Fine Gael’s Simon Coveney and Leo Varadkar during their leadership contest in May 2017

This morning.

Fine Gael TD Simon Coveney spoke to Seán O’Rourke on RTÉ Radio One.

During their discussion, Mr O’Rourke asked Mr Coveney about Leo Varadkar’s leadership of Fine Gael following the general election result.

They had this exchange:

Seán O’Rourke: “What about the Fine Gael leadership at this time?”

Simon Coveney: “I don’t think there’s any, ehhm, moves, ehhh, ehh, to change leader in Fine Gael. I don’t think there’s any appetite for that. There’s a lot of trust in Leo Varadkar within Fine Gael. He’s only been a leader for two-and-a-half years or so.

“I think he’s only getting started. So I think Fine Gael will look at this election result, we’ll try to learn from it.

“Clearly we’ve made some mistakes and the public expressed an anger about that during this election and we need to be both realistic and humble in relation to the mistakes that we’ve made and learn from them and come back and respond to that as a political party that is, you know, deeply committed to everybody in Irish society, not just the people who vote for us but the people who voted for Sinn Féin and others as well. And we’ll do that.”

Listen back in full here.

Previously: Leoseach

Rapper Slowthai and comedian Katherine Ryan at the NME awards ceremony

Last night.

London, United Kingdom.

Slowthai – who released his debut album There’s Nothing Great About Britain last May – was collecting the award for Hero of the Year when he began leering at comedian Katherine [Ryan].

The rapper, real name Tyron Kaymone Frampton, began urging Katherine to “smell my cologne” as he added “smells good don’t it” and shushed her.

Slowthai then called Katherine “babygirl”, adding: “If you want to do something, see me later,” before walking off.

The rapper was then seen attempting to lean his head on 36-year-old Katherine’s breasts…

And that’s his Wednesday night.

Rapper Slowthai hurls champagne glass at fan after he’s slammed for leering over Katherine Ryan at NME Awards (The Sun)

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The scene where a homeless man suffered life-changing injuries after the tent he was sleeping in was removed by an “industrial vehicle” on January 14

Last night.

The Irish Mirror reported that a Garda investigation is continuing into the incident in which a homeless man suffering life-changing injuries while his tent was being removed from along the Grand Canal at lunchtime on January 14.

The man’s tent was being removed as part of works carried out by Waterways Ireland, which is responsible for maintenance of the canal, and Dublin City Council.

The Irish Mirror article is the first media update on the incident since the week it occurred.

The only other update came from Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar who spoke about the man during RTÉ’s Prime Time TV leaders’ debate days before the election, saying:

“We’ve been in touch with that gentleman, a housing plan is being put in place for him. Thankfully his condition, he is stable and he has asked for privacy and I don’t want to make him an issue in this debate.”

Last night, the Irish Mirror reported:

Gardaí are tracking down homeless people and pedestrians who were nearby when a man suffered life-changing injuries as he was crushed by a council lorry lift.

Detectives are piecing together the movements of the city council workers and taking statements as they gather evidence for a potential endangerment probe.

They have already taken statements from city-council-led Dublin Regional Homeless Executive outreach workers and Waterways Ireland employees.

Gardai tracking down people who were near Dublin canal when homeless man was crushed by council machinery (Irish Mirror)

Previously: “Those Tents, They Couldn’t Remain There. It Wasn’t Safe For Them”

“The Lord Mayor Should Make A Statement”

Yesterday.

Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan literally forcing us to suck diesel.

Any excuse.

Update:

Um.

Dun Laoghaire

This morning.

Dublin Editor of The Irish Times Olivia Kelly reports:

Take-aways, supermarkets and other food businesses across Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in south Dublin could face fines of up to €500 for supplying single-use plastics to customers.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is set to become the first local authority to ban the supply or sale of take-away plastic containers, utensils, bottles and other packaging, under draft bylaws that will shortly be available for public consultation.

The plastics ban was proposed by Fine Gael councillor Barry Ward, who said he wanted to take a stand against the “wilful proliferation” of single-use plastics.

Dún Laoghaire council proposes fines of €500 for single-use plastics (Olivia Kelly, The Irish Times)

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The number of insects splattered by cars has massively declined in Europe, boffins claim

It’s so hard to keep your car clean
When bugs crash into your windscreen
But as the world dies
There are far fewer flies
Now I bet you regret voting Green

John Moynes

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