There was, in case you missed it, an opinion poll at the weekend, in the Sunday Business Post. Fine Gael is once again the most popular party in Ireland. Sinn Fein is roughly standing still from where it was at the recent election. Fianna Fáil is, well, hoping that the lockdown won’t prevent a priest […]
A woman who underwent an abortion at 23 weeks is now launching a legal complaint which would compel clinics to give women the most up-to-date information about foetal pain before an abortion. According to the Daily Mail Ana-Maria Tudor had an abortion at 23 weeks at a BPAS clinic in Richmond, where she was not […]
In a speech delivered yesterday, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that progression through the five three-week phases is “not guaranteed” however, and will depend on whether the outbreak is contained.
A former Medical Council member has said that confining elderly residents who have not been infected by the corona virus within covid-positive Nursing Homes is tantamount to “state sanctioned euthanasia”. Dr Marcus de Brún, who had been appointed by the Minister for Health to the Medical Council and holds a degree in Microbiology from Trinity College […]
As an American President once said, “this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal”: “Home heating costs will rise as a carbon tax hike takes effect from today. The move, which was announced in the budget last October, will see increased carbon tax on […]
For those of you who haven’t read it, because you didn’t take first year sociology in Trinity (thanks very much, taxpayers) let me save you the trouble: One of these days you’re all going to realise that you’re slaves of the bourgeoisie, and rise up against them to fulfil your own potential. The only problem […]
“Their query was specific to whether airports and ports in Ireland would remain open, and they have, as per Government statements,” the spokesman said.
The Taiwanese community in Ireland has donated a substantial amount of PPE to Irish nursing homes and other long-term care facilities after a fundraising campaign carried out by the Taiwan Ireland Association. Nursing homes now account for roughly 60 percent of virus-related deaths in Ireland and there have been growing concerns about shortages of PPE […]
Peadar Tóibín TD has said that that the lockdown, which he says is taking a heavy toll on many people as well as on the economy, will be made longer and more damaging by the government’s poor handling of testing. The Aontú leader severely criticized the government over what he described as “Testing Dysfunction” “There […]
If you’re lucky enough to be well off, please take a moment and think about the poor, and the unfortunate, among us: Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe tells @PatKennyNT that Ministers won't be taking a pay cut for #COVID19. He says Ministers haven't had the pay increases that other sectors have had in recent years. — […]
Great news from a Co Monaghan company which has used its expertise in forklift manufacturing to develop a device which turns one ventilator into multiple ventilation stations. Combilift, best known for its range of forklifts, designed the Combi-Ventilate to address the requirements of hospitals and healthcare professionals facing an expected increase in demand for ventilators during the Covid-19 crisis. They say […]
If you don’t know, this little chap right here is something called a Pine Weevil. Isn’t he handsome? He’s also the bane of forestry companies in Europe, because, as his name suggests, the Pine Weevil gobbles down trees, particularly young saplings, like yours truly with those cocktail sausages they hand around at weddings at about […]