Unbelievable. And yet, entirely in character: Soc Dems @RoisinShortall says she has “serious concerns” about Govt’s proposed extension of emergency Covid powers and says extension should only be six weeks. pic.twitter.com/jZzsbYepg5 — David Murphy (@davidmurphyRTE) May 25, 2021 As of today, the Social Democrats will vote against any extension of the lockdown powers. On one […]
Events were held around the country to remember babies whose lives have been ended by abortion to mark the third anniversary of repeal of the 8th amendment which protected the right to life of the unborn child. The Life Institute gathered at the Dáil yesterday to remember the 6,666 unborn children whose lives were ended […]
Punters have reacted with incredulity, and a fair amount of ribbing, to the new guidelines expected to put a 105-minute limit on indoor visits to pubs and restaurants Many tongue-in-cheek posts centered around the little-known fact that you could fool Covid for 105 minutes but not 106. @fiannafailparty @FineGael @CathalCroweTD the 105 minutes makes sense . […]
Two members of An Garda Siochána suffered gunshot wounds during a siege situation in Blanchardstown this evening. It is understood that one Garda was shot in the hand, while another member of the force was wounded in the foot. A media blackout that was put in place for the duration of the event has now […]
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has said his airline is beginning to move planes out of Ireland, and called for Transport Minister Eamon Ryan to “get the finger out.” “I don’t need Ireland,” O’Leary told Newstalk breakfast this week. “We can move to the UK,” adding that the government’s mandatory hotel quarantine policy had been “completely […]
“Caution must be the watchword here”, we heard on RTE Radio One yesterday morning, as the nation’s beleaguered leader took to the airwaves with RTE’s own Claire Byrne to discuss, amongst other things, the great national re-opening plan. Reading that opening paragraph, you might think that it was the Taoiseach who told Claire Byrne that […]
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Hundreds of pilots have taken part in a demonstration lining the street around Dáil Éireann calling on the government to listen to a plan being submitted by the Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA) for safe reopening of international air travel. Hundreds of pilots have gathered on the streets outside Leinster House It comes ahead […]
Senator says extending powers neither “necessary or proportionate”.
The HSE has warned that information, including personal patient records, may appear on the internet in the near future now that the hackers’ deadline has passed with the ransom unpaid. The group, known as ‘Wizard Spider’ and believed to be from eastern Europe, gave the State until Monday, May 24th to pay $20 million dollars […]
RTÉ has been slammed for seeming to call for online censorship and asking for more State funding during an Oireachtas Committee meeting. RTÉ’s Head of Strategy, Rory Coveney (who is the brother of Fine Gael Deputy leader Simon Coveney) spoke to an Oireachtas committee meeting last week about what he called “online harm,” and welcomed […]
Thousands of people across Donegal have protested what they see as the failure of the government to fully support families whose houses are literally crumbling apart because of the use of Mica material in construction. Some said that the scheme put in place by the government might leave households whose houses were falling apart because […]