The rate of first dose vaccination in Northern Ireland is now six times greater per head of adult population.
Sports stars in Northern Ireland have called for a “re-opening” of children’s sports, after a top expert confirmed that he was “not aware” of any cases of Covid-19 being transmitted between children playing football outdoors. More than 50 top players from GAA, soccer, rugby and more, signed a letter urging the Northern Ireland Executive to give […]
A 6’5″ male Trinity student came second in a women’s 5km race after putting his name down as female, in an effort to expose the absurdity of the college’s gender policies. Con Óg Ó Laoghaire, 22, applied to run in the annual race after he was inspired by male rapper Zuby, who broke a female […]
A Kildare doctor who is refusing to give patients the Covid-19 vaccine is standing his ground despite criticism from the HSE and negative media attention. Dr Gerard Waters based in Celbridge, Co Kildare, argues that the Covid vaccine has been rushed to market, and says that he won’t be administering it. He told RTÉ’s Liveline […]
A lovely, neat little bow to stick on top of the entirely stupid row about whether Mr. Martin should go to Washington: They might not even want him: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said this evening that she has a “special place in my heart for the Irish” but she could not confirm whether […]
A little microcosm of the way the state spends your money, here. At this link, you’ll find a tender document issued by Mayo County Council, seeking a person, persons, or company to author an “LGBTI+ inclusion strategy” for County Mayo. There are a few notable things about the document. First, and most oddly, for a […]
Aontú has said that the government’s reliance on “long-term draconian lockdown measures” is an “admission of failure” in efforts to tackle Covid-19. The party leader, Peadar Tóibín, said that the government’s failure to plan, its lack of control regarding international travel, and the slow rollout for vaccines had led to a failure to contain the virus. […]
The number of vaccinations carried out each day seems to be collapsing, with the state having vaccinated only 1,296 people on the 8th of February, the last day we have vaccination data for. Of that figure 702 people were administered a first dose whilst 594 people were administered a second. The daily vaccination numbers show […]
Originally, this piece was headlined “lockdown until May, says Taoiseach”. But that actually might be too optimistic, because additional sources appeared while it was being written. And, according to the Irish Times, one of their sources at the FF Parliamentary Party meeting told them that the country was effectively in a state of “indefinite lockdown”. […]
Words like “breastfeeding” and even “mothers” are out, as a major British hospital trust pushes a new ‘trans friendly’ policy. Midwives at the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust have been told to stop using terms including “breastfeeding” and “breastmilk”- and even ordered to ditch the term mother and use the phrase “birthing parent”. […]
The Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has heard that Dublin’s National Children’s Hospital is unlikely to be completed before May of 2024. Speaking at the committee hearing, David Gunning, chair of the National Paediatric Health Development Board, said that the hospital’s “lack of advancement” is because of “under-resourcing on the project by the main contractor”, […]
Northern Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael McBride, has said that covid-19 restrictions could last until 2022, saying that it may not be possible to ease regulations until “70 to 80%” of the population is vaccinated. Speaking of the virus’ UK variant, he compared the new strain to “finely-tuned sports car”, which he said would […]