An Open Letter to Dr.Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer at Irish Department of Health and Paul Reid, Director General of Irish Health Executive Service (HSE): Exploring the Adequacy of Irelands Sars-CoV-2 Response and Outlining the Dangers of Our “Contact Tracing dependent” containment strategy Dear Dr. Holohan and Mr. Reid, I am writing this letter on […]
The ugly spectre of China’s grim illegal organ trade reared its head again this week with the publication of the final judgment of the London Tribunal into Forced Organ Harvesting in China. This coincided with front page headlines in most national world newspapers on Tuesday trumpeting China’s first double lung transplant on a coronavirus victim. The patient, […]
What next for the Soldiers of Destiny? It is a thought that will be dwelling in the minds of Fianna Fáil members and supporters across Ireland. Let me be frank, the election result left us in shock. There was a quiet expectation that the party was back, and that as night follows day, so Micheál […]
Professor of Immunology, Kingston Mills, has called on the authorities to cancel the St Patrick’s Day festival, as cases of the coronavirus begin to climb in Ireland. Do you agree? VOTE ABOVE #gript
The chances of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, and Sinn Fein coming together to form a national government are, let’s face it, almost zero, for the simple reason that politicians probably feel that it would probably disadvantage all three parties. But that may well be wrong, and, more importantly, leaving the politics out of it, there’s […]
Almost one in every four babies are now aborted in England and Wales, new figures show – an increase from the already horrifying figure of 1 in 5 previously recorded. The British Office for National Statistics said today this was the highest level on record. The numbers are just heartbreaking. One in every four babies […]
As we usher in the 2020s with a coronavirus outbreak and massive wildfires, one feels tempted to make forecasts for the upcoming decade with a glimmer of hope amidst the gloom. However, when it comes to demographics for East Asia, there is no silver lining. Through comparing the present to what might happen in 2030 […]
The very first session of the newly convened Citizens Assembly to consider Gender Equality (February 15/16,2020) doesn’t leave any doubt about the point of the exercise. Previous assemblies were accused of manipulating participants in various ways to bring them to pre-determined conclusions. However, it would be hard to point at anything so blatantly biased as […]
There are basically two competing approaches to thinking about the Coronavirus: The first is popular with many policymakers and media observers, and it is to basically accept that the virus is now out of control globally, that most of us will probably get it and survive, and that it’s just a fact of life that […]
This year is a big year for the USA. What happens in 2020 will shape the course of the country for years to come with far-reaching political and economic effects. Of course, I am talking about the decennial census which is being held this year. Although the official “Census Day” (I wonder if they make […]
Poor Pope Francis has had something of a torrid week of it. It began with the announcement that the Pontiff has been struck down by a mystery illness and was confined to bed. It approaches its end with an unwelcome letter in the post from Ireland’s most high profile Catholic. Of course, it seems fairly […]
It’s perfectly understandable if you missed it, because, let’s face it, the news is Coronavirus 24/7 these days, but on Monday the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) released data on new car sales for the first two months of 2020. The figures were, well, not good: New car registrations for February were down […]