Cork Olympic rowers Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy have achieved a historic gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, defeating the German and Italian teams in the race to the finish. The win marks the second medal Ireland has won so far in the Tokyo games, after the Irish women’s four team won bronze. The Irish […]
Marriage breakdown.
LMFM presenter Michael Reade has apologised to anti-lockdown activist Ben Gilroy for falsely alleging that he complained about Garda conduct at a protest which saw some violence occur. Mr Reade incorrectly believed a recording of Mr Gilroy, taken from the internet, which was critical of the five kilometre Covid restriction on movement, to be a comment […]
The Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, Dr. Michael Neary, has accused the media of “groupthink,” stating that they often “distort” their coverage “to deprive us of our critical faculties.” Speaking during a homily at a Mass in Westport on Saturday last week, the cleric had a strongly-worded message for Ireland’s press. “The great organs of news […]
Cork radio station RedFM has come under fire for bringing Drag Queens to deliver a food box in what was described as ‘overtly sexualised’ event which included children. The men in drag wore thongs with tights as they danced as part of a Heels on Wheels stunt organised with the radio station. The event invited […]
The fatal attack took place last night.
The Irish women’s rowing quartet have managed to secure the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics final in a blistering race after passing out the UK team in the last 200 metres. Though the Irish team started off behind, falling to second-last place by the half-way mark only ahead of Poland, rowers Keogh, Lambe, […]
Patience has ran out.
Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín TD has called on the Tánaiste Leo Varadkar to answer questions in relation to the appointment of former Minister Zapppone to the position of Special Envoy for Freedom of Expression. The Meath West TD said: “This appointment at the last cabinet meeting before the summer recess will have raised eyebrows throughout […]
Jon Williams, the Managing Director of RTÉ News, has apologised for RTÉ’s reporting of climate change, saying that the broadcaster was wrong not to more strongly link extreme weather, such as the recent heatwave across Ireland, with climate change. This is despite Williams having previously pointed out, correctly, that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
Covid-19 deaths are “incredibly rare” in children.
Irish tech entrepeneur Declan Ganley has hit out at Ireland’s “vulnerable” cybersecurity infrastructure, and dubbed the recent HSE ransomware attack an act of terrorism. Ganley, who is a CEO of communication giant Rivada Networks, spoke frankly during an exclusive interview with Gript. “It’s been widely reported just how under-resourced the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) […]