Fine Gael’s youth wing has passed a motion calling for EU citizens to be able to vote in Irish elections once they’ve lived in Ireland for 5 or more years – a majorly bad idea any way you slice it. “Young Fine Gael calls on the government to hold a referendum allowing for EU citizens […]
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has called on all 50 Muslim-majority nations around the world to boycott trade with Western countries that fail to punish critics of Islam. The comments come following a series of significant violent anti-French demonstrations across Pakistan, after the French government indicated it will support the right of magazines like Charlie […]
Hundreds of thousands of euro in pension money is being lost per person to various government-imposed charges and fees, according to a newly released report. Back in 2012, a report by the Department of Social Protection found that the state charges in place on pensions added up to a little over 2% per year. However, […]
A senior Australian government minister did not rule out Australian citizens being forced to wear electronic ankle bracelets to ensure they adhere to home quarantine – even if they are fully vaccinated. The suggestion was initially made by journalist David Speers of ABC TV during an interview with Aussie Employment Minister Stuart Robert. “I guess […]
Photo credit: No. 10 Downing Street (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled a planned trip to India amid concerns about the country’s covid-19 rates, despite being fully vaccinated against the virus himself. Downing Street issued a joint statement this morning on behalf of both the Indian and British governments, saying that […]
Irish political leaders today often like to think of themselves as very moderate, modern people. They clearly consider themselves to be very middle-of-the-road and balanced when it comes to their policies. As an Táinaiste Leo Varadkar himself recently said: “Speaking at the launch of a book on former Fine Gael female politicians, the party leader […]
The European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Bernier, has warned that in France there is a growing appetite to exit the EU, and that French politicians should learn from Brexit as a cautionary tale. “We could draw some lessons from Brexit for ourselves,” Barnier told a conference in Le Touquet, France. “It’s now too late […]
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said that the government is considering extending the length of time between vaccine doses from 4 weeks to 12 weeks. Donnelly said that he is expecting to receive an official expert recommendation from Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn and the country’s vaccine taskforce “in the coming days”, as […]
Fine Gael Councillor David McManus has lashed out at the opposition parties for allowing construction to stay closed – even though it was his party who closed it. Tweeting during an RTÉ Prime Time segment on how lack of housing supply has driven up house prices nationwide, McManus, who is also Deputy Mayor of South […]
A top French court has upheld a ruling that a migrant who his killed a 65-year-old Jewish woman in an anti-semitic attack was not guilty of murder because he was high on cannabis at the time of the killing. The incident originally took place in 2017, when Kobili Traoré from Mali, who was 27 at […]
Ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s has called to “defund the police” & “dismantle” the justice system in a bizarre tweet following the fatal shooting of a young black man by a US police officer. “The murder of Daunte Wright is rooted in white supremacy and results from the intentional criminalization of Black and Brown […]
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he doesn’t believe that his party is at 11% nationally, after a recent RedC poll indicated a catastrophic slump in the party’s support. “You’re a politician to your fingertips,” said interviewer Matt Cooper during an interview with an Taoiseach on Virgin Media’s The Tonight Show. “You’re a veteran of politics. […]