Sixty-one per cent of Irish Wine drinkers claim that they only open a bottle at the weekend, according to a new survey by the good folks over at boxofwine.ie: A survey carried out by Boxofwine.ie has revealed that 87% of people decided to ditch Dry January in 2021 and 58% don’t see the point of […]
A notable decision by the Swedes who, after nearly a year of following their own unique path in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, have latterly shifted more in the direction of the rest of Europe. The land border with Norway, they say, is to be sealed: Sweden is closing its border with Norway after the […]
Wonderful news, believe it or not……. For Emmanuel Macron: France (presidential election, 1st round), Harris poll: Le Pen (RN-ID): 26%Macron (LREM-RE): 23%Bertrand (LR-EPP): 16%Mélenchon (FI-LEFT): 10%Jadot (EELV-G/EFA): 10%… Scenario: Montebourg / Bertrand running Field work: 19-20 Jan.Sample size: 976 pic.twitter.com/oTMDXQzwjd — Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) January 24, 2021 The French election will be held next year, […]
One of the main advantages, we’re always told, of European Union membership, is that it affords Irish people the right to travel to and live freely in 26 other European countries. No passport checks, no immigration requirements, no papers – just hop on a plane, land in Vienna or Rome or Bucharest, and you’re as […]
It’s been five years since the last Olympic games, in Rio de Janeiro. That’s already a year too long, because they were due to be held in Tokyo last summer, before Covid intervened. The plan at the time was to push them back a year, and hold them this summer instead. Alas, nope, says the […]
In many ways, this is the perfect first thing for a newly inaugurated Democratic President to do: It can be done at the stroke of a pen; it pleases all his own supporters; it sends the right signals internationally, especially in Europe; and it will have next to no practical impact whatsoever: President Biden: "We're […]
For most of us, September 11th, 2001, was mostly memorable for the attacks by Al-Quaeda operatives on New York and Washington DC, with planes crashing into the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon. But for a little-remembered British Government advisor, by the name of Jo Moore, it marked the day her career in Government came […]
To be fair, it’s a common sentiment on this island, or most of it, anyway. It’s a less common sentiment coming from…. The former Tory Chancellor of the Exchequer? Here he is: The former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne believes the majority of the English public “will not care” if Northern Ireland leaves the […]
“Some of you are waiting with baited breath, for that favourite media phrase, the u-turn”, drawled Margaret Thatcher to the Tory party conference, at the height of her first-term unpopularity. “Well, you turn if you want to. The lady’s not for turning”. The most prominent lady in the Irish Government, however, very much is for […]
Bad news, this Tuesday morning, for those of you hoping that the Communist revolution is just around the corner. News reaches us, here at Gript, of a major split in the Irish Communist movement. It’s so bad, in fact, that The Communist Party of Ireland has been taken over by a “clique” that “has led […]
The former campaign director for the “Abolish the Seanad” referendum campaign, Regina Doherty – who currently serves as leader of the Seanad, in Ireland’s greatest example of failing upwards – is not happy with the report into the Mother and Baby homes, which was published last week. She wants a report into the report, she […]
Seven weeks ago, in early December, an Ireland Thinks poll for the Irish Daily Mail suggested that 70% of Irish people were eager to take the Covid Vaccine. Now, after three weeks of renewed lockdown, and a vaccination programme underway? That figure has surged to 86%: 🚨POLL🚨 Ireland Thinks / Mail on Sunday Q. Would […]