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GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news that you need to know as you start your day.
Peat imports
1. In our main story today, Niall Sargent reports that as concerns grow over supply in the domestic horticultural sector, peat exports from Ireland are over 11 times the import levels.
The majority of peat harvesting for horticultural use has taken place in the Midlands which contains most of Ireland’s unique raised bogs that, today, account for half of Europe’s entire raised bog network.
Nearly all major companies in the sector have neither planning permission or licenses – Bord na Mona is the only company that has EPA licences to date – throwing the industry into disarray.
Vicky Phelan
2. The CervicalCheck campaigner appeared in a touching interview on the Late Late Show last night, saying that she didn’t believe she’d “see Christmas” only a month ago, following her decision to stop chemotherapy.
Phelan announced last week that she is stopping chemotherapy to focus on enjoying Christmas with her family.
Rotterdam demonstrations
3. A number of people were injured in Rotterdam as police fired warning shots during protests against plans by the government to restrict access for unvaccinated people to some venues.
Rittenhouse verdict
4. There has been anger among the black community in America following the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, with US President Joe Biden warning against violence.
Rittenhouse is the teenager who shot and killed two men and wounded another during protests against police brutality and riots in Wisconsin last year.
House fire
5. A man has died following a house fire in Dublin. The fire broke out at a house in the Belgrove Road area of Clontarf early on Friday afternoon.
New regulations
6. A deposit return scheme (DRS) for plastic bottles and aluminium cans will come into force next year after Environment Minister Eamon Ryan signed new legislative regulations.
Europe’s Covid situation
7. With the picture continuing to deteriorate across the continent with several countries escalating their restrictions as record-breaking numbers of cases are recorded, The Journal’s Céimin Burke takes a look at how countries are coping.
The Irish language and its impact
8. Writer Manchán Magan looks at how our perception of the world can change when we see things through the Irish language.
Kenny’s 20 games
9. Finally for this morning, with speculation continuing around a contract extension, our sister site The 42 takes a look at Stephen Kenny’s 20 games overseeing the men’s senior side.
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If whoever is disturbing the weather could please stop, that’d be great. Thanks.
@Dave Gillen: do you mean the good old gas guzzling USA!
@D O’S: God alone controls the weather, according to one of the most highly paid, expense claiming, contract winning public servants in the country
@Dermot Lane: don’t forget the fairies there a nasty bunch especially when they eat too much and drive.
@Dave Gillen: this is typical sensational journalism at its finest. It’s Ireland for Christ sake. We can handle some wind and rain.
@Noel Barnes: yes just close the Dall doors
@Noel Barnes: Wind and rain maybe, but dry and warm and the Country is fecked for months
Is this the end of the hose pipe ban so ted?
@alan doyle: ban on jox on washing lines now.
A red weather day would be great. Get the bread in
@Nell foran: Ah yeah, I’d love an auld red weather warning day…it’s been a while..
@Ben Jamen: 11 months already!
I don’t like when its very windy. Just saying
They said on the weather earlier it would tail off and not be as strong by the time it heads to Ireland, it’s more so heading for France
More fake news.
@Paul: You can even see on the map that it’s fully in the dark green / weakest stage by the time it hits the Irish coast. It’s due to be downgraded to a storm in the next few hours so it’s not going to be much by the time it hits here in 4 days. Torrential rain at most. Anything for a few more clicks on an article though I guess.
@Shane Corry: it’s Brennan’s bread propaganda.
@Paul: if only the weather could change.
Oh it has. Direct hit Ireland. But it could change again. That’s weather for you.
@Paul: Stop being silly. It’s not fake news. It’s all stated probability. If you did your own cross checking you would know they reported correctly.
So is that like a Red Weather Warning Warning?
Just in time for the Ploughing :(
Journal ‘The Storm is currently making its way towards the South East of the US Coast’ Did you even look at your graphic? You make TV3 weather look professional!
@Dónal: It hasn’t turned back towards us yet. That’s just tea leaf reading in the pic. Open the earth nullschool website and use the double chevrons to see the tracking they’re predicting.
Picked a great time to quit eating bread.
I don’t know about Helene but Hurricane Florence was hacked by the Russians around 1am.
@Mike Walsh: I think that any weather with my name is going to be soft like me!
They haven’t a fu€king clue really about the weather.
As the Washington Post said yesterday, Trump is complicit.
@Herbert: really? Bloody hell. What was there context?
@Dave O Keeffe: Global warming and his decision to drop out of the Paris accord.
@Herbert: they’re still in the Paris accord though. Silly Post.
@Herbert: There’s a list of their articles here ; https://www.washingtonpost.com/hurricane-florence-stories/?utm_term=.3d0feefd280e
could you show us which one that you are on about,thanks
I think they should shut schools down for 2 weeks just Incase
We are going to get the tail end of a few hurricanes this year, like we do every year. Nothing major to worry about Ophelia was a freak that changed course at the last moment so potential of us getting a direct hit are slim. Although a red wind day off would be nice
Woof woof
That Picture……Hurricane Hard-On
This is a weak, tea-coloured weather warning. Make sure you know where the umbrella is, and buy lots of bread.
Perhaps,maybe,if,would,could,blah,blah………
Load of crap. It’s going to be 30 degrees next week
@Joeh: yup…here in Fuertaventura!
Here we go again folks….after the drought comes the rain. Better start buying rain barrels, then we won’t be short of water next summer!
The under headline lacks some geographical knowledge. Perhaps some confusion with so many storms out there. TS Helene is a bit nearer the Azores than SE USA.
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