St Stephen’s Green, yesterday.
Colum Cronin (surely the park’s de facto artist in residence at this stage) tweetz:
Autumnal reflections… Dublin is gorgeous.
US President Donald Trump will contest the 2024 election should he lose this year, his former White House Chief of Staff has revealed
What do you think that you’ll do
When at long last you’re age eighty two?
Well the President’s men
Think that he’ll run again
And everything they say is true
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MORE to follow.
State of play in remaining swing states in the US Presidential Election as of 10.25pm
Tonight.
US Democrat Presidential candidate Joe Biden maintains his lead over US President Donald Trump as counting and, amid claims of massive voter fraud, lawsuits continue.
More as we get it.
Trump wins greater access to Philly mail ballot center; counting continues as Biden gains (PBS)
US election 2020: Biden holds lead over Trump in tense wait for results – live updates (Guardian)
Earlier: Dan Boyle: Donald Ducked
Yesterday: It’s A Mudslide
This day 107 years – 5 November 1913 – William Mulholland declared, “There it is. Take it,” as water emerged from the Los Angeles Aqueduct for the first time.
Born in Belfast and educated by the Christian Brothers in Dublin, Mulholland supervised the building of the aqueduct. pic.twitter.com/dMVPBe1SIZ
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) November 5, 2020
Controversial, brilliant self-taught civil engineer and loose inspiration for the Hollis Mulwray character in river-siphoning classic Chinatown (1972).
According to historian William L. Kahrl :
The harshest judgement of Mulholland’s actions lay in the damage he had done to the principle of public water development. More than any other individual, William Mulholland, through the building of the aqueduct and the formation of the Metropolitan Water District, established the principle of public ownership of water indelibly on California’s history.
Oh.
This is a Cloudbow. Sometimes called a fogbow or white rainbow. Pictured near Gorey Co. Wexford this afternoon.
The colours are fainter than a rainbow as the water droplets in the cloud are smaller than raindrops. pic.twitter.com/uHzzoBRQSO— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 5, 2020
It was him.
This afternoon.
Gorey, County Wexford.
Arf.
Two Versions
at
Version 1: ’24 hour vehicular deliveries and access from Dame Street: between South Great Georges Street and Anglesea Street area. Concept aerial view of space in use, looking west over College Green and Dame Street.’
Version 2: ‘Vehicular deliveries and access from Dame Street: between South Great George’s Street and Anglesea Street area from 6am to 11am, and traffic-free after 11am. Concept aerial view of space in use, looking west over College Green and Dame Street.’
UPDATE: versions 1 and 2 compared.
This afternoon
Further to Dublin City Council’s launch of a public consultation on updated proposals to pedestrianise College Green and much of Dame Street, Dublin 2…
…Dublin Cycling Campaign tweetz:
There are two versions (above) of the proposal: One which allows 24hr access to Dame Street for deliveries etc, and the other which would restrict vehicular access on Dame Street to 6am-11am. A two-way segregated cycle route along Dame Street is provided in both options.
Both proposals include the pedestrianisation of much of Dame Street from College Green as far as South Great George’s Street.
The proposal is strikingly ambitious, but that is exactly what’s required considering the social, economic, health & environmental challenges we face. What do you think?
FIGHT!
Cry Before Dawn – Gone Forever
Continuing our series of underrated Irish music since 1960, reader Ross Mac has a soft spot for 1980s Wexford rockers Cry Before Dawn.
The video for this single from 1987 was shot in Dun Mhuire, Wexford.
Ross Mac writes:
“A great emigrant’s lament. A fantastic recognisably Irish tune and certainly underrated.”
Nick says: Dawn chorus.
Look Up
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There have been many flying cars over the years but, for all kinds of reasons, none have ever made it into production. Slovakian designers Stefan Klein and Anton Zajac want to change that.
Their vision – the Klein AirCar – lives up to its name with some style, in fairness.