German interior minister Nancy Faeser has accused Apple and Google of being “socially irresponsible” for failing to censor privacy-based messaging app Telegram from their app stores. “We remind Apple and Google of their social responsibility,” Faesar tweeted. “As long as they offer apps like #Telegram in their stores, they are also fuel the fire of […]
The Belgian government has withdrawn the right to residency from the Imam of the country’s largest mosque after dubbing him a “threat to national security.” According to Belgium’s oldest English-language newspaper, The Bulletin, Imam Mohamed Toujgani from Morocco became a figure of controversy in 2019 after a 10-year-old video surfaced of him calling for Jews […]
A US hospital chain has ceased using race as a factor to determine who should receive Covid-19 treatment, according to a statement released Friday. SSM Health, which operates 23 hospitals across the US, was the subject of controversy after it was found that they were using race to determine who should receive monoclonal antibody treatments […]
In the wake of the senseless and tragic killing of 23-year-old Offaly native Ashling Murphy, there has understandably been a viscerally emotional reaction from people the length and breadth of the country. Naturally, we all want to ensure that something this awful can never happen again, and most people (myself included) agree that new systems […]
In 1922, Ireland was torn in half by a terrible civil war that scarred our nation and its politics for a century. After winning the War of Independence, and striking a major blow for the freedom of the whole island, our victory should have been a time of celebration. Instead, it was a time of […]
Here’s a funny question for you; what exactly is the HSE? That seems like a silly thing to ask, I know. “The Health Service Executive,” you say. “Ireland’s public healthcare system. Duh.” Of course, if you consult the HSE’s “About Us” tab on their website, they say that “The HSE provides all of Ireland’s public […]
“We failed.”
You know, as a regular punter on the outside looking in, it can sometimes seem like the Irish government are as extreme on the issue of climate change as one could possibly be. This is, after all, the same government who spent years running around the country shutting down “pristine” power stations, without any immediate […]
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from this pandemic, it’s that many ideas initially written off as “conspiracy theories” were actually just spoilers. Now, in 2022, Europe is facing growing calls from governments and health authorities for legal vaccine mandates. Recently EU President Ursula Von Der Leyen called for the bloc to move towards such […]
One of Britain’s biggest energy suppliers apologised after suggesting that people “cuddle with their pets” to keep warm amid spiking European energy prices. SSE Energy Services is a subsidiary of OVO Energy – the third largest energy supplier in Britain. According to the Financial Times, the firm sent out an email to customers listing 10 […]
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has come under fire after being photographed on an environmentally questionable superyacht after making a name for himself in the world of climate activism. According to the Mirror, the Titanic star was spotted on a €131.8m, 92 meter Vava II superyacht, which is believed to produce around 238kg of carbon dioxide […]
The most popular newborn baby name in the Belgian capital of Brussels is now the Islamic name “Muhammad” according to the country’s national statistics agency, Stratbel. Two variations of the name – “Mohamed” and “Mohammed” – were two of the top three most common boys’ names in Brussels last year, with a total of 18,430 […]