Dublin has been removed from the list of host cities for the European Championship because the government could not guarantee at least 25% fan capacity, and will instead be replaced with the Russian city of St. Petersburg. “It’s just too soon,” said Táinaiste Leo Varadkar. Dublin was among three host cities – also including Bilbao, […]
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has insisted that his government is not “anti-religious”, and called all claims to the contrary “deeply offensive.” “I think it needs to be said very loud and clear,” the Taoiseach said. “The only motivation of the government is to protect life and to protect people from severe illness. There is no other […]
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has told the Dáil that it is “likely” that further rounds of vaccinations will be needed next year on top of the current vaccine rollout. “Notwithstanding the range of vaccines currently authorised or in various levels of production and testing, there is a need to consider the future trajectory of Covid-19 […]
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has hit out at Labour Party Education Spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, accusing him of “virtue-signalling” on the issue of youth unemployment. Speaking in the Dáil, Ó Ríordáin raised the fact that youth unemployment in Ireland now stands at 59%. “I want to raise with the Tánaiste the issue of youth unemployment,” he […]
The EU Commission has confirmed that they have not initiated legal action against AstraZeneca for vaccine shortfalls, after Stephen Donnelly told the Dáil the bloc had. “The European Commission has initiated a legal case over AstraZeneca,” Donnelly told the Dáil on Thursday during a discussion about Ireland’s vaccine rollout. “Earlier this week I joined Ireland […]
Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith, who has been charged with ISIS terrorism and the financing of terrorism, is out on bail in the Republic of Ireland and attempting to acquire British citizenship despite being banned from the UK. According to the Irish Examiner, Smith (38) is barred from entering the UK on the grounds of “public […]
A group of former Debenhams workers were removed by Gardai after they locked themselves inside the loading bay of the store where the retailer had operated on Henry Street last night, saying they wished to prevent the removal of stock from the store. Around 2,000 workers lost their jobs in April 2020 when Debenhams announced the company was going […]
At about two o’clock yesterday afternoon, RTE’s “liveline” programme erupted into one of those classic “liveline” debates that makes the country tick. The subject, of course, was the announcement by the Department of Education that from yesterday forth, all new toilets in Irish schools, as well as all renovations of existing toilets in Irish schools, […]
Photo Credit: Sinn Féin Flickr (CC attribution) Over the last week, Sinn Fein and its legion of online activists have gone to war with the Irish Independent’s Philip Ryan, who has diligently and thoroughly reported on the party’s “Abú” voter contact logging system. The story has divided people: If you’re a Sinn Fein supporter, then […]
Schools in Ireland must have unisex cubicles, and may choose if their toilet facilities are to be neutral gender-neutral and shared by both boys and girls, according to new construction and renovation guidelines from the Department of Education. According to an updated design guide for schools, most toilet facilities going forward will include a series […]
According to Minister for Climate and Transport, Eamon Ryan, non-essential foreign travel could be allowed for people with vaccine passports, but even allowing that would take “months rather than weeks”, and could be postponed again. The Minister said that while he could envisage a scenario where Irish citizens with a vaccine passport or certificate could […]
Fianna Fáil TD Marc MacSharry has said he has “no confidence” in Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s handling of the covid-19 pandemic, and hit out at the government’s liberal use of lockdowns as the “only strategy” for dealing with the problem. Speaking on Newstalk, the Sligo-Leitrim TD had some choice words for the government. “I haven’t had […]