Confession: I’m one of those people who switches the channel during an Attenborough documentary when there’s a danger that the Lions are about to catch and eat the poor little antelope. Obviously, you don’t want the Lions to go hungry, and for their own cute little cubs to starve, but at the same time…. Is […]
A former employee of Fianna Fáil Senator Lorraine Clifford Lee has taken to twitter to note that her time working as the Senator’s parliamentary assistant left her with post traumatic stress disorder, and knocked her self-confidence, self worth, and self-esteem completely out of her: The darkest few months of my life were spent working for […]
Our latest progressive reform only applies, it should be noted, to those schools which are fully under the control of the state. If your child attends a diocesan school, then he or she will still be able to learn in a classroom adorned with religious symbols, and will still have a graduation mass, and all […]
To listen to the Government, one might think that the latest surge in Coronavirus cases was coming from just about everywhere except for schools. Talk to teachers, however, and you’ll find that there is great concern that many of the cases are connected to education, and are not being reported. Gript spoke to four teachers […]
There’s been some sustained criticism of the Archbishops in recent days for their seeming passivity on the question of whether people should be allowed to go to mass during the lockdown, including from Gript columnists like Professor Ray Kinsella, writing here. And don’t the critics have a point? What’s the point in having Archbishops in […]
Another day, another one of these: A Dublin GP says he has decided to close his practice after being threatened with suspension by the Medical Council over his anti-lockdown and anti-mask views on Covid-19. Dr Marcus de Brun said he decided to end his HSE contract and to step back from public speaking “under duress”, […]
A few weeks ago, if you recall, the universal refrain of Trump supporters was that Joe Biden was so senile and incapable of stringing a sentence together that he’d likely pull out of the debates. How times change: The Trump campaign statement following the news the next debate will be virtual #foxnews #Debates2020 pic.twitter.com/IfntjS87OS — […]
An interesting emerging story, this. Here’s the Tánaiste, in his now legendary/infamous (pick your adjective) appearance on Claire Byrne on Monday night: “But what happened on Sunday night came out of the blue. Last Thursday, when we received our advice from NPHET, there was no suggestion at all that they were going to level five” […]
Michael Schumacher is widely regarded as one of the two or three greatest – if not THE greatest – drivers ever to have lived. But when he joined the legendary Ferrari Formula One team in 1996, he surely did not imagine that it would take five years for him to win a championship with them. […]
For many people in Ireland, these are tough times. Businesses are in danger of bankruptcy. School students face uncertainty, and teachers are struggling to teach through restrictions. Many people are entering their sixth or seventh month since being able to see, or hug, elderly loved ones. Christmas itself, we hear, may now be imperilled. So, […]
A Limerick doctor, Patrick Morrisey, has become the latest medic to lose a job for disagreeing with the Government’s official line on Covid. Dr. Morrissey attended the health freedom Ireland/yellow vest protest in Dublin at the weekend, where he delivered a strong criticism of various aspects of the Government’s approach. A few days later, he […]
Bad news for people like me, who live in Tipperary but do the shopping in Limerick. Oh well. Looks like Nenagh’s Lidl is getting at least one new customer: Justice Minister @HMcEntee says if level three or four is implemented she would like to see movement outside people's county become a "penal offence" @RTENewsAtOne — […]