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For St. Patrick`s Day – an Original Song (and a weekend of CANCELLED events in Tokyo)
17 March, 2021
Traditional Irish music for St. Patrick`s Day in front of Ars Halls in Tsukuba. Part of the Tsukuba St. Patrick`s Day Festival that was held every year from 2008 to 2012. With the Japanese love of festive foods and decoration, Celtic music, beer and whiskey (and dressing up in costumes, among the young) it`s not hard imagining that some day this festival will be as big as Halloween (also of Celtic origin) which has gained widespread popularity here in recent years.
More than half the population of Kerry village vaccinated after 300 doses arrive unexpectedly
Updated: 5 Mar 2021, 11:33
MORE than half of the population of the village of Sneem, Co Kerry have been vaccinated after 300 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived unexpectedly last week.
All over 70 s in the town, which has a population of around 450 people, have now got their first dose.
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Dan Murphy s Bar in Sneem, Co Kerry
The vaccine was given out by two local retired doctors, Dr Patrick Malone and Dr Diane Foord, and the town s current doctor, Dr Hernan Ganzo.
After a trip to the clinic, the 137 people vaccinated had a brief observation period in Dan Murphy s Bar nearby.
Plaid launches FinRise, an incubator for underrepresented fintech founders
Plaid is launching FinRise, a nine-month incubator for early-stage fintech founders from underrepresented backgrounds. Inspired by an internal hackathon amid Black Lives Matter protests last summer, the accelerator is explicitly looking at startups led by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).
Plaid Growth Manager Nell Malone and Design Manager Bhargavi Kamakshivalli are spearheading the project.
Malone tells TechCrunch that the incubator is looking to accept three to five post-seed and pre-Series B tech startups with a product in the beta stage. In order to apply, startups need to have a minimum of two employees and a founder to join the program. The startup should obviously operate in the fintech space, but specifically have a part of its business focused on consumer business finance data.
Paddy Malone, Knockmoyle, Tralee (Co.Kerry) and formerly of Limerick. A private family funeral will take place for Paddy with interment on Tuesday (Dec.29th), at 12noon in Annagh Cemetery, Tralee. Slán abhaile Paddy.
Family Information:- Beloved husband of Fran and dearest father of Jesse, David, Kate & Zoe. Sadly missed by his loving family, his adored granddaughter Siorsha, brother Kenneth, sister Audrey, nephews, nieces, sisters-in-law, relatives and many friends in the music world.
In accordance with Government guidelines, current restrictions on attendance at funerals is a maximum of 25 people, immediate family and close friends, may attend funeral services or close friends if the deceased has no household or family members.