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British secret agents have begun “green spying” operations on the world’s polluting countries to make sure they uphold their climate-change targets, according to the head of MI6. MI6, or “Military Intelligence, Section 6”, is the UK’s main spying agency and is famously depicted in the James Bond movies, will be spying on industrial countries around […]
Twitter has confirmed that they have complied with orders from the Indian government to remove dozens of posts critical of the State’s handling of the covid-19 pandemic on the basis that they are “fake news” and “misleading.” As admitted by a Twitter spokesperson, the move comes at a time when India faces a massive surge […]
The European Commission has issued a ruling that Ireland can’t be trusted to police its own fishing quotas under the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy, and the fishing sector will face significant Brussels-imposed penalties. The ruling will remove a special law granted to Ireland that allowed fish to be weighed at Irish factories and not at […]
An Evangelical Christian pastor has said he will “apologise to nobody” for exercising his constitutional right to worship God in public, holding a socially-distanced Sunday service in the Phoenix Park. “This may be a short message, but I believe it’s a message that needs to be given”, said Pastor John Aherne of the All Nations […]
The Government is in the process of legalising the use of body cams for gardaí, and intends to give gardaí powers to use other recording devices, including phones, cameras and drones in the line of duty. The Garda Síochána Digital Recording Bill which is currently underway will be brought before cabinet tomorrow by Justice Minister […]
Caitlyn Jenner has filed the paperwork to run for governor of Democrat stronghold California as a Republican, “fiscally conservative and socially liberal” candidate. California faces a potential “recall” election, after a petition against the current Democrat governor, Gavin Newsom, reached the required number of signatures to trigger a vote. Jenner – a former Olympic athlete […]
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 […]
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