It goes without saying that the big problem with Northern Ireland is that almost everything in it is, or has been, completely corrupted by tribal politics and whataboutery. A wrong committed by one “side” can, and will, inevitably be matched by a wrong committed by the other. The history of that place is alive, and […]
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Convention Centre in Dublin to protest a government bill on domestic vaccine passes. According to reports, busloads of protesters were arriving from around the country, and the entire event was organised in under 24 hours. https://twitter.com/Ben_Scallan/status/1415442014452260865 The crowd chanted phrases such as “Shame on you” and “Freedom”, while posters […]
No more prosecutions for murders during the Troubles?
Michael McNamara TD has asked the Taoiseach at what point civil disobedience becomes legitimate “if democracy is reduced to a tyranny of a narrow majority?” The remarks were made by the independent Clare TD in the Dáil earlier today, with the Deputy slamming the Taoiseach’s repeated curtailment of parliamentary debates. I asked the Taoiseach when […]
A new RedC poll, commissioned by the feminist group The Countess, has shown that only 17% of Irish people support Ireland’s current gender change laws and believe that people should be able to legally change their sex on their birth certificate “as soon as they self-identify as or believe that they are a member of […]
Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has accused the government of adopting the most extreme policies in relation to Covid restrictions and called for common sense into the debate on hospitality reopening. The Aontú leader said that: “The Irish Government has taken the most extreme policies in relation to restrictions in all of Europe. Workplaces are […]
Twelve per cent of those in rental accommodation spend more than half of their take-home income on rent, a new survey has found. Some tenants in the greater Dublin area are forking out a hefty 64% of net income on rent. The research from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) also found that half of tenants […]
Vaccine passports.
1930s Germany.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar wrote to four of the world’s most powerful social media companies asking them to tackle the use of their platforms for the organisation of anti-lockdown protests, and what he termed misinformation. Investigator Ken Foxe said that the Fine Gael leader sent letters to Facebook, Twitter, Google, and TikTok after protests on the […]
An Irish MedTech company has announced a major European expansion which will see its treatment device being made available to more than 7 million tinnitus sufferers in the UK. Neuromod Devices Lts, which is based in Dublin, says it is in partnership with The Tinnitus Clinic and is launching a telemedicine service in UK – […]
Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has urged President Michael D. Higgins not to sign the government’s proposed legislation on vaccine passes for the hospitality sector. Deputy Nolan was speaking after Cabinet signed off on the controversial proposals which will see access to indoor dining limited to those who can confirm they have been […]