Covid-19 could destroy the EU. With Italexit looming due to Brussels’ coronavirus failure, we may be witnessing the breakup of the EU before our eyes. Ben Scallan reports #gript
“Their query was specific to whether airports and ports in Ireland would remain open, and they have, as per Government statements,” the spokesman said.
WATCH: Fintan O’Toole says he “pities” America over its response to Coronavirus. But here’s a brief recap of what’s happened in his own country #gript
Last week, Harvard Magazine published a hit-piece on homeschoolers. In an interview with Prof. Elizabeth Bartholet, a professor with Harvard Law School, the article highlighted the dangers and risks homeschooling poses to children, and even to democracy. So concerned is Prof. Bartholet that she has run a workshop in Stanford University on the issue, and […]
Events are moving rapidly with regard to the formation of a new government. It seems widely expected that a decision may be made today. At the heart of this is whether Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael agree to most of Green Party demands, including “red line” of annual cuts in carbon emissions of 7% until […]
During the course of last Thursday’s Dáil session, the word ‘pharmaceutical’ was mentioned just one time. Even that solitary mention was within the context of a speech given by the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, when he spoke of how the internationally traded sectors of our economy, such as those relating to technology, pharmaceuticals and […]
The Taiwanese community in Ireland has donated a substantial amount of PPE to Irish nursing homes and other long-term care facilities after a fundraising campaign carried out by the Taiwan Ireland Association. Nursing homes now account for roughly 60 percent of virus-related deaths in Ireland and there have been growing concerns about shortages of PPE […]
Peadar Tóibín TD has said that that the lockdown, which he says is taking a heavy toll on many people as well as on the economy, will be made longer and more damaging by the government’s poor handling of testing. The Aontú leader severely criticized the government over what he described as “Testing Dysfunction” “There […]
Tesla founder and entrepreneur Elon Musk has described the continuation of the Covid-19 lockdown as “fascist” in an earnings conference call for the business. He added that many small businesses would not survive the restrictions. Mr Musk the lockdowns amounted to “forcibly imprisoning people in their homes”. “To say that they cannot leave their house […]
If you’re lucky enough to be well off, please take a moment and think about the poor, and the unfortunate, among us: Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe tells @PatKennyNT that Ministers won't be taking a pay cut for #COVID19. He says Ministers haven't had the pay increases that other sectors have had in recent years. — […]
Easy to miss the distinction here, but it’s there, all right. He’s not praying “for the people of Europe”, or even, “to grant wisdom to European leaders”, or anything like that. He’s praying for “the unity of the European Union”. On the feast of St. Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church and Patroness of […]
The bill, which is due to come before the Hungarian parliament on May 5th, is expected to pass through the majority-Fidesz house.