Mask off.
Bite.
Mask on
Chew/masticate.
Mask off.
Bite.
(Repeat until plate is clean).
Via CBS:
The California governor’s office put out a tweet advising that restaurant-goers keep their masks on while dining. “Going out to eat with members of your household this weekend?” it. “Don’t forget to keep your mask on in between bites. Do your part to keep those around you healthy
California governor’s office tells diners to wear masks “in between bites” (CBS)
The European Parliament has approved the nomination of @McGuinnessEU as EU Commissioner. MEPs voted by secret ballot. The Council now has to approve by written procedure which it’s likely to do on Friday or Monday pic.twitter.com/70fcn8Bwx1
— Mary Regan (@MaryERegan) October 7, 2020
This afternoon.
As expected, Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness is approved by fellow MEPS to become Ireland’s European Commissioner (for ‘Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union’).
It’s a new dawn. Rejoice.
This afternoon.
Eamonn Farrell writes:
Chaos on the south bound N7 from Rathcoole to Castlewarden. Gardai and Council workers were present at the exit from the cone filter…
Meanwhile…
This morning/afternoon.
Garda halt traffic at a check point on the M4 outbound from Dublin.
Earlier: Checkpoint Charlies
Behold: the 2021 BMW R1250 GS – newest descendent of the 1980 R 80 G/S, which effectively established the ‘adventure bike’ market and is still BMW Motorrad’s best selling model.
40 years on, the R1250 retains the same 136bhp power plant (and optional black and yellow livery) as its predecessor, with new features like adaptive cornering LED headlights, heated seat and pillion, ABS brakes and Dynamic Traction Control. A more rugged variant – the R 1250 GS Adventure – will come with full crash protection, auxiliary lighting, luggage racks and a taller windscreen.
Yours for around €15,500.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the Respond social housing development in Balgriffin, Dublin 13 yesterday; New Build activity in the second quarter of 2020
This afternoon
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien has published the Q2 2020 Social Housing Construction Status Report, outlining the delivery of social housing across the country.
It states that, at the end of the second quarter of 2020, fewer than a thousand homes were delivered under ‘New Build activity’.
Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson and Dublin Bay North TD, Cian O’Callaghan, said:
“The Government set a target to build 7,736 social homes in 2020. In the first half of the year, they reached less than 10% of that target, building just 725.
“This is a shocking level of under-delivery. Needless to say, Covid-19 has had a significant impact, but this is the third year in a row that the Government has missed its own target for building new social homes.
“We cannot allow this to continue. Thousands of people in this State are homeless. This housing crisis will only end if the Government builds new homes.”
Pat Kenny has made a good point on Newstalk. Most people compliant and it is time for those breaking the rules pay a price, like, perhaps, losing the PUP payment. Garda checkpoints inevitably playing havoc with traffic.
— Michael O’Regan (@Michael_O_Regan) October 7, 2020
Um.
Michael O’Regan, veteran Parliamentary Correspondent of The Irish Times, adds gravitas to the rona debate.
Meanwhile…
I don’t. I suspect the majority of those on PUP are very compliant.
— Michael O’Regan (@Michael_O_Regan) October 7, 2020
Good times.
Earlier: Checkpoint Charlies
Aztec Camera covering Van Halen’s Jump #RIPEddie The full 6-minute recording with added intro, monologue and axe solo is here https://t.co/r2pPQpMChw pic.twitter.com/SYC52w0Q98
— Birmingham 81 (@Birmingham_81) October 6, 2020
See?
Even indie darlings such as Aztec Camera sought the late, great Eddie Van Halen’s melodic riffage
RIP.
Earlier: A Limerick A Day
A moment of sporting brilliance.
Tanya O’Neill, of KCS Sports, writes:
Check out my new t-shirt design celebrating [Cork Hurler] John Fenton‘s 1987 ‘”goal for the purists”…only 19.95…
Irish-made stuff to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-Made Stuff’. No fee.
