Further to a current marketing wheeze by McDonald’s in Sweden whereby hives are located on the roofs of restaurants to draw attention to the world’s dwindling honeybee populations, behold: the McHive by brand marketers Nord DDB – a fully functioning hive in a miniature  replica Mickey D’s.

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This afternoon

Vegan-triggering chef Kevin Dundon (left) and Rugby’s Sean O’Brien launch Supervalu’s #LoveMeat campaign aimed at carnivores omnivores to “try more adventurous cuts of meat on the BBQ this summer”.

Shaped like vegetables perhaps.

FIGHT!

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This evening.

Earlier….

UPDATE:

Ms Daly is now on 65,683 votes following the distribution of the votes of the Social Democrats’ Gary Gannons following his elimination on the 14th count.

Mr Andrews is on 63,177 and outgoing MEP Lynn Boylan of Sinn Féin is in fifth place on 51,632.

Earlier…

European Election Count Centre, RDS, Dublin 4.

A recount is underway in the Dublin constituency to decide whether Independents4Change’s Clare Daly (above left) or Fianna Fáil’s Barry Andrews (above right) will automatically take the third seat (after Ciaran Cuffe and Frances Fitzgerald) and who – under Brussels regulations – will only be allowed take their seat once Britain formally withdraws from the EU.

More as we get it.

Earlier: ‘It Could End Up In The Courts’

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Alien flora? Well that depends on where you’re from. To wit:

Found on the Canary Island of Tenerife in the Teide National Park, red tajinastes are flowering plants that grow to a height of up to 3 metres. Among the rocks of the volcanic terrain, tajinastes bloom in spring and early summer and then die after a week or so as their seeds mature. A species known as Echium wildpretii, the terrestrial life forms were individually lit by flashlight during the wide-angle exposures.

(Image: Daniel Lopez (El Cielo de Canarias)

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From left Maria Bailey TD, Kate O’Connell TD and Simon Coveney at an event in the Dean Hotel (cough) in Dublin during Mr Coveney’s Fine Gael leadership bid, May 21, 2017

In fairness.

Earlier: Can’t. Hold. On. Much. Longer

Meanwhile…

Ah here.

Mumageddon.

Last night.

Olympia Theatre, Dublin

Dear Slim, I wrote you but still ain’t callin’.

Fight!

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