The Guard Mind Control tax disc holder [click to enlarge]

Why don’t you butter them up?

Fergus O’Neil , of GrandGrand, writes:

I’m sure you’ve featured my Guard Mind Control tax disc holder before but I thought with the new dawning of THE POLICE STATE it would be timely to offer your readers a sale price of €5 on this very effective piece of plastic (above).

While it subconciously butters up the lovely Guard you buy enough time to disarm them with a suitable riposte to their interrogation.

Don’t judge me I have children to feed….

FIGHT!

You’re Looking Well Garda tax disc holder  (Grand Grand)

Previously: Your New Disc Holder

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The lurgy.

All around the world.

Keano, of FRO Films, write:

In a series of YouTube videos we are going to create a time capsule to capture what life is like across the world during this unprecedented era.

Here (above), we are joined by Emily to describe the new life in New York, and Jannine describing how the once chaotic bustling city of Bangkok has become oddly silent.

If anyone would like to contribute to future podcasts to illustrate how your life has changed, please get in touch (ferguskeano@gmail.com).

FRO Films

Department of Health’s Covid-19 Health Surveillance Monitor as of yesterday; Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan giving his nightly Covid-19 briefing yesterday evening

Yesterday evening.

The Department of Health’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan gave his nightly Covid-19 briefing to journalists, saying:

“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, again thank you for being with us.

“Today we’re reporting to you that we have diagnosed an additional 500 – five, zero, zero – cases of Covid-19 bringing the number confirmed in this country to 6,574. And there have been an addition 28 deaths, bringing our total number of deaths to 263.

“Of those 28 deaths, 13 of them were males, 15 of them are females, and 19 of them, we have reports of an underlying medical condition.”

How are Covid-19 deaths in the Republic of Ireland calculated and recorded?

A Department of Health spokeswoman said:

“We count any death that involves a positive COVID-19 test, and we also include post-mortem positive COVID-19 tests.”

Separately, a spokeswoman from the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland, when asked the same question, said:

“Deaths are recorded of patients who have died within 28 days of a positive test result, whether or not COVID-19 was the cause of death. By definition therefore, deaths where tests were not taken will not be included.

“The deaths may have taken place in a hospital setting, or in the community or a care home, but must have been reported to PHA by the Health and Social Care Trust to be included in the report.

“This reporting process allows a “real time” daily update of trends in COVID -19 deaths within each trust area. In this pandemic, public health professionals, policy makers and the public value an up to date, daily record of the number of deaths associated with COVID 19.”

The spokeswoman also confirmed that, like the Republic of Ireland, Northern Irish authorities also include the deaths of people whose remains test positive in a post-mortem.

View the Department of Healths’ Covid-19 dashboard here

Related: Coronavirus: Why death and mortality rates differ (BBC)


On the prowl.

Dublin-based comedian, writer and impressionist Liam Hourican with another ‘character in isolation’.

Liam writes:

‘Ritchie Harte’ takes a walk during lockdown….

Liam Hourican

Previously: Everything Happens For A Reason

Off The Cough

Kitchen Nightmare

1969.

Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Another newly-unearthed image by American photojournalist Harrison Forman of the just-opened Intercontinental Hotel (later Jurys),

Name those jammers (from tree left to right), anyone?

Pic via University of Wisconsin

Yesterday: Vintage Green Day

Offices of The Irish Times on Tara Street, Dublin 2

The Irish Times is reporting online that it has announced a three-month pay cut of up to 30 per cent for higher-paid managers and editors.

Laura Slattery reports:

Other salaries will be maintained with the support of the Government subsidy scheme, the company told staff on Thursday.

Reduced working hours may be required in some cases, and a recruitment freeze has been introduced across the organisation.

Executive and non-executive directors of the Irish Times DAC and the Irish Times Trust have waived their fees for six months, while the chairmen of the company and the trust have waived their salaries for this period.

The company will also target a range of non-payroll costs.

Irish Times cuts senior manager and editor pay by up to 30% (Laura Slattery, The Irish Times)

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