered and never moved. #StormFrancis was the first one to lift and move it! In Carlow by the way. pic.twitter.com/WADgmkxmu8
— Jimmy Kehoe (@Jimmy_kehoe) August 25, 2020
Hasn’t moved since 2005.
Someone picked the wrong week to make a trampoline/child safety/covid analogy.
Fight!
