Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD has called for an Emergency Response Unit to be set up in support of Nursing Homes in crisis. Today it was revealed that 369 deaths associated with Covid-19 had taken place in nursing homes in January, with 193 outbreaks currently in the care homes. “We’ve seen a warning from the […]
A man caught with 1,299 video files of children being sexually abused, has escaped a custodial sentence in a Dublin court today. Kevin Harty, who is a former national swimmer and lifeguard, who was caught in possession of thousands of files of child pornography received a fully suspended sentence today in the Dublin Circuit Court. […]
Countries across Europe saw anti-lockdown protests take place at the weekend with demonstrations in France, Spain, Italy Denmark amongst other nation states. In Denmark, protestors describing themselves as “Men in Black” protested in Aarhus, the country’s second largest city. The demonstrators chanted “Freedom for Denmar” and “We`ve had enough,” as they marched, claiming that the Covid-19 restrictions […]
The former taoiseach said a border poll could take place on the 30th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
Michael O’Leary has launched a blistering attack on NPHET and RTÉ over their depiction of the Covid-19 pandemic.
More than 2100 doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals have signed an open letter strongly opposing a bill which seeks to legalise assisted suicide in Ireland. The letter, organised by Irish Healthcare Professionals for Dignity in Living and Dying, was published ahead of submissions being made to the Oireachtas Justice Committee which is examining a […]
Two new reports have highlighted that, while the world’s richest people have made billions during the pandemic, the number of people living in poverty has doubled, with the equivalent of 255 million full-time jobs lost across the globe. The International Labour Organization (ILO), a United Nations agency, says that 8.8 per cent of global working hours […]
Ireland is set to receive 300,000 fewer doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine due to a failure in EU deliveries. After the EU struck a deal with the pharmaceutical company Astrazenica, Ireland was to receive 600,000 doses by the end of March. Now the Department of Health admits that the final figure may be as low […]
Submissions to the Oireachtas Justice Committee on the issue of Assisted Suicide have strongly opposed the bill drafted by Socialist TD, Gino Kenny, with one group saying the lack of safeguards in the proposal “indicates an astonishing carelessness as to the protection on vulnerable people.” The Life Institute, who are running a strong awareness campaign […]
Biden called the Mexico City policy an “attack on women’s health access” as his administration announced the widely-anticipated move.
Tony Blair has said global vaccine passports should be at the top of the G7 agenda.
Disability activists have warmly welcomed the formal publication of a Polish court ruling which bans abortion on disability grounds. “Bravo Poland. Across Europe, preborn babies with disabilities are being wiped out – more than 90% of babies with Down Syndrome aborted in some countries. Thank you Poland for banning abortion on disability grounds,” the Disability […]