From top: Deirdre Conroy; this morning’s Irish Times; Crystal Holidays

This morning.

Via Irish Times:

Her statement of claim, lodged in June 2016 and seen by The Irish Times, alleges the injury left her with with mobility issues , and that she “has not been able to continue” with many of the things she did before, such as sailing and walking.

The injury had caused “significant interference with the enjoyment of everyday life”, leaving her with “ongoing and continuing pain”, a limp and difficulty sleeping.

Photographs posted by Ms Conroy on Facebook in 2019 show her riding a horse and seated on a motorcycle. She has regularly posted images of herself out swimming and posted about taking up golf last year

A Bailey on ice.

Good times.

Fianna Fáil’s byelection candidate alleges negligence following ski trip accident  (Irish Tiimes)

Previously: Er…

Matilda and Oliver Wren at the ODEON Newbridge, county Kildare

Stop that!

This morning.

Ian Collins writes:

On Monday, ALL eleven ODEON cinemas nationwide (Dublin, Waterford, Cavan, Limerick, Laois & Kildare) will welcome guests back to enjoy films in the best possible way – on the big screen.

The wellbeing of ODEON guests and those that work in ODEON is a top priority and all the sites will be fully Covid compliant with strict social distancing protocols in place including Limiting the number of seats for sale for each film (max 50 seats) and staggering show times to reduce queues.

ODEON

SpaceX has launched a supply mission bound for the International Space Station which includes carrying 20,000 tardigrades, better known as water bears

There’s a rocket in orbit and it
Contains several samples of spit
And also onboard
Is a tardigrade horde
I don’t know how they made it all fit

John Moynes

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The sleep-deprived dusk till dawn experience of a new mother captured in a semi-autobiographical short by Neta Cohen. to wit:

The intense sensations, both physical and mental, of becoming a mother for the first time, coupled with extreme sleep deprivation, made me feel hazy yet overly susceptible, tired yet extremely tense. I was so tuned into the slightest, most subtle movements and sounds, that I could literally feel my home surroundings waking to life around me.

shortoftheweek

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