Rita, speaking for all the political-family members out there.
When everyone knows you’ve a relative in politics, and there’s been three weeks of an election. #ge2020 https://t.co/maufa9gUSw pic.twitter.com/14hGGqQAXK
— Mark_Coughlan (@Mark_Coughlan) February 11, 2020
Newly elected Green Party TD for Dublin Central Nessa Hourigan’s young daughter Rita responds to Prime Time journalist Richard Downes’ query about her performance in the election.
In fairness.
Watch Prime Time clip in full here
Paul Kelly, former CEO of Console
This morning.
Conor Feehan, in The Irish Independent, reports:
The former CEO of the Console suicide helpline, Paul Kelly, has died in tragic circumstances at his home in Clane, Co Kildare, Independent.ie can confirm.
Mr Kelly (62) was head of the charity shut down in 2016 after €464,000 credit card spending by him, his wife Patricia and son Tim was exposed.
…It is believed the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement got the go-ahead from the DPP in recent weeks to charge him with over ten breaches of company law and fraud during his time at the helm of Console.
…It is not known if Mr Kelly was aware he was to be charged with fraud offences at the time of his death.
Neither Patricia or Tim Kelly have been charged with any crime.
Former Console CEO Paul Kelly dies aged 62 (Irish Independent)
Samaritans: 116 123
Pieta House: 01 6010 000
Aware: 1890 303 302
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
If the next Dáil wants to make one symbolic gesture about a sustainable future, then how about returning the gardens in front Leinster House to their former glory? #ParkNotParking pic.twitter.com/Gvt0Dtgsby
— Dublin Cycling 🚲 (@dublincycling) February 11, 2020
Do it
Now!
From the Reddit community /r/AccidentalRenaissance wherein modern photos that resemble scenes from Renaissance paintings are submitted.
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald at the General Election 2020 Count centre in the RDS, Dublin 4 on Sunday
We’ve now reached that odd moment when
The ballots are counted and then
They’ll feign a long talk
While planning to walk
Right back to the voters again
John Moynes
MORE to follow.
After two very long days here an end is in sight. Jennifer Whitmore, just12 votes short, is poised for election very shortly. Soc Dem co-leader Catherine Murphy is standing by. pic.twitter.com/h93eWsOS79
— RTEwicklow (@RTEwicklow) February 10, 2020
Tonight.
Social Democrat Jennifer Whitmore has taken the second seat in five seat Wicklow.
More as we get it.
Meanwhile…
Cian O’Callaghan of the Social Democrats celebrates as it is announced that he reached the quota in the final count and was elected to the third seat in the Dublin Bay North constituency.#GE2020 pic.twitter.com/u18GscERBb
— RTEDublinBayNorth (@RTEDublinBayNth) February 10, 2020
Tonight.
Social Democrat Cian O’Callaghan wins the third and final seat in Dublin Bay North.
Earlier…
Earlier...
From top: Gary Gannon (Dublin North West), Holly Cairns (Cork South West), Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West) and Catherine Murphy (Kildare North) with Clem Ryan of KFM
This afternoon.
Social Democrat Gary Gannon has beaten off a challenge from Christy Burke to take the last seat in Dublin Central.
It gives the Social Democrats six seats with Mr Gannon joining Holly Cairns (Cork South West), Cian O’Callaghan (Dublin Bay North), Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow) and co-leaders Catherine Murphy (Kidare North) and Roisin Shortall (Dublin North West).
Bigger than Labour?
FIGHT!
Meanwhile…
FF Health spokesperson Stephen Donnelly has arrived at the count centre in Greystones, he topped the poll for social Democrats in Wicklow in 2016 and today is fighting to retain his seat #Vmnews pic.twitter.com/mCwtd6hMX4
— Sarah O’Connor (@sarahoc3news) February 10, 2020
"I don't apologise for reflecting back on the hunger strikes, and if people looked at the full contribution of the speech it was to my own friends, my family, my supporters."
Sinn Féin TD @davidcullinane reacts to his controversial 'up the ra' remarks. #TonightVMTV #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/jJE7Zd52Vj
— The Tonight Show (@TonightVMTV) February 11, 2020
Tonight.
Earlier…
Here’s the longer video of David Cullinane of Sinn Fein. pic.twitter.com/NRYP1vk0dO
— Niall O’Connor (@NI_ALLO) February 10, 2020
Sinn Fein’s @davidcullinane reacts to questions about a video showing him shouting “Up The Ra” #GE2020 @rtenews pic.twitter.com/uvS0hphrMZ
— Aisling Kenny (@KennyAKE) February 10, 2020
This evening.
Waterford Sinn Féin TD David Cullinane (above), who was elected yesterday after receiving the biggest ever first preference vote in the Waterford constituency with 20,569 votes, responds to journalists’ questions about comments he made in a Waterford pub last night.
Mr Cullinane was recorded as saying “Up the Ra” (top) as he addressed a crowd of people in the pub while celebrating his electoral success.
Meanwhile…
Sinn Fein leader @MaryLouMcDonald says she is not SF members’ “mammy” and that she cannot control what members say #GE2020
— Aisling Kenny (@KennyAKE) February 10, 2020
Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane defends shouting ‘Up the ‘Ra’ after election (The Irish Times)
Cullinane will have to explain ‘Up the Ra’ video – McDonald (RTÉ)
Behold: the 1958 Ferrari 250GT LWB California Spider – the long wheel base version of the replica featured in’ Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’.
Right now, both are up for auction.
Between 1957 and 1963, only 107 were made and this V12 was the seventh to leave the factory. Sold new in Geneva, it has passed though the hands of a Swiss and a Japanese owner before ending up in California where it was restored, bestowed with Ferrari Classiche certification and presented for sale: yours for (probably) considerably less than the SWB fake from the movie.
