A new survey says Dublin is the second-most ‘coffee-obsessed’ capital in the world, but the quality is lower than many cities

Dublin’s the city to go
To if you’re looking for Joe
But do we pass the test
For brewing the best?
I’m sorry, the answer is no

John Moynes

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Behold: the the Lamborghini Miura SVJ.

Only four of these were ever built, making this vehicle something of ‘Holy Grail’ as the only Super Veloce Jota to come up for sale since the early 1970s.

A high performance variant of the already nippy Rod Stewartmobile, the 300km/h SVJ has a 418bhp V12 engine, an aeronautical aluminium alloy body, track-grade suspension and brakes. Originally sold to Corsican real estate developer Paul Ferrandi, it has has undergone a world class restoration by Carrozzeria Cremonini and Top Motors.

Price – as you’d expect – by request.

hiconsumption

This afternoon.

Convention Centre, Dublin.

MoRhustyDilis writes:

Protest against vaccination passports at the Convention Centre (where the Dáil is sitting)….approx 300 people.

Earlier: Can’t We Just Sit Down And Talk It Over?

This afternoon.

IMMA, Dublin.

Members of the public watch performances by, from top: poet Rachael Hegarty, musician Farah Elle and poet Geoff Finan as part of the ‘Words Move’ project from Festival in a Van and Poetry Ireland.

They both will bring live performance ‘to your door’ featuring ten poets and ten singer-songwriters taking in ten counties this Summer (details at link below).

Any excuse.

Festival In A Van

Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

Construction on The National Children’s Hospital began with a budget of €800m

This afternoon.

Public Accounts Committee, Dáil at the Convention Centre, Dublin.

Via RTÉ:

TDs have raised concerns that the cost of the National Children’s Hospital could rise to almost €2 billion, after its management board revealed the contractors have made an additional half a billion worth of claims.

David Gunning of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board told the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee that an additional 906 contractor claims have been made with a value of €446 million.

This is in addition to the €1.43bn cost for the project agreed by the Cabinet in 2019.

Neither the board nor the Department of Health will divulge the real costs for fear of litigation from the contractor.

Children’s hospital cost could rise to €2bn, PAC hears (RTÉ)

Meanwhile…

Oh.

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Thanks Giggidygoo

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