Taoiseach Micheál Martin has expressed support for lowering the age limit for the Johnson and Johnson covid-19 vaccine, to ensure that there are no excess vaccines left over after the rollout is done. While the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) had previously advised that the J&J and AstraZeneca jabs not be given to people under […]
The group estimates that 100 million cancer screenings were not performed during the outbreak and will lead to decreased survival rates for those whose cancer is found at a later stage than normal.
Philip Nolan, President of NUI Maynooth and Chair of NPHET’s modelling group, has been told by a Harvard academic that he does not “appear to know what you are talking about,” and that he should be “ashamed” of his stance on rapid antigen testing. Michael Mina, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard’s School of Public […]
The ex-Irish soldier and bride of an ISIS jihadist, whose father in from Belfast, was banned from entering the UK amid security mesures that allow for the exclusion of EEA nationals.
O’Connell said she would not be leaving the party because of “one person”, however.
The race between Poots and Donaldson will be decided by the party’s 8 MPs and 28 MLAs next Friday.
The 38 people were known to homeless services around the country, with 30 of the deaths happening within the Dublin area.
The Defence Forces have re-called all printed editions of the annual Defence Forces Review and have agreed to print replacement copies, after the originals included material describing Gript.ie as a “far right” publication in an article by DCU academic Livia Margna. Solicitors acting on behalf of Gript.ie contacted the Defence Forces and secured the removal […]
Photo credit: Houses of the Oireachtas There are, perhaps, few better jobs in Ireland than being a member of Seanad Eireann. It’s true, of course, that the salary (basic pay of €69,474) is not quite at the level of a TD (basic pay of €98,113), but that ignores quite a few other advantages. For example, […]
The 40th anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands on hunger strike on May 5, 1981, brought renewed controversy over his legacy. Former H-Block blanketman Anthony McIntyre published a comm (a message written in tiny writing smuggled out of the prison) from Sands regarding his wish to be buried in another location than the Republican […]
56% of Irish people say they are satisfied with the EU’s covid-19 response – a 15% drop since summer 2020 – according to a new continent-wide poll by Eurobaromater, with many more interesting findings. The report, entitled Public Opinion In The European Union, found that half of all Europeans are unhappy with the EU’s covid-19 […]
Figures released to TD Carol Nolan show that the HSE has spent nearly €7 million on COVID-19 related advertisements since the beginning of the pandemic. Of the €6.9 million spent by the HSE since March 2020, €5.9 million went to purchasing advertisements on television, radio, and in newspapers. The remaining money was spent on outdoor […]