This afternoon.
York Street, Dublin 2.
Hairdressers, retail considered as Govt to assess restrictions (RTÉ)
Time to speak explain yourselves…..@ManUtd?#SuperLeaguehttps://t.co/SZm9SbTVs8 pic.twitter.com/0tJUQndnVh
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) April 21, 2021
This afternoon.
Ex-Manchester United footballer Rio Ferdinand asks his former club to explain their participation in the now-aborted European Super League.
Go on.
We’re listening.
Yesterday: Jumpers For Goalposts
Spreader?
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Yesterday.
Covid checkpoint at Kilcullen outside Naas, county Kildare.
The streets are a little safer.
FFG Ina Shui
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Fine Gael’s Maria Byrne (left) and Fianna Fáil’s Gerry Horkan
This afternoon.
In the Seanad by-elections.
Via RTÉ:
Fianna Fáil’s Gerry Horkan was elected to the Industrial and Commercial Panel, receiving 114 first preference votes and was elected on the first count, with the quota set at 101.5.
Green Party Chairperson Hazel Chu, who contested the election as an independent, got 10 votes.
Fine Gael’s Byrne, from Limerick, won a seat on the Agriculture Panel receiving 118 votes, finishing well ahead of Independent candidate Ian Marshall, who got 69 votes
Democracy.
It’s a beautiful thing.
Byrne and Horkan elected to Seanad following by-election (RTÉ)
Meanwhile…
People have asked, was it worth the fuss for coming last? Absolutely. We need to put women & minorities at the table. We need to show anyone can run for any election. We need every party to run candidates in future that want to contribute and that represents society. Thanks all x
— Hazel Chu (@hazechu) April 21, 2021
St Peter’s, Phibsborough, Dublin on Good Friday
Archbishop Eamon Martin expresses concerns at criminalisation of public worship in Ireland – https://t.co/EeHjhCaCeH pic.twitter.com/T8BAQZefgB
— Catholic Herald (@CatholicHerald) April 21, 2021
This morning.
Via Irish Times Letters:
At long last the Roman Catholic Church has expressed concern about the criminalising of public worship in the Republic (“Catholic archbishop criticises ‘provocative’ law on services”)
The Government does not seem to care that in this respect the country is out of step with most other countries in Europe. At Easter, we had a ludicrous situation that churches in the North were able to celebrate Easter while in the South they were bolted and barred.
Meanwhile…
“To criminalise gathered worship is effectively to criminalise the practice of the Christian religion.”
It is “disproportionate and exceeds the limits of government authority.”
Read: https://t.co/SOaWP5dFbf@pciassembly @PCIModerator pic.twitter.com/LaUPigg1jY
— Alastair Dunlop (@alastairjdunlop) April 21, 2021
This morning.
Faith! Fight!
Wicklow Gardaí are delighted to announce the expansion of the “Chatting Bench” initiative to Arklow’s St Mary’s Park. Anyone who wants to have a chat can check the Wicklow Garda Facebook page for the times Gardaí will be available for and come down for a talk.#HereToHelp pic.twitter.com/a3rZwltbqi
— Garda Info (@gardainfo) April 21, 2021
This morning.
It’s good to talk.
With the rozzers?
Only you can decide.
Flat Refusal
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Stills from the BBC’s documentary Black Power: A British Story of Resistance’ (2021)
Come Here To Me writes:
BBC documentary showing ‘No Coloured, No Irish’ handmade sign in footage (13 mins) from 1960s. Aware that there has been discussion about an apparent lack of contemporary photographs of such signs…
ReHumanise – We Are Strong!
Fancy a rousing synth-pop anthem?
Then check out the new video by composer/producer Damian Brady (top) aka ReHumanise who makes his Roland sing.
Nick says: It’s a synth.