Twice as high as the EU average
The blackout on this report and its significance in Ireland is little short of a disgrace, and there is very little that can be said in mitigation for those in the Irish media apparently determined to attempt to cover it up.
RTÉ’s Upfront
If anything, nationalists may have missed an opportunity by not simply shrugging their shoulders and saying “if that’s what it costs, then that’s what we will pay”. There’s more than a hint of “arguing with your fiancé over the cost of an engagement ring” about the focus on money
It is indicative of the almost complete control that Micheal Martin has over his own parliamentary party that there was not even a peep of dissent about his decision to agree automatically to the ” Crowning” of yet another Fine Gael Taoiseach without an electoral mandate – this time in the shape of Simon Harris. […]
An age-old debate revisited
“Disgusting and barbaric”
Te whole basis of his campaign, in 2016, was that being “just a little better than the Democrats” was what made his Republican opponents weak and unacceptable.
His opponents can now plausibly and accurately claim that he in fact endorses McEntee’s record in Justice – not just what she might do in the future but what she has already done in the past.
In 1997, Oregon became the first jurisdiction to legalise physician-assisted suicide for people with a terminal illness. Since then, numbers have increased year-on-year, and this shows no sign of slowing. Last week, Oregon produced its 26th report. This shows that 2023 saw a 20 percent increase in assisted suicide compared to 2022, which itself had […]
Amendments sought
Professor Patricia Casey