And then there were three!
We were delighted to get this photo today of Sean O’Sullivan, the third child from the left, in this 1946 photo used as the cover of our book
Thank you to niece Mary Fitzgerald for sending this on, taken through the window of Dingle Community Hospital pic.twitter.com/8yoIv6Pgrh
— Old Ireland in Colour (@irelandincolour) February 24, 2021
In fairness.
With a few judicious tweaks and the appropriate soundtrack, Tobias Conrad recuts one of the best movies of all time into a sinister horror flick.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) February 24, 2021
This morning.
Golf legend Tiger Woods is “awake and responsive” following surgery on serious leg injuries suffered in a car crash in Los Angeles, California, USA yesterday.
Via BBC:
The 15-time golf major champion, 45, had to be “extricated from the wreck” by firefighters and paramedics.
The American suffered “open fractures affecting the tibia and fibula bones” in his lower right leg “stabilised by inserting a rod into the tibia”.
Injuries to his foot and ankle have been stabilised with screws and pins.
Tiger Woods car crash: Golfing great ‘awake and responsive’ following surgery (BBC)
Taoiseach Micheál Martin addresses the nation at Government Buildings last night
Martin’s now saying that by late June
Which, let’s face it, is reasonably soon
We may have the vaccine
That remains to be seen
But if so I’ll be over the moon
Yesterday. Location unspecified.
Colum Cronin tweets:
“Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes. It’s awful.” A fitting Samuel Beckett quote for an abandoned garage with his mural. (could equally be applied to lockdown)
Meanwhile…
Tomorrow Tonight.
A Lockdown series.
Bernard Purcell, editor of the London-based The Irish World previews tomorrow’s front pages.
Behold: the heart of the Rosette Nebula, lit by the young stars of Caldwell 50, also known as the Satellite Cluster. To wit:
The stars of NGC 2244 formed from the surrounding gas only a few million years ago. The featured image taken in January using multiple exposures and very specific colours of Sulphur (shaded red), Hydrogen (green), and Oxygen (blue), captures the central region in tremendous detail. A hot wind of particles streams away from the cluster stars and contributes to an already complex menagerie of gas and dust filaments while slowly evacuating the cluster centre. The Rosette Nebula‘s centre measures about 50 light-years across, lies about 5,200 light-years away, and is visible with binoculars towards the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros).
(Image: Don Goldman)
This afternoon.
Tramore, County Waterford.
Pics by Joe Fitzgerald
Previously: Memorable Foam
Meanwhile…
Scenes of flooding in Mallow Co Cork today. Outdoor games won’t be resumed in Bishop Casey memorial park for a while yet. @PAImages pic.twitter.com/oHsGr4vqJt
— Niall Carson (@niallcarsonpa) February 23, 2021
Oh.
Strand – Stole A Train
Can you hear that lonesome whistle blow?
This polished gem of a song can be found on Strand’s album Can’t Trust The Rain and features Niall F Toner (vocals, guitar), Duncan Maitland (guitar and vocals), Ger Kiely (guitar), Les Keye (bass, vocals and production duties), Kevin Malone (drums) and Darragh O Ceallaigh (keyboards).
The video by Liam Grant features archive footage of Buster Keaton and pleasing geometric shapes.
Nick says: The right side of the tracks.
