What fresh nonsense is this? Ms Foley said all individual grades will have to be checked and reviewed using different demographic characteristics – including gender and socio-economic status – to ensure they are as fair and equitable as possible. “I want to make sure that this work is done rigorously – so that the results […]
On the one hand, you have to admire the sheer chutzpah of “if we can’t sell pints, nobody should be able to have one”. But on the other hand…… don’t they have a point? Head of the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI), Padraig Cribben reacted to the news that pubs will not be allowed to […]
A horrendous story from Wexford: AN URGENT appeal for information has been launched after a stolen pet dog was found with her microchip gouged out of her skin. Springer spaniel Daisy was stolen from a locked kennel in County Wexford last Tuesday, along with her seven puppies, Forest, Mabel, Maggie, Betty, Bonnie, Coba and Sam. […]
Well, we’ve come a long way from the days of “facemasks might make things worse”, haven’t we? The Government has announced that face coverings must now be worn in all shops, retail settings and shopping centres. It said the strong advice is for people to start obeying the guidance immediately, but said regulations will take […]
Documents released to Mayo Aontú representative Paul Lawless under the Freedom of Information Act show a third case of covid_19 crossover at Mayo University Hospital. Mr Lawless said that people were too afraid to present to the hospital at the height of the crisis. Serious concerns were raised at the peak of the pandemic over […]
Irish supporters are being encouraged to “Vote for Conor” after a young man from Drogheda, County Louth, has reached the finals of an international photography competition. Conor O’Dowd, who has Down syndrome, is locally known as a talented photographer and his portrait named ‘My friend Jason the model’, is one of twenty-five shortlisted in the Down’s Syndrome […]
If you missed this delightful little story last week, then let me refresh your memories: After Barry Cowen suddenly, and four years after the event, found himself receiving media attention for his drink driving conviction, Minister for Europe Thomas Byrne went on Virgin Media and said how terrible it was that this had happened to […]
Plans to make it far easier for children under 16 to legally change their gender are “not a good idea”, according to Psychotherapist and Author, Stella O’Malley. She was responding to the new Minister for Children, Roderic O’Gorman, who said children should be able to do so once a GP signs off on it and their parents […]
It’s a relatively slow news day, so let us place on record our thanks to the British Prime Minister for this tasty and controversial content: Face masks will become mandatory in shops across England, ministers are to announce on Tuesday, following mixed messages, a cabinet split and mounting pressure on Boris Johnson to change public […]
Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín has said the mismanagement of the covid-19 pandemic in nursing homes is a “national scandal” and called for a public invesigation into the matter. The Meath West TD also criticised the response of Tánaiste Leo Varadkar during Leaders Questions, and stated that the families of victims, and residents of nursing homes […]
The Minister for Education, Norma Foley, was the subject of an interview/profile in yesterday’s Sunday Independent, written by Hugh O’Connell, which was notable for several reasons. Perhaps the most glaring thing to note is that in a 25 minute interview with the new Minister for Education, the subject of how schools might safely and promptly […]
Senators have earned a whopping €3.2 million despite sitting for just six days this year, the Irish Mirror reports. Unlike much of the country, TDs and Senators weren’t put on a Covid-19 payment but continued to earn a full salary despite the lockdown. The payout to Senators included almost €800,000 for travel and overnight accommodation expenses even though […]