Weeeeee.
Mark H writes:
There is no licensing difference in ireland between an electric scooter and a car or motorbike [including insurance and tax] but is this a law that is enforced? Has anyone been charged for driving an electric scooter without a licence/insurance?
Anyone?
David Byrne’s mother reacts after State drops charges against man accused of his murder pic.twitter.com/53X8H3JxQC
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) February 20, 2019
This afternoon.
Earlier…
The Regency Hotel, Swords Road, Dublin 9
The trial had been stalled over the disclosure by the prosecution of emails between four gardaí. Following that adjournment Det Supt [Colm] Fox’s death took place.
Notes written by the late superintendent were handed into the court and read by the three judges.
The trial was further adjourned to allow time for a progress report to be outlined to the court.
This report concerned the analysis of electronic data – a mobile phone, two USB devices and a laptop computer – as part of an inquiry into the death of Det Supt Fox.
Regency Hotel murder trial of Patrick Hutch collapses a year after it began (Independent.ie)
Charges dropped against Regency Hotel murder accused Patrick Hutch (RTÉ)
Previously: A Right To Know
This afternoon.
UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4.
Layabouts.
Thanks Ultan Mashup
Behold: the Lamborghini Urus ST-X – a lighter, stronger, racing version of the Urus SUV.
The twin turbo V8 640bhp special edition is still in concept phase but will debut later this year, going into production in 2020.
Delighted to announce former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern as a key note speaker/ panellist for our Sunday morning discussion at this year’s Women in Media event.
This session will focus on “Brexit – “The aftermath a dream transition or a living nightmare” pic.twitter.com/DXBFKNziqK
— Women in Media (@wimballybunion) February 20, 2019
Hmm.
Meanwhile…
Is there no woman that you could find to do this? This is a really bad decision on so many levels. pic.twitter.com/teM2Z643f3
— Mick Caul (@caulmick) February 20, 2019
Good times.
President of Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald
In theory Sinn Féin’s seven *absent* MPs could now hold the balance of power in the House of Commons. Instead their arch rivals in the DUP get to hold the HoC to ransom with a demand that runs contrary to what most in N Ire want. #Brexit really is mad. https://t.co/VHc9KVbVzX
— Kevin Doyle (@KevDoyle_Indo) February 20, 2019
Commons arithmetic now:
Conservative 314
Labour 247
SNP 35
Ind Group 11
Lib Dems 11
DUP 10
SF 7
Plaid Cymru 4
Green 1
Speaker 1
Vacant 1
other inds 8Tories + DUP no longer command absolute majority, but with SF absent and Speakers' deputies non-voting, practical threshold 320
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) February 20, 2019
FIGHT!
Rollingnews
Denis O’Brien (top) and Ian Kehoe (above) arriving at the High Court today
This morning/afternoon.
The High Court, Dublin
Ian Kehoe, the former editor of The Sunday Business Post is being questioned by Denis O’Brien’s barrister Luán Ó Braonáin about articles on the banking crisis published in the paper in 2015. The ‘sheet‘s Olga Cronin is live tweeting from the High Court and can be followed here.
UPDATE:
Rollingnews/RTÉ/The Law Library
Sip?
This morning.
Mill Street, Dublin 3
Darryl McNally, Master Distiller, The Dublin Liberties Distillery and Tánaiste Simon Coveney at the opening of The Dublin Liberties Distillery, a new €10m state-of-the-art whiskey distillery and visitor experience in Dublin’s Liberties where more than 20 new jobs have been created.
*swings punch*
Hic.
The Dublin Liberties Distillery
Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
A Spark Shorts short by Pixar director Rosana Sullivan telling the tale of a stray cat and the pitbull terrier that moves in next to its hiding place one day.
Previously: Smash And Grab
