“We have to do something to stop the decline.”
A Cork TD has accused the government of “allowing an act of piracy” after what he described as the “harrassment and intimidation of a Castletownbere fishing trawler by a Spanish fishing vessel last weekend”. Rural Independent TD for Cork South West, Michael Collins said the government had failed to take action after the Irish fishing […]
Details of the Government National Economic Recovery Plan that have been leaked to the Irish Independent have revealed that more €500 million of the EUs COVID related Recovery and Resilience Facility to Ireland will be spent on reducing carbon emissions. This means that more than 50% of the €1bn loan provided by the EU will […]
Over 6,500 hours of Covid-19 content is to be broadcast under the terms of the grants.
Pro-life groups have challenged the government to do more to provide women with real alternatives when faced with an unexpected pregnancy as research showed nine out of ten Irish family doctors are not providing abortion. “It’s a significant finding, as clearly doctors – the people most likely to best understand the reality of abortion – […]
Whilst 2016 saw 18 million babies born in China, 2020 saw only 12 million.
Irish fishermen say that a Spanish boat attempted to ram their vessel yesterday in Bantry Bay in what was seen as an attempt to intimidate Irish fishing vessels as tensions escalate around fishing rights off the Irish coast. Fishermen called for The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service to take action to protect […]
Statistics released this morning by the Central Statistics Office show that the number of registered deaths in the state in 2020 was 31,765. That represents an increase of 631 or just over 2% year on year. The number of deaths with Covid as an “underlying cause” was 1,672, the CSO said. The number of registered deaths […]
The enormous cumulative drop in the Irish birth rate was revealed in figures from the Central Statistics Office today, which will add to concerns about a shrinking and ageing population leading to a fall off in economic growth and an inability to meet future pension and healthcare needs. The number of babies born in Ireland fell […]
Lai, who is estimated to be worth over $1bn, recently had his assets frozen by Chinese-aligned Hong Kong authorities.
“So relationships are really, really bad for the Irish government as a consequence.”
Tipperary TD, Mattie McGrath has said that Dr Tony Holohan told him “we are dealing with a pandemic, we will do the lockdown and do the science later,” when he challenged the Chief Medical Officer on the science behind the continued closure of churches in the lockdown. Deputy McGrath said that there had been “no […]