The Government’s latest set of Covid-19 restrictions appear to have, presumably accidentally, made attending a wedding, including your own wedding, illegal. The new regulation, SI 171, lists “wedding receptions” as being allowed, but it appears the Government failed to realise that the wedding ceremony, or service, and the wedding reception are actually two entirely separate […]
Richard Dawkins, the noted evolutionary biologist and atheist, has been stripped of his Humanist of the Year Award by the American Humanist Association (AHA). The AHA cited a tweet sent by Dawkins, which the AHA said “implies that the identities of transgender individuals are fraudulent, whilst also simultaneously attacking Black identity as one that can […]
Only 883 vaccines were administered on Sunday the 18th, the last day we have data for. This is the second lowest number of vaccines administered on a Sunday since daily records became available, beaten only by the 14th of March, which saw us administer 305 vaccines. We are now 44,748 vaccines away from hitting the […]
Minister Simon Harris yesterday announced that the Government’s new Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021–2025 will “positively discriminate” against men. The move, he said, is necessary as there are too few female apprentices in the country. .@SimonHarrisTD speaking on @RTERadio1 about how is his new 5-year apprenticeship plan will help increase the amount of female apprentices.#ApprenticeshipForAll […]
Women’s Space Ireland (WSI), a feminist group which campaigns for women’s sex-based rights, has said that the European Commission’s plan to make hate speech and hate crime EU crimes threatens freedom of expression. The group has said that “we strongly object to this extension of power over speech and serious inroads into freedom of expression”, […]
Between Monday the 12th and Saturday the 17th, the last days we have data for, 134,563 vaccines were administered. This is the highest weekly total achieved; the number of vaccines administered had stalled around 125,000 per week during late March and early April, but last week may mark the end of that trend. We are […]
Dr Seuss Enterprises, the company which manages the intellectual property and estate of Dr Seuss, has told Gript that it did not threaten legal action against the satirical Babylon Bee site. They told Gript “The purported legal notice is a fake. It did not come from Dr. Seuss Enterprises or anyone associated with the organization.” Seth Dillon, […]
Thursday the 15th saw 33,386 vaccines administered, meaning we are now 94,401 vaccines away from hitting the target we were meant to hit on the 31st of March. The total number of doses administered, as of the 15th, was 1,155,599 with 814,470 of those being the 1st dose, and 341,129 of those being 2nd doses. The average […]
Wednesday the 14th saw 24,509 vaccines administered, meaning we are now 128,997 vaccines away from hitting the target we were meant to hit on the 31st of March. The total number of doses administered, as of the 14th, was 1,121,003 with 789,526 of those being the 1st dose, and 331,477 of those being 2nd doses. The average […]
Today saw the long-awaited release of the General Scheme of Minister McEntee’s new Hate Crime Bill. The bill will introduce several aggravated offences which will increase penalties for crimes “motivated by prejudice.” Assuming, of course, that those offences are targeted at those with “protected characteristics.” Race; colour; nationality; religion, ethnic or national origin; sexual orientation; […]
Tuesday the 13th saw 16,947 vaccines administered, bringing the total number of vaccines administered to 1,094,964 – 155,036 less than we had planned to have administered by the 31st of March. The total number of doses administered, as of the 13th, was 1,094,964 with 769,721 of those being the 1st dose, and 325,243 of those being […]
Monday the 12th saw only 10,660 vaccines administered, continuing the trend, or at this point tradition, of low numbers at the start of the week. The total number of doses administered, as of the 12th, was 1,076,216, with 758,763 of those being the 1st dose, and 317,453 of those being 2nd doses. The average number of doses […]