Kane Tanaka, 117, already in the Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living person is now certified as being Japan’s oldest ever person on record.
From Fukuoka this morning we hear
Of a wonderfully charming old dear
Who has been going strong
For one hell of a long
Time so let’s give her a cheer
John Moynes
Today, the cabinet will decide if Dublin moves from Level 2 to Level 3 on the Government’s five-level structure for managing the pandemic
No Dubliner will want to see
The city moved to level three
As it won’t be much fun
If it has to be done
The whole thing’s a pain in the gee
John Moynes
US Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors to consider charging violent protesters with plotting to overthrow the government
American protestors are
Seditious, says AG Bill Barr
It can no longer be
The land of the free
If the government’s going this far
John Moynes
Pic: Getty
From left Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly arrive at Dublin Castle yesterday to announce the ‘Plan for Covid Resilience and National Recovery’
I don’t think that many would say
That the government had a good day
Their new five phase plan
Was as confused as can
Be, and nothing went their way
John Moynes
Traces of a rare molecule known as phosphine have been found in the atmosphere of Venus, providing a clue about the possibility of life
It seems that our neighbour in space
May have some form of life on its face
Even though Venus
Has mainly been seen as
A harsh inhospitable place
John Moynes
Pic: NASA
Yesterday’s Red C opinion poll in The Business Post put support for Fianna Fáil at just 10 per cent
Dev’s party was once known to soar
In the polls, but they’re now on the floor
So what will they do
Attempt a quick coup
Or decide it’s something they’ll ignore?
John Moynes
Gardaí have objected to the renewal of a licence for Ted Lavelle’s pub (above) in Achill Island, County Mayo for alleged breaches of Covid-19 regulations
The owner of an Achill bar
Has learned the authorities are
Quite willing to act
If they think it’s a fact
That the right rules aren’t in place so far
John Moynes
Pic: Ted Lavelle’s
Taoiseach Micheál Martin (left) and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson meet at Hillsborough, Northern Ireland last month
Now Johnson’s proposing a bill
That experts are confident will
Cause much shock and awe
By flouting the law
Will this lead to good or to ill?
John Moynes
An Oxford University Covid vaccine trial has been put on hold due to an adverse reaction in a trial participant
In these times we all want to hear
That a vaccine could be drawing near
So a pause in a trial
Even just for a while
Is unlikely to lead to much cheer
John Moynes
Pic: AstraZeneca
The Government is set to reopen pubs which do not serve food on September 21
The day’s fast approaching us when
Wet pubs might reopen and then
We’ll have pints once more
But we’ve been here before
And they could just delay it again
John Moynes
