Sweden, which drew significant criticism last year for refusing to lockdown its economy to prevent the spread of covid-19, saw a smaller increase in its death rate than most of Europe, according to official figures. According to Eurostat, the EU’s official statistics organisation, no-lockdown Sweden had 7.7% more deaths in 2020 than they would have […]
Scotland’s ban on public worship as part of the covid-19 regulations has been overturned in the Scottish Court of Session after a challenge by Glasgow Catholic priest, Canon Tom White, along with a coalition of 27 other faith leaders. The judge said that the regulations went further than was legally permissible, but that this did […]
Fine Gael Seanad Leader Regine Doherty has bemoaned an alleged surge in online abuse of politicians, saying that “even political sympathisers and supporters seem to think now that it is fair game to give their tuppence worth to our elected representatives.” https://twitter.com/Ben_Scallan/status/1374327729814962178 “A number of colleagues have discussed online abuse. I can only say that […]
Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan has called for better regulations to prevent children accessing pornography online. “I think there is a lack of appreciation of how prevalent pornography now is in the lives of children,” the Dublin Bay South TD said. “They can easily access graphic and violent pornography online. This can give children a […]
The idea that we are “all in this together” through the covid-19 pandemic is “absolute nonsense” according to broadcaster Ivan Yates, who says he “hates lockdown with a passion.” Speaking on Lunchtime Live, Yates expressed his frustrations with the covid lockdown. “I was watching the Players Championship in golf on Sky Sports from Florida, and […]
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Greens, Sinn Féin, People Before Profit, as well as Social Democrats and Labour TDs have all declared that Ireland should lower the voting age to 16 – an idea so bad it’s almost difficult to put into words. But let’s try anyway, since you won’t find much opposition to it […]
The European Commission has exported more than 34 million doses of covid-19 vaccines outside the bloc, sending jabs to Mexico and Saudi Arabia even as Ireland struggles to acquire its own. According to figures released by the European Commission this week, Brussels has authorised more than 249 vaccine export requests to 31 countries outside the […]
Richard Boyd-Barrett, has declared a new far-Left crusade in the Dáil, and this time it’s against exams and the concept of “competition” itself. Speaking earlier this week, Boyd-Barrett said that “the problem starts with the Leaving Cert itself.” “It is fundamentally perpetuating an inequality and a hierarchy and limiting access to education in a way […]
Significant covid-19 restrictions are set to remain in place for at least two months, as both Micheal Martin and Leo Varadkar have stated that the state’s hands are tied by a shortage of vaccines. The news comes as the government has missed its vaccine targets three weeks in a row, consistently missing its own deadlines […]
Thank you to Gript’s Gary Kavanagh for helping with the research and writing of this article. RTÉ is the only Irish member of a left-wing climate activism group which aims to “transform” the media. But how can you trust an organisation to tell you the truth when it’s siding with activists instead of scientists? CCN, […]
Volunteer workers at the Dublin Samaritans have doubled their usual hours as the number of distressed calls they receive has skyrocketed due to covid-19 and the lockdown. Reportedly, almost all callers mentioned covid-19 and the lockdown as a major part of their reason for calling the helpline. The Dublin branch of the 24-hour organisation received […]
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has said that a recent mass stabbing of 7 people by an Afghan migrant is “not a migration issue” after calls for better border control. The attack, which took place in Vetlanda, Sweden, left 7 stabbed and 3 with potentially life-threatening injuries. After police arrived on the scene, the attacker […]