Famed singer Paul Brady has come out in support of the families seeking 100% compensation for extensive damage caused to their homes by the use of Mica in building materials. Joined by renowned fiddle player, Ciaran Tourish, before launching into ‘The homes of Donegal’, Brady said that he wanted to give his ‘support for the campaign for […]
Quietly, this is one of the most scandalous episodes in Irish journalism for long and many’s the year. And rather than being appropriately embarrassed, the editor was out over the weekend, bragging about it. “An absolute box office piece”, says he, without shame: Sunday Independent P1– Gardai probe sinister calls to Nphet chiefs– Sinéad O'Connor […]
The Leas Ceann Chomarile, Catherine Connolly TD, has said that the government’s handling of vaccine certs has made her “lose all trust in the democratic system.” The remarks were directed at Health Minister Stephen Donnelly this week during a debate on the Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021, where Connolly slammed the Minister’s failure to carry […]
Four people, and a commercial entity, have been charged with animal cruelty offences after an investigation into the euthanasia of dogs at a dog pound. One of the individuals has also been charged with a number of offences related to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and the European Community (Animal Remedies) Regulations 2007. The […]
A few caveats here: First, Behaviour and Attitudes has consistently found Sinn Fein support higher, and other party support lower, than other pollsters. That does not mean they are wrong, but it is worth noting. Second, they were not hugely accurate at the last general election, though that also does not mean they are wrong […]
An Irish ice hockey player, who is a member of the National Team, says he has resigned in protest at the rollout of so-called vaccine passports saying he “can no longer represent a country that has approved of the discrimination and segregation between vaccinated people and unvaccinated people.” Niall McEvoy has represented Ireland for the […]
Peadar Tóibín TD has read what he described as a “damning document” into the Dáil record in which he says it appears that the Government moved elderly patients “wholesale out of hospital beds and crammed them into nursing homes just as Covid hit the country”. Over 2,000 people died with Covid in Nursing Homes, but commentators […]
A huge increase has been recorded in the number of arrests of foreign criminal suspects living in the country since Ireland joined a EU-wide system which shares police information earlier this year. The Irish Times reports that “86 arrests have been made for the purpose of extradition since the beginning of March” after Ireland signed […]
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 […]