The HSE it would appear are on a mission to dilute, if not totally erase the pro-life views of its maternal healthcare staff. They intend to do this through a process of re-education bearing a distinctly Orwellian title. This was confirmed by the HSE’s National Women and Infants Health Programme, when it clarified that as […]
There is a continuing lack of access to basic therapeutic services for thousands of children in this state. This is not only manifestly unjust, it is also a betrayal of enormous proportions. Indeed, the tragic reality is this; the problems being faced by some of these children now will almost inevitably lead to unnecessary levels […]
Finally: Witnesses will no longer be required to swear before God or make an affirmation when filing affidavits under proposals agreed by Cabinet on Tuesday. Instead they will be able to make what will be known as a “statement of truth” and will face a maximum one year prison term for breaking it. The proposals […]
Three thousand, two hundred, and one euros. That’s the cost of the new EU deal to every man, woman and child, in Ireland. Of all the countries in the European Union, only Luxembourg residents will contribute more to the EU budget over the next few years. Irish people will pay in just under twice as […]
A fun little story from the weekend that’s too good not to write about. Every Saturday, the Irish Times publishes a relationship advice column, where readers send in letters detailing the difficulties they face in navigating romantic relationships in the modern era. In fairness to the paper, it’s a great read, with previous highlights including […]
Actor John Connors has issued a major apology for leading what he describes as a “homophobic crusade” against Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman. Mr. Connors was the most prominent speaker at the so-called “hands off our kids” rally which attracted around a thousand people to Dublin last weekend in the aftermath of online reporting about the […]
The report on abortion presented by the Department of Health may have informed us that 6,666 terminations were carried out in Ireland last year (plus 375 in Britain), but aside from that, it is abysmally and purposely poor in terms of information given. It does not include typical data to allow us to analyse what groups are […]
Great pipers to the singers and storytellers,
This week Fergus Finlay called those who attacked new Childrens’ Minister, Roderic O Gorman, because of the photo he posted of himself with controversial LGBT+activist, Peter Tatchell, as ‘rodents’ and ‘the most repellent form of political cave life’. Angry words for sure. Hateful, just as surely. But would they be indictable under new hate speech […]
What fresh nonsense is this? Ms Foley said all individual grades will have to be checked and reviewed using different demographic characteristics – including gender and socio-economic status – to ensure they are as fair and equitable as possible. “I want to make sure that this work is done rigorously – so that the results […]
Last night the Dáil debated the National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Bill 2020. The aim of the Bill is to make it legal for the government to direct the funding generated by the levy you pay on petrol/oil products into its Climate Action Fund. Although the levy has been set […]
It’s now approaching six months since Covid-19 turned our world upside down, although China and other Asian countries have been tackling the novel coronavirus since late last year. Prediction and speculation are the stock-in-trade of fools but I think we’ve all been tempted to dust down our crystal ball and ponder what the future holds. […]