As one of the volunteers with Cobh Tidy Towns🌻 I'm blown away with our results today, winning the national award of "Ireland's Tidiest Large Town". We also won national award for best community response to Covid. (photos by Hendrick Verwey & @taraodonovan) #Tidytowns21 #Cobh #TidyTowns

Fota Gardens, Garinish Island and Derrynane House among locations recognised in Green Flags Awards irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4074…

Trump Tested Positive for Virus Days Before Debate, 2 Ex-Officials Say - The New York Times nytimes.com/2021/12/01/us/…

A so called ‘friend’ of my daughter, who is a covid conspiracy person, told her this evening in a local shop that masks weren’t necessary, she took off her mask and coughed at, and on my daughter. That’s an assault. What would you do? #antivaxxers #cobh

#StormBarra maybe a blessing in disguise.

Storm Barra earlier today

Letter from my Mums cousin in Scotland during the 1937 #flu #epidemic it says, there are over 230 absent at our school and as soon as the % falls to 70, the school may close down

This is a lovely tale written in 1940's. An Embarrassing Moment recounted brilliantly. #corkhistory #blackpoolcork #northside #dwyersofcork margotdwyermulcahy.wordpress.com/2021/12/30/212/

Cork Harbour looking interesting #Cork #purecork

Tsunami hits Tonga after giant underwater volcano eruption sends shockwaves across South Pacific bbc.in/3GwsQB3

Anyone still have these in the closet? 2002 Irish Gov. distribution for emergency use. I wonder if they would still be ok after 20 years ? (that was because of 9/11.. ) #iodinetablets #potassiumiodate #nuclearplant

Staff Shortage across Ireland 🇮🇪 Why are 150,000 citizens claiming Unemployment assistance when there are thousands of jobs available across the state Time for a national conversation.

Leo Varadkar is set to take over as Taoiseach in December, so if Rishi Sunak becomes PM the photo of their first meeting will be quite something, marking a moment in which both Britain and Ireland are led by people of Indian heritage.

On Reuters Breakingviews: Trade is a major cause of global warming. The solution is to tax commerce in carbon-intensive goods and remove tariffs on clean ones, to support low-carbon technologies, and to do all this fairly, says Hugo Dixon reut.rs/3AA7CBn

What you see is not what you get Lidl Ireland

I'm doing the 100Km with your Dog in June to protect hearts in Ireland. ❤❤❤ Your donation will help save lives from heart disease and stroke. Thank you for your support! fundraise.irishheart.ie/s/5866/6024/t

Jeremy Corbyn on South African TV yesterday: "Tony Blair shouldn't be anywhere near Gaza. It's colonial-era stuff, like a Viceroy being appointed to run Gaza. It's absurd." 🎯

OMG. Trump's "peace plan" for Gaza includes a "Board of Peace" headed by Trump and will include Tony Blair!!!!! This is not a peace plan. It is a demand of surrender to the colonial/imperial powers.