My colleague Gary Kavanagh made an observation last night which will stick with me for some time: The great trick of Irish policymakers, he said, has been to convince people that the consequences of their decisions are in fact the consequences of Covid, and that there was never any other way. No matter what happens, […]
We will put this in the category of “darkly amusing”: https://twitter.com/CloHiggins/status/1391083611860967426 You might wonder why a “wheelchair friendly” park bench is something that anybody would bother to invent. After all, people in wheelchairs – not through choice, of course – are not lacking for somewhere to sit down. Life has forced them to take a […]
A Trinity College study published today has found that found that people who are homeless can experince accelerated physical ageing – with homeless people aged between 20 and 40 having the same physical mobility as 70 to 80 year olds. The research demonstrates an extremely high burden of physical and mobility problems experienced by people […]
The recent ad hominem attack by Thomas Ryan, the Zero covid fan, on non-conforming scientists in a response to Independent TD, Michael McMamara, could be described as an approach designed to shut down challengers to the status quo. The above represent an extreme and small fringe group of scientists who have been largely proven wrong. […]
German doctors have dropped their opposition to assisted suicide, in a controversial move which could pave the way for complete legalisation of euthanasia. The German Doctors’ Congress (Bundesärztekammer) this week voted to make professional regulations for doctors on assisted suicide consistent with a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court in February last year. “The general right of personality includes […]
One of the most widely-believed myths in Irish politics is the idea that the main political battleground is a conflict between the leftwing parties, like Sinn Féin and People Before Profit, and “rightwing” or “conservative” parties, like Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. In reality, Ireland has no political rightwing at all. In fact, the madness […]
After many skirmishes along the boundaries between Church and State, between traditional faith values and post-modern liberal ones, it appears the question of who should control the Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in Irish schools may be the one to finally draw a hard, new line in the sand between goverement and hierarchy. The question […]
Today, an email somehow found its way into my inbox with some revealing numbers which go some way towards explaining the enormous cost required to ensure the United Nations remains the toothless organisation it has become. The missive came from a Director of Personnel at the UN’s headquarters in New York – the behemoth also operates three additional […]
With many still living with little to no access to electricity, American politicians are pursuing the most expensive ways to generate intermittent electricity with offshore wind turbines on the East and West Coasts. The U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) has already documented that offshore wind continues to be one of the most expensive forms of electricity generation. Energy […]
A peer-reviewed study of doctors performing late-term abortions in Ireland was conducted by three University College Cork academics. It was published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and can be viewed here. The study revealed that late-term abortions were taking place in Ireland, and that one method of abortion being used was feticide. […]
Once again the latest statistics from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment prove that the restrictions on the domestic economy and the movements of Irish citizens within their own localities, does not seem to have impacted on the overseas corporations who operate here. The number of work permits issued in April was 999, which […]
The 38 people were known to homeless services around the country, with 30 of the deaths happening within the Dublin area.