At the very beginning of the Covid 19 panic, Anthony Fauci, the chief scientist in the American anti virus programme, speculated that Americans might never shake hands with one another again. It is not yet illegal to shake hands but it is certainly frowned upon. Which might be regarded as a victory by the person […]
Whereas Trump appears at ease confronting the much-vaunted industrial-military complex, Biden’s record would suggest a tolerance for war that should disquiet those who would pay most for yet more destruction.
Two cases of “what was he thinking??”, here: First, what was he thinking when he actually downplayed the risks of Coronavirus? Even if you’re a big Covid sceptic, surely the low-risk play back in March was to go all out and warn people that the virus was potentially deadly, and to stay at home and […]
Democracy, as some of you will know, is a Greek word which means “rule by the people”. “Irish Democracy”, on the other hand, is an English phrase which means “rule by the right sort of people”: Quotas for young people in politics, similar to gender quotas, and lowering the voting age to 16, were among […]
Even with the current Covid panic, the issue of homelessness continues to exercise many. The current estimate stands at around 10,000 people homeless in Ireland, of whom almost half are in Dublin. The exact criteria for such a determination is somewhat vague, but even so, many people are finding it difficult to get a home […]
Since 2012 at least 800 sex offenders have been released from Irish prisons with little or no effective safeguards in place for those whom they may wish to harm, including children. This is according to the Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway Denis Naughten, who, yesterday challenged the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee on the glacial pace […]
Music icon and animal rights activist Cher was ecstatic earlier this year when a Pakistani court ruled that an Asian elephant named Kaavan, held in solitary confinement at the Islamabad Zoo, should be released to a sanctuary. The animal was being mistreated at the zoo and missed his mate Saheli, who died in 2012. “We were […]
If there was an award for “brass hypocrisy”, to borrow Mattie McGrath’s term, then Sinn Féin would be short odds favourite to land the spoils. McGrath was referring to the party’s call to move Dáil proceedings back to Leinster House – after they had previously refused to support him at a Business Committee meeting where […]
If and when you finally snap and murder that annoying neighbour of yours who won’t stop playing house music into the early hours of the morning, you have a new defence at the ready when you go before the judge: “I didn’t murder him, m’lud, I just assisted him to die” Anyway, that’s what euthanasia […]
This poll, it should be stressed, is from the UK, and not Ireland. But do we really think public opinion here would be drastically different? 62% of Britons – and all ages ranges – say they would support the introduction of a curfew between 10pm and 5am as a measure to prevent a second coronavirus […]
In MacHale Park in Castlebar last weekend, three GAA fans were escorted out of the grounds by Gardaí, during the semi final encounter of Breaffy and Westport. Three lone supporters standing in empty stands that could easily hold 25,000 people were a public health safety. Mayo Journalist Michael Commins, expressing the same frustration that Mayo […]
The establishment media and political left were swift to downplay the possibility, questioning the trustworthiness of any vaccine touted by the Trump administration.