As the government discusses delaying re-opening, there were literally more expert members of NPHET than there were patients in hospital with covid-19 last week. As of Friday the 25th, there were 36 patients in Irish hospitals with Covid-19 according to HSE chief Paul Reid. Additionally, only 13 of these were in ICU. By comparison, there […]
Fianna Fáil byelection candidate Deirdre Conroy has admitted that her government essentially rubber stamps orders from NPHET when it comes to their covid response. Speaking on Virgin Media’s The Tonight Show, Conroy was pressed by Matt Cooper on the way her government has handled NPHET’s advice. “You seem to imply there that you regard NPHET […]
Táinaiste Leo Varadkar and Taoiseach Micheál Martin have called for the AstraZeneca vaccine to be used on young people within weeks, despite the potential health risks, saying “it would be a shame not to use them.” I’m not sure that’s what you’d call the most rigorous medical reasoning to be honest. As it stands, adenovirus […]
As Islamic terrorism is declining across Europe, in Ireland the problem is growing. The number of people arrested in Ireland last year after being suspected of being engaged in Islamic terrorism has tripled from the year before, a new report has revealed. In 2020, 18 individuals in total were arrested on suspicion of Islamic terrorism. […]
The Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival, which typically attracts as many as 60,000 visitors, has been cancelled again for the second year in a row due to covid-19. The event was due to be held in September in the area close to the Burren in Co. Clare. Festival Organiser Marcus White issued a statement on the decision […]
A fifteen-year-old arrested for allegedly stealing a naggin of Smirnoff vodka in Dublin city centre was found to be in possession of a knuckle duster. Reportedly the alcohol was found with the security tag still attached when the teenager was apprehended by police in the Temple Bar/Dublin 2 area. Gardaí seized a bottle of vodka […]
Two Georgian nationals have been convicted of large scale human trafficking, though one was spared prison because she had a teenage son. Vakjtang Jokhadze, 48, and Sophia Grdzelishili, 46, are divorced but still live together. Both acted as a “distribution network” to provide fake driving licences and ID cards from EU countries to Georgian illegal […]
According to the latest Irish Times/IPSOS MRBI poll, a large majority of people want mandatory masks in shops to remain even after most people are vaccinated against covid-19. The poll, which was conducted song 1,200 adults across all electoral constituencies nationwide, asked respondents to choose which of two statements was closest to their view. Then […]
Minister Roderic O’Gorman met with the Garda Commissioner this week to discuss the death of George Nkencho, and heavily implied, without evidence, that his death was a result of racism. Following the meeting, O’Gorman, who is the Green Party Minister for Children and Equality, said: “I was very pleased to meet with Commissioner Harris today. […]
The Rural Independent Group has slammed the passing of the Climate Action Bill in the Dáil, and accused the government of “dancing to the green tune.” Speaking in the Dáil yesterday, Deputy Mattie McGrath had some strong words for Climate Minister Eamon Ryan. “The Minister should prove us wrong about our worries. We did not […]
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that the government will be looking to vaccinate children and young people come the Autumn of 2021. Micheál Martin confirms that the government will be looking at vaccinating children in Ireland this autumn.#Covid19Ireland #CovidVaccine pic.twitter.com/LU8Wm5Kt4m — JRD (@JRD0000) June 16, 2021 Speaking in the Dáil yesterday, the Taoiseach explained how […]
It’s been well established now that both the Minister for Children and Equality, Roderic O’Gorman, and Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien, have expressed their desire to have the State Housing Agency provide own-door accommodation to asylum seekers after only 4 months of being here. As O’Brien himself said: “We are well advanced on a new phase […]