The meticulous paper art of Hiroki Saito – a variant of the Japanese art of kirigami (cut paper).
Taking several months to complete, each piece starts with an A3 or A4 sheet of delicate black mulberry-fibre washi paper into which Saito excises staggeringly detailed patterns before adding coloured paper as a backdrop.
Leather goods.
From the hands of acclaimed bluegrass musician and songwriter Niall Toner.
Niall Toner Jnr writes:
My oul fella (still a musician at 75, silenced by the Corona) has taken to making leather craft stuff during the lockdown.
He has a bit of a history of this, having founded the famous Toner motorcycle leathers brand in the late 1970s/early 80s.
These days he is making guitar straps and small pieces of furniture from repurposed leather, so it is suitable for (some) vegetarians too.
His handmade guitar straps can be got here.
Irish-made stocking fillers to Broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked “irish-Made Stocking Fillers’
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Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1985.
While many will deplore the dereliction, I for one would have loved to see the Office Furniture house preserved.
From #DublinBeforeTheTiger (1982-1992).
For more images FOLLOW, RE-TWEET & visit https://t.co/oQRmiSI5ya @photosofdublin pic.twitter.com/j4qv3hdqhJ— David Jazay (@DavidJazay) November 3, 2020
1985.
Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1.
Name those jammers, anyone?
“International travel at this moment is not safe. The vast majority of countries are red or getting redder”, Dr Tony Holohan CMO, tells Oireachtas Committee on Transport & Communications Network.
— Fergal Bowers (@FergalBowers) November 3, 2020
This morning.
Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health, Dr Tony Holohan warns the joint Oireachtas committee on Transport and Communications that “Europe has uncontrolled transmission of the disease…”
More as we get it.
Watch live here
Meanwhile…
"The risk to people in this country is not arising today from the numbers coming through Dublin Airport, it's arising through all the things that are going on in this country" @CMOIreland says, adding international travel is a bigger factor when local transmission is lower. pic.twitter.com/ihywTkrSYI
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) November 3, 2020
My apologies, I got this wrong. Outdoor leisure facilities including tennis courts and golf courses will be closed from Thursday. Guidance here: https://t.co/H50ohAAuw3 https://t.co/6Trwzyv2j4
— Michael Gove (@michaelgove) November 3, 2020
This morning.
UK cabinet minister Michael Gove corrects an error while outlining new severe Lockdown rules where people will be told to stay at home except for specific reasons.
Covid-19: English lockdown may last beyond 2 Dec, says Gove (BBC)
Meanwhile…
Julia asks housing secretary Robert Jenrick four times if the government have carried out an impact assessment of the cost of the second lockdown, which the MP says is “an unreasonable question.”
Watch the show ► https://t.co/D5kAWXNhvW@JuliaHB1 | @RobertJenrick pic.twitter.com/pcqRJcflHH
— talkRADIO (@talkRADIO) November 3, 2020
Alternatively…
Last night I was sent official NHS docs from a whistleblower. Here you will see one page from the
report which shows as of 1 Nov, deaths down in every region bar the NW,and no evidence of any kind of overload on the NHS pic.twitter.com/sfydYHIoWc— Simon Dolan #KBF (@simondolan) November 3, 2020
Oh.
This week, we are focusing on how you can better cope with #Level5.
First up is @RichardBrutonTD baking scones — this is the wholesome content you’ve been waiting for all year. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/mJq3tXEHRl
— Fine Gael (@FineGael) November 3, 2020
Christ.
Thankfully, @simoncoveney has confirmed the leaked document sent to @LeoVaradkar‘s friend was sent on a “confidential basis” 🤪 #MuppetShow #cblive #LeoTheLeak #SackVaradkar pic.twitter.com/pcIh5ojA8o
— Mick Caul 😷 (@caulmick) November 2, 2020
Last night.
Meanwhile…
The Tánaiste is due to give a 20-minute statement in the Dáil chamber at 4.10pm on how and why he gave a contract negotiated between the Government and the Irish Medical Organisation to a rival GP group in April of last year.
As well as Mr Coveney, a succession of Fine Gael Ministers have defended Mr Varadkar asserting that much of the information in the document was in the public realm and his only intention was to ensure more GPs signed-up to a long-overdue upgraded contract.
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said he has confidence in the Tánaiste but admitted the controversy is a distraction.
Varadkar due to make Dáil statement over document leak (RTE)
Meanwhile…
Paddy Cosgrave
Paddy Cosgrave [Web Summit co-founder], who has been a vocal critic of the Government and the political system, and also settled a High Court action taken by Mr Ó’Tuathail – who received the leak from Mr Varadkar – earlier this year.
Mr Cosgrave also provided “strategic advice” on the article, [Village editor Michael Smith] said. Asked for comment, Mr Cosgrave responded with an emoji with a zipped mouth.
When details of his alleged involvement were put to him, he responded with a “thumbs up” emoji.
Mr Smith has said he has “more information” to come on the Varadkar story.
Asked for details, he said the magazine is “going through a whole range of correspondence that [whistleblower Chay [Bowe} received, mostly from Maitiú Ó Tuathail.”
Who are the main players in the Varadkar document leak? (irish Times)
‘sup?
This morning.
Dublin 7.
Paul McCarthy writes:
Prophetic ‘pumpkin’? Here’s hoping!
Behold: the Ares S1 Project Spyder: a completely roofless variant of the S1 coupe created (like its sister) with computer-aided design and computational fluid dynamics to maximise slip.
The combination of a lightweight carbon fibre body and a 715bhp V8 engine rocket the thing to 100km’h in 2.7 seconds. 24 will be released next year and the price of yours is available on request.
Don’t forget your helmet unless you want to be picking flies out of your eye sockets.
