We should be wary of spending too much time analysing daily case numbers, but since we all do it anyway, here’s an interesting observation here from HSE supremo Paul Reid: The positivity rate in testing has now come down over the past 8 days. The number of close contacts is now down to an avg. […]
The three individuals are reported to be Anthony, David and Geraldine McGann, siblings who were evicted from their house in Strokestown two years ago.
15,000 pills and 4kg of cannabis were found by police when they arrested Gilligan, his son and four others in connection with alleged arms and drug trafficking.
Is professor John A. Lee an expert in infectious diseases? Not quite. He’s a pathologist – he studies causes of death and the effects of diseases and injuries. He’s pretty qualified, but by no means a world leading expert. Still, he was more than qualified enough, apparently, for a guest slot on Prime Time last […]
A senior Catholic Bishop has said that the Government’s dismissive attitude to the desire of Catholic to attend Mass is not good enough, and that the Catholic Church has taken the restrictions “far too easily”. Reverend Alphonsus Cullinan, the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore was responding to the government’s announcement that religious services would have to take […]
The Government has passed legislation which critics say will ensure that records of controversial mother and baby homes will remain sealed for 30 years. The Bill was passed by 78 votes to 67, despite strong opposition in the Dáil. Minister for Children, Roderic O’Gorman, refused to take amendments to the bill. The Commission of Investigation […]
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has given an impassioned speech in the Dáil where he said the Irish people would rise up against tyranny. “Come back Seán Treacy and Dan Breen and the magnificent men of Tipperary,” he said, claiming Ireland needed that leadership now. The Tipperary TD said the government was making a […]
A stark message from a rural GP today warned of an urgent emergency as a nursing home where 26 out of 28 residents are positive for Covid has been left with only one nurse and carer available in the last 72 hours. Dr Martin Daly warned that one resident of the home has died and another […]
Fine Gael’s Michael Ring says that he fears the country is becoming a “police state” under the new lockdown rules. The Mayo TD told the Fine Gael parliamentary meeting tonight that he would not support new moves to fine people who have been found to breach the 5km restrictions to be introduced at midnight. He and other TDs pointed out […]
Only two TDs, Joan Collins and Thomas Pringle, have signed a pledge saying they support the global legalisation of apostasy from Islam and will oppose any attempts to introduce sharia law in Ireland – the penalty for apostasy from Islam under sharia law is death. The Alliance of Former Muslims (Ireland), which was set up […]
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has warned that the number of deaths from non-covid illnesses may rise sharply because of the continued lockdowns – and he has slammed the Government for its failure to research or gather information into these likely deaths. His warning comes as figures from the British Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed […]
The Grand Mosque of Pantin had shared a video only days before the killing in which teacher Samule Paty was strongly condemned for showing children the Charlie Hebdo cartoon depicting Muhammed.