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Irish fisherman have hit out at foreign fishing vessels which they say are not using dedicated landing areas required because of coronavirus restrictions. Earlier this year, protests in Dingle and Castletownbere saw anger at claims that foreign crews were breaching the regulations, and working in areas designated for local fishermen. Now, the Fishing Daily says that “whilst […]
A new study out of New York has shown that almost everyone who has had the coronavirus – regardless of their age or the severity of the illness – makes antibodies to the disease. The study is a ray of hope to calm fears that those who had been infected with the virus and recovered […]
Official figures released by the Justice Ministry in Britain have shown that at least seven sex attacks were carried out by transgender prisoners, born male, on women in jail. The revelation comes amidst increasing concerns for women’s safety in prisons because of a 2016 policy allowing male-born convicts who have not undergone surgery to be moved to […]
Kerry TD, Danny Healy-Rae has an interesting proposal for people who are failing to isolate after returning to Ireland from abroad. Last week, it was revealed that over a third of passengers arriving Dublin Airport in a six-day period did not fill out a form confirming where they would be staying in Ireland – and […]
Leading pro-life group, Precious Life, have today welcomed the British government’s withdrawal of radical abortion regulations for Northern Ireland. The British Government last night (Thursday 7th May) withdrew the hugely controversial regulations for Northern Ireland before they could be put to the vote in Parliament next week. It means that the abortion regulations put forward by […]
The number of burglaries in March plummeted by 30% due to the coronavirus lockdown, the Gardai have said, even though the restrictions were only introduced halfway during the month. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris, in his monthly report to the Policing Authority, also said sexual crimes were down, and that the number of crimes reported in March […]
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD has stated that “one of the most frustrating aspects of the Covid-19 Crisis is the fact that the government is only using a fraction of the available capacity to fight the virus”. He also said that despite the scale of the crisis in health and the economy, the HSE undertaken […]
A Consultant Surgeon has said that it is “without question” that an increase in non-Covid deaths will arise as people are no longer able to access healthcare services during the pandemic. Professor Michael O’Keefe, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Mater Private Hospital and Beacon Hospital, was asked by Ivan Yates on VMTV last night if […]
The Financial Times has reported that an assessment of mortality statistics shows that deaths from the coronavirus could be 60% higher then is currently being reported. The FT says that it analysed mortality statistics across 14 countries to compare the number of deaths in excess of normal levels with the number of covid-19 deaths reported. It […]
Traditional singers and musicians have being paying their respects online and by lining the streets of her native town as much-loved singer Nora Butler Swan was laid to rest in Nenagh today. Because of covid-19 restrictions, the renowned traditional singer was laid to rest after a private mass, but her many friends said that “thousands were […]
Irish donors have been giving to an online fund for Native Americans as a thank you for the relief sent by the Choctaws during the Great Hunger of 1845-47. The organisers of an online fundraising campaign raising funds for Navajo and Hopi families say that some “of our recent donations for our GoFundMe campaign have […]
A woman who underwent an abortion at 23 weeks is now launching a legal complaint which would compel clinics to give women the most up-to-date information about foetal pain before an abortion. According to the Daily Mail Ana-Maria Tudor had an abortion at 23 weeks at a BPAS clinic in Richmond, where she was not […]
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