The High Court has ruled that a woman in her 20s, known as “Katie”, who has been in a vegetative state for 10 years, should be allowed to die at the request of her mother. Reportedly, the woman’s mother and the family, who sought the order to remove the life support, shed tears as the […]
Average monthly rents in Ireland have effectively doubled since 2011, according to a new report from Daft.ie. According to the new report’s figures, in the first quarter of 2021, rental prices outside Dublin soared to 7.1% higher than in the same period last year, costing renters an eye-watering €900 more annually. Comparatively, rent costs in […]
Aontú leader Peadar Toibín TD has hit out at the UK’s Tory government for offering amnesty to British soldiers over killings carried out in Ireland. Speaking about the acknowledgment of the Ballymurphy victims by the British state for the first time, Toibín welcomed the development. “It was a wonderful day for the families of Ballymurphy,” […]
Senator Ronan Mullen has said that he “would support” those who choose not to pay their TV license fee, arguing that the State broadcaster’s bias on the issue of abortion would warrant it. Speaking in the Seanad on Tuesday, Senator Mullin spoke about the dramatic surge in abortions that took place since the 2018 8th […]
A new, second letter has been penned by active duty soldiers in the French military, accusing President Emmanuel Macron’s government of “cowardice”, “deceit” and trying to “silence” warnings of impending civil war. This latest letter comes just weeks after a controversial first letter, in which retired French military generals and senior officers warned that the […]
According to a spokesperson for extremist climate group Extinction Rebellion, one of the group’s founders has been arrested by UK police for conspiracy to cause criminal damage after members attacked two London banks. Dr. Gail Bradbrook, who was involved in Extinction Rebellion’s campaign against financial institutions known as “Money Rebellion,” was reportedly arrested in her […]
According to Polish State-run media, around 40 locations around the capital city of Warsaw, including the Supreme Court and its offices, have been evacuated due to a bomb threat as the court prepared to make a decision on a major mortgage dispute. The court was about to rule on how banks should settle with clients […]
A 23-year-old Italian woman is currently under medical observation in a hospital in Tuscany after receiving 6 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine – 6 times more than the intended dosage. The woman was given the equivalent of six vaccine doses after the nurse accidentally injected the entire vial into her arm. As reported by the […]
The Rural Independent Group has declared war on NGO An Taisce, calling for the group to be defunded and arguing that they have shown an “utter lack of consideration to the rural economy” by challenging planning permission for a Kilkenny cheese plant. “We call for an end to the annual €3.5 million of taxpayer’s money […]
A Clare priest has revealed that he has been celebrating public Mass “the whole time” throughout the Level 5 lockdown, with an average of over 50 attendees in his church, and has defended the practice as perfectly safe. Fr. Willie Cummins, who is the parish priest of Ennistymon – a town in north clare – […]
Lidl Ireland’s CEO, JP Scally, has defended the supermarket chain selling rapid antigen tests in their stores, after selling over 10,000 kits. According to Scally in an interview with RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland, the tests sold out across many Lidl stores over the weekend and proved significantly cheaper than tests elsewhere at €24.99 for a […]
Chief Medical Officer and Chairman of NPHET, Dr. Tony Holohan, has confirmed that health authorities are “actively” looking into child vaccinations for covid-19. Speaking during an interview on RTÉ news, the CMO was asked his thoughts on vaccinating children. “That’s a fair question,” Holohan replied. “I think some of the companies are looking at broadening […]