“Our players wanted to do it. It’s important.”
The Irish Traveller Movement has highlighted a number of challenges facing Travellers when it comes to participation in the electoral process. The ITM made the remarks in its submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage debate on the draft Electoral Reform Bill. One of the key aims of the […]
A study has found that just 14% of consultant physicians in Ireland are in favour of legalising euthanasia, with a strong majority also opposing assisted suicide. The research found that 67% of those who responded opposed legalising euthanasia with just 14% in favour, while almost 19% remained neutral. When it came to physician assisted suicide, […]
A growing number of Irish children are being hospitalised after being poisoned by cannabis jellies, also known as “edibles,” according to a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant. Dr. Paddy Fitzpatrick spoke at length this week about the increasing risk to children from these substances. “We have seen a significant increase this year in the amount of […]
According to a recent survey, around 40% of Irish workers are unaware that they could face an upcoming tax bill if they were on the Temporary Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS). The survey, which was conducted by Taxback.com as part of their Taxpayer Sentiment Survey Series, also found that slightly over half (53%) of workers […]
“We need a proper designated area with proper toilets.”
We’re not supposed to call it the “Indian variant”, any more, obviously, in case that makes ordinary people feel suspicious of Indian-looking people they see on the street (who comes up with this stuff, exactly?). But we are all supposed to be absolutely terrified of it. It is more transmissible, and it is on the […]
The Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action has published its Report on Reducing emissions in the transport sector by 51% by 2030. The Report contains almost 50 recommendations. Among them is a call on Government to examine the possibility of introducing a new ‘charges’ regime for road users that would include setting ‘potential targets […]
There were chaotic scenes on South William Street in Dublin city centre last night as large crowds of mostly young people gathered to socialise at the beginning of a sunny bank holiday weekend. RTÉ reported that a number of people were arrested and missiles were thrown at Gardai after a number of public order incidents […]
Garda had to intervene almost 15,000 times under the Mental Health Act 2001 according to information released to the Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan by the Minister for Justice. The Independent TD had submitted several Parliamentary Questions to the Minister asking for the number of Garda interventions involving persons self-harming or harming others […]
Tusla CEO Bernard Gloster has said that a member of the general public received an “extortion type email” after sensitive info was leaked in the recent HSE cyber attack. The HSE hack also reportedly impacted the State childcare agency as well. “A member of the public received a suspicious email that would have included their […]
Just under 2,300 asylum applications were processed in 2020 – a third less than the previous year. Minister of State at the Department of Justice, James Browne, explained how a total of 2,276 applications were successfully processed last year. “Despite these challenges, 2,276 applications for international protection were processed to completion last year, which is […]