The foundations of a 5,700-year-old Neolithic house, along with evidence of Bronze Age burials and Iron Age smelting have been discovered by archaeologists in Co Cork. Eight separate excavations were carried out after the county council undertook two road alignment projects on the N73, close to the villages of Shanballymore and Kildorrery. On one of the sites, archaeologists […]
Thousands of people have gathered for a second major public protest against the continued Covid-19 lockdown, and against mandatory mask wearing and mandatory vaccines. Crowds gathered at the Custom House in Dublin’s city centre on Saturday, September 12, for a march called by Yellow Vest Ireland, who said the event was also being supported by […]
Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has condemned the inaction by the government in relation to the demolishing of the home of the Irish 1916 hero, The O’Rahilly. Aontú held a protest at the site at 40 Herbert Park on Saturday, which was the home of Michael Joseph O’Rahilly, the only leader of the 1916 Rising to die […]
A former abortion doctor who previously advocated teen prostitution has been appointed as the UN’s top expert on health and human rights. Last year Tlaleng Mofokeng wrote “Dr. T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure”, and is the host of the South African television show “Sex Talk with Dr. T”. She drew harsh criticism […]
Possibly a misleading headline, knowing the border counties as I do. Not quite “Northern Ireland’s youngest driver” – more “Northern Ireland’s youngest driver recorded on video so far”. Warning, mute the volume if you don’t like bad language: Jokes aside, this is, of course, both a disgrace, and a crime. The PSNI are investigating: The […]
Democracy, as some of you will know, is a Greek word which means “rule by the people”. “Irish Democracy”, on the other hand, is an English phrase which means “rule by the right sort of people”: Quotas for young people in politics, similar to gender quotas, and lowering the voting age to 16, were among […]
Gardai had looked through the window of the couple’s home on the date in question.
Rural TDs have urged politicians to give cross-party support to their motion which seeks to revoke the latest Covid-19 restrictions passed by the government which they say are “bizzare, illogical, and unworkable.” The Independent TDs were sharply critical of the actions of other deputies who they said voted for the Government’s restrictions in the Dáil […]
Aontú Leader & Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has directly called on an Taoiseach Micheál Martin at leaders questions in the Dáil to reopen critical health services across the country to those who desperately need them. “I received a message from a Doctor in the last few days. He said to me: ‘I’ve luckily had […]
Credit to Hugh O’Connell in the Independent for this scoop, though some readers may have missed it since it is near the end of his report: The Nphet advice was given to the Government last Thursday and included new guidelines for pubs to follow when they reopen. This includes a ban on any live music […]
New figures released by the Irish health authorities show that 94% of those who died with Covid-19 had an underlying condition. The epidemiology report prepared by HPSC on September 7th, looked at data around confirmed COVID-19 cases notified in Ireland up to midnight on September 5th. It revealed that of the total number of 1,777 […]
Hardly a surprise. There are a few certainties in life: the sun rises in the east, sets in the west, and the Labour Party is always in favour of the next lefty social change thing, whatever that might be. And predictably enough, this time, it’s euthanasia: The Labour Party has thrown its support behind the […]