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The number of patients in Irish hospitals with covid-19 has dropped to 59 – the lowest number since September. Comparatively, at the peak of the third wave on the 18th of January, there were 2,020 people in hospital being treated with covid-19 in hospitals across Ireland. HSE Chief Paul Reid hailed the development. “Covid-10 inpatients […]
ISAG’s Professor Anthony Staines has said that the “open-air party” scenes in Dublin city centre in recent weeks have not resulted in a spike in covid-19 cases, despite the CMO’s concern. Health officials reported 271 new covid-19 cases on Tuesday – the second lowest figure this year, even after large crowds were seen celebrating in […]
TheJournal.ie has gone for gold in the clown media olympics this week, by declaring that the type of covid misinformation that is most dangerous and difficult to combat is the type that’s actually true. The article, entitled “’A distorted perspective’: How anti-lockdown groups are using data to downplay the impact of Covid-19,” describes how terrifying […]
Six of Ireland’s top universities have fallen significantly in the QS World University Rankings for 2022. QS’s overall rankings are based on factors such as academic and employer reputation, the ratio of staff to students, citations per faculty and more. According to the data, the drop in Irish universities’ ranking is down to a decline […]
A man with 161 previous convictions who robbed a café twice while out on bail for stealing from a whiskey museum has had his jail term reduced from 6 years to 4. 33-year-old Jonathan Grimes was out on bail for burglarising the whiskey museum when he robbed Bewley’s café in Dublin city centre, not once, […]
The High Court has approved a hearing for an action by a couple who claim their unborn child was aborted after they were mistakenly told by doctors that he had a fatal foetal abnormality. The couple have filed separate lawsuits seeking damages against Merrion Foetal Health and five of its medical consultants, Dublin Private Clinic, […]
A growing number of Irish children are being hospitalised after being poisoned by cannabis jellies, also known as “edibles,” according to a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant. Dr. Paddy Fitzpatrick spoke at length this week about the increasing risk to children from these substances. “We have seen a significant increase this year in the amount of […]
Less than a quarter of Europeans support the EU “as it has been realised so far,” according to a new Eurobarometer poll. Eurobarometer, which is the official polling body of the European Commission, released the findings in its Spring 2021 survey. #Food4Thought 🥗4⃣🧐 First comprehensive #Eurobarometer poll/survey of EU 🇪🇺 citizens' views one year into […]
According to a recent survey, around 40% of Irish workers are unaware that they could face an upcoming tax bill if they were on the Temporary Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS). The survey, which was conducted by Taxback.com as part of their Taxpayer Sentiment Survey Series, also found that slightly over half (53%) of workers […]
Tusla CEO Bernard Gloster has said that a member of the general public received an “extortion type email” after sensitive info was leaked in the recent HSE cyber attack. The HSE hack also reportedly impacted the State childcare agency as well. “A member of the public received a suspicious email that would have included their […]
Just under 2,300 asylum applications were processed in 2020 – a third less than the previous year. Minister of State at the Department of Justice, James Browne, explained how a total of 2,276 applications were successfully processed last year. “Despite these challenges, 2,276 applications for international protection were processed to completion last year, which is […]
Self-described Marxist TDs Richard-Boyd Barrett and Paul Murphy have called for the state to “override private property rights” to fix the housing crisis. At least they’re consistent, right? Hi I'm a Marxist TD… https://t.co/bUNa41vmjx — Paul Murphy 🏳️⚧️ (@paulmurphy_TD) January 21, 2019 📣 Marxism 2019 is Ireland's largest socialist conference. It's where we discuss the […]
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