That Petrol Emotion – Creeping To The Cross

Continuing our series of underrated Irish music since 1960, reader Eamonn high-fives Derry/Seattle politically engaged rock quintet That Petrol Emotion (who included the O’Neill brothers from The Undertones as well as charismatic frontman Steve Mack).

Eamonn chooses a song from their second album Babble (1987).

He writes:

“The last time I got a bloody lip in a moshpit was leaping around like a lunatic to this lot in a venue in The Angel, London.”

Nick says: It’s a gas.

That Petrol Emotion

Hurl (red) loses out to Hurley (orange)

Oh.

Féilim Mac An Iomaire tweetz:

Over 25,000 votes later NOW TV Ireland can reveal that it’s a Hurley! Despite 22 counties voting for Hurl the Hurley diehards in Munster managed to have it edge the popular vote with 52%. I’m sickened!

FRAUD!

Now TV

Fantasy Ireland.

A trailer for Episode 6 of the animated series, from Dublin-based Igloo Animations and the writers of Zig and Zag, featuring Dara O’ Briain, Michael D Higgins, Bono and a giant fish all in cartoon form.

Tonight on RTÉ2 at 11.20pm.

Catch up on the series here.

Previously: Fantasy Ireland on Broadsheet

Dublin Airport last Christmas

This afternoon.

The Dáil.

“I think in terms of people booking flights for Christmas to come home, I’d advise them not to do that at the moment.

“I know that’s difficult, I know that’s tough, but Christmas is six weeks away and it is too soon now for people to be booking flights to come home”.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar.

Meanwhile…

Mr Varadkar said there are dangers that international travel could reseed the virus here.

Visitors still welcome.

Good times.

Tánaiste advises not to book Christmas flights home yet (RTÉ)

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SPLUTTER!

Stephen McBride writes:

Oh dear….Also, plug for my own bus app (ios and Android) which features 100% fewer pornographic newsletters…

Donald Trump (left) and Joe Biden

This morning.

To recap…

…The Trump campaign has filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Arizona asking judges to stop state officials from certifying the vote in the US Presidential Election 2020.

Via Wall Street Journal:

Denying Mr. Biden the 47 electoral votes in those three states would block his path to securing a majority. Mr. Biden leads by about 50,000 votes, or 0.75%, in Pennsylvania; by about 146,000 votes, or 2.6%, in Michigan; and by about 13,000 votes, or 0.4%, in Arizona.

Few courts have considered similar requests in the past, leaving few precedents.

[States use their popular vote for president to send a set number of electors to formally vote for president in the Electoral College. The Constitution says state legislatures shall determine how the electors are chosen, leading to speculation about what would happen with deadlocked results.]

Asked about the Trump campaign’s attempts to delay certification in some states, Biden campaign general counsel Dana Remus said Tuesday: “They simply have no evidence, and to succeed in a lawsuit that will stop certification, there has to be evidence of a problem with the process.”

In Pennsylvania, government officials say the law doesn’t allow the Legislature to send up a pro-Trump set of electors.

Arizona is scheduled to certify its election results on Nov. 30. Michigan and Pennsylvania have deadlines of Nov. 23, under most circumstances.

What Is Trump’s Legal Strategy? Try to Block Certification of Biden Victory in States (WSJ)

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Meanwhile…

Anyone?

Gulp.

This morning.

Anyone?

Meanwhile, dawn swimmers at Bray seafront…

(Thanks Janet Phillips)

The question of our time.

Will Bond ever go electric?

Dublin Bond maniac Alan Carroll  writes:

We took the Tesla Model X out for a drive to see. Comparing it the new Aston Martin DBS that will appear in ‘No Time To Die’ as well as some of the cars from James Bonds past. I was wondering is this a Bond car?

Alan Carroll

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