A few weeks ago, when the Irish government announced a tax cut for fuel, they made a claim which was such a stretch that future generations of elastic bands should study it for tips. Responding to the ongoing energy crisis, Fine Gael Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said “The causes of these price pressures are not […]
If the world was a secondary school, and governments were its students, modern Ireland would be the insecure, sycophantic nerd who gets picked last for games, bumped into lockers, and victimised by noogies and atomic wedgies on a daily basis. Amid the ongoing energy crisis, with fuel and electricity prices surging to unsustainable levels, many […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that a nuclear war is now “back within the realm of possibility.” The comments come as Russia has once against raised the alert of its nuclear forces amid their ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “Raising the alert of Russian nuclear forces is a bone-chilling development,” Guterres said this week. “The […]
Bord Gáis has announced a huge incoming price hike for electricity and gas bills in the coming month amid the ongoing energy crisis. According to the company, consumers face a 27% increase in the average electricity bill, and a 39% increase in the average gas bill from April 15th. This will represent an increase of […]
Last week, you may have heard that some Big Tech sites are explicitly allowing users to not only call for the deaths of Russian troops and politicians, but to praise actual violent neo-nazis as long as they’re fighting against Russia. Bear in mind: you can totally oppose Putin, his invasion, and the actions of Russia, […]
French Border Police, Spanish National police and Europol have cooperated to bust a criminal enterprise engaged in forging and distributing fake IDs and EU travel documents. After raiding houses across France and Spain, 17 individuals were arrested – three in France and 14 in Spain. Cash, fake IDs and counterfeiting equipment was seized during the […]
In the past couple of years, do you ever get the feeling that Ireland has just lurched from one blinding panic to another like a cat on a hot tin roof? If so, you definitely aren’t imagining it. Don’t get me wrong: basically every country on earth freaked out about Covid and was hurt by […]
Though almost all Covid restrictions have been lifted, there are still people being fined for violating them over a year ago. As reported in the Independent today, one 26 year old man has just been fined by Swords District Court. He was found guilty of travelling from Blanchardstown to Donabate beach with his girlfriend for […]
Catherine Connolly TD has hit out at politicians taking aim at Irish neutrality, saying they want Ireland to be a voice for “war and death.” The comments were made this week during Leaders’ Questions, amid the ongoing debate around Irish neutrality. “My question relates to our neutrality,” said Connolly. “APPALLED AND WORRIED” “I refer to […]
The European Parliament has voted to put economic sanctions on Poland as the country struggles to accommodate 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees. Poland – one of the EU’s poorest countries – has accepted 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees in two weeks since the Russian invasion began. The number of Ukrainian refugees entering Poland rises to 1.52 million […]
Senator Sharon Keogan has railed against the government’s proposed hate speech laws, saying that they will turn Ireland into a “woke theocracy.” The comments were made this week in the Seanad during a debate on a new proposed hate speech law. Sharon Keogan on her opposition to hate speech legislation, warning that Ireland is sliding […]
You know that our country is in a bad position when we’re in the midst of a major crisis, and the people in charge think that key words mean the precise opposite of what they actually mean. This week, amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Defence Minister Simon Coveney decided to tell the Dáil […]