An initiative in County Mayo to transport people in need of cataract surgery to Belfast for treatment has been a huge success, the organiser says. The patients were treated at one of the best private hospitals in the North, and will be reimbursed under the cross border directive, a HSE supported scheme. “After waiting for […]
Bray boxer Katie Taylor has picked up yet another major accolade, this time being awarded by the Boxing Writers of America Association as their 2019 ‘Female Fighter of the Year’.
Parents of primary school children say that they have not been re-assured by the Education Minister’s comments around the issue of radical changes to sex-education in schools, because parents and teachers are still in the dark about what will actually be on the curriculum. Last week, Minister Joe McHugh’s said that the ethos of schools “will […]
A demonstration opposing a free speech Rally at the Dáil today saw religious charity Trócaire standing with masked Antifa members. Hundreds of protesters for and against free speech lined the street on both sides of Kildare Street. “I have a direct debit with Trócaire that I’m cancelling on Monday,” one pro free speech demonstrator told […]
A petition supporting Selina Soule, a schoolgirl athlete from Connecticut who has lodged an official complaint because she and others are now being forced to compete against biological males, has now attracted almost 175,000 signatures. The complaint, and the supporting petition, point to growing sense of unease about the impact of new policies on women’s […]
Gardaí have said the 2018 killing of a Japanese man in Dundalk by Mohamed Morei (21) was a “random” stabbing that is unrelated to terrorism, despite the accused’s previous claims to be part of ISIS.
Parents and a significant number of those who contributed to the public consultation process on radical changes to sex-education have given a cautious welcome to the recommendation that school ethos continue to be protected, but say they are still in the dark in relation to the content of what will be introduced in schools. The […]
A docudrama on the mission of a Polish nun who inspired the Divine Mercy movement has returned to Irish cinemas in December after theatres experienced a popular demand during its first showing.
Independent TD Carol Nolan has described proposals aimed at banning the use of peat, wood and other fuels in family and home fires as misguided and regressive, adding that a prohibition would increase energy poverty. Deputy Nolan was speaking after it was confirmed that the Minister for the Environment, Richard Bruton, is to submit the […]
New legislation will seek to introduce a common sense approach to accidents in the school yard, addressing concerns that schools are being compelled to introduce a “no-running” policy because of fears of litigation. Independent NUI Senator Rónán Mullen is introducing the bill to give legal reassurance to schools and teachers assisting after schoolyard accidents. The […]
There’s always a sense of anticipation around Christmas as people wait for the special story-telling adverts rolled out by huge brands like John Lewis and Marks and Spencer. This year, however, the amazing JJ Hough’s singing pub in Banagher, Co Offaly has shown the competition how its done. The hilarious take on rural versus city life, virtue-signalling, electric cars […]
Julia Webb won the Route 66 women’s half marathon in Tulsa, Oklahoma last week , setting a new world record while she pushed her 10-month-old daughter, Gabriella, in a stroller.