The final Compass event of 2019 is taking place on November 26th, and will involve a discussion around the title: ‘Is feminism vital in Ireland today?’ The panel-based discussion will be taking place in Buswell’s in Dublin city centre at 7pm, and features The Irish Independent journalist Barbara McCarthy, the independent Senator and academic Marie […]
The newest political party in Northern Ireland has nominated seven candidates to contest the elections for Westminster in December. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín said the party was proud to announce the candidates as: Dr Anne McCloskey in Foyle, Dr Seán McNicholl forEast Derry, James Hope contesting West Tyrone, Paul Brady in South Down, Monica Digney contesting a seat […]
A group of human Rights and Social Justice Advocates are travelling to Hong Kong this week to report first hand from the democracy and freedom protests there. Chaos has erupted across the territory as police, under the direction of authorities who are widely held to be puppets of the Chinese Communist party, crack down on […]
On Monday, Gript News posted a video of a Hong Kong police officer shooting a young, unarmed protester at point-blank range. The protester remains in critcal condition in hospital. The video was authenicated by Reuters. However, Facebook is covering up the video on its sharing platform. As violence escalates in Hong Kong, many […]
The worker, who did not wish to be named because of fears for his job, said “I’ve seen and heard all about it (cocaine) from the moment we started work…”
Student rioters are said to be responsible for the looting of a Catholic Church in Santiago, Chile, after three weeks of protests against an increase in living costs in the country.
A video of Hong Kong police shooting a protester has sparked widespread condemnation from the city’s pro-democracy protesters.
The French protest movement known as the Yellow Vests or Gillet Jaune are now demonstrating for a year – with 52 weeks of protest racked up this weekend. https://twitter.com/ohboywhatashot/status/1193662506109153281 The French Yellow Vest protesters originally took to the streets to oppose rising fuel costs and the high costs of living took to the streets in […]
The second parliamentary elections in Spain this year have seen the biggest surge in votes for the new political party Vox, which is now the country’s third largest party. Spain has been stuck in a political deadlock since April with no clear majority to govern. With all votes now counted, Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists have won the biggest share […]
Independent TD Carol Nolan has said communities throughout Offaly and the midlands have been left devastated by the shock announcement from ESB management that both the West Offaly Power and Lough Ree Power Stations are to cease the generation of electricity at the end of December 2020. Deputy Nolan was speaking after ESB issued a […]
The two teenage boys found guilty of the murder of 14-year old Ana Kriégel last year, have been sentenced. The 15 year-old referred as Boy A has been sentenced to life in detention, with a review of his sentence in 12 years. The other party to Ana’s murder, referred to as Boy B who is […]
The new educate together secondary school, which is due to open in Castletroy, Limerick in 2021, will include fully gender-neutral toilets, its principal has confirmed. However, these toilets will be accompanied by traditional male and female toilets, should students wish to use them. Limerick Educate Together Secondary School is due to accept 1,000 students. The […]