This afternoon

Achtung, Unjabby.

Earlier: Greek Tragedy

Yesterday: Maskschluss

Cockapoo ‘Ruby’ in St Anne’s Park

This afternoon.

Clontarf, Raheny, county Dublin.

Under current rules, dogs are allowed roam FREE in St Anne’s before 11am and in the last hour of the park’s opening times in any section of the park.

Councillor Deirdre Heney told Dublin People last month:

“I have been pressing for the introduction of the change because of the large and variety of park users, young and not so young, some who love their dogs and want them to be allowed off lead, and other users, who prefer dogs were on lead at all times.

“The proposal includes allowing dogs off lead (and under effective control) at all times in 77.5 hectares of the park and an ‘on lead at all times’ area in 21.9 hectares of the park.

“The ‘on lead at all times’ areas will allow people (including some dog owners) who are uncomfortable or nervous of dogs off lead, to enjoy the park in areas where dogs will be required to be on lead at all times.”

Sound ‘people-first’ logic?

Or blatantly anti-canine?

Only you can decide.

Pic: Ruby the Cockapoo

The Sheba Medical Centre, Israel

This afternoon.

Via Haaretz:

The new coronavirus variant, omicron, has been detected in two Israeli doctors, one of whom had returned from a conference in London in the past week, a spokesperson for Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv confirmed.

The two doctors had received three doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine, and so far have shown mild COVID-19 symptoms, the hospital said.

The physician who had returned from Britain had probably infected his colleague, it said.

…Israel shut its borders to foreigners from all countries for 14 days on Saturday to try to contain the spread of omicron and has reintroduced counter-terrorism phone-tracking technology to trace contacts of a handful of people who have likely been infected.

Two Doctors in Israel Diagnosed With Omicron COVID Variant (Harretz)

Meanwhile..,

The head of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said Covid-19 vaccines will continue to provide protection against new variants.

Emer Cooke added that there were key differences between the situation in Europe and in southern Africa, where the new variant is thought to have originated.

In Europe there was a larger proportion of the population already vaccinated, the population was older, and a booster campaign was already under way, she said.

“So there are a whole lot of factors ongoing at the moment that could impact the spread of the Omicron variants in Europe,” she added.

EMA chief says vaccines will give protection against new variants (RTÉ)

Meanwhile…

The Cylinders – Medication

Faith, hope and charity drives.

Introducing a blistering video (apparently a cover of a song by ‘The Romboids’, whom I can find no record of…anyone?) and a Gofundme we can all get behind.

The Cylinders write:

‘In October 2021 Eric Flanagan, a member of the Dublin Airport Police & Fire Service, decided that for this year’s Christmas charity drive they would try something different.

Always willing to support the DAA staff charities, the firefighters and police officers dug deep and tapped into the endless hidden talent within the force, to produce a rocking video that will give everyone a much needed boost (of rocking medication) after a tough year and a half.

We need people to indulge their inner rock star, take out your air guitar, dig deep and donate to these fantastic charities. St. Francis Hospice The Mater Foundation Feed Our Homeless.’

The Cylinders are Mick Gurley, Eric Flanagan, Cian Delaney, Keith McDonald, Del Godson and Col Reid.

Nick says: Meds and rockers.

Dublin Airport Police And Fire Rescur Fundraiser (Go Fund me)

Above from left: Aine O’Dowd, graduating with a BA (Hons) Marketing Practice; Brenda Meira from Brazil, graduating with a BA (Hons) Marketing Practice; Pamela Grochowska, Swords and Poland, graduating with a BA (Hons) Marketing Practice; and Jennifer Treadwell, NCISU Vice President, graduating with a BA (Hon) in Business

This afternoon.

Convention Centre, Dublin

The National College of Ireland held its graduation process ‘in person’ this year with Over 2,000 students and their guests attending yesterday and today a number of “smaller sessions with limited numbers at each one to allow for social distancing”.

No masks?

Not as clever as we assumed.

Fight!

Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

From top: 3rd Place Coffee Shop, Dundalk; managers Niall McGuinness and Alicja Kolodziejczyk with ‘Chilli’

‘sup?

This afternoon.

Niall McGuinness writes:

‘My partner Alicja I currently manage 3rd Place Coffee House in Dundalk.

The HSE has summonsed us to attend Dundalk District Court this Thursday 2nd December for failing to comply with a Compliance Notice served on 5th November. If the Compliance Order is granted the District Judge has the power to close our business down for 7 days.

Our customers health status is none of my business. Our café will never discriminate against our customers whatever the consequences. I intend to fight this all the way at the District Court and Higher Courts. It doesn’t matter how many politicians and journalist endorse it or how many businesses enforce it, it will still be discrimination. Wrong is wrong we all have a moral and ethical duty to stand up and do what is right.

We have set up a Go Fund Me to support our initial costs because in Ireland there are huge barriers to access to justice as there is no legal aid available for such test cases.’

3rd Place Coffee Legal Fundraiser (GoFundme)

Update: ‘Chilli’ plays no role in these proceedings. He offered to help on a pro-bone basis, but was declined, an insider says.

Pics: 3rd Place Coffe/Trip Advisor

This afternoon.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

Housing minister Darragh O’ Brien outlines the government’s mica redress scheme which will be capped at €420,000. Homeowners will be able to receive €145 per square foot on the first 1,000 feet of a property. The total budget

Grants To be Capped At 420,000 In Mica Redress Scheme (RTÉ)

Meanwhile…

RollingNews

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris

This afternoon.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris will appear before the Policing Authority to discuss findings of an independent report into the cancellation of 999 calls made to the gardaí.

The interim review, published by the authority today, has found…

‘…incidents where “information provided by callers was not accurately recorded and this meant that gardaí were “dispatched to the wrong locations.” The report does not say how often this happened.

It also found that “callers could not be recontacted”, some “remain unidentified” and therefore the gardaí were “unable to provide a service.”

Some gardaí who had been sent to answer the calls were also found to have asked the dispatchers to cancel incidents, thereby avoiding initiating any follow-up.

…While gardaí have provided assurances of “no physical harm”, the report says some victims will have “experienced detriment”, but where a victim could not be identified, “the extent of any harm or detriment is unknown.”

999 callers’ details recorded incorrectly – report (RTÉ)

Previously: 999 Problems

RollingNews

Via Wikipedia:

On the afternoon of 29 November 1975, a bomb exploded in the public toilets in the arrivals terminal of Dublin Airport. It killed Aer Lingus worker John Hayes (38), who lived in Balbriggan, and injured nine others. According to bomb experts the bomb was hidden in a toilet tissue dispenser and went off after Hayes washed his hands and was about to leave. The blast ripped through a wall into a public bar where about thirty people were sitting. The airport was evacuated and a second bomb was found and safely detonated by a bomb disposal team.

Dublin Airport Bombings

Bomb Kills Aer Lingus Worker (RTÉ Archive)

Top pic via RTÉ

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