Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan

This morning.

Via RTÉ News:

The Government is launching a new campaign this weekend that will inform the public about a range of actions they can choose to take to save energy and money, whilst reducing national energy use.

The campaign will roll out in print, radio, and across social media.

A spokesperson said that the campaign will emphasise how, now more than ever, we need to be mindful of how we use energy.

They said: “The campaign will emphasise how the Government, homeowners, motorists, communities and businesses must all work together to overcome the immediate energy security and affordability challenges.

“This will benefit us individually in our energy bills and nationally in our energy security.”

Govt launches campaign to reduce national energy use (RTE)

Meanwhile…

.Minister Eamon Ryan said:

“That saves consumers money, it reduces the amount of gas that we buy from the market and therefore revenues going to the Russian government. It’s a step in the efficiencies direction where we need to go anyway.”

Rollingnews

British MPs have backed a formal investigation into whether UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson lied to parliament over ‘Partygate’

Tory MPs in the know
Say Johnson has fallen too low
As the word on the street’s
Is they’ll all lose their seats
Unless they can force him to go

John Moynes

BBC

Wild Dreams by Barry Quinn

This evening.

Mark at Jam Art Prints writes:

To celebrate the good weather and Spring finally feeling like it’s sprung, we have this A3 “Wild Dreams” print by Barry Quinn to give away.

To enter, just tell us your favourite thing about Spring.

Lines Must close on Friday at 10am.

Jam Art Prints

The Jam Art Print competition appears here every second Thursday.

Stop that.

This afternoon.

Herbert Park, Dublin 4.

Flower enthusiasts Remya Balan from India, living in Galway, and Neyva Torrico from Bolivia go cherry blossom picking.

They come over here.

With their fancy shawls.

Nicking our blossoms.

Harrumph.

Any excuse.

Leah Farrell/RollingNews

Yikes.

Germany says it will keep using Russian energy for now: ‘We have to be patient’ (Business Insider)

Screech.

No need for the language.

Senator Lynn Ruane

This afternoon.

Via RTE News:

Senator Lynn Ruane accused Senator Sharon Keogan of being “personal” towards witnesses, adding she should “check her Christian values.”

Ms Keogan responded that the committee should not be used as an “echo chamber for one view” and that it should allow space for all perspectives.

Ms Keogan told committee witness Gearoid Kenny Moore, who, with his husband, had twins through surrogacy, that he was “extremely lucky to be here today”.

Surrogacy committee suspended after ‘crude and cold’ accusation (RTE)

RollingNews

Last night.

Gate Theatre, Dublin 1.

The opening night of Frankenstein: How To Make A Monster with from top: Conrad and Selina Murray; Sinead Moriarty and Claudia Carroll; Mark Huberman and Simone Collins; David and Kelly O’Callaghan; Martin and Silvia Poppmeier; Laura Kelly and Clare Dunne; Emily Callan and Shane Gillen; Brian Gleeson; Victoria Alexiev, Rowan Finken and Bella Ray; Paul Donoghue and Rebecca Grimes; Tolu and Felicia Makay; Lara Begg, Helen Donoghue and Rachel Begg; Ciara McGuinness and Faye Flynn, and former President Mary McAleese and Martin McAleese.

Frankenstein: How To Make A Monster (Gate)

Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

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