A senior moment in the Presidential campaign.

Via The Hill:

Biden, meanwhile, has seen an opportunity in Trump’s slipping poll numbers to court senior voters. The Democratic nominee held a campaign event in Pembroke Pines, Fla., on Tuesday during which he laid out his plan for older Americans.

“You deserve respect and peace of mind, but you’re not getting it because to Donald Trump, you’re expendable,” Biden said during his speech. “You’re forgettable. You’re virtually nobody. That’s how he sees seniors. That’s how he sees you.”

Trump shares manipulated image of Biden in wheelchair at nursing home (The Hill)

Meanwhile…

Oh.

Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad (NY Post)

Opera singers, above from left: mezzo-soprano Aebh Kelly, bass-baritone David Howes, soprano Kelli-Ann Masterson and soprano Rachel Goode

This morning.

Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2

Introducing the five new artists selected for the ABL Aviation Opera Studio, Irish National Opera’s studio mentoring programme and will be involved in Irish National Opera’s productions, both main-scale and touring.

It’s not over until the perfectly healthy-sized women sing.

Irish National Opera

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From top Champagne Football and its authors Paul Rowan (left) and Mark Tighe

Tomorrow.

Paul Rowan and Mark Tighe, authors of the best-selling  Champagne Football: John Delaney and the Betrayal of Irish Football: The Inside Story (Penguin) will take to the piping hot stool(s) of doom to answer YOUR Questions.

Champagne Football devastatingly chronicles the fall of John Delaney and the FAI, taking in a time from before Genesis to the squalid revelations exposed in The Sunday Times last year.

Please leave any questions or queries below for Paul and Mark on the book, Delaney, FAI, League of Ireland or any other matter and we will ASK them, via the medium of ‘telly’.

Previously: Answer A Broadsheet Reader on Broadsheet.ie

We Cut Corners – Muscle Memory

“I thought I could feel you beside me/ But it was only a muscle memory.”

Dublin duo John Duignan (top right) and Conall O Breachain (left) aka We Cut Corners dazzle with the title track from their new EP.

A special mention too for actress Roisín O’Donovan, the star of Luke Byrne’s excellent accompanying video.

Nick says: We like.

We Cut Corners

Now that all those responsible are not with us anymore.

This afternoon.

Dublin Coroner’s Court.

Relatives of those killed and injured in the Stardust Fire gather ahead of a preliminary hearing ahead of a new inquest that could answer their questions about how and why the tragedy happened.

Forty-eight people died and more than 200 were injured when a fire broke out in the Stardust nightclub in Artane on St Valentine’s night in 1981.

From top: Gertrude Barrett, whose 17-year-old son Michael died in the blaze;  Suzanne Keegan, Lorraine and Antoinette Keegan whose sisters Mary (19) and Martina (16) also died in the Stardust; Solicitor Darragh Mackin and a group shot of relatives of those killed and injured.

Pics Karen Morgan

Previously: A Fresh Inquest

This afternoon.

Department of Health, Dublin 2.

Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly today briefing media on the provisions of Budget 2021 pertaining to his department.

Responding to the Irish Mirror’s question about whether border counties could move to level four after this evening’s Cabinet meeting – Stephen Donnelly said the following;

“I don’t want to preempt anything regarding levels.”

“I am in favour of keeping schools open.”

“Information I’m being given are schools are safe.”

“Moves to any level are hugely costly.”

LIVE Covid-19 Ireland today as Minister Stephen Donnelly updates on latest situation (Irish Mirror)

Earlier: Dead Loss

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