Property mogul Ren Zhiqiang (above) has been expelled by China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP)
Succeeding in old Beijing town
Means don’t make the great leader frown
So a fellow called Ren
Got in hot water when
He described Xi Jinping as a clown
AP
MORE to follow.
Course you are.
Broadsheet on the Telly returns at 9.30pm with another lockdown special streaming LIVE here (above) and on our YouTube channel.
Join old friends, new pals and domestic pets as we discuss Maskageddon, the Green Party leadership result and tomorrow’s papers.
Please maintain a two metre distance.
Hosted by Neil Curran.
Previously: Broadsheet on the Telly
Eamon Ryan has been elected leader of the Green Party in a very close result – 48 votes between them. pic.twitter.com/TuZxZxCLft
— Sandra Hurley (@sandra_hurley) July 23, 2020
Tonight.
Earlier…
This afternoon.
Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.
Green Party leadership candidates Catherine Martin and Eamon Ryan attend a cabinet meeting ahead of an announcement of result by the party at 7pm.
More as we get it.
From top: Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Roderic O’Gorman and Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht Catherine Martin; From left: Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity Pippa Hackett ,Minister for Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport Eamon Ryan and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar
Earlier: Not With The Programme
This evening.
Robert Emmet Bridge, Harold’s Cross, Dublin.
Thanks Joan
Behold: the CRTWRKS MOTO – a conceptual electric motorbike from the mind of Google industrial designer Adam Carvalho.
It may never be the bike of the future, as envisaged, but if it ever is, it’ll have a monocoque frame (incorporating the battery housing for weight reduction), direct belt-drive and square LED lighting (the rear doubling as a charging point).
Sure, it’s boxy but you know what they say about boxy.
The ‘cliff walk’ between Greystones and Bray, Co. Wicklow, today.
Colum Cronin tweetz:
Even when it’s cloudy Ireland is magic.
Mmff. Promised we…wouldn’t cry.
From top: Fine Gael’s Fergus O’Dowd and Catherine Connolly
One source said that a Fine Gael TD announced: “What the fuck?!” loudly when results were announced. With some independents likely to have voted with government, potentially 15 government TDs voted against their agreed candidate. Scenes.
— aoife-grace moore. (@aoifegracemoore) July 23, 2020
This afternoon.
Amid sweary voting drama, Independent TD Catherine Connolly was elected the Dáil’s first female Leas Cheann Comhairle.
Via The Irish Examiner:
Ms Connolly beat the agreed government candidate, Fine Gael’s Fergus O’Dowd, in a further embarrassment to the Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Green Party coalition.
It’s understood the government had 84 available votes, with Mr O’Dowd only garnering 74. Sources say “a post mortem” was underway in the aftermath of the result, as the vote is held in a secret ballot, it is not yet known who defected from the government.
One source said that the suspicion is mostly within Fianna Fáil, who last night agreed in a parliamentary party meeting to back Mr O’Dowd “through gritted teeth” but there is potential some Fine Gael colleagues also voted against the government.
Seemed to go well.
Catherine Connolly is the first woman to be elected Leas Ceann Comhairle (irish Examiner)
Ms Connolly pic via John Campbell
Meanwhile…
Jack Chambers
As predicted Jack Chambers is playing a blinder as Government Chief Whip. Highlights so far:
🔹️Forced to make an embarrassing U-Turn on the make up of oireachtas committees.
🔹️Failed to secure leas ceann comhairle position for government candidate despite handy majority.
— Ken Curtin (@kencurtin) July 23, 2020
Oh.
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Tuesday evening.
Sandycove, County Dublin.
By Eoin Kelly
Meanwhile…
Tuesday night.
Dalkey, County Dublin.
By David Keenan
