Senator Ronan Mullen raised Gript’s Zero Covid leaks in the Seanad this week, demanding to know why the group has been allowed to “scaremonger” without challenge from politicians or the media. “I want to raise the so-called “Zero Covid” proposal today Cathaoirleach, this proposal for even harsher lockdown measures for the remainder of the […]
A majority of Swiss voters have elected to ban the wearing of face coverings in public, including the niqab and burqa worn by Muslim women. The referendum, which passed by 51.2% to 48.8%, was proposed by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), which campaigned on slogans including “Stop extremism,” while a coalition of leftwing parties put […]
LMFM radio presenter Ken O’Sullivan took to Twitter this weekend to express his desire to see anti-lockdown protesters who took part in a peaceful assembly on Saturday in Cork fired from their jobs. “Y’know what would have been a great idea?”, he wrote. “If somebody thought to go in amongst the gobshites at that #corkprotest […]
A Trinity college student running for the position of University Times editor has pledged that if he wins he will give his student accommodation to an asylum seeker. Peter Caddle, who is a fourth year Philosophy student, is known for being involved with the free speech student publication the Burkean, which last year exposed systematic […]
Gardaí have stated that organisers of tomorrow’s anti-lockdown rally in Cork, which is headed by a Socialist anti-water charges campaigner, could face a criminal investigation if the protest takes place as planned. However, organisers of the demonstration were defiant ahead of the event, saying that they had a constitutional right to protest despite the restrictions. […]
Umbrella NGO Le Cheile has retweeted a Twitter post calling to “gather forces now” and sweep anti-lockdown protesters “off the streets when the time comes.” Le Chéile, an umbrella organisation for a range of taxpayer funded NGOs and leftwing political movements, which describes itself as “a cross-sectoral alliance working together to challenge the far right […]
Fine Gael Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has warned that tax increases are “very likely” after the covid-19 pandemic, in a total contradiction of what Táinaiste Leo Varadkar said just 2 weeks before. Speaking on Thursday the 4th of March at an ESRI event, Donohoe stated that the government would be moving to reduce the budget […]
In the middle of the worst economic crisis in decades, the government has announced that they will be ending the levy on banks that was brought in after the bailout, a move seen by many as essentially letting the banks off the hook after being saved by the taxpayers. At the same time, the VAT […]
In an interview with Virgin Media, Táinaiste Leo Varadkar has said that he would be “very surprised” if the UK was able to achieve its stated targets for re-opening the British economy, and refused to give a similar timeline for Ireland. “I would be very surprised if [the UK was] able to meet those dates, […]
Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavan has described Saturday’s anti-lockdown protesters as “far-right”, referencing previous “fascist” movements, and calling on people to challenge their ideology of “hatred, prejudice and poison.” “Cathaoirleach, you’ll notice a few months ago I talked about when the fascists were outside the gate here. And I do feel the need to raise […]
A Cork man and serial thief who has admitted to two counts of shoplifting was spared a jail sentence by the court after telling about his charitable works, including captaining an Irish soccer team for a charity soccer contest in Portugal. John Paul Long, a Cork native, pleaded guilty to the theft at a Lidl […]
An estimated 4,000 people attended anti-lockdown rallies in Dublin city centre, which resulted in some clashes between Gardaí and demonstrators. The protest, which was set to begin at 2:00pm outside St. Stephen’s Green Saturday the 27th, was organised online, but was preempted by Gardaí, who barricaded off the area and several surrounding streets. Protests and […]