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Bookmark four for the set arrived today. #AWorldOfBooklovers @bookdepository

@AranIslandFerry @AranCamping @joewattysbar @Aran_islands @9ll go n-éirí an bóthar leat, go hoileáin Árann 😎

😎 One night stay (worth €145) in a beautiful Glamping pod with @AranCamping 🍽 Enjoy the friendly atmosphere and a delicious meal at @joewattysbar 🚴‍♀️ Bike hire at @Aran_islands Simply tag who you'd like to bring. The winner will be announced on Aug. 25th. T&Cs apply.

IT'S COMPETITION TIME!!! 🔊🔊😁 We've teamed up with our friends on Inis Mór to give one lucky winner an ISLAND ESCAPE package for 2 people 🏝🏝. The prize includes.. ⛴️ Ferry tickets from Rossaveel, Connemara or Galway City Docks..

@FergalBowers intramuscular injection of vaccine should be done with aspiration to avoid hitting a vein (as happened in this photo, see blood spot), Ref youtube.com/watch?v=D6hUoo… and pmj.bmj.com/content/early/… and bbc.com/news/health-59…

The IBM 1800 supercomputer, which has processed data for the Exxon Company for four years, is discontinued as obsolete. Its operators wear black bands on their arms to mourn the “death” of their baby.

@50YearsAgoLive DeBeers Ireland donated their to UCG where eng students used it for 10 years to learn FORTRAN until it was replaced in 1979 by a DEC-20. The IBM 1800 also did process control as well as numeric processing.

Avg Wind:72kts, Gust:87kts, Wind Dir:301 °(NW), Gust Dir:303 °(NW) at 07/12/2021 11:32:00

More lightning over Kinsale harbour, this from a few years ago @kinsalenews

@CIXstatus is there a TCP routing outage? ICMP to 8.8.8.8 etc. is OK but not TCP

@Helinhandbasket @michaelmina_lab @President_MU @lidl_ireland It is important that they are used correctly. In the early stages of COVID (days 1 to 7) there is a 17% chance of false negative with that test. People who do not understand the stats may skip self isolation after one test. Advice on how to safely use the test is important.

Can I get some snake oil with that? It makes for a great salad dressing with a pinch of salt and something acerbic. Stay safe when socialising outdoors over the next few weeks. Small numbers, distance, masks. These antigen tests will not keep you safe.

@michaelmina_lab @President_MU Sensitivity "Early stages (1-7 days): 82.35%", do you not agree that will cause many people to believe they do not have COVID and disregard the advice to self isolate if they have any reason to believe they are infected? Buy tests in a pharmacy and get advice, not LIDL.

@President_MU For an advisor to your government - you don’t appear to know what you are talking about @President_MU wrt rapid tests. The comment adds nothing of benefit and further sows confusion. You should be ashamed of your demeanor here.

"lost his sense of smell to covid-19 in March 2020 and it never recovered – at least not until a few days after receiving the first dose of the vaccine, when suddenly he could smell the delicious aromas of his wines again" @philipbromwell

@philipbromwell newscientist.com/letter/mg24933…

@lukeming Why is it taking EMA so long to approve the Oxford/AZ vaccine? That is the important question. Israel has vaccinated 19% and we have barely started ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinat…

So Ireland can't source the vaccine seperate from other EU member states but Germany can. Perhaps someone in the Irish government might explain. politico.eu/article/german…

@HSEImm What is the status on the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine approval process? With less strict cold chain requirements it could accelerate the distribution.

Great news! Once the licensed information is available work will begin on updating clinical materials and making them available on immunisation.ie as we have done for the 1st vaccine licensed in December.

@JenniferMaguire @RTE2fm "Anyone refusing to wear a mask is made to dig GRAVES for Covid-19 victims as punishment in East Java" dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…

@JenniferMaguire @RTE2fm Wearing a mask protects others but also protects you youtube.com/watch?v=DANEqO…

@maddow no COVID found in Irish prisons due to effective infection control team rte.ie/news/coronavir…

@rtenews Just use copper which is the traditional anti-viral anti-bacterial material for door handles. smithsonianmag.com/science-nature…

A Monaghan construction company has designed a new anti-viral door handle to help prevent the spread of #Covid19 in schools across the country. Carnehill Joinery has also created an air purifying system which it says kills airborne bacteria.

@FergalBowers why still saying "Generally, you need to be 15 minutes or more in the vicinity of an infected person and within 2 metres of them, to be considered at-risk, or a close contact." ?