After consulting its members, the British representative body for family doctors, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) said it remained opposed to assisted suicide. Almost half (47%) of those surveyed said the College should not change its position, while 40% of GPs said they would support a change in the law, if safeguards were in […]
An nine-year old Australian boy with dwarfism has received a huge outpouring of love and support after his mother felt forced into sharing a video showing that he wanted to take his own life because of repeated bullying. A distressing video of Quaden Bayles which showed him crying and saying he wanted to die after […]
A new poll has shown that only 5% of voters in Northern Ireland support introducing abortion to 24 weeks – which is what is being proposed by the Conservative government and Sinn Féin after last year’s vote to impose abortion on the region. The poll, organised by the University of Liverpool and Britain’s Economic and […]
Local people in Tullamore are being “leapfrogged” for housing and services, and are ‘angry and frustrated’ at the lack of consultation with the community before the announcement that a new direct provision centre would be opened, according to local politicians. Carol Nolan, the Independent TD for Offaly has called on the Department of Justice to suspend proposals to […]
A study analyzing the behaviour of over 5,000 adults has found a significant link exists between the number of sexual partners a person has had and their chances of developing cancer.
In the wake of reports of the rapid spread of novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China, the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) has said it is in “aggressive containment mode”, and fear the illness isn’t going away any time soon. “This virus is probably with us beyond this season, beyond this year, and I think […]
When photographer Sam Rowley first published his ‘Station Squabble’ photo, it was so good many people thought it had to be photo-shopped. But it was real, and has now won an award from the Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The perfectly-timed shot of two tiny mice seemingly caught in a life-or-death […]
Four days before the February 8th vote an Ibsos/MRBI poll for TG4 claimed Danny Healy-Rae was in danger of losing his seat in Kerry. He took the seat comfortably. Danny’s brother, Michael Healy-Rae said commentators and pollsters were to be congratulated on being consistently wrong. As Danny told Virgin Media, his stance of putting the people before the […]
Some of the country’s most high-profile TDs are set to lose their seat in Election 2020. Meanwhile, several candidates who were predicted to to be in trouble look set to retain their seats or are in contention for a last seat in constituencies expected to go down to the wire. Kate O’Connell of Fine Gael […]
Leading pro-life group Life Institute says its Vote Pro Life blitz is reaching 300,000 people in the last week of the electionThe group issued a “Find Your ProLife Candidate” information campaign this week, producing what it described as a “comprehensive and carefully researched” listing of candidates who support the pro-life position. In a email to […]
One of the last acts of this government was to make further cuts to the tune of €20 million for services to people people living with disabilities. Parents have pointed that in the same week €20 million was given to the FAI who have been the subject of so much controversy over financial mismanagement of taxpayer funding. Greg Craig of the […]
Francie Brolly, the well-known singer, musician, teacher and republican activist has died suddenly in his home in Dungiven Co Derry. News of his passing was greeted with sadness among people in Derry and within the wider community. With his wife Anne, he was a renowned musician, singer and songwriter, and the couple toured and recorded […]