in the 5 Dáil by-elections since he became leader, Leo has presided over 5 straight losses, representing the transfer of 2 previously safe Fine Gael seats to Sinn Féin and the Labour Party in convenient annual instalments
A country, and a culture, without children, is a country, and a culture, without a future.
It is important to remember that many people have incentives to make Omnicron a massive story.
Masks “impossible” for some
Parents say children terrified by prospect
As the EMA & HSE approve the Pfizer jab for children aged 5-11, it’s worth noting that zero children in Ireland under-12 have died of Covid-19 during the pandemic. It’s been announced that the HSE will be rolling out the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine to children between the ages of 5 and 11, after that age […]
it’s a reasonable assumption, at this point, that these vaccines will amount to a transitory, stop-gap solution
That’s a mark of where our culture is, and what people feel it necessary to say, to prove their own normality and cultural sensitivity.
We urgently need a national discussion about this which is cool, calm, balanced, and informative. There does not, at present, seem to be any prospect of us getting one.
Those pursuing Mark Humphrys do not, in truth, really care what he said, or says. What they want is to send a signal about their own views: Agree with us, or else.
I spoke with the G.M. of the facility where I attend, and he said to me that for every 1 suicide I had heard of, 3 more have died that you didn’t.
We do not need polls to know that Donald Trump would be a very weak candidate against Joe Biden.