Gript.ie editor John McGuirk debated Neale Richmond of Fine Gael on Prime Time last night, defending people’s right to peaceful protest and pointing out why so many are upset at the Government’s appalling mishandling of the Covid-19 crisis. In a robust exchange, he said that when reasonable people, including legal and medical experts, sought to […]
“I feel a great disturbance in the force. As if a hundred thousand teachers all cried out in anguish at once, and were suddenly silenced:” Nphet will consider making it mandatory for primary school children to wear face masks. Deputy chief medical officer Ronan Glynn said the formal advice is that children under 13 can […]
Last night, some students in Limerick unaccountably refused to take the opportunity to sit at home and watch me on Prime Time. Instead, they decided to do a pretty normal thing for students, and have a party, outdoors, in the fresh air, in Castletroy. Simon Harris is not happy: My understanding is a full investigation […]
A Moroccan immigrant who broke into a woman’s house and sexually assaulted her in a terrifying ordeal, was released from custody prior to the attack – despite a previous crime spree – because he applied for asylum in this country. Ibrahim Elghynaoui broke in through the window of a woman’s bedroom as she slept and […]
The Government appears likely to have missed its target of administering 100,000 vaccine doses last week. Between Monday and Saturday 77,557 doses were administered, a daily average of 12,926. Due to a delay in the release of data released we don’t yet have data for Sunday and so cannot give a final figure for the […]
“A moment of madness, which I will spend the rest of my life paying for.” That was the quote provided to the media yesterday by racehorse trainer Gordon Elliot: Tonight in an interview with the Racing Post, Elliott has spoken further about the incident and stated ‘it is indefensible’. “It is indefensible. Whether alive or […]
Gript has spoken to a number of parents who say that their children were sent home from school yesterday after the parents failed to fill in a “back to school” form provided by the HSE which asked parents to certify that their children were free of infectious diseases. The form asks parents to declare that […]
“We are moving away from describing these variants as the Brazilian variant or the South African variant.”
Greene drives northbound on the M50 towards the M1 as she is chased by several Garda cars.
The Government appears likely to miss its target of administering 100,000 vaccine doses this week due to a poor showing on Monday. Between Monday and Friday 69,180 doses were administered, a daily average of 13,836. The daily average would see 96,852 doses administered if it could be kept up over the weekend, but vaccination numbers […]
To put this weekend’s Sunday Business Post/Red C Opinion Poll in context, remember two things: first, Fianna Fáil is the leading party of Government, led by the Taoiseach. And second, Fianna Fáil is the leading party of Government, led by the Taoiseach. They may as well enjoy that status while it lasts: 🚨POLL🚨 Red C […]
It is not especially surprising that there was a large protest in Dublin City Centre at the weekend. It is, in fact, vastly more surprising that there have been so few protests like it. When you stop staring at the tree, stand back to take a look at the woods, what you see in Ireland […]