Rural Independent TDs say that “all sense of proportion and perspective is being lost due to government and NPHET’s contributions to deep uncertainty in already uncertain times.” Speaking ahead of an expected announcement of a Level 4 lockdown later today, the Rural Independent Group strongly criticised the Government’s ongoing contradictory and disorganised media messaging, which […]
King Ferdinand II of Aragon married Queen Isabella I of Castille on this day, October 19th, 1469. The marriage unified the two Kingdoms into one, creating the Kingdom of Spain, which exists to this day. As you can see in the map above, at the time of the the marriage, modern Spain was divided in […]
Doctors said they wouldn’t survive but BOTH twins born healthy after Belfast Mum beats Covid A Belfast mother has given birth to twins girls after being put into a coma and ventilated for 10 days back in April when she battled COVID-19. Her fiance Bryan Green was previously told by doctors that the babies wouldn’t survive the ordeal. […]
A history teacher has been beheaded in a shocking terror attack in the Paris suburb of Conflans Sainte-Honorine. Samuel Paty, 47, was attacked in broad daylight yesterday afternoon outside his school. His assailant, an 18-year old man of Chechen origin shouted “Allahu Akbar”, or “God is Great” as he attacked Mr Paty while wielding a large knife. . French […]
Deputy Alan Farrell has taken to Twitter to denounce the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) media leaks that he alleges took place today.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) has recommended that the entire country be placed under Level 5 restrictions for six weeks.
A new graphic from the European Commission provides an alarming depiction of the dearth of psychiatric beds in Ireland, especially in contrast to other European countries. The European Commission in Ireland has published the findings of a new Eurostat Report which shows that Ireland had the 3rd lowest share of hospital beds for psychiatric care […]
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, did not have any “meetings or discussions” with the medical experts who wrote to him opposing assisted suicide, before he voted in favour of Gino Kenny’s bill seeking to make the procedure legal last month. Doctors have come out strongly against the Assisted Suicide Bill, and made submssions to […]
The New York Post has released new emails indicating that Hunter Biden negotiated lucrative deals with China’s largest private energy firm, one of which he said was “interesting for me and my family”, and “for introductions alone”.
Margarethe Zelle, known to history as Mata Hari, was executed by firing squad by the French Government on this day, October 15th, 1917, after admitting to being a spy for the German Empire. She is one of history’s best known spies. An exotic dancer and courtesan, Zelle was born in the Netherlands in 1876. She […]
A teenager was asked to read previously unseen sexually explicit material when auditioning for the National Youth Theatre in front of a panel of adults, a mother has told RTÉ’s Liveline. The script, from the play Wild Horses by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth, had not previously been seen by the teenagers, who were auditioning to become […]
Microsoft founder Bill Gates says the world won’t return to normal until “a lot of people” take a second “super-effective” coronavirus vaccine.