Anthony Flynn in 2017

Last night.

Anthony Flynn, who was under suspension from the homeless charity he co-founded, was found dead at his home in Dublin’s East Wall yesterday.

Mr Flynn, 35, helped set up Inner City Helping Homeless (ICHH) in 2013, becoming its chief executive in 2019, and was a serving independent councillor on Dublin City Council.

He was suspended by the charity following allegations of sexual misconduct, although, gardai say, he was not arrested or formally questioned.

Founder of homeless charity dies in tragic circumstances (Irish Examiner)

Councillor Anthony Flynn who died in suspected suicide was facing probe into alleged sex assault (Independent.ie)

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Russian spy ship The Yantar is currently off the west coast of Ireland

This morning I’m wondering why
A Russian ship that’s used to spy
Would be sailing almost
Within sight of our coast
We could ask, but I doubt they’d reply

John Moynes

Behold: the BMW R1250R ‘Hulk Edition’ – a highly modified ‘cafe fighter’ take on Motorrad’s most modable hog by Bulgarian customiser Asen Zahariev and his team. 

The donor bike has a new subframe with a thin custom saddle and bespoke tail cowl mimicking the lines of the tank cover. Beyond that: a stacked pair of Shin Yo projector headlights, a pair of K&N pod filters and a blacked-out Leo Vince can, new spoked wheels taken from an R9T with black hubs, gold rims and an Aurora Diamond Green metallic paint job from BMW’s M8 Competition coupe. 

There’s only one, and it’s yours for about €26,000.

hiconsumption

This afternoon.

Via Independent.co.uk:

US health officials have announced that they are prepared to offer booster shots of the Moderna and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for all Americans beginning the week of 20 September.

“We conclude that a booster shot will be needed to maximize vaccine-induced protection and prolong its durability,” a statement reads.

The timing of the booster shot will be eight months after an individual’s second dose of the vaccine.

“Based on our latest assessment, the current protection against severe disease, hospitalisation, and death could diminish in the months ahead.”

A separate plan is being formed for recipients of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccine.

Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to be offered to all Americans from 20 September (Independent.co.uk)

Earlier: Free Soon?

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Meanwhile…

Current data does not indicate that Covid-19 booster shots are needed, the World Health Organization has said.

The WHO added that the most vulnerable people worldwide should be fully vaccinated before high-income countries deploy a top-up.

No need for Covid booster jabs for now – WHO (RTÉ)

‘sup?

This morning.

Carlosfandango writes:

Little Miss Kenny Craig Lette asks..’Look into my eyes, look into the eyes, the eyes, the eyes, not around the eyes, don’t look around the eyes, look into my eyes… you’re under….3, 2, 1, you’re back in the room.

Meanwhile, ‘wash day’ at the ‘fandangos?

Or uncomplicated odd sock fetish?

We may never know.

Probably none of our business.

This afternoon.

Via Fergal Bowers at RTE News:

The Health Service Executive has responded to reports of complaints and upset among some of its Covid-19 contact tracing staff, over a decision to defer plans for 100 promotional posts and also a change to working hours.

In correspondence seen by RTÉ News, the Contact Management Programme (CMP) told staff on 13 July, that due to the rapid rise in Covid-19 cases, and future modelling for cases, it wanted to upgrade contact tracers, on a temporary basis.

….However, on 12 August, by email, staff were told it had been decided not to proceed with the upgrade posts at the present time and it thanked staff for their expressions of interest for the roles.

Some contact tracing staff said there was “huge upset” with what had transpired as some people had put in extra work to get the posts.

Anyone?

Upset among contract tracing staff as HSE defers promotional post plans (RTÉ)

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Meanwhile…

Um.

Behold M57, aka, the Ring nebula – about one light-year across and 2,500 light-years away – the most famous celestial circle outside the rings of Saturn.

Its classic appearance is understood to be due to our own perspective, though. The recent mapping of the expanding nebula’s 3-D structure, based in part on this clear Hubble image, indicates that the nebula is a relatively dense, donut-like ring wrapped around the middle of a (American) football-shaped cloud of glowing gas. The view from planet Earth looks down the long axis of the football, face-on to the ring. Of course, in this well-studied example of a planetary nebula, the glowing material does not come from planets. Instead, the gaseous shroud represents outer layers expelled from the dying, once sun-like star, now a tiny pinprick of light seen at the nebula’s centre. Intense ultraviolet light from the hot central star ionises atoms in the gas. 

(Image: NASA, ESA, Hubble Legacy Archive; Processing: Judy Schmidt)

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