Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has offered to send migrants on its border to Western Europe, saying “[You] think migration is good…if it’s good for you, take them.” The comments were made while speaking to Hungarian public broadcaster Kossuth Radio last week. “Our argument with Brussels is not because they don’t see the numbers that […]
More than half of all major Irish companies have been targeted by cyber attacks in the past 12 months, a new survey has claimed. The study, carried out by Irish-based IT consultancy company Accenture, found that 58% of large Irish companies suffered attempted cyberattacks in the past year, although only 5% of these attempted breaches […]
In light of the media’s focus on people spreading false information about Covid-19, here are the top 7 worst predictions and least accurate statements made by NPHET and other experts throughout the pandemic. 1. LUKE O’NEILL: THE VACCINES ARE “ALL 100% EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING HOSPITALISATIONS AND DEATH” Earlier this year, Trinity College immunologist Luke O’Neill […]
Green Party TD Ossian Smyth has said that Covid-19 has proven the public are willing to make “dramatic” lifestyle changes to avert perceived crises, which could also extend to their behaviour on climate change. The remarks were made by the Dun Laoghaire TD last week during a Dáil debate. Ossian Smyth, Green Party, on how […]
Last week, while speaking to Pat Kenny on Newstalk radio, Trinity college immunologist Professor Luke O’Neill said that cases grew “exponentially” and “went through the roof” after the UK opened up their economy in July. “Of course [on] July 19th, the UK fully opened, and the big question was ‘What will happen next?’” O’Neill said. […]
In an exclusive interview with Gript, a descendant of Kevin Barry has slammed many of the modern political parties who celebrated the rebel last week, saying he would be “appalled at the current tyranny that reigns in this country.” Barry, who was a young medical student and IRA volunteer during the War of Independence, was […]
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said that the booster jab rollout will not be confined to over-60s, but will extend to “younger cohorts” as well. The announcement was made during an interview on Newstalk Breakfast this week. The Minister said that NIAC would likely make a final decision in a few weeks about whether […]
The restaurant taking a High Court case against the Covid cert system will challenge the case on the grounds of “discrimination and major breach of EU privacy law (GDPR),” Gript has heard in an exclusive statement. According to P.B. Cunningham & Company Solicitors, who will be representing Galway’s Il Viccolo restaraunt in court, “Our case […]
Fine Gael senator Jerry Buttimer has referred to a study in the Lancet as being from “The Lancelot,” apparently mistaking the medical journal for the mythical knight of King Arthur’s round table. An easy mistake to make, in fairness. The error was made during a Seanad debate this week on the extension of the government’s […]
Stephen Donnelly accusing opponents of the Covid cert of being “anti-vaxx” is a “cheap trick,” Independent Senator Sharon Keogan has said, adding that “inconvenient science is still science.” The comments were made to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly yesterday during a Seanad debate on the extension of the government’s emergency Covid powers. Sharon Keogan defends and […]
Numerous TDs have slammed the government for extending their emergency Covid powers, with the Leas-Cheann Comhairle dubbing the government’s handling of Covid an “utter danger to our democracy,” adding “We are not all in this together.” Independent TD Verona Murphy called on the government to stop “scapegoating” and “ostracising” the unvaccinated for the country’s problems, […]
Michael McNamara TD has exploded on Health Minister Stephen Donnelly in a heated Dáil exchange, accusing the Minister of spreading “disinformation” and “lying.” The clash happened yesterday during a debate on the extension of the government’s emergency Covid powers. It began when Independent Clare TD Michael McNamara chastised Donnelly for allegedly tweeting while other members […]