ISAG member Tomás Ryan took to the national airwaves this week to suggest that, at the current rate, Irish schools should be closed. The Trinity College neuroscientist made the remarks on Wednesday while speaking on Virgin Media’s The Tonight Show, and unveiled ISAG’s latest fatwa target: the concept of personal responsibility itself. Check out this […]
The HSE is investigating a significant jump in the number of syphilis cases in Ireland this year, with a 43% increase recorded from the same period last year. Between January 1st 2020 and August 21st 2020, there were 349 cases of Early Infectious Syphilis (EIS) detected. Over the same period in 2021, there have been […]
“I don’t back down if I’m right”: A Cork politician has called for Ireland to vet all Afghan refugees entering the country, dismissing cries from groups like People Before Profit. Independent Cork City Councillor Ken O’Flynn made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Gript. “I think, in fairness, when there’s a country that’s war […]
Children under the age of 18 will only be allowed to play online videogames for one hour on Fridays, weekends and national holidays, the Chinese state has said, dubbing videogames “spiritual opium.” According to the country’s National Press and Publication Administration, online gaming will only be allowed between 8pm and 9pm on certain days of […]
According to a Clare TD, it is “worrying” that the government has failed to significantly expand the country’s ICU capacity in the lead up to winter, adding that the government could not use the pressure as an excuse for lockdown. Independent TD Michael McNamara made the remarks earlier today during an interview with Newstalk’s Ciara […]
US Vice President Kamala Harris warned last week that global supply chain issues could were leading to widespread shortages of products, and that parents should consider buying Christmas presents now in August while goods last. The remarks were made as Joe Biden’s VP spoke in Singapore last Tuesday. “The stories that we are now hearing […]
In a development dubbed “deeply troubling” by the UN’s atomic energy agency, North Korea’s Communist regime seems to have restarted development of their illegal nuclear program. According to UN sources, evidence seems to suggest that the country’s plutonium-producing reprocessing reactor has been fired up yet again in an attempt to expand its nuclear weapons program. […]
The remaining 60 Irish citizens who are left stranded in Afghanistan will be allowed to leave the country by the Taliban, according to the Irish government. Approximately 100 countries around the world, including Ireland, the UK and the US, issued a joint statement claiming that the Taliban have allowed “all foregin nationals and any Afghan […]
There have been mixed reactions online after a one bedroom, one bathroom studio in Cork City was advertised on Daft.ie for a whopping €175,000. The property, which is situated just 9 minutes walk or 4 minute’s drive from the Grand Parade, is described by sellers as “a contender for one of Ireland’s smallest homes.” “Originally […]
According to figures revealed to the Irish Mirror, the Dáil’s use of the Convention Centre rather than Leinster House for sittings cost the taxpayer over €2.2 million, including a large catering bill – and the final cost may be higher again. Since summer of 2020 it was claimed that the Dáil had to be moved […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has declared that the US, Britain, Australia and other Western countries “must be held accountable” for their “violations of human rights” caused by “military interventions in sovereign states” such as Afghanistan. The remarks were made in Geneva, Switzerland by Chen Xu, Chinese ambassador to the UN, during a United Nations […]
Local Chinese authorities have approved 24 new coal power plants this year, making the planned total of new Chinese coal energy production over 100 gigawatts nationwide, according to environmentalist group Greenpeace. The 24 plants will add up to a total capacity of 5.2 GW, meaning the country’s total planned capacity is set to increase by […]