People Before Profit candidate Joe Loughnane, running in Galway West, has been accused of assaulting Roisin Bowyer, a prominent Sinn Fein activist in the city. Ms Bowyer took to Twitter to post a series of photos which she said showed the aftermath of Mr Loughnane spitting on her and breaking her phone when she refused […]
One of the last acts of this government was to make further cuts to the tune of €20 million for services to people people living with disabilities. Parents have pointed that in the same week €20 million was given to the FAI who have been the subject of so much controversy over financial mismanagement of taxpayer funding. Greg Craig of the […]
The parliamentary assistant of Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell, Teresa Newman, caused some embarrassment for the party on Tuesday night when took to Twitter to describe Mary Lou McDonald in a manner that was described as dehumanising, sexual, and objectifying. Ms Newman made the remarks as a response to Mary Lou McDonald’s answer to a […]
Francie Brolly, the well-known singer, musician, teacher and republican activist has died suddenly in his home in Dungiven Co Derry. News of his passing was greeted with sadness among people in Derry and within the wider community. With his wife Anne, he was a renowned musician, singer and songwriter, and the couple toured and recorded […]
Sinn Fein in Government would allow children under the age of 16 to take their parents to court in order to change their legal gender without the parents consent, Sinn Fein’s LGBTI spokesman has said at a pre-election hustings. Senator Fintan Warfield was speaking at a hustings organised by “BelongTo”, which is a taxpayer funded […]
A Chinese woman living in Kerry is reportedly in isolation at Kerry University Hospital after she displayed similar symptoms to that associated with the deadly Coronavirus.
In the closing days of the election Fine Gael have begun an all out attack on Sinn Fein in constituencies across the country. Fine Gael candidates have been given leaflets, to be given out in the last days of the campaign, saying that “only Fine Gael can be trusted to not do a deal with […]
Last night’s leaders debate between the three people vying to be the next Taoiseach has earned high praise from some of the UK journalists visiting our shores to find out how Ireland conducts its politics. For all that Irish people might think that our politicians are sub-standard, at least some of those observing from abroad […]
Mrs Bernie O’Hara, who is running as an Independent candidate in the Sligo-Leitrim-North Roscommon-South Donegal constituency, said that the move is another “slap in the face for the taxpayer” and that the government has stood by and allowed it to happen.
People everywhere were sickened and horrified last April when three teenage boys became the victims of an acid attack in Earlscourt Housing Estate in Waterford. A large group of older boys, most around 18/19 years old, threw acidic drain cleaner in the younger boys’ faces without provocation. The victims received severe burns and scars to […]
Aontú has welcomed the decision of RTÉ to include Peadar Tóibín in the leader’s debate on Thursday. The party said: “RTE have confirmed that Aontú will participate in the Leaders’ debate on Thursday. This is good news. In a free and open democracy no party should be excluded from presenting their policies to the people.”Last […]
Ben Gilroy is no stranger to publicity, with the anti-eviction campaigner a regular fixture in the courts and newspapers for his activities to date.