Three Catholic clergy kidnapped by a gang in Haiti earlier this month have been released. However, seven other people, including a French nun and a priest, remain captured. According to local police, the gang, known as 400 Mazowo, kidnapped 10 individuals earlier this month – 5 clergy and 5 lay people – in the town […]
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that Rule 50 forbids any kind of “demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda” during ceremonies, including taking a knee for Black Lives Matter or raising a Black Power fist. As more and more athletes are seen as politicising sports by signalling their sport for Black Lives Matter on […]
The Chinese Communist Party has begun a heavy online crackdown of feminists online after recent indications that the country’s birth and marriage rate have dropped significantly. “In recent days, more than a dozen accounts used by feminists were deleted from the Weibo social-media platform as well as cultural-discussion site Douban.com,” reported the Wallstreet Journal. Weibo […]
Independent Senator Gerard Craughwell has said that he feels “petrified” at feeling forced to take the AstraZeneca vaccine, like he has a “gun to his head”, despite the known risk of rare blood clots and his history of heart problems. “I am one of those who was able to register for the vaccine last week,” […]
Dublin has been removed from the list of host cities for the European Championship because the government could not guarantee at least 25% fan capacity, and will instead be replaced with the Russian city of St. Petersburg. “It’s just too soon,” said Táinaiste Leo Varadkar. Dublin was among three host cities – also including Bilbao, […]
The Danish government has managed to reach an agreement with several other political parties that any immigrant convicted of a serious crime should be prevented from becoming a citizen. “Among immigrants, some are doing well, and then some are doing poorly,” said Danish Immigration and Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye. “We want to make sure that […]
The official Black Lives Matter organisation has claimed that black communities in America are being terrorised more under Biden than they were under Trump. “Biden is currently sending more military equipment to our neighborhoods than Trump did,” the group said in a tweet this week. “You read that right. Our communities are being terrorized at […]
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has insisted that his government is not “anti-religious”, and called all claims to the contrary “deeply offensive.” “I think it needs to be said very loud and clear,” the Taoiseach said. “The only motivation of the government is to protect life and to protect people from severe illness. There is no other […]
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has told the Dáil that it is “likely” that further rounds of vaccinations will be needed next year on top of the current vaccine rollout. “Notwithstanding the range of vaccines currently authorised or in various levels of production and testing, there is a need to consider the future trajectory of Covid-19 […]
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has hit out at Labour Party Education Spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, accusing him of “virtue-signalling” on the issue of youth unemployment. Speaking in the Dáil, Ó Ríordáin raised the fact that youth unemployment in Ireland now stands at 59%. “I want to raise with the Tánaiste the issue of youth unemployment,” he […]
The EU Commission has confirmed that they have not initiated legal action against AstraZeneca for vaccine shortfalls, after Stephen Donnelly told the Dáil the bloc had. “The European Commission has initiated a legal case over AstraZeneca,” Donnelly told the Dáil on Thursday during a discussion about Ireland’s vaccine rollout. “Earlier this week I joined Ireland […]
Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith, who has been charged with ISIS terrorism and the financing of terrorism, is out on bail in the Republic of Ireland and attempting to acquire British citizenship despite being banned from the UK. According to the Irish Examiner, Smith (38) is barred from entering the UK on the grounds of “public […]