The vaccines, which are expected to be used on under-16’s eventually, will cost the state an estimated €191 million each year and are to be used in 2022 and 2023.
“Amazon pays all the taxes required in every country where we operate,” the spokesman said.
There has been a strong negative reaction to news that Gardaí in Donegal have set up a dedicated hotline to encourage locals to report parties and other gatherings which might beach the Covid-19 lockdown. Covid-19 cases have been above average for 6 months, and figures from an Garda Síochana show that fines for Donegal residents have been issued at […]
84% of teaching principals had considered stepping down from their position while 70% of principals reported mental health issues as a direct result of their job. Those are some of the stark findings of a major report that has been issued following a survey of 500 working principals by the National Principals Forum. The […]
A new leaflet released by CPsychI says cannabis use can be linked to psychosis, self-harm, suicidal behaviour, depression and anxiety, pointing to increased THC levels as a major factor in the effects of “high-potency” cannabis.
The Law Commission is considering whether the list of protected groups should be expanded under current hate crime laws in the UK.
A Harris Interactive poll of French citizens has found 58 per cent of respondents support a controversial warning issued by a group of active and retired military personnel that the country is close to “civil war” due to Islamic fundamentalism.
Demonstrators gathered in Cork Saturday to protest Irish government measures against Covid-19, and what organisers said was an “international coalition of governments, corporations and NGOs that has worked to legitimize extended lockdowns”. While the specific focus of this protest was vaccine passports, the variety of placards on display gave evidence of multifarious agendas among the […]
Protest in Patricks Street, Cork, 1st May Photo credit: John Tangney
The EU’s border agency, Frontex, has been given new powers to oversee the deportation of illegal immigrants. In a new strategy revealed by the European Commission on Tuesday, Frontex will be at the centre of new plans to send illegal migrants home once they are denied entry into Europe. “Frontex will become the European Union’s […]
If there is a spike in Covid cases following the minor easing of restrictions, then the government will change its plans, Fine Gael Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has warned. According to Coveney, NPHET are the group who monitor the case data, and they had previously indicated that the government should only be considering […]
A peaceful 75-year-old Christian preacher was roughed up and arrested by London police for reading Bible verses about there being only two genders, which some onlookers called “hate speech.” Pastor John Sherwood, a minister at a north London church, was preaching the Christian gospel in Boris Johnson’s home constituency with a colleague, Peter Simpson. According […]