The Bank Bar in Dublin has issued a mea culpa for sharing accurate information about Ireland’s excessive lockdown, after a gang of left wing activists online falsely called the information “far right.” Speaking on Twitter, the bar said: “This is not acceptable anymore, we’ve done all that was asked of us. Let us live again. […]
Green Party Climate Minister Eamon Ryan has indicated that indoor dining may not fully open until August, beyond the already-delayed 19th of July date previously given. Speaking this morning, Ryan said that while he expected digital travel certificates to be implemented on July 19th as previously outlined, other elements of re-opening would likely not be […]
While super-polluter China is training their soldiers to be hardened, cold blooded killers, Ireland’s Defence Minister has a different goal – spending millions to make our troops carbon-friendly environmentalists. To be honest, I’m not sure I want my military to be “friendly” anything. That word shouldn’t even be in a soldier’s lexicon. Speaking in a […]
Senator Michael McDowell has hit out at the government for a lack of “economic reality” on green policies, and called on Eamon Ryan to clarify his stance on nuclear power. Speaking in the Dáil today, the Senator explained Ireland’s precarious situation when it came to energy generation and the scaling up of Ireland’s famous data […]
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has expressed his “disappointment” and “discomfort” with the way in which members of the public have been critical of NPHET online. When they say they’re “all in this together,” they aren’t joking. Speaking in the Dáil last week, Donnelly went to bat for everyone’s favourite unelected body of government advisors. […]
The government is reportedly planning to potentially use rapid antigen testing to allow indoor dining and drinking by the end of July, in defiance of NPHET. Government officials and representatives of the hospitality industry will be meeting today to discuss the re-opening of the sector, and according to several senior cabinet ministers, antigen testing is […]
As of today 750 pharmacies around the country will offer the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to the 18 to 34 cohort. Additionally, starting from next week, vaccination centres around the country will be offering the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to the same age cohort. This is despite the fact that a recent European Centre for […]
Táinaiste Leo Varadkar has said that the State is currently working out how to use covid passes domestically for indoor dining. Speaking yesterday in the Dáil, the Fine Gael leader explained the government’s plans in this area. Leo Varadkar on the use of covid passes in Ireland: "We're working out now whether we can use […]
EirGrid has warned of “rolling blackouts” in the winter as Ireland shuts down power stations nationwide and depends more and more on unreliable green energy sources. The government is being forced to provide emergency generators to Dublin in autumn because of fears regarding the city’s grid stability later in the year when power consumption increases […]
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald refused to rule out locking down the entire island of Ireland over the Delta variant during an interview this week. Speaking to RTÉ during the Six One News, McDonald was asked about how the country should respond to the Delta variant. “Before Christmas, when we saw the rise of […]
Imagine as a restaurant owner, being told that your struggling business cannot open for indoor dining for weeks, while top civil servants get pay increases – and then hearing the phrase “we’re all in this together.” You could almost feel yourself turning into Michael Douglas from Falling Down in real time. As reported in the […]
“Zero Covid” Professor Sam McConkey has said that the re-opening of the economy should not be slowed or hindered by the Delta variant, adding that a societal discussion is needed about “acceptable risk.” Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1’s Today with Claire Byrne today, Professor McConkey said that the re-opening of indoor dining should not be […]