Good Friday Procession in the Phoneix Park Photo credit: Krzysztof M
A Campaigner and former councillor has said that an anti-lockdown event planned for Easter Saturday will go ahead despite his arrest at a protest yesterday in Cork city centre. Diarmaid Ó Cadhla was one of three men arrested on St Patrick’s Bridge yesterday afternoon while holding banner saying “No to Lockdown”. They were taken to […]
A 74-year old grandmother who flew from New Zealand to live with her family in Ireland, says that she feels “a prisoner” after being forced to stay in a Dublin quarantine hotel – even though her country of origin has an exceptionally low rate of Covid infection and is not on Ireland’s “high-risk” countries list. Elizabeth Malcolm […]
The Taoiseach was visibly annoyed by Peadar Tóibín TD’s request that the government guarantee the immediate return of “full cancer services.”
An online HSE system used for staff vaccination has allegedly been widely abused by non-healthcare workers, with many individuals jumping their place in the queue for the vaccine. According to the Irish Daily Mail, the HSE’s online page for arranging vaccinations does not ask individuals to provide identification before offering them the jab. A whistleblower […]
Taoiseach Martin was yesterday asked by Deputy Michael McNamara to confirm that Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will correct statements he had made that organising or attending a public religious service would not be subject to penalty. Minister Donnelly had previously told the Dáil that restrictions on religious services were “non-penal provisions”, and that there would […]
More than 10,000 people have signed a petition opposing the introduction of vaccine passports for Irish people. “We want the Government of Ireland to commit to not rolling out any vaccination status/immunity passport to the Irish public,” the petition reads. “Such passports could be used to restrict the rights of people who have declined a […]
Jedward said marching with Black Lives Matter protestors in Los Angeles made them feel like they’re “making a change.”
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that student nurses have an “obligation” to take the covid-19 vaccine, even if they don’t want it, for the sake of “collective solidarity” and the “overall good.” The comments were made in response to queries by Independent Clare TD Michael McNamara. “Taoiseach, you informed this Dáil categorically, to Deputy […]
Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín has said that “deep frustration” is building in communities, after the government pushed back reopening the country once again. Deputy Tóibín said “we are being told that there is light at the end of the tunnel but the tunnel is getting longer and longer.” The Meath West TD said Ireland was […]
We try to focus on Irish news here at Gript, but there’s an interesting story from Florida that is worth covering for several reasons. One of those, incidentally, is that this guy, Ron DeSantis, is definitely running for President, and angling for all those Trump voters: The governor of Florida said he will take executive […]
If you are one of those people (and, if you are a regular Gript reader, chances are this applies to you) who wonders why in the hell the Government persists in listening to every word NPHET says, then here’s a poll that explains it perfectly. The IPSOS MRBI annual trust survey asks Irish people who […]