Rural Independent TDs say that “all sense of proportion and perspective is being lost due to government and NPHET’s contributions to deep uncertainty in already uncertain times.” Speaking ahead of an expected announcement of a Level 4 lockdown later today, the Rural Independent Group strongly criticised the Government’s ongoing contradictory and disorganised media messaging, which […]
Look, maybe it’s just me being a sap, but there has been something wonderfully moving about the efforts of the people of Dingle to find their friend, mascot, and tourist-friendly local attraction over the past few days. Nothing less than a naval task force was assembled at the end of the Dingle Peninsula to search […]
An interesting bit of polling courtesy of Ireland Thinks and the Mail on Sunday: 🚨Poll🚨Ireland Thinks/Mail on Sunday Question: Should the country move to Level 5 restrictions? Yes: 51%No: 41%Undecided: 9% (Yes I know that it adds up to 101%, but that is what is reported. 🙃) 17th October 2020 — Ireland Votes | #Vote2024 […]
Doctors said they wouldn’t survive but BOTH twins born healthy after Belfast Mum beats Covid A Belfast mother has given birth to twins girls after being put into a coma and ventilated for 10 days back in April when she battled COVID-19. Her fiance Bryan Green was previously told by doctors that the babies wouldn’t survive the ordeal. […]
Deputy Alan Farrell has taken to Twitter to denounce the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) media leaks that he alleges took place today.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) has recommended that the entire country be placed under Level 5 restrictions for six weeks.
A new graphic from the European Commission provides an alarming depiction of the dearth of psychiatric beds in Ireland, especially in contrast to other European countries. The European Commission in Ireland has published the findings of a new Eurostat Report which shows that Ireland had the 3rd lowest share of hospital beds for psychiatric care […]
Last night, at around midnight, the absolute capstone on this dreadful year popped up on my facebook page, as it did on facebook pages around the country: A message from a facebook page in Dingle devoted to Fungie the Dolphin, saying that the poor chap had probably kicked the bucket. “Well”, I thought”, “Flip”. Except […]
Some necessary background, before we get into the story: Yesterday, an advert appeared in the Irish Times, setting out some facts and figures in relation to Covid 19 in Ireland. The advert did not provide all the facts, nor did it seek to put them in context. As an advert, it was very clearly trying […]
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, did not have any “meetings or discussions” with the medical experts who wrote to him opposing assisted suicide, before he voted in favour of Gino Kenny’s bill seeking to make the procedure legal last month. Doctors have come out strongly against the Assisted Suicide Bill, and made submssions to […]
“Government ban household visits”, blared the Irish Examiner, last night, as the latest round of futile covid restrictions were announced: Government ban household visits – except for compassionate or essential reasons https://t.co/WSRGeVB06R — Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) October 14, 2020 Futile is a good word, here. The “restrictions” announced last night are not really restrictions at […]
The Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival will see Trócaire partner with Amnesty International, the National Women’s Council of Ireland, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and other groups in an event hosted by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders, an offshoot of Amnesty International.