A flotilla of Irish fishermen are set to descend on Cork port in protest of new EU regulations which have been dubbed “unmanageable”. The protest, which is scheduled for 7 a.m. on Wednesday the 26th of May, will begin in the harbour and proceed up the river in what organisers call a “show and tell” […]
A Meath West TD has accused the government of negligence in their duty of care for patients’ health and their data, claiming that the Cyber Security Centre had a budget last year of just €5 million, compared to €16.9 million spent on PR by the Dept of the Taoiseach last year. Peadar Tóibín, who is also […]
No mention of reporting sexual assault.
No deaths due to Covid-19 reported yesterday.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said that it is “distasteful” that law firms are “licking their lips” at the idea of suing the State after stolen patient records have begun to be found leaked onto the dark web. Speaking to Newstalk breakfast, Donnelly described the ransomware attack as “extensive” and “despicable”, adding that it […]
Sky Ireland will warn that levies on content could become “distortionary”.
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said that Taoiseach Micheál Martin and his government have become an “existential threat to democracy,” in response to the announcement that the government’s emergency powers would be retained for a further six months. “I am very concerned by the leaks from the Cabinet yesterday regarding the extension of the emergency […]
Imagine, for one fleeting moment, that an eminent scientist who had regularly appeared in the media throughout the pandemic took to social media one day to declare that having considered the matter, he had developed suspicions – without any evidence, mind you – that the Covid vaccines might cause autism in children. Do we think […]
The Mallow District Court has struck out a case taken by the DPP and the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) against an Independent candidate who refused to make a SIPO return after his candidacy in the last general election. The case taken against Diarmaid Ó Cadhla under the Electoral Laws was “struck out” on […]
Pleads not guilty to murder by reason of insanity.
Ireland has an “astonishing” 32,841 NGOs and, with many being taxpayer-funded to the collective tune of €5.9 billion annually, an Offaly TD has called for a “critical examination” of the sector. Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has called on the government to initiate an immediate review into the necessity of non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) […]
Dáil vote will happen “as soon as possible”.