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 […]
Statistics requested from each Government Department by the Peadar Tóibín TD has reveal that there have been in excess of 2,000 data breaches from government departments since 2019, with over 400 of the breaches taking place in 2021. The Aontú leader said that “given the events of the past week, in terms of the HSE […]
The Sinn Fein Housing Spokesperson, Eoin Ó Broin, and the Sinn Fein TD for Cork North-Central, Thomas Gould, are seeking to compel the state’s Land Development Agency (LDA) to provide for the transfer of public land for the sole purpose of housing asylum seekers. The Sinn Féin TDs made the remarks during a meeting of […]
“In short, I consider that it was an outrageously bad libel.”
Israel has said it “outright rejects” the declaration.
Events were held around the country to remember babies whose lives have been ended by abortion to mark the third anniversary of repeal of the 8th amendment which protected the right to life of the unborn child. The Life Institute gathered at the Dáil yesterday to remember the 6,666 unborn children whose lives were ended […]
Punters have reacted with incredulity, and a fair amount of ribbing, to the new guidelines expected to put a 105-minute limit on indoor visits to pubs and restaurants Many tongue-in-cheek posts centered around the little-known fact that you could fool Covid for 105 minutes but not 106. @fiannafailparty @FineGael @CathalCroweTD the 105 minutes makes sense . […]