US Election debate: Faltering Biden performance sparks crisis for Democrats
Fear and loathing, in the blue corner, in the red corner, across the dark fields of the Republic. One thing was clear after Thursday night’s debate on a swampy evening in Atlanta. Those two old men despise each other. And one is happier than the other today.
Perception is everything, and in the immediate aftermath, the consensus was that President Joe Biden’s faltering performance spread an immediate sense of alarm through the Democratic Party.
News in Ireland
- Two teens killed in Waterford scooter crash are named: Two teenagers who were killed when their escooter collided with a bus in an early morning crash in Waterford city on Thursday have been named locally.
- Tributes paid to son of Mick Wallace who has died aged 30: Tributes are being paid to a son of former MEP Mick Wallace who has died at the age of 30.
- Universities face shortage of funds to pay staff: Universities say they are facing a shortage of funds to pay for existing staff this year due to a gap in Government funding to cover the cost of public sector pay increases.
- Joyce scholar asked to leave Glasgow academic conference over inappropriate behaviour: One of the world’s foremost James Joyce scholars was formally asked to leave a prestigious academic conference last week after organisers upheld a complaint of sexual harassment against him.
- Weather forecast: Friday will be mostly cloudy with sunny spells and scattered showers this morning, mainly over the northern half of the country. Through the afternoon and evening cloud will increase across the west and south with outbreaks of rain developing in Connacht and Munster. Highest temperatures of 14 to 19 degrees. Tonight will see low cloud and scattered outbreaks of rain. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 13 degrees.
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Natasha O’Brien
- Brianna Parkins: The bar is so low for violent men they are ‘to be given credit’ when they admit their guilt
- Justine McCarthy: Cathal Crotty picked on the wrong woman
- News: Natasha O’Brien says she is willing to meet McEntee to discuss violence in Ireland
Taylor Swift in Dublin
- Why does Taylor Swift trigger guitar-heads of a certain age? Blame rockism: Dave Grohl needs to calm down. On stage in London last weekend, the lead singer with veteran heavy rock band Foo Fighters took a swipe at Taylor Swift’s juggernaut-like Eras tour when describing his group’s shows as “the errors tour”.
The Big Read
- Can Aer Lingus and its pilots hammer out a deal?: Any hopes of a deal in the long-running Aer Lingus pilots’ pay row ended on Thursday afternoon with the breakdown of talks that had begun that morning in a Dublin Airport hotel.
Business
- Consumer mood brightens in June as household finances improve: Consumer confidence improved in June, reversing several months of decline as households took a more positive view of their finances amid falling energy and food prices, a new survey has indicated.
Sports
- Joe Canning: We won’t see them, but certain matches this weekend will influence the All-Ireland semi-finals: When I started playing for Galway in 2008, inter-county teams didn’t pay much attention to recovery.
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