#Ukraine: An interesting buggy with a mounted Browning M2 .50 heavy machine gun, belonging to the Ukrainian forces, was destroyed near Marinka, Donetsk Oblast. The buggy was also transporting an AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher and a Barrett M107A1 .50 sniper rifle. pic.twitter.com/txaCNIVyaw
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 20, 2022
Um.
Also: Hmmm.
Yesterday.
Name that Irish Army jammer, anyone?
Cat Dowling – All That I Can Do
Cat power.
Kilkenny singer Cat Dowling (top) channels her inner PJ Harvey on the fourth single from her album Animals, released on the FIFA label.
Cat writes:
“Love is the greatest we can offer anyone and that includes ourselves.”
The video was shot in Bray, County Wicklow, by Louise Myler with Paddy Jordan as Director of Photography.
Nick says: Feline groovy.
What you may need to know.
1. Thor: Love and Thunder is remarkable for a few reasons, and there’s plenty for fans to get excited about. Now that the delays are firmly in the past.
2. This charts new territory for the MCU, as it is the first time a character will have had four standalone movies to themselves.
3. Chris Hemsworth is Thor once more, reuniting with director Taika Waititi and Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster. If you recall, Jane was not in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and her absence was explained in the awkward confirmation that she had dumped Thor. Maybe Thor: Love and Thunder will explain why?
4. And yes, she will get to wield Mjölnir.
5. Tessa Thompson is back as Valkyrie, in her new role as the leader of New Asgard after Avengers: Endgame (2019) saw Thor head off into space with the Guardians of the Galaxy (great Movie btw and brilliant soundtrack!).
6. Christian Bale, meanwhile, plays an unspecified “villain“, Russell Crowe appears in a cameo as Zeus, and singer Jenny Morris is in an unconfirmed role.
7. Matt Damon is also reprising his role as an Asgardian thespian alongside Sam Neill and Luke Hemsworth. New to the troupe is Melissa McCarthy playing actress Hela (her real-life husband Ben Falcone is also cast in an undisclosed role, though we have to imagine he’s part of the troubadour group).
9. Other returning cast members could include Tom Hiddleston‘s Loki and Mark Ruffalo as Professor Hulk, but the only other one we’re confident of is Waititi’s once again voicing fan-favourite Korg
Andy’s verdict: Hammer time.
Release: In cinemas July 8.
This morning.
Via ‘Reclaim Ireland’:
Protect the Irish Peoples right to own their own Home: We oppose the current Bill before the Dail that will remove a citizens private Property Rights.
Protect the Irish Peoples right to Bodily Autonomy: We oppose the new WHO Treaty, this could result in Mandatory Vaccinations in the future.
Protect the Irish Peoples right to Free Speech: We oppose this Government new Hate Crime Bill, we see this as a major threat to our Democracy.
Protect our Neutrality: We oppose this Governments efforts to undermine Ireland’s long Established NeutralityProtect the Irish Peoples right to live Free: We will seek to review this Government’s so called Climate Action Plan, as we believe it is causing significant hardship to communities around the country.
Fight!
Roll up.
This morning.
Via RTÉ News:
The Health Service Executive has said it is finalising plans to begin the second booster vaccination programme…
…It said it expects the programme to begin very soon, “in the coming days“.
….Earlier this month, NIAC recommended a second booster (a fourth dose) for everyone over 65 years, to be given generally six months after the last vaccination.
It also recommended a second booster for everyone aged 12 years and older who has a weak immune system,
NIAC is currently looking at what it should recommend in terms of a second booster for other groups.
Covid-19 booster vaccination programme set to start ‘in the coming days’ (RTE)
Meanwhile…
JUST IN 🚨 Moderna plans to submit an application to the U.S. health regulator for emergency use authorization of its COVID vaccine among kids between the ages of six months to five years by end of the month: spokesperson – Reuters
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) April 21, 2022
Gulp.
Meanwhile…
Ireland's top radio sports show @offtheball and presenter @MolloyJoe continue to ignore this issue. Why?!! pic.twitter.com/bDUKIRTYCD
— TheIrishInquiry (@IrishInquiry) April 21, 2022
Anyone?
‘sup?
Yesterday.
River Dodder, Dublin.
Thanks Sauvignon Blanc
Free Sunday?
Do you have broken items at home – clothes, small appliances, toys, electronics?
Read on.
Jeffrey Roe from Tog Hackerspace, writes:
We are looking for all your broken things. We want to stop you from throwing them out and help you repair them for free.
On Sunday we will be holding a Repair Café. A grassroots event to stop things from going to landfill and repairing them.
Broadsheet readers must have broken things lying around that they have put off for years repairing. We want to help you this Sunday.
Repair Cafe, TOG, Unit 1B Motor City, Kylemore Road, Dublin 12 between 11am–4 pm.
Yesterday.
Ahead of this weekend’s voting, President Emmanuel Macron and rival Marine Le Pen held an acrimonious telly debate where they clashed over relations with Russia, the Islamic headscarf and the jab.
Via France 24:
The most explosive clash came when Le Pen confirmed she was sticking to her controversial policy of banning the wearing of the Islamic headscarf by women in public, describing it as a “uniform imposed by Islamists”.
Macron responded: “You are going to cause a civil war if you do that. I say this sincerely.”
She also vowed to put an end to “anarchic and massive” immigration into France, claiming it was worsening crime which she said was becoming “unbearable” for people all over the country.
Macron, Le Pen in final poll campaigning rush after bitter debate (France 24)
Meanwhile…
Marine Le Pen wants to “reinstate suspended caregivers” who were fired during Covid for being unjabbed and “return the salaries they were deprived of.” pic.twitter.com/O5P5fjrSXV
— Wittgenstein (@backtolife_2022) April 21, 2022
Fight!
France 24
Mariupol, Ukraine with the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works plant behind buildings damaged in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict
⚡️#Putin called the storming of #Azovstal‘s industrial zone in #Mariupol unreasonable and ordered its cancellation. pic.twitter.com/ieGFVIqqEr
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 21, 2022
This morning.
Via The Guardian:
Russia has claimed it has captured the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, with the exception of the Azovstal metallurgical plant, where about 2,000 Ukrainian fighters are holding out. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has ordered the plant to be blockaded, but cancelled plans to storm it.
More as we get it.
Russian defence minister claims to have captured Mariupol – reports (The Guardian)
Reuters
DJ Annie Mac
On The Late Late Show…
…Linda Pototzki writes:
Cork men, Timmy Long and James Leonard, otherwise known as The Two Norries will join Ryan and will share their personal stories of addiction and recovery, and what inspired them to start a podcast together.
DJ and former top BBC Radio host Annie Macmanus aka Annie Mac will talk about bringing clubbing back to life after two years of empty dancefloors…
…Ahead of her support slot with her mentor Ed Sheeran in Croke Park this weekend, new pop hopeful Maisie Peters performs her single ‘Psycho’ live in studio…
…Westmeath comedian Alison Spittle will be live in studio with Ryan to talk about the very unexpected inspiration behind her new show,…
Queen of ventriloquism Nina Conti will surprise members of The Late Late Show audience with her hilarious match-making skills….
Plus, Ryan will be joined by the cast of the musical Girl from the North Country, based on the music of Bob Dylan, who are also in studio for a live performance of a Dylan classic. The hit Broadway musical by Conor McPherson comes to Dublin’s Olympia Theatre this June.
The Late Late Show on RTÉ One tomorrow at 9:35pm.
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