This morning.

More than 60,000 students are receiving their Leaving Cert results today.

Via RTÉ:

Grades are up by an average of 2.4 percentage points compared to last year. However the increase is greater across many higher level subjects.

This is likely to fuel a rise in points for many college courses when CAO offers are made next Tuesday.

…These increases come on top of 2020 results that were themselves significantly inflated compared to previous years, with a 4.4 percentage average rise recorded last year.

Further rise in top grades for Leaving Cert students (RTÉ)

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Meanwhile…

In fairness.

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien

This morning.

FIGHT!

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Last night.

Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England.

Via The Sun:

A FA Youth Cup match had to be called off last night after a player suffered a “cardiac arrest” on the pitch. Fans were asked to leave the game between West Bridgford FC Colts and Boston United after the horror incident. Witnesses claimed the player was given “multiple” shocks from a defibrillator, but remained unresponsive.

Player ‘suffers cardiac arrest’ at FA Youth Cup match as paramedics battle to revive him and game abandoned (The Sun)

Previously: Covid: Prof Jonathan Van-Tam vaccinates Boston United players (BBC,  June 25)

Meanwhile…

Previously: ‘Not In Vain’

Abba – I Still Have Faith

Andy Pipkin writes:

Janet will be over the moon with the news that Abba are to release a brand new studio album called Voyage – and will perform digitally in London next May. Recorded together at Benny’s studio in Stockholm, Voyage will be released worldwide on November 5. Above is the new single….

This morning.

Just ‘dropped.

The first official trailer and poster for Belfast, starring Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench and Jude Hill and directed by Belfast-born, Sir Kenneth Branagh.

Any excuse.

Release date: November 12,

Thanks Sandra Houlihan

By deleting texts relating to his official duties, Simon Coveney (above) may have breached the Freedom of Information act

In politics some can’t see why
The usual rules should apply
To those at the top
And that’s why they stop
Believing in our FoI

John Moynes

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Behold: the Cake Makka – a lightweight, utilitarian ebike (probably destined for a Deliveroo fleet near you) from Swedish electric motorbike manufacturer Cake.

Available in two 60kg variants, the Flex and the Range: both upgradable with attachment points for passenger seats, cargo bins and racks, with fat knobbly tyres, LED lights, regenerative braking, TFT display, multiple ride modes and a 0-80% charge time of two hours.

The Flex has a top speed of 45km/h and a 50km range while the Range will do 25km/h for 56km.

Available to preorder (in white or, if you’re feeling especially frisky, grey) here.

hiconsumption

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