Two eagle rays – Nibble and Spot – have surprised New Zealand aquarists and scientists by giving birth without any males in their tank
It fills me with pleasure to say
In New Zealand some virginal ray
Have just given birth
So at long last our earth
Has two fishy saviours. Hooray!
Pic: Sea Life Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium
Clockwise from top left: Neil Curran, Marco Dias, Vanessa Foran and Derek O’Donoghue
Indeed and you probably are.
Broadsheet on the Telly returns at 9.30pm streaming LIVE above and on our YouTube channel.
Join old friends, new pals and our pets as we discuss the news of the week.
Hosted by Neil Curran.
Hot Wheels
atBehold: a heavily modified one-off version of the otherwise utilitarian, very popular but not terribly pretty Kawasaki Ninja 650.
Transformed by Alex Gao of Cowboys Chopper in Taipei, the custom build features a bespoke subframe with a hand-shaped aluminium tank, café racer style seat and a headlight bracket modelled after the kanji character for “eye” (目).
It’s only for looking at.
The votes are in.
Last week, with a sparkling €25 Golden Discs voucher on offer, I asked you to name the song you sing while Hoovering.
You answered in your dozens, providing a dust-beating playlist of domestic chore-easing choonage.
But there could be only one winner.
Third Place:
Flawless – George Michael
Bertie Blenkinsop writes:
The perfect song for those of us who only dance from the knees up (and are partial to a double hand clap)…
Runner-up:
Fluke – Tosh
Clampers Outside writes:
I used to do most of my hoovering and cleaning after a big night out as I always found it a good way to get up and work off the previous nights excesses. The single came with 4 mixes – GOSH, MOSH, COSH & POSH – with the first, GOSH, being my preferred as it’s a faster track with a fuller sound that feels really lush, but yet it won’t grate on that sore head, but instead, carry you away to the night before as you run that sucker over the floors :) No better tune to lift the spirits while working off the excesses of the night before while doing the mundane of the morning after :)
Winner:
Etta James – seven day fool.
Eamonn writes
Hoover your heart out, my hearties. No noise cancelling ‘phones on my head, so……. before or after hoovering, indeed, anytime anyday, Etta sounds good. Would you rather brush the dog or Hoover? it is one of life’s imponderables…
Nick says: Thanks all.
Last week: Win Nick’s Golden Voucher
Former FBI Director James Comey
On The Late Late Show…
Jennifer O’Brien writes:
James Comey,former director of the FBI, will be speaking to Ryan about the impact President Biden can make, and what he thinks the future holds for the USA and for former President Donald Trump.
…we will host a celebration of Irish traditional music with talented performers including Donny Lunny, Andy Irvine, Zoë Conway, Frankie Gavin, Louise Mulcahy, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Jim Higgins, Martin O’Connor, and Edel Fox bringing the power of trad music to viewers at home.
With the 40th anniversary of the Stardust Tragedy taking place next month on Valentine’s Day, Ryan will speak to author Lisa Lawlor, who lost both of her parents in the fire that claimed 48 lives, leaving her orphaned at just 17 months old. Lisa’s novel, Stardust Baby, was released this week.
Ryan will also be joined by Jeni Pim, wife of Nigel Pim who passed away on January 14th from COVID-19 at the age of 50.
The Late Late Show on RTÉ One at 9.35pm.
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Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said the mandatory quarantine of incoming visitors to Ireland would not be proportionate or workable https://t.co/JfygEcwqQe
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) January 21, 2021
This afternoon.
The Tánaiste said the Government’s new mandatory requirement of a PCR test is being met with a very high degree of compliance and fines are being issued for those who breach the rules.
He said the three main reasons for opposing mandatory quarantine were that it is “disproportionate”, because positive Covid-19 cases within the State were not quarantined; the EU’s stringent rules on the freedom of movement; and the fact that Ireland cannot control its border, ie with Northern Ireland, in the same way that other island states can…
Meanwhile…
the emergence of variant strains, many EU countries have adopted more stringent travel policies to meet these new risks. These include combinations of pre-departure testing, quarantine requirements on arrival and post-arrival testing rules.”
— Fergal Bowers (@FergalBowers) January 21, 2021
Fight!
Meanwhile…
WHO Information Notice for IVD Users 2020/05. ‘Provide the Ct value in the report to the requesting health care provider.’ https://t.co/zZlD22CDUe
— Carl Heneghan (@carlheneghan) January 20, 2021
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