As official covid infection and death figures surge to new heights, and mandatory quarantines are introduced in countries like Australia, Táinaiste Leo Varadkar has said that a similar policy of quarantining incoming air and sea passengers would be “disproportionate” and “unworkable.” Varadkar said that Ireland has seen a huge reduction in incoming foreign travel, with […]
You know, when most people think of the word “dictator”, they usually don’t think of someone who was easily censored by social media and then voted out of office – but that didn’t stop Mary McAleese from embarrassing herself with the ludicrous comparison anyway. Speaking to the Independent over the weekend, the former Irish president […]
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that people could be forced to provide proof that they have had a covid-19 vaccine before they are allowed to get on a plane or enter a pub. When asked if he sees mandatory “vaccine passports” being brought in for people to travel abroad, go to the pub, or attend […]
Archaeologists have found the world’s oldest recorded animal cave painting yet discovered, depicting a wild pig, believed to have been drawn over 45,500 years ago in Indonesia. Painted with dark red ochre in the Leang Tedongnge cave in a remote valley on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the image is of an almost life-sized representation […]
With the noose of tech censorship rapidly tightening across the world, everyone remotely critical of wokeness is being banned, and, if the President of the United States himself being digitally taken down is anything to go by, it appears that nobody is truly safe. Here’s a quick guide to some of the more secure, free […]
Let’s face it – cultural conservatism as a worldview can seem as if it’s on the ropes across much of the world. Sure, there are still some oases of traditionalism knocking about – Poland, Hungary – and there are some electoral or court wins in this or that country. And all of that is great. […]
With the economy in shreds and thousands of people forced into joblessness due to repeated covid lockdowns, the Irish government now wants to tax the pandemic unemployment payment and hand everyone a big fat tax bill to add insult to injury. As the Irish Times reports: “Thousands of workers to get Covid-19 tax bills next […]
The National Museum of Ireland has removed General Michael Collins’ blood-stained cap from public display on the basis that it may upset or cause offence to descendants of the slain rebel leader. As the Irish Examiner’s article on the subject read: “The museum removed the cap which had been on display for decades for ethical […]
In their wonderfully tolerant and egalitarian fashion, RTÉ, the Irish State broadcaster, apparently thought it would be hilarious to air a “comedy” segment accusing the Christian God of being a rapist who forces himself on “young girls.” The Waterford Whispers segment, which aired on the night of New Year’s Eve on RTE One’s “NYE Countdown […]
The European Commission has agreed to give Estonian national robotics company Milrem almost €36 million in grant money to create a new standard for unmanned military ground vehicles, the company has announced. The deal, which was signed earlier this month, is set to develop a new generation of battlefield robots. Known as Integrated Modular Unmanned […]
Australian Cardinal George Pell, whose previous conviction for alleged child abuse was overturned after he was unanimously acquitted by all 7 justices of the highest Australian court this year, claims that his conservative and traditionalist views were what drove public opinion against him. Speaking to the BBC, 79-year-old Pell said that there was “no doubt” […]
Poland has proposed a new bill which promises to combat Big Tech censorship with a threat of fines if they do not uphold legal speech. Announced on Thursday by Polish Justice Minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, the bill would allow individuals to file legal complaints against social media companies who remove or censor posts that do not […]