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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 […]
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 […]
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