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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.
A mother of a child with a life-threatening illness says she has received “a lot of hate tweets” after speaking out with concern about the assisted suicide bill. Miriam Colleran, a doctor who works in palliative care, posted previously that “as the mother of a daughter with a life threatening illness,” she was “very sad […]
Euthanasia is currently legal for Dutch children over 12 who are given parental consent, and for babies up to a year old whose parents choose for them to be euthanised due to severe pain. 16 and 17-year olds do not need to attain parental consent, but must simply inform them of their decision.
Schools in Northern Ireland will close for two weeks from Friday under a new “circuit breaker” lockdown to be announced by First Minister Arlene Foster today. The closure of schools is part of a range of new restrictions that the Northern Irish Government is introducing: Here it is: I've obtained a copy of the new […]
The British Prime Minister has warned that the speedy development of a covid-19 vaccine cannot be taken for granted. Boris Johnson told the British parliament on Monday that while there were “hopeful signs” that a vaccine would be developed, he warned that it could not be taken for granted. “There are some very hopeful signs not least […]
The militant far-left group Saoradh, who were investigated in relation to the murder of journalist Lyra McKee, joined with masked and hooded men at the weekend to instigate violence against an anti-lockdown protest in Dublin. Police say that Saoradh is the political wing of the New IRA, who took responsibility for the killing of Ms […]
“The timing of Dr. Nabarro’s statement is very appropriate, and hopefully it won’t be dismissed or discounted as NPHET and the government weigh up the current situation,” McGrath said.
In an interview this weekend, the World Health Organisation’s Special Envoy on Covid-19, Dr David Nabarro, seemed to reverse the global body’s advice on Covid-19 lockdowns. Talking to the Spectator’s Andrew Neil, Dr Nabarro urged world leaders to stop using lockdown as a “primary control method” and warned that lockdowns would increase poverty and hit those […]
Peadar Tóibín has slammed TDs for voting for Assisted Suicide and then, within minutes, voting against against disability services re-opening. Deputy Tóibín said: “This bill on assisted suicide was brought forward by Gino Kenny TD in the middle of a global pandemic in which we are being told to protect each other, the vulnerable and […]
Donegal, Clare, Kilkenny and Louth were reportedly among several counties that experienced multiple failures in their test cases.
Charles the Great, known to history as Charlemagne, was crowned King of the Franks on this day, October 9th, 768AD. As King, he would go on, over the next 32 years, to unite most of Europe, and found the Holy Roman Empire. Successive wars brought the Kingdom of Lombardy (modern Italy) under his control, and […]
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