Summer is in its final stretch. Work has been slow due to people being away on summer holidays. Weather is a perpetual conversation topic in Ireland. It’s been a mostly drab summer, with grey skies and rain. The August bank holiday was almost entirely a wash out. The forecast this week, however, is making amends for these past disappointments. St. Patrick Cathedral Park The Spire View of Dame...
Ireland has been experiencing a record number of new daily COVID-19 cases over the last few days. Yesterday’s tally came to a mind-blowing 20,554, although due to limited testing capacity, the true number could be closer to 30,000. I’ve been in close contact with two people who have come down with cold/flu symptoms this week — first, there was S. (with whom I spent Christmas) who...
The rest of the weekend was uneventful, even downright boring. I’m not complaining, though. The big event in Ireland was the Saturday night Gaelic football semi-final match. Dublin lost to County Mayo, which apparently is a big deal. The other semi-final match has been delayed due to COVID-19 issues. Maybe I’ll watch the final? Today I started my third week in the new job at UCD. The...