We’re often critical of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties here at Gript, and nearly always because, well, they’re not very good at defending civil liberties. It is unusual, for example, for an organisation dedicated to civil liberties to be at the forefront of demands for restrictions on the right to protest, as they are […]
There have been sufficient articles written in Ireland about the legacy of so-called “catholic guilt” in Ireland that, if stacked one on top of the other, you’d be unwise to bet against them reaching the moon. How many times, over the years, have you heard people sobbing on the radio about dealing with the “legacy […]
Unbelievable. But bear in mind, the audience for this nonsense is not, in actual fact, the Taliban.
Increase.
In all seriousness, and, accepting that there is much competition for the accolade, this might be the stupidest story of the year. Imagine being the Garda who had to take the call from an adult complaining that other adults were mean about her in a whatsapp group: A prominent Green Party TD and Oireachtas committee […]
No direct link here between the vaccine and the deaths, but Japan has confirmed that it has suspended the use of 1.63million doses of the Moderna vaccine after they were discovered to be contaminated with “metal flakes”: “Two people died after receiving Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following […]
This is one of those stories that will get people very angry, with justification. But that does not mean that there is only one side to it, so let’s look at both. Insurers, after all, price in risk. And, like it or not, the risk tables are coming in from around the world, and they […]
There are many reasons to be glad of the news which began to trickle out on Friday, and was confirmed by the Irish Times over the weekend. NPHET, it seems, is living on borrowed time: Farewell then to Nphet and Dr Tony’s briefings and letters as the war is coming to an end. Electric Picnic […]
The withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan was supposed to be an orderly and peaceful process. It has, instead, turned into a chaotic rout. American forces are left with a tenuous hold on one single airport, as people crush themselves to death outside, trying to get in. Yesterday, a bomb attack – reportedly by ISIS […]
Here’s a question for Dr. Tony, if any of you credentialled, press conference attending journalists happen to be reading: Why ninety per cent? Why not ninety five? Or eighty seven? Or one hundred per cent? What’s so scientifically significant about the number ninety? Let me venture an answer to that: Nothing. There’s nothing scientific about […]
The Government says it wants the Electric Picnic to go ahead, but the matter is up to Laois County Council. The council says it would be open to letting the event go ahead, but the Government must change the law first. The truth is that neither of them probably want the event to go ahead. […]
At first blush, you might think this headline relates to Australia’s inexplicably slow vaccine rollout, compared to the rest of the western world. If they can’t get people jabbed, they may well have to rely on other measures. But no, you’d be wrong. Masks for years even after 80% of people are jabbed, she says: […]