A young person has suffered a severe asthma attack after going out socialising with friends, in direct violation of the government’s social distancing guidelines. In a statement on Facebook, the official Garda account said: “A group of 5 young people out socializing all night last night. One, who was supposed to be self-isolating pending a […]
For most normal people, the coronavirus pandemic is an obvious disaster. It threatens the lives and wellbeing of older people, makes travel more difficult, creates scarcity of resources, and is, at the very least, highly inconvenient, if not outright fatal for businesses and jobs. However, to radical green-types, Extinction Rebellion activists and Greta cultists, this […]
For the second time in less than a year, a civil servant may be facing criminal charges for allegedly supplying fraudulent documents to foreign-nationals seeking Irish passports. This has been described to news outlets as a “significant national security breach”, and reportedly has the potential to damage Ireland’s international relations if illegal passports are used […]
A professor of economics at the University of Exeter, England, has been accused of transphobia after tweeting that “only female people menstruate”. The conflict began when Dr. Poen responded to a tweet which said: “Not everyone who menstruates is female. Not everyone who is female menstruates. Let’s shift our language.” Dr. Poen replied by saying: […]
Hong Kong Free Press reports that hundreds of Hong Kongers gathered last week in memorial of 22-year-old student protestor Alex Chow Tsz-lok, who died last November after falling one storey from a car park and sustaining fatal head injuries. It is believed by some that he was trying to evade police as they attempted to […]
A video on the social media site TikTok has surfaced showing a drag queen performing a suggestive dance for a little girl. The video was posted by TikTok user Amelia Marino, and shows the little girl seated in the middle of the room surrounded by adults as the drag queen dances provocatively to club music […]
Last week, Marks & Spencer issued a series of apologies to a “transgender non-binary” shopper, over what they called a “mistake”. 30-year-old Myla Corvidae, who is biologically female, but uses “they/them” pronouns, was reportedly turned away from using the male changing room by a member of staff, who informed “them” that the changing facilities were […]
A Donegal man aroused anger online after he claimed to have destroyed his grandmother’s polling card and hid her walking frame to prevent her from voting for her preferred candidate. My granny was going to vote for Peter Casey or that other racist guy so I ripped up her polling card and hid her walking […]
CNN hit out at US President Trump last week when he tweeted a photo of a White House briefing on the spread of China’s deadly coronavirus. “We will continue to monitor the ongoing developments. We have the best experts anywhere in the world, and they are on top of it 24/7!” wrote the President. CNN’s […]
People everywhere were sickened and horrified last April when three teenage boys became the victims of an acid attack in Earlscourt Housing Estate in Waterford. A large group of older boys, most around 18/19 years old, threw acidic drain cleaner in the younger boys’ faces without provocation. The victims received severe burns and scars to […]
When Sinn Féin released their 2020 election manifesto, many were surprised to find that controlling immigration featured as a part of their platform. In a twist that will shock anybody who has actually been listening to them for the last few years, they wrote: “Sinn Féin does not want open borders. We believe that all […]
When someone declares we need new laws to restrict and curtail “hateful” opinions, the absolute least that person can do is make sure their own track record is squeaky-clean. Fine Gael’s Justice Minister, Charlie Flanagan, has been doing the rounds in recent months, insisting that Ireland should expand its current definition of “hate speech”. However, […]