The state has been given two weeks to clarify whether, in fact, there is a law against masses being said in public. The instruction was made today by Judge Charles Meenan, as part of the constitutional case being taken by businessman Declan Ganley. Mr. Ganley’s lawyers used a procedural hearing today to raise the question […]
Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan has called for better regulations to prevent children accessing pornography online. “I think there is a lack of appreciation of how prevalent pornography now is in the lives of children,” the Dublin Bay South TD said. “They can easily access graphic and violent pornography online. This can give children a […]
This is….. not a decision that makes a whole lot of sense, actually: GREEN PARTY COUNCILLOR Hazel Chu has announced that she will run as an independent candidate in the upcoming Seanad by-election. Chu, the Lord Mayor of Dublin and the Green Party’s chairperson, did not receive backing from her party to run but submitted […]
Parents of schoolchildren using the bus were sent a text by the company informing them that all children were obliged to wear masks from today.
UCD academic Professor Dolores Cahill has resigned as Chairwoman of the Irish Freedom Party, Gript can reveal. The Party Ard Comhairle met over the weekend and agreed unanimously to accept her resignation. Gript understands that several senior members of the Irish Freedom Party were very uncomfortable at the tenor of Professor Cahill’s remarks. In a […]
Anti-lockdown Assembly Phoneix Park Photo credit: Krzysztof M
Aontú Leader, Peadar Tóibín, has criticised the EU for cutting Ireland’s share of the EU Recovery Fund by €352 million, and queried how the Irish government failed to protect Ireland’s interests once again. He also accused the EU of giving Ireland a “raw deal”. The Meath West TD said that Ireland had seen its share […]
A German member of Parliament from Angela Merkel’s CDU party has died in an Irish hospital after falling ill during a trans-atlantic flight. Karin Strenz, 53, was travelling from Cuba to Frankfurt with her husband on Sunday. However, that morning she fell seriously ill, and the flight was redirected to Shannon Airport with a request […]
Broadcaster Niall Boylan has slammed RTÉ for publishing the addresses of anti-lockdown protestors after they were arrested on Saturday and subsequently charged in court. He claimed that while what RTÉ had done was perfectly legal, a” line of decency” had been crossed. The popular presenter said that “printing the names and addresses of two women […]
The question in the headline is not one which you really should be asking, in a modern western democracy, but asking it appears to be necessary. Consider this story from Chai Brady, a very good reporter with the Irish Catholic: A Co. Cavan priest who has not prevented parishioners from attending Mass in the church […]
Dr. Gerard Waters has been suspended from the Medical Council following his announcement that he wouldn’t be administering the Covid-19 vaccine.
Emily Manning is a “superstar” ballet student at the Joan Denise Moriarty School of Dance in Cork. She also has Down Syndrome, and to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day 2021, the school created this gorgeous video with Emily and some of her friends to help fundraise and create awareness for Down Syndrome Cork. This dance […]