This morning I wake up to the rare sight of snow falling in Dublin. Although it doesn’t stick to the ground, other parts of Ireland get blanketed and there’s a frost and ice warning for tonight. The cold weather is excuse enough for me to stay in all day. I have a leisurely breakfast, including a pain au chocolat I had picked up from Lidl’s yesterday. The apartment needs a touch...
Time-lapse of COVID infections in Ireland; slow cooker chili
The COVID-19 outlook here in Ireland continues to look grim… the headlines today suggest that restrictions (at least in some form) may last 6 months. Today I just came across Ireland’s official COVID-19 data hub; usually when looking up statistics I’ve just used Google or the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. After wrestling with various tools/apps, I created...
Colder weather, career efforts, and a Deliveroo strike
It’s colder today, but clear, with daytime temperatures only a few degrees above freezing. Met Éireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service, has issued a “yellow weather warning” for hail, sleet and snow over the weekend. We’ll see if Dublin actually gets any snow, and if it does, I’m sure it won’t be enough to stick. The chilly weather is good motivation to...