One of the subjects that is consistently absent from real debate in Ireland is the question of civil liberties, and the limits that should be placed on the power of the state. Yesterday, the Irish Government announced that it intends to make it an offence to refuse to provide the Gardai with the password to […]
Aontú Candidate for the Dublin Bay South Bye Election, Mairead Tóibín has slammed the ongoing revelations about Government and Opposition parties conducting fake polls as evidence of a deep malaise in Irish politics. She said there was a that is rife in modern Irish politics, where citizens are seen as passive outsiders to be used […]
“Our community is in a very tense situation at this moment in time.”
On Friday afternoon, the news broke that Stobart Air, the regional operator responsible for many flights between Ireland and the UK, was going out of business, becoming the highest profile business casualty of the pandemic to date. Naturally, opposition politicians took to the airwaves to blame the Government for not providing enough “supports” for the […]
Gardaí can also arrest someone until identity details are verified.
Independent Cork TD Michael Collins has slammed what he calls a “deeply flawed” climate action bill by a “dysfunctional government”, claiming that the government is attempting to “ram it through” the Dáil at rural Ireland’s expense. Speaking earlier this week, the Deputy spoke out against the speed at which the bill is progressing. “It is […]
A “great relief for patients, public and staff”.
An Afghan refugee has been given one year in prison after being caught attempting to distribute 14 fraudulent identity cards to foreign nationals. Akbar Jafari (35), who has refugee status in Ireland, told Gardaí that he had conspired with a Nigerian man to make 14 false identification documents that he had hoped to give to […]
Some families have been forced to leave their homes because of safety concerns.
Thank God for Mary McAleese. It was shaping up to be a fairly slow news day today, ad we were sitting around scratching our heads wondering if anything at all would pop up that was slightly interesting, and worth writing about. Thankfully, Mrs. McAleese has come through to save the day by saying something immeasurably […]
The Irish media is presently gorging itself on the revelation that for a number of years, at least four Irish political parties (and probably more) asked volunteers to pose as fake polling companies in order to go door to door and conduct market research. First, we learned that Sinn Fein did it. And then, because […]
Student volunteers promised €50 each, but never paid.