An interesting report in the Examiner the other day that, with all the Coronavirus news, got a little bit overlooked. But it’s genuinely surprising that it’s taken this long for something like this to be floated: A number of Fine Gael ministers do not believe a government can be formed and that a second general […]
The photo and banner are from Southwold in Britain but the sentiments match what many in rural Ireland are feeling as reports began to emerge of people flouting coronavirus restrictions to travel to holiday homes in Clare, Donegal, Wexford and other locations. Aoife Ní Shuilleabháín, in West Kerry, pointed out the obvious. Some 21% of houses on […]
One of the things that frustrates me most about the Irish media is the way that a lot of the time, they’ll cheerfully and unthinkingly report the most obviously nonsensical nonsense from the Government without stopping to ask a single obvious question. There’s a new line out this morning in relation to the leaving cert […]
If one was to sit down and draw up a list of things related to the Coronavirus for which somebody in Ireland should be arrested and prosecuted, there are a few things you might put on it. For starters, there was the decision to allow flights from Northern Italy to keep landing in the country […]
Aontú leader Peader Tóibín TD has condemned Revenue’s decision to excuse tax exiles from their liabilities due to “extraordinary natural occurrences.”
Fascinating stuff here from noted stats nerd David Higgins: I should have made a chart of this days ago! The numbers new cases admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in Ireland peaked over a week ago. 30 March – 13131 March – 9801 April – 10702 April – 7903 April – 8504 April – 62#FlattenTheCurve pic.twitter.com/VlEARoWjtp […]
Donegal Aontú representative Mary T Sweeney has called on the IDA to join with Donegal County Council and others to use the facilities of closed factories in the county to make personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. The shortage of personal protective clothing is a serious concern for frontline and other medical staff as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies. Ms Sweeney told Highland […]
Healthcare workers have hit out at government plans to have people submit recordings of Ireland’s call to help front-line staff deal with the coronavirus crisis. Lat week, Tania Banotti, head of Creative Ireland, said the online initiative would show appreciation and help to inspire medical staff on the frontline. However, the response from many of those frontline […]
This, from the US Surgeon General (their top medical officer) is so easy and helpful that it’s amazing that we haven’t seen something like it from Irish authorities. Watch, it’s literally 30 seconds that could, if you’re an at-risk person, save your life: #DYK? CDC’s recommendation on wearing a cloth face covering may help protect […]
Top work from Niamh Horan at the Sunday Independent yesterday, reporting that one of the biggest potential problems with the Covid-19 outbreak is being addressed: Irish billionaires who were in Ireland the day the lockdown came into place will get a free pass to stay here for as long as it lasts. The Sunday Independent […]
With churches on lock-down during the Coronavirus pandemic, one idea to connect people on Palm Sunday is gaining traction. The Deacon’s Bench shared this idea from Missionaries of the Holy Spirit and it has now gone viral on Facebook. How can we publicly acknowledge this important day on our calendar when so many of us will be […]
There are few people braver, and more deserving of our thanks as a nation, than those who are getting up every morning, and going to work in Ireland’s hospitals, where they are at genuine risk of contracting a life threatening illness, and dying, in the course of trying to save the lives of others. Should […]