From the 1st of June, following a brief moratorium during the covid lockdown, gas & electricity companies will once again be able to disconnect their customers if they fail to pay their bills. From March 2020, at the start of the first lockdown, companies were banned by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) from […]
Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol has accused Sinn Féin of speaking out of both sides of its mouth when it comes to the government’s Climate Action Bill. The legislation, which seeks to achieve zero carbon emissions bu 2050, has been described as a measure that will “kill off the Irish farmer” according to rural […]
Gardaí have confirmed that no RTÉ staff will be prosecuted for a party held in Montrose during the Covid-19 lockdown.
ISME, the organisation representing small and medium enterprises in Ireland, has written to the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to express their concern with recent health authorities’ dismissal of rapid antigen testing, arguing that their objections are “not based on science.” In the letter, ISME hit out strongly at assertions made by Chief Medical Officer […]
Creaven, with an address at Adelaide Street, Dún Laoghaire, was remanded in custody until sentencing in July.
The sheer amount of data held by the HSE on Irish citizens is not something that we think about, most of the time. The information, after all, is held for good reason, and most of us trust our doctors and hospitals. Nonetheless, it is worth considering just how much information hackers can potentially access, if […]
In case you missed it, yesterday morning Ireland was graced with a rather remarkable interview between the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, and Newstalk’s veteran presenter, Pat Kenny, about Antigen testing. Remarkable, for a couple of reasons. Remarkable firstly, because it is the first time in quite a while that an Irish broadcaster has seriously […]
The IMF said raising taxes would be necessary to fund investments in human and physical capital.
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has ripped “feeble” Irish leaders, and said they will not stand up to “diabolical” measures like the green travel passport because they want to be “the good boys of Europe.” Speaking in the Dáil on Europe Day this week, Deputy McGrath from Tipperary slammed the government’s love-affair with the European Union. […]
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has confirmed that the costs paid out by his Department to the members of the Climate Change Advisory Council in terms of pay and benefits including expenses amounted to three hundred and thirty-six thousand euros. The fees and expenses for the part time roles cover the […]
Contreras, who is deputy leader of Vox and a professor of legal philosophy, said the decision to suspend him was “fascist biology”.
A protest outside the Cork city offices of RTÉ claimed that RTÉ had “betrayed” its duty as a public broadcaster because it engaged in “biased and one-sided reporting” of the Covid19 lockdown. The event was organised by the Independent Campaign for Truth & Proper Healthcare which held several anti-lockdown demonstrations in Cork previously. Speaking for the […]