Well, this will come as a relief to the hundreds of thousands of voters up and down the country who are presently losing sleep at the prospect of the election depriving the nation of its finest politician: “Children’s minister Katherine Zappone has said she would be willing to work in a government led by Micheál […]
Senator Catherine Noone, a candidate for Fine Gael has issued an apology for calling Taoiseach Leo Varadkar “autistic” during an election canvass. The Times last night reported that Ms Noone, a candidate Dublin Bay North, said of Mr Varadkar “He’s autistic like, he’s on the spectrum, there’s no doubt about it. He’s uncomfortable socially and he […]
Next week, just days before the general election, secondary school teachers across the country will go on strike to protest against continued pay inequality for their profession. In Ireland in 2020, we still have the objectively absurd situation where two people, teaching the same subject, in the same school, for the same number of hours, […]
Peadar Tóibín has said that Aontú is considering legal action against RTÉ because they have excluded the party from Monday’s leaders’ debate. Seven political parties will take part in the televised debate – but Aontú, with six elected representatives have been excluded. Now Aontú has told RTÉ that if the party is not included in […]
A group of protesters are gathering daily outside a social housing development site in Mulhuddart village for what they describe a “House The Irish First” protest. They believe the houses on site, though still under construction, have already been earmarked for foreign-nationals, despite the fact that many locals still remained on the housing list. Protesters […]
A man is being treated in an isolation ward in Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital for symptoms consistent with coronavirus, which has so far caused 18 deaths in China. The BBC reports that he travelled to Northern Ireland from the city of Wuhan where the infection outbreak began. It is understood that the patient arrived from Wuhan […]
The election campaign appears to be heating up in more ways than one, with, according to Solidarity People Before Profit Socialist Party RISE TD (yes, those are all his titles) Paul Murphy, at least two election posters being set alight overnight in Dublin: Posters of Solidarity-People Before Profit candidates Michael O'Brien and Gillien Brien were […]
In a sudden reversal of policy for Fianna Fail Micheál Martin yesterday pledged to introduce an emergency rent freeze if elected. This comes one day after Fianna Fail published legal advice they had been given which said that such a freeze would be unconstitutional. Between Tuesday, when Fianna Fail launched their housing policy, and Wednesday, […]
With suicide rates in Cavan and Monaghan at twice the national average according to the National Office for Suicide Prevention, a local Cllr has expressed fears that people are ‘dying unnecessarily’ due to gaps in the services, and has questioned if the situation ‘could be termed a mental health emergency’. Calling for the establishment of a Mental Health […]
Former journalist John Waters has announced he will run as an Independent candidate in the upcoming general election, affiliating himself with the Anti-Corruption Ireland movement.
In a radical move that will leave businesses, farmers, and the public scrambling Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin has pledged that he will bring down greenhouse gas emissions by ‘at least 8% a year’ if elected. The Irish Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] had previously said that they projected that by 2030 Ireland would have reduced […]
Aontú has slammed RTÉ’s decision to exclude the party from the televised Leaders’ debates. Describing the decision as a “modern day lockout”, Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, said the move as a serious mistake by the broadcaster and questioned the reasoning behind the decision. An Teachta Tóibín stated: “There are 8 political parties organised on a […]