Six of Ireland’s top universities have fallen significantly in the QS World University Rankings for 2022. QS’s overall rankings are based on factors such as academic and employer reputation, the ratio of staff to students, citations per faculty and more. According to the data, the drop in Irish universities’ ranking is down to a decline […]
A man with 161 previous convictions who robbed a café twice while out on bail for stealing from a whiskey museum has had his jail term reduced from 6 years to 4. 33-year-old Jonathan Grimes was out on bail for burglarising the whiskey museum when he robbed Bewley’s café in Dublin city centre, not once, […]
The High Court has approved a hearing for an action by a couple who claim their unborn child was aborted after they were mistakenly told by doctors that he had a fatal foetal abnormality. The couple have filed separate lawsuits seeking damages against Merrion Foetal Health and five of its medical consultants, Dublin Private Clinic, […]
The great paradox of modern Ireland is that the more power Irish liberals acquire, the more illiberal they become. We had, yesterday, a collection of taxpayer funded NGO’s in to visit the Oireachtas committee on Housing and Local Government, which is responsible for how Ireland runs its elections, amongst other things. Kitty Holland picks up […]
Ten days ago, panicked by scenes of revelry in Dublin’s South William Street area, the Chief Medical Officer, Tony Holohan, sent the tweet heard around the country: Drove into Dublin City Centre to collect someone from work at 815 PM. Absolutely shocked at scenes in South Great George’s St, Exchequer St, South William St area. […]
“Our players wanted to do it. It’s important.”
The Irish Traveller Movement has highlighted a number of challenges facing Travellers when it comes to participation in the electoral process. The ITM made the remarks in its submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage debate on the draft Electoral Reform Bill. One of the key aims of the […]
A study has found that just 14% of consultant physicians in Ireland are in favour of legalising euthanasia, with a strong majority also opposing assisted suicide. The research found that 67% of those who responded opposed legalising euthanasia with just 14% in favour, while almost 19% remained neutral. When it came to physician assisted suicide, […]
A growing number of Irish children are being hospitalised after being poisoned by cannabis jellies, also known as “edibles,” according to a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant. Dr. Paddy Fitzpatrick spoke at length this week about the increasing risk to children from these substances. “We have seen a significant increase this year in the amount of […]
According to a recent survey, around 40% of Irish workers are unaware that they could face an upcoming tax bill if they were on the Temporary Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS). The survey, which was conducted by Taxback.com as part of their Taxpayer Sentiment Survey Series, also found that slightly over half (53%) of workers […]
“We need a proper designated area with proper toilets.”
We’re not supposed to call it the “Indian variant”, any more, obviously, in case that makes ordinary people feel suspicious of Indian-looking people they see on the street (who comes up with this stuff, exactly?). But we are all supposed to be absolutely terrified of it. It is more transmissible, and it is on the […]