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Two people with unmbrellas queue at an ice cream van on the first day of the National Ploughing Championships in Co Wexford this afternoon. Image: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland
THIS IMAGE OF punters with umbrellas at an ice-cream van is pretty Irish but is there a better example of how, as a nation, we are completely unprepared for the climate we live in than these two images of people with umbrellas in Dublin?
Wednesday 27 November, 2024
Wednesday 27 November, 2024
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The tale of two umbrellas and other rain scenes from today
THIS IMAGE OF punters with umbrellas at an ice-cream van is pretty Irish but is there a better example of how, as a nation, we are completely unprepared for the climate we live in than these two images of people with umbrellas in Dublin?
Grafton Street, earlier today. Image: Sasko Lazarov
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An identified location in Dublin’s city centre, earlier today. Image: Sasko Lazarov
And then there was this inappropriate ad of the day, spotted at the entrance to St Stephen’s Green.
Image: Sasko Lazarov
At least the ducks were happy…
More: Dublin City Council issue rainfall warning ahead of continued bad weather>
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