Ireland’s energy regulator has urged the government to invest in liquefied natural gas infrastructure, arguing that the country has “insufficient safeguards” regarding energy security. The comments were made early this week by Aoife MacEvilly, chairwoman of the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU). “LNG should be considered in the context of energy security,” said […]
Last month the World Health Organisation published its “Abortion Care Guideline,” in which it endorsed abortion up to birth without gestational limits. The document was published on March 9th 2022, with a goal of recommending the “best practice statements relating to abortion.” On page 27 of the document, the text clearly states: “[We] recommend against […]
A number of sports clubs and businesses who currently occupy a Leisure Centre attached to The Coral Gym in Arklow were given less than 24 hours’ notice to remove themselves from the Centre after it was designated as an accommodation site for incoming Ukrainian refugees by Wicklow County Council. The popular local centre also has […]
As the debate around transgender biological males in women’s sports comes to a head, you’d imagine that a group like Labour Women would be on the side of – well, biological women. But alas, that would make too much sense. Tweeting from their official account last night, the group reposted a Journal.ie article advocating for […]
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According to Eurostat, the European Union only produces 42% of its energy needs within its own territory, highlighting the bloc’s severe energy dependence. As per the most recent Eurostat energy report, in 2020, the EU imported 58% of the energy it consumed from outside the Union. ⚡⬅️In 2020, the EU imported 58% of the #energy […]
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More than 15,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Ireland to date, and emergency accommodation is reportedly soon set to be exhausted at the current rate of arrival. According to BreakingNews.ie, the government has been informed that emergency accommodation will be depleted within weeks, and authorities will have to begin setting up tents, prefabs and modular […]
The UK’s public broadcaster has faced harsh backlash and criticism from women’s rights groups after describing women as “people who are assigned female at birth.” The remarks were made this week in a BBC article on the medical condition endometriosis, which affects a woman’s uterus-lining, ovaries and fallopian tubes. The phrase “assigned female at birth” […]
According to one member of the Seanad, Irish citizens are currently trapped in Canada over Justin Trudeau’s Covid rules. The comments were made in the Seanad this week by independent senator Sharon Keogan, who described Canada as a “so-called liberal democracy” which shows “signs of authoritarian leanings” over its crackdown on unvaccinated citizens. “Canadian Prime […]
When you make things more expensive and more rare and more exclusive, you begin to have an inherent political appeal to snobs.