Three members of the Dáil Rural Independent Group have said they are profoundly alarmed at the decision by KBC Ireland to exit the Irish banking market and warn that Irish customers “cannot be left to the mercy of a vulture fund feeding frenzy”. Deputies Mattie McGrath, Carol Nolan and Michael Collins were speaking after KBC […]
Hundreds of thousands of euro in pension money is being lost per person to various government-imposed charges and fees, according to a newly released report. Back in 2012, a report by the Department of Social Protection found that the state charges in place on pensions added up to a little over 2% per year. However, […]
Women’s Space Ireland (WSI), a feminist group which campaigns for women’s sex-based rights, has said that the European Commission’s plan to make hate speech and hate crime EU crimes threatens freedom of expression. The group has said that “we strongly object to this extension of power over speech and serious inroads into freedom of expression”, […]
A Mayo coroner has said that the figures given by Nphet at Covid-19 briefings regarding the number of deaths from the virus “may be inaccurate”. The accuracy of the method of recording Covid deaths was called into question by Coronor Patrick O’Connor who said ‘cases where Covid is recorded as the principal cause of death […]
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said that the government is considering extending the length of time between vaccine doses from 4 weeks to 12 weeks. Donnelly said that he is expecting to receive an official expert recommendation from Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn and the country’s vaccine taskforce “in the coming days”, as […]
What’s ironic about this, of course, is that the apology is for the killing of Lord Mountbatten, who, as Lord High Admiral and First Sea Lord, was probably a legitimate military target, if you subscribe to the view that the IRA was fighting a war, as McDonald presumably does. Where’s the apology for killing Nicholas […]
Here is one of the most extraordinary stories to come out of Ireland since the beginning of the pandemic, and one, you can be sure, that won’t get much media attention anywhere else. In fact, it’s buried three quarters of the way through this Irish Times article: The court also heard evidence from Dr Darina […]
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he doesn’t believe that his party is at 11% nationally, after a recent RedC poll indicated a catastrophic slump in the party’s support. “You’re a politician to your fingertips,” said interviewer Matt Cooper during an interview with an Taoiseach on Virgin Media’s The Tonight Show. “You’re a veteran of politics. […]
Mr McGann, who was described as a “puppet master” by the judge, was ordered to pay the legal costs of the proceedings, which could be a six-figure sum, whilst a stay on costs was refused by the court.
Today, the Commission sent a letter to the Irish authorities asking for clarifications on this matter and on the criteria used to determine the designated countries.
HSE officials have warned people not to make a beeline for the border when the pubs re-open in Northern Ireland soon. This week it came to light that outdoor eating and drinking will be allowed in Northern Ireland in mere days, and that pubs and hotels will be free to fully re-open in just over […]
Other than taking names, Gardaí attending the scene did not appear to take issue with the Sunday prayers in videos seen by Gript.ie.