Aontú has accused Sinn Féin of distributing a bogus sample ballot paper in advance of today’s by-election in Wexford.
More than 100,000 people turned out to a Thanksgiving assembly in Hong Kong, waving US flags and singing the US national anthem after President Donald Trump signed two bills supporting human rights and democracy in the territory.
200 people have attended a public meeting in Templeogue expressing opposition to radical changes being proposed to the RSE curriculum for both primary and secondary schools. Many of the parents attending said they were concerned about proposals they described as extreme, and contributing to the over-sexualisation of children. Organized by Let Kids Be Kids, a […]
A Belfast actor with Down Syndrome is celebrating after winning a best actor gong in the US. James Martin won the best actor accolade at the New York City TV festival for his first film, Ups and Downs, a BBC NI drama which tells the story of a road trip to a concert for two […]
Labour Party Councillor Pamela Kearns shocked attendees at a public meeting about sex-education on Tuesday night when she informed the crowd that “babies do actually masturbate”. The packed meeting, held in Templeogue and open to the public, was organised by LetKidsBeKids, a group of parents concerned about proposals to radically change sex-education in primary and […]
Over 245 million Christians are living in places where they experience high levels of persecution, while 4,305 Christians were killed because of their faith from 2017 to 2019, and 1,847 Churches and other Christian building were attacked in that period. They are just some of the figures being highlighted by the Persecuted and Forgotten report from Aid to the Church […]
Farmers Blockade Protest Dublin City Centre
A farmers’ protest in Dublin has called for reinforcements as the demonstration in the city centre enters its second day.
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said that the protest planned by farmers for later today is a clear indication of the enormous gap that exists between promises and delivery to rural Ireland. Deputy McGrath was speaking ahead of the protest which is expected to arrive at Merrion Square for 11:00am, with protesters on tractors meeting […]
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD has submitted the Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2019 to the Dáil. The Bill aims to make the online provision of pornography to children illegal, and has been drafted in response to growing concerns from parents about easy access to pornography online. Deputy Tóibín said “The proliferation of […]
One of the earliest investors in Facebook, Sean Parker, says that the platform was knowingly designed to be addictive. “God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains,” he added. Speaking at an Axios event, Parker – who was a founding president of Facebook – said” When Facebook was getting going, I had these people […]
Local elections in Hong Kong, the first since the wave of protests began six months ago, have seen massive gains by pro-democracy candidates. Hong Kong media reports suggest that 17 of the 18 local councils now have a majority of pro-democracy councillors. Nearly three million people votes – doubling the turnout in the last election […]