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Ireland is the only EU member state which has failed to submit excess mortality figures from 2020 to the EU’s official statistic body, Eurostat. In place of any monthly data, the row for Ireland simply includes a series of colons, which stands for “not available” according to the key provided. https://twitter.com/Ben_Scallan/status/1376900625011777536 According to Eurostat, the […]
The Department of Transport has announced that they will be significantly reducing the grant incentives for electric hybrid vehicles, making a nonsense of their other “green schemes.” Currently, if one wants to purchase an electric car or hybrid, you can apply for a grant of up to €5,000 from the Sustainable Energy Association of Ireland […]
Sinn Féin have put in a submission to the Commission on the Defence Forces, warning of the alleged danger of “far-right disinformation hacking into the minds” of Irish soldiers, posing a “serious threat to democracy itself.” In possibly one of the most melodramatic and bizarre submissions ever written, Sinn Féin Defence Forces spokesperson Sorca Clarke […]
An online HSE system used for staff vaccination has allegedly been widely abused by non-healthcare workers, with many individuals jumping their place in the queue for the vaccine. According to the Irish Daily Mail, the HSE’s online page for arranging vaccinations does not ask individuals to provide identification before offering them the jab. A whistleblower […]
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that student nurses have an “obligation” to take the covid-19 vaccine, even if they don’t want it, for the sake of “collective solidarity” and the “overall good.” The comments were made in response to queries by Independent Clare TD Michael McNamara. “Taoiseach, you informed this Dáil categorically, to Deputy […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and Lega leader Matteo Salvini are set to have a series of talks in Hungary’s capital of Budapest, with the goal of forming a conservative political alliance. Speaking to the press in Rome, Salvini stated that the main purpose of the discussions would be to […]
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 […]
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