The remarks were made yesterday during a discussion on child safeguarding in Irish schools.
The EU will be giving Irish fishermen no more quota in Irish waters according to a bloc official, in a major blow to the already-struggling native industry. The announcement was made by EU official Charlina Vitcheva – a Bulgarian who serves as Director General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries at the European Commission. When asked […]
Ex-employees of the explicit content site OnlyFans are able to access the personal information of the site’s users and x-rated models – including passport, credit card, and bank account info – even after they left the company, according to a new report. As reported by Canadian news site Vice, the former staff were able to […]
Several members of the elite Swiss guard, the Pope’s historic bodyguard force, have resigned in the wake of the Vatican’s vaccine mandate. Since October 1st, there has been a strict requirement on those entering the Vatican to be in possession of a “Green passport,” which indicates that one has been fully-vaccinated, or recovered from Covid, […]
Independent TD Carol Nolan has said that the government’s Covid lockdown was “catastrophic” for hospital waiting lists, and that it will be “years” before the extent of the damage becomes fully apparent. The remarks were made in the Dáil last week during a debate on the state of Ireland’s healthcare system. “The impact of Covid-19 […]
“This virus will stay, and the virus will further adapt,” he said.
The infamous multi-million euro Dáil printer which was too large to fit in its room has finally come into use, three years after it was initially purchased. Its use was delayed by the government’s lockdown, as Oireachtas staff did not know how to operate the machine, and its UK-based manufacturer was unable to send training […]
A Fianna Fáil TD has slammed his own government’s climate policy, saying it’s his belief that most of the government’s climate rhetoric is simply “to placate the Green Party,” and reiterating that Ireland “must be the laughing stock of Europe.” “I am against the fact that government seems to think somebody else is going to […]
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has partially blamed low winds for the power shortage – even as his government moves to increase Ireland’s reliance on wind power. Speaking in the Dáil this week, the Fine Gael leader re-iterated what we all know – that “there is a short-term immediate risk to the supply of electricity.” He said […]
Ivana Bacik has said that Covid proves “strong State intervention” is needed to tackle global issues “for the public good.” But “strong state intervention” is what gave us the longest and harshest lockdown in the EU, with a huge tax bill to boot. The remarks were made by the Labour TD in the Dáil yesterday […]
According to figures from the Belgian statistical agency Stratbel, 74% of those living in the capital city of Brussels are of a foreign background. As reported by Belgian news site The Bulletin, in 2010, 36.2% of Brussels residents were of a native Belgian background. In 2020, that figure has dropped to only 26%. New study […]
A planned “Instagram experience” for children under-13 called “Instagram Kids” has been suspended after significant backlash from parents. The plan was originally conceived after Facebook – which owns Instagram – noted that many children were able to easily circumvent the site’s age limit of 13. While officially one has to be 13 or older to […]