Gun violence has exploded in New York city after authorities disbanded a special anti-crime unit on June 15, with three times as many shootings from the same period in 2019, according to police statistics. The New York Post revealed that the disturbing figures also revealed a “shocking rise in gunfire” as the number of incidents […]
Organisers of the online Rally for Life say at least 40,000 people tuned in to watch rally events live last week, and that they aim to grow that audience tenfold online given the success and popularity of the virtual rally. The Rally for Life is Ireland’s largest pro-life event and took place online this year […]
Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín has severely criticised the “dereliction of duty” of Simon Harris in not launching an investigation into the death of an elderly gentleman two weeks ago who suffered from a maggot infestation of a facial wound. Deputy Tóibín: “Our prayers are with the loved ones of this 79 year old man Ultan […]
At least 32 local pro-life events will take place tomorrow (Saturday) as activists gather in socially distanced witnesses taking place throughout the country in support of the Rally for Life. The biggest pro-life gathering of the year, the Rally for Life, is moving online this week, with five days of events and conferences from July 1st […]
A stunning announcement from the Chief Medical Officer, this evening: From today, I will be taking time out from all of my work commitments to be with my family. I would like to thank everyone for their support, understanding and respect for my family’s privacy and would wish that to continue. Continue to stay vigilant […]
From Down Under comes another shockwave for environmental campaigners, already concerned at the abdication of an Extinction Rebellion leader in favour of nuclear power last week. A former leading green campaigner, Michael Shellenberger, previously one of Time magazine’s ‘Heroes of the Environment’ says he “cried wolf” on climate change, and wants to apologise for how […]
A wedding in the eastern Indian state of Bihar is being described as a “super-spreader” event after the groom died and between 80 and 100 guests tested positive for Covid-19. Some 350 people attended the wedding in breach of Covid-19 regulations. The groom (30), who was said to have displayed symptoms of the virus before […]
More than 260,000 people have signed an online petition calling for a new movie called Habit to be scrapped because it ” depicts Jesus as a lesbian woman”. The petition on Change.org was started by a woman identified only as Vivian N, who says the film is “blasphemous” and “Christianophobic garbage”. “A new blasphemous Hollywood film […]
A member of the Together for Yes campaign which worked to repeal the 8th amendment has been criticised for saying that the 6,666 abortions that took place in Ireland in 2019 were “6,666 small victories”. Bernie Linnane, a spokesperson for Leitrim Together for yes, yesterday posted that ‘repealers’ should be ‘celebrating’ the number of abortions which took place, […]
A new strain of swine flu that has the potential to spread from animals to humans and lead to another pandemic has been identified by scientists in China. The virus – named G4 EA H1N1 – is carried by pigs, but it can infect humans, the researchers from Chinese universities and China’s Centre for Disease Control […]
A Catholic priest who stood with members of his flock to defend a statue of a saint in St Louis, Missouri, was shouted down and told the crowd was coming for the cathedral next. Fr. Stephen Schumacher, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, endeavoured to speak to the crowd who had come to […]
Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, says she has received more than 3,000 emails of support, after she defended the right of women to assert that biological sex matters, despite a manufactured backlash that is still being hyped by media reporting and a social media attack campaign. Rowling spoke out again on Twitter at the weekend, […]