Confirmation/First Holy Communion cancelled.
On Wednesday evening, Professor Philip Nolan, the NPHET scientist responsible for NPHET’s statistical model which predicted 700,000 cases of Covid-19’s Delta Variant in the event that the Government proceeded to re-open the economy as planned, composed a twitter thread outlining the figures. Amidst that thread, he included one of the most incredible statements made by […]
Táinaiste Leo Varadkar has said that the State is currently working out how to use covid passes domestically for indoor dining. Speaking yesterday in the Dáil, the Fine Gael leader explained the government’s plans in this area. Leo Varadkar on the use of covid passes in Ireland: "We're working out now whether we can use […]
Credit where it is due, Michael McDowell has never feared being unpopular. Which is just as well, because his article for the Irish Times yesterday asks some questions that will be unpopular with the Government: Practically no one has articulated the reservation that it may not make sense for Ireland to be in the frontline […]
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Mairéad Tóibín, Aontú’s representative in Dublin Bay South by-election, has confirmed her party commenced High Court proceedings this afternoon over the decision by RTÉ to exclude the Dáil party from the all of their by-election broadcast debates. Tóibín said RTÉ, as the national broadcaster, had “a particular responsibility” to ensure that election coverage is “fair, […]
EirGrid has warned of “rolling blackouts” in the winter as Ireland shuts down power stations nationwide and depends more and more on unreliable green energy sources. The government is being forced to provide emergency generators to Dublin in autumn because of fears regarding the city’s grid stability later in the year when power consumption increases […]
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This evening the Dáil will debate the Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018. It is being brought forward by the Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle after having been initiated in the Seanad in 2018 by former Senator Collette Kelleher. The Bill, which has already passed final stage in the Seanad (October […]
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Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald refused to rule out locking down the entire island of Ireland over the Delta variant during an interview this week. Speaking to RTÉ during the Six One News, McDonald was asked about how the country should respond to the Delta variant. “Before Christmas, when we saw the rise of […]
Credit to TDs for extracting this fairly revealing statement from Ireland’s benevolent dictator. But let us face facts: When Holohan says “September or beyond”, he means “or beyond”: NPHET would have recommended keeping pubs and restaurants closed for indoor dining until the “end of September or beyond” had they not proposed a vaccine pass, the […]