No mandatory vaccine passports protest in Phoenix Park, Dublin, 15 July 2021 Photo credit: Krzysztof M
Nurses and midwives have said they are appalled at being told they must “respect” abortion in updated guidelines from the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. The Board has published an updated edition of its Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (the Code) to “embrace” some recent legislative changes […]
Phoenix Park protest.
Michael Healy-Rae has said that many TDs are opposed to the opening of economic sectors because they have “anti-business” attitudes stemming from personal “laziness.” The remarks were made during a Dáil debate on the vaccine passport bill. https://twitter.com/Ben_Scallan/status/1415963295601856512 “We should allow for people’s judgement to operate in their premises in their own way, but again […]
The headline to this piece is not, in fact, what the HSE said. In truth, because the HSE must (you’d nearly think there was a law mandating it) present all data in with the most depressing possible spin, they pointed out that 5% of new cases are people who have been vaccinated: #NEW HSE says […]
Poor old Ireland: Varadkar says he believes “we need to get through at least another winter before we can say the pandemic is behind us” – he says vaccinating all adults might not be enough to bring about herd immunity, and teenagers being vaccinated may also be required before any full reopening pic.twitter.com/6hkymiVyIx — Gavan […]
Here is the full list of how TDs voted on the domestic vaccine passport bill last night, broken down by constituency. The Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021, which pertains to vaccine passports needed for indoor dining, ultimately passed in the Dáil last night by 74 votes to 68, despite large protests outside the Convention […]
Discrimination?
A contract notice issued by RTE says the organisation is willing to pay half a million euro for Dublin-based taxi services over the next 36 months. The tender only covers taxi services within “the Greater Dublin Area,” and it is unclear what the organisation expects to pay for taxi services outside that area. RTÉ has […]
To be fair, they won’t have much choice in the matter. If Ireland keeps spending money like a drunken sailor, then sooner or later, Brussels will step in and tell them that they have to stop, for the sake of the wider eurozone. That might suit Irish politicians just fine, though, since they’ll be able […]
It goes without saying that the big problem with Northern Ireland is that almost everything in it is, or has been, completely corrupted by tribal politics and whataboutery. A wrong committed by one “side” can, and will, inevitably be matched by a wrong committed by the other. The history of that place is alive, and […]
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Convention Centre in Dublin to protest a government bill on domestic vaccine passes. According to reports, busloads of protesters were arriving from around the country, and the entire event was organised in under 24 hours. https://twitter.com/Ben_Scallan/status/1415442014452260865 The crowd chanted phrases such as “Shame on you” and “Freedom”, while posters […]