With Ireland’s planned October 22nd “Freedom Day” set to be cancelled by the government, the Taoiseach has followed NPHET’s advice and will be keeping Covid restrictions until at least – wait for it – February of 2022. The hardest part about “two weeks to stop the spread” is the first two years. An Garda Síochána […]
An Garda Síochana received almost 120 domestic abuse calls every day throughout the 2020 lockdown – a 17% increase from the previous year. The total amount of domestic violence calls totalled around 43,500 for the full year. Of the 43,500 calls, 7,600 resulted in domestic abuse-related charges – 24% more than 2019 figures. The figures […]
New research has revealed that Irish farmers are 7 times more likely to die from heart disease than people in other professions. Additionally, it is now believed that almost half suffer from high blood pressure and cholesterol. The findings were reported recently at the annual conference of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, and revealed […]
The government, on the advice of NPHET, has decided that mask-wearing, social distancing, and vaccine passports should continue past Friday October 22nd, when all remaining restrictions were originally supposed to be lifted. The move has brought talks of a so-called “freedom day” to a screeching halt, and was decided amid rising Covid-19 case numbers. NPHET […]
NPHET has now admitted that even fully vaccinated people carry a viral load similar to that of the unvaccinated. In a sane world, this would signal the abrupt end of the vaccine passport system. But unfortunately for all of us, sanity in our society left to get cigarettes around January 2020 and hasn’t been seen […]
China has reportedly launched a nuclear-capable, faster-than-sound missile around the globe, leaving American officials stunned at the advancement of the technology. The incident, which was reported by the Financial Times, reportedly occurred in August, when a Chinese hypersonic glide vehicle entered low-earth orbit in space, encircled the entire circumference of the globe, and landed within […]
5% of all pubs in Ireland have not renewed their licenses in the wake of the government’s lockdown and are unlikely to open again according to newly released figures. Since the first lockdown began, 349 pubs have closed their doors permanently nationwide, with Cork being the worst hit county. Cork lost 37 pubs, Dublin and […]
Over 17,000 fines were issued for so-called “non-essential” travel over the course of the various government lockdowns, the Justice Department has revealed. The figures came from a parliamentary question forwarded by Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan, who asked the acting Justice Minister Heather Humphreys for a breakdown of the fines issued. According to the […]
The Australian Northern Territory has threatened a fine of $5,000 (€3,200) and instant dismissal from one’s job for anyone working with the public who does not receive the Covid-19 vaccine by November 13th. The region’s Chief Minister Michael Gunner said there were “patches of concern” for the government in the form of individuals who were […]
A 69 year old Conservative Party MP in the UK has been stabbed repeatedly at his constituency office in Essex, condition unknown. Sir David Amess, who represents Southend West in Essex, was attacked earlier today when a man entered his constituency office and stabbed him multiple times at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea. According to […]
Climate Minister Eamon Ryan has defended the recent significant carbon tax hikes, saying that they are “the right thing to do” and “progressive.” The remarks were made in the Dáil earlier this week during a discussion on Budget 2022. CARBON TAX DUBBED “PROGRESSIVE” “We have to raise tax,” he said. “We cannot do everything from […]
Independent TDs have described the government budget as “very anti-rural”, slamming the fact that fuel and heating costs “have gone through the roof.” The complaints were made during a Dáil debate on the government’s new Budget 2022. GOVERNMENT WILL “GET IT IN THE NECK” FROM RURAL VOTERS Cork South-West TD Michael Collins began by telling […]