Behold: the BMW ‘Good Ghost’ – the final build in a trilogy of art deco style tributes by customiser Dirk Oehlerking.
Based on a 1980 BMW R100 RS, this one-off art-hog repurposes components amassed by Oehlerking over the years to create a ’streamliner’ profile complete with one piece suede and leather saddle and tank cover, stacked quad analog instrument display, toolkit/messkit tucked into the rear wheel covers and a BMW 2002-style kidney grill.
You can’t have it.
It’s just for looking at.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly at the publication launch of the COVID-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel Report.
This afternoon.
The COVID-19 Nursing Homes Expert Panel Report has been published.
As of July 14, 79% of all notified deaths from COVID-19 occurred in the over 75 age group and deaths in nursing homes (985 cases) represented 56% of total deaths (1,748 cases) in Ireland.
From the report:
‘The COVID-19 public health emergency has shown some of the many strengths of Irish society. It has also shown some weaknesses.
We have a two-tier healthcare system and a two-tier siloed approach to the long-term support and care of older people which favours referral to long-term care settings as opposed to promoting a wider range of home care options. We owe it to our older population and ourselves to do better.’
Also:
During the crisis, leadership and timely decision-making became overwhelmed due to a vacuum of clear guidance, mixed messaging, a lack of access to clinical expertise and resources (oxygen, infusion pumps, PPE).
A submission from academic nursing who took part in the ‘call to arms’ felt that for the vast majority of nursing homes there was no direct clinical governance; GPs’ mainly focused on managing their individual patients either in person or virtually. COVID-19 very quickly exhausted existing governance and escalation pathways.
Read here
More as we read it.
Previously: Left To Die: Nursing Home Timeline
This afternoon.
Greystones, County Wicklow.
Mr P fumes:
Nice of Tesco to bump up the price of Irish [Tayto] popcorn….
Anyone?
One of the many things ’Solo: A Star Wars Story’ lacked was the presence of Harrison Ford as Solo.
Never-before seen pics of David Bowie in Dublin’s The Baggot inn, August 16, 1991
The tanned white Duke
Inside The Baggot!
Andy Pipkin writes:
In response to yesterday posting about the Ryanair gigs In London, I commented that I had what I believe too be the only photos of David Bowie inside the Baggot Inn!!
It’s exactly 29 years this month since he played support to The Blue Angels (you can clearly see the Blue Angels backdrop in the background!)
Taken on a disposable camera, these photos have never been published in the last 29 years!!!! You guys are the first too see them.
Utterly amazing gig! With an audience of who’s who, the walls were dripping with condensation from the crowd, a mixture of Tin Machine material with a covers from The Pixies (Debaser was brilliant) and Roxy Music.
Hopefully if we get to next year I’ll send a few more for the 30th anniversary.
In fairness.
Thanks Andy!
Yesterday: The Harlesden Shuffle
New red warning for Cork!
Status Red – Wind warning for Cork
Met Éireann Weather Warning
Between 9pm and midnight Storm Ellen will produce a core of very severe and destructive winds.
Valid: 21:00 Wednesday 19/08/2020 to 23:59 Wednesday 19/08/2020
Pls Retweet. pic.twitter.com/IF9TGLOEbX— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) August 19, 2020
Gulp.
Meanwhile…
People living in holiday homes or on campsites in parts of southwest Cork have been urged to seek shelter or find alternative accommodation as a Status Red wind warning has been issued ahead of Storm Ellen.
The Acting Director of Services and Roads with Cork County Council said council staff are trying to make contact with visitors to the area.
Jim Molloy said: “Many who are on campsites are not local to the area and are not familiar with the conditions and storm force gales that we are exposed to in southwest Cork.”
People in Cork campsites urged to seek shelter ahead of Storm Ellen (RTÉ)
Eileen Gogan & The Instructions – Malibu Stacey
Keep an eye on the moon.
That’s my advice to anyone watching Marry Waterson‘s quirky new video accompanying Eileen Gogan’s song from her album Under Moving Skies.
Nick says: A giant step.
From top Sarah McInerney and Claire Byrne
#NEW Claire Byrne has been announced as the full-time replacement for Sean O’Rourke as presenter of RTÉ Radio 1’s mid-morning, ‘Today’programme. She starts next Monday, August 24 at 10am.
— Kevin Doyle (@KevDoyle_Indo) August 19, 2020
This afternoon.
Claire Byrne beats out Sarah McInerney in a head to shed for the RTÉ Radio One mid-morning hotseat recently vacated by Sean O’Rourke.
FIGHT!
