The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize by a member of the Norwegian Parliament. Christian Tybring-Gjedde cited President Trump’s efforts to negotiate peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates – and to negotiate in the conflict between South and North Korea as a basis for the nomination. Mr […]
“Quinctilius Varus, where are my eagles?!!!” is what Brian Blessed’s Emperor Augustus exclaims, in the BBC Classic “I Claudius”, upon hearing of the battle of the teutoburg forest, which took place on this day, September 9th, 9AD. The battle was the most catastrophic defeat the Roman Empire would suffer for several centuries. Three Legions, and […]
New figures released by the Irish health authorities show that 94% of those who died with Covid-19 had an underlying condition. The epidemiology report prepared by HPSC on September 7th, looked at data around confirmed COVID-19 cases notified in Ireland up to midnight on September 5th. It revealed that of the total number of 1,777 […]
A Scottish Hate Crime Bill is being met with an “avalanche” of opposition as judges have now joined police and free-speech campaigners to raise concerns over the controversial proposal. Critics of the Bill say that vague language and a section on “stirring up hate” could be used to stamp down on free speech and criminalise debate. […]
Michelangelo’s “David”, probably the most famous sculpture in the world, was first unveiled to the public on this day, September 8th, 1504, in the Piazza della Signoria, in Florence. The statue, as the name suggests, represents the David who defeated Goliath in the bible. David was a favourite of the Florentines because, as a small […]
Almost all babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome in Denmark are now being aborted, the latest published numbers suggest, as the lowest number of babies born with the condition was recorded in 2019. Just 18 children with Down Syndrome were born in the country last year according to a new report from the Danish Central Cytogenetic Registry (DCCR), a national […]
The Rural Independent Group is set to move a motion this Wednesday calling on Dáil Éireann to rescind the new regulations for pubs and restaurants that were introduced by the Minister for Health through Statutory Instrument last week. The regulations have been widely criticised for requiring pubs and restaurants to a record of the meals […]
Police in Hong Kong have arrested 289 people and used pepper spray and pepper balls to disperse pro-democracy demonstrators. Amongst those caught on camera being brutalised by the police was a 12 year old girl who was said to be shopping for crayons. The demonstration was called Sunday to challenge the postponement of elections, and the imposition of […]
A leading medical expert has criticised the reporting of rising cases as being used to ‘terrorise’ people with visions of hundreds of people now sick when that’s not the case. Consultant physician in Geriatric and Stroke medicine in Tallaght hospital, Professor Rónán Collins, told RTÉ’s Prime Time that “Cases are positive swab results. Many of […]
The Legion of Mary, which remains the largest lay organisation in the Roman Catholic Church, was founded in Dublin on this day, September 7th, 1921, by Frank Duff, and celebrates 99 years in existence today. Almost a century after it was founded in a small room on Francis Street, Dublin, the Legion of Mary has […]
A doctor has told ITV that she participated in forced abortion and sterilsations on Uighur women in China, including the removal of women’s wombs. Many Uighers are now forced to live in concentration camps in China as a persecuted minority. “In twenty years, I participated in at least 500 to 600 operations, included forced contraception, forced abortion […]
A leading medical expert has said that the Covid-19 lockdown may be leading older people to feel life might not be worth living – and he criticised the reporting of rising cases as being used to ‘terrorise’ people with visions of hundreds of people now sick when that’s not true Consultant physician in Geriatric and […]