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A reported rise of covid-19 cases in children is because of an increase in covid testing – not the re-opening of schools, according to a senior health expert. Professor Philip Nolan, who is chairman of the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, has said that data indicates schools are a low-risk environment for contracting covid, following […]
The HSE appears to have reversed its requirement for student nurses to receive the covid-19 vaccine before taking up clinical placements. In a letter seen by Gript, the Chief Clinical Officer now says the new directive supersedes previous correspondence which said students would be prevented from being assigned to placements in HSE facilities unless they […]
According to a recent report, China built enough coal power plants to increase global capacity even despite other countries closing down power stations across the globe. The report, entitled “Boom and Bust: Tracking the Global Coal Plant Pipeline”, and published by the Global Energy Monitor, a US-based NGO, says that China commissioned 38.5 Gigawatts of […]
The director of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control & Prevention, Gao Fu, has admitted that the country’s vaccine effectiveness remains low compared to other jabs. To date, China has developed a total of 5 vaccines, ranging from 50% (below the World Health Organisation’s threshold) to 79% effectiveness. This compares to the Pfizer, AstraZeneca and […]
The majority of alleged asylum seekers in Ireland who have no identification will soon be able to open Irish bank accounts using State-issued documents. Bank of Ireland has agreed to accept these documents starting from next month, following over three years of negotiation between the bank and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. “The […]
According to newly released figures from the Department of Transport, almost 200,000 passengers have entered Ireland since the start of the year. The figures have revealed that over 188,000 entered through Dublin airport, while 1,000 came in through Shannon airport and another 4,000 through Cork – a total of 193,000. On Friday the government added […]
Biden Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the US is concerned about the number of Russian troops gathering at the Ukrainian border and said that “there will be consequences” for Russia if they show aggressive behaviour. “I have to tell you I have real concerns about Russia’s actions on the borders of Ukraine,” […]
The Republic, with 4.9 million citizens, has only fully-vaccinated 300,000, while Northern Ireland, with a population of 1.8 million, has vaccinated almost 200k – a higher percentage per capita. According to the HSE, as of the 9th of April 2021, Ireland has administered 309,922 second doses of covid vaccine. By comparison, Northern Ireland, which has […]
The Cambodian government has lashed out at the Canadian media company VICE after an Irish artist edited photos of victims of communist genocide, adding smiles to their mugshots. Politicians have called it a “grave insult” to victims of the “Cambodian Auschwitz.” The images were originally intended to be colourised mugshots of the victims of the […]
Independent Wexford TD Verona Murphy has hit out at regulators over new “Stalinist” rural planning rules that she says will force rural people into “urbanised ghettos”, claiming that a “Dublin-centric government” does not understand rural issues. “For a long time now there’s been a lot of disquiet in relation to planning regulation and particularly in […]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has voted 16 to 1 to uphold a decision in the Czech Republic which banned unvaccinated children from attending school. The court on Thursday found that this decision was legally valid, as its goal was “protective” for other students, as opposed to a “punitive” measure against the unvaccinated. […]
Independent media is an essential part of any free society, and is vital for keeping the political establishment in check. But how can journalists hold government politicians to account, when they’re all in bed together – sometimes literally? In a recent video here at Gript, we exposed the fact that RTÉ, who are supposed to […]
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