A most awful weather event is taking place in Ireland at this time.  Extraordinary flooding in Dublin & Wicklow. I am getting reports from friends and family and twitter as it happens. Roads closed. Just heard a guard was swept away in Wicklow and may have died. Evacuations etc in a place called Lwr Dargle in Wicklow. How distressing for people, especially the elderly.

The presidential debate is concurrently taking place on television. If that Fianna Fail related man is elected I think they’ll have to rename the country. Batshit nuts, as my friend Lynn would say.