Figures obtained by Independent TD, Carol Nolan, suggest that almost a thousand women changed their mind and did not proceed with abortion because the three day waiting period gave an opportunity for reflection.
At first glance, these numbers might shock you. But there’s little reason to doubt them, for reasons we’ll come to in a moment: Research: 47% think the worst of the pandemic is ahead of us, the highest level reported since April 52% think there should be more restrictions, similar to the levels reported in March […]
A local residents group in Donegal claim they have not been given a “fair say” after planning permission for a new development was allegedly passed without sufficient consultation.
The first thing that any new British Prime Minister has to do, upon taking office, is to pen “the letter of last resort”. We have no idea what’s in it, but we know what it is: Instructions given, in a sealed envelope, to the commanders of Her Majesty’s nuclear submarines, only to be opened in […]
Champion boxer Kellie Harrington has called on Ashton Dog Pound, which is currently under investigation by the Gardai on animal welfare grounds, to be shut down. Ashton has received millions of euro in funding from Fingal County Council, South Dublin County Council, Dublin City Council, and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Kellie told Gript “I am […]
Ten members of staff in the Tesco in Clearwater Shopping Centre have tested positive for COVID-19, with two of those cases requiring hospitalization. Gript have been told that staff members have been ordered by management not to inform the public about the outbreak, and that not all members of staff in the store have been […]
Former Attorney General and justice minister, Senator Michael McDowell has slammed NPHET’s advice to send Dublin into a fresh lockdown as flying in the face of science. “It hasn’t been scientifically justified, it’s wrong, it flies in the face of the strategy that this government announced two weeks ago that they were going to open […]
The video is here, courtesy of ex-FG TD Noel Rock. It’s a fairly simple act of, well, scumbaggery: https://twitter.com/NoelRock/status/1306967632516714497 Question: He’s the Tánaiste, the number two politician in the country, and an obvious target for those who are legitimately or illegitimately disgruntled. Why doesn’t he have security? People would complain about the cost, of course, […]
The party has confirmed that certain elected representatives “received letters from the police this morning asking them to present for voluntary interview.”
Legendary blues singer, Van Morrison, is to issue three new songs that protest against the Covid-19 lockdown, where he describes what he sees as ‘government overreach’ as the behaviour of ‘fascist bullies’. The famed artist, known for songs like Brown Eyed Girl and Gloria, has accused the authorities of “taking our freedom” in a sharp […]
Left to its own devices, Coronavirus kills people one at a time. When it’s got the helping hand of Government and NPHET, on the other hand, it can wipe out whole cities: The Cabinet are to meet this morning where they will decide on the latest NPHET recommendations. The public health experts met on Thursday […]
Dublin City Council have passed a motion to list the home of 1916 hero The O’Rahilly on the Register of Protected Structures, pending examination of the issue. This means that the house cannot be demolished in the while it remains on the Register. The success of the motion, proposed by Sinn Féin’s Micheál Mac Donncha comes after […]