Colombia’s Constitutional Court has ruled against legalising abortion on demand in the country. The court undertook a review of the country’s abortion laws when a magistrate issued a formal proposal that abortion on demand in the first 16th week of pregnancy be made lawful. On Monday, the court ruled against extending abortion provision, which had been […]
A national school in Co Clare has been closed for two weeks as 4 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the country last night. The Clare Echo has reported that all four cases are a family in North-West Clare who had travelled to Northern Italy before returning home. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tony […]
Some 8,000 Google staff have been told to work from home tomorrow because a staff member reported flu-like symptoms amid Coronaviris fears. It is thought unlikely that the worker has the Covid-19 virus, it is believed that Google thought to test the company’s capacity to have all staff work remotely in view of the risk […]
Ireland’s newest political party, Aontú will contest the Seanad elections for the first time at the end of the month, after Paul Lawless secured a nomination on behalf of Aontú. Lawless, a native of Mayo, secured more than 3000 first preference votes in Election 2020 on February 9th. Leader of Aontú Peadar Tóibín said Paul […]
A medical conference in Dublin has heard that abortion pill reversal – where the effects of the abortion pill are reversed by giving the pregnant woman extra progesterone – has already been safely and successfully provided in Ireland. The conference, which was attended by health care professionals from Ireland and Northern Ireland, sought to appraise […]
As the first case of the Corona Virus is being confirmed on the island of Ireland, Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD has called for the immediate recall of the Dáil in order to help deal with the crisis. Deputy Tóibín said that the Irish authorities needed to look at enforcement of self-isolation recommendations and the […]
Aquila Bioscience at NUIG has developed a technology, called Abwipe, which they say could prove a useful countermeasure to the Wuhan coronavirus, COVID-19. The technology was originally designed in consultation with the European Defence Agency to protect military and emergency personnel from biological agents such as anthrax. Professor Lokesh Joshi, vice-president of research at NUIG […]
The number of abortions performed in England and Wales because an unborn baby has a cleft lip and palate has increased 150% sine 2011, new figures show. Information released to MP Fiona Bruce who asked a parliamentary question on the issue showed that abortions for babies diagnosed with the condition had rocketed from 10 in 2011 […]
Ireland has the highest rate of families with three or more children in the EU, a report has found. Despite this, our fertility rate is now below replacement level. The study found that in 2017, 7 per cent of Irish households had three or more children. This was more than twice the average across the 28 member […]
Aontú Councillor Denise Mullen who represents Moy in County Tyrone has revealed that she has been victim of an intense campaign of threats since last May’s local elections. She believes the threats began when her tormentor saw her private phone number on her election material. She says that she has received around 900 phone calls […]
A video posted by a lesbian you tuber which explains why she is leaving what she describes as the “INSANE progressive left” has gone viral, with more than 1.6 million views in just over 24 hours. “Hi, I’m Arielle, I’m a lesbian. And I don’t think gender is a social construct,” the video begins. “I […]
Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, has been convicted of rape and sexual assault by a jury in one of the most high-profile trials to take in New York this past year. The disgraced movie mogul was found guilty on two of the five potential criminal charges he faced during the […]