Thanksgiving as an Irish bank holiday is truly a brown-nosing, genuflecting gesture absolutely no one has ever asked for – not even Americans. But that didn’t deter our pals in Fine Gael from suggesting this shiny new way to further water down Irish culture. “Are you in favour of a Thanksgiving Bank Holiday on Monday, […]
The CEO of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has said that normal life could return within a year, but not without regular Covid-19 vaccinations. The remarks were made by executive Albert Bourla when speaking to ABC News this week, in response to a question about when he saw the pandemic ending. Initially Bourla replied: “Within a year, […]
“Many more people are being persecuted in the world today because of their religion than are being so persecuted because of their sexual orientation,” he said.
Revenue is planning to pursue Irish crypto traders who are making large profits from digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said. Responding to a parliamentary question by Social Democrats leader Catherine Murphy about the risk to the State of tax avoidance by individuals concealing crypto profits, Donohoe said that there are […]
An Israeli company has begun to add artificial flavouring to insects, supposedly as a nutritious alternative to meat products, all in an effort to save the climate. Israeli firm Hargol FoodTech has released small brown protein-rich gummy sweets made from locusts, which are related to grasshoppers. Company CEO Dror Tamir told the BBC that “Grasshoppers […]
The Lithuanian Defence Ministry has urged consumers to discard Chinese-made phones from companies such as Xiaomi and Huawei “as fast as possible” over major security concerns, and to avoid buying new ones in future. According to a report from the Lithuanian National Cyber Security Centre, several 5G mobiles from Chinese manufacturers were tested by security […]
Danny Healy-Rae TD has said he is not talking about allegations that his Kilgarvan pub opened 10 days before indoor dining was allowed under Covid restrictions, adding that Kerry people were not interested in the story. The remarks were made after it was found that a garda investigation into the alleged breaches were “ongoing”, following […]
Fine Gael Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said in the Dáil this week that Ireland was dependent on migrants from eastern and central Europe, as those groups often do jobs that Irish people won’t. The remarks were made in response to comments by Independent Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath, who raised the issue of lack of pig exports […]
“I cried for a whole day”: In an interview with Gript, a 2nd Year Trinity student said that the college lied to her about in-person lectures, and that most of the upcoming semester would take place online yet again. The student, who we’ll call “Emma,” went through her entire first year virtually, unable to set […]
There have been reports of an elderly woman visiting Deansgrange cemetery when she was accosted and robbed by five men. According to DublinLive, the woman had her possessions “forcibly” taken from her on Tuesday afternoon, whereupon the “suspected offenders are believed to have fled the scene in a vehicle following the incident.” Some of her […]
Professor Anthony Staines of the zero covid advocacy group ISAG has said that life is never returning to pre-Covid normality. The remarks were made during a Newstalk interview, where Gript editor John McGuirk questioned Staines on some of his proposed policies. https://twitter.com/Ben_Scallan/status/1440728548491202570 “(Under Anthony’s plans) there’s never going to be a time when we can […]
Fine Gael Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has given strong indications that Donegal and Mayo mica homeowners will not receive 100% redress as they have requested. The victims – homeowners whose houses are falling apart after being constructed with defective mica blocks – have staged repeated demonstrations outside of government buildings calling for 100% redress for rebuilding […]