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 […]
Bicycles, mobile phones and clothes are also thought to have been seized during the searches.
The High Court has ruled that a woman in her 20s, known as “Katie”, who has been in a vegetative state for 10 years, should be allowed to die at the request of her mother. Reportedly, the woman’s mother and the family, who sought the order to remove the life support, shed tears as the […]
Average monthly rents in Ireland have effectively doubled since 2011, according to a new report from Daft.ie. According to the new report’s figures, in the first quarter of 2021, rental prices outside Dublin soared to 7.1% higher than in the same period last year, costing renters an eye-watering €900 more annually. Comparatively, rent costs in […]
Aontú leader Peadar Toibín TD has hit out at the UK’s Tory government for offering amnesty to British soldiers over killings carried out in Ireland. Speaking about the acknowledgment of the Ballymurphy victims by the British state for the first time, Toibín welcomed the development. “It was a wonderful day for the families of Ballymurphy,” […]
Senator Ronan Mullen has said that he “would support” those who choose not to pay their TV license fee, arguing that the State broadcaster’s bias on the issue of abortion would warrant it. Speaking in the Seanad on Tuesday, Senator Mullin spoke about the dramatic surge in abortions that took place since the 2018 8th […]
Former Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan was among other notable figures throwing his weight behind the campaign as momentum builds among owners.
A group of TDs are co-sponsoring a new bill which seeks to ensure that pain relief will be given to unborn babies who are aborted after 20 weeks gestation. Describing it as a humane and reasonable proposal, the TDs said that the measure was worthy of majority support in the Dáil. In recent months […]
Gript has learnt that the Irish Prison Service (IPS) may force staff who refuse COVID-19 vaccinations to take unpaid leave. Minutes of a recent meeting, pictured below, state that this is due to a decision by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) that it would be “unsafe” for those staff to attend work. The minutes […]
A primary school in Limerick has dropped an external educator brought in to run sex and relationships education after children of 12 were advised to “ask their Grandfather if he still gets an erection”, Gript can reveal. The school, a mixed school under Catholic patronage in Limerick City, had brought in the external educator – […]
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has said that there are serious questions for the government to answer after revelations that over half of those who died of Covid-19 in the State contracted the virus either in nursing homes or in hospitals. Deputy Tóibín said information released to Aontú under Freedom of Information showed that 56% of […]
The family of MLA and former-IRA prisoner Martina Anderson have accused Sinn Féin of “publicly humiliating” her. Anderson, who is an MLA for the Foyle constituency in Northern Ireland and member of the Sinn Féin Ard Comhairle, was asked to step down from her role in the party last month, along with her fellow Sinn […]