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A shark appears at a surf competition at Macauley’s Beach in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales captured by photographer Steph Bellamy yesterday.

“I took a shot, but as I stood up there was a splash and I thought, ‘what was that?’ and hit the button to take another photograph,” she said.
“Then I heard the judges say, ‘Wow, what was that?’ and I expanded the shot out so I could have a look and it was as plain as day there was a major photobomb from a beautiful creature of our planet. It was a shark, and quite a large one.”
She said the mums and kids were told to get out of the water, but 10 minutes later the competition resumed with the open men’s heat.

Good times.

Photographer captures moment a shark jumps out of the water at NSW beach during surf contest (ABC)

Thanks Mark Geary

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From top: Stacy Kenny; from left:  Jennifer de Poire, Edelle Mc Crudden, and Sinead Delany, all staff members of St Kevin’s College, Ballygall Road, Dublin. Centre: teachers at Lorreto College, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin Above:  St Colman’s Community College, Midleton, Co Cork this morning.

Oh it’s on.

Schools closed as teachers strike over Junior Cycle reform (RTE)

Pics: Sam Boal and Leah Farrell/Photocall Ireland, Proinsias Ó Tuama

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Cian O’Daly and son Henry

You may recall the post concerning the removal of Health Card privileges from five-year-old Henry O’Daly,  who is suffering from Hypo-Plastic Left Heart Syndrome.

Well.

Dad Cian writes:

Thanks to everyone for the amazing level of support shown over the past few days. I am pleased to let you know that the matter has now reached a positive conclusion whereby Leo Varadkar’s parliamentary policy advisor phoned [Friday] to apologise and to provide definitive confirmation that Henry will retain his medical card. I have no doubt that the support shown by all of you coupled with representations made on my behalf by The Live Line with Joe Duffy Team and the office of [Labour’s] John Lyons TD, expedited the whole process of review and forced the HSE to reverse their decision.

Previously: Dear Leo

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