An incisive observation from Robert Burke on the twitter machine, here: https://twitter.com/robertburke84/status/1242750630592229376 He’s both right that the Irish Government has done a complete one hundred and eighty degree u-turn on testing in the space of seven days, and that the rest of the media seems unwilling to question it. More on the latter point in […]
Healthcare workers have taken to social media to issue a plea for protective clothing as they fight the coronavirus. The HSE admitted yesterday that that its stock of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers are “low”, and last weekend a report in the Sunday Business Post revealed that Dr Dónal O’Hanlon wrote to the Minister on behalf […]
It is hoped that supermarkets will also prioritize Irish produce, with Murphy saying they will have to “don their green jerseys and sell it.”
The Irish Independent has reported that as many as 65 young Irish medical doctors working in Perth, Australia, have now quit their jobs to return to Ireland and help with the covid-19 crisis. Notably, the Independent spoke to 27-year-old Dublin-born Dr. Zoe Lynch, who claimed that her group was eager to return and help alleviate […]
Let’s take a break from Coronavirus for a moment to examine one of the most inexplicable Irish Times headlines in recent times: https://twitter.com/IrishTimes/status/1242131251584102402 If there’s one thing the Irish Times is good at, it’s lecturing the rest of us about what words to use and what you are, and are not, allowed to say. […]
One of the most prominent civil figure in the north of Ireland has called for abortion legislation not to proceed while everyone is pre-occupied with the Coronavirus crisis. Baroness Nuala O’Loan, who was the first Police Ombudsman for the region from 1999 to 2007, says that the British government “should not proceed at this time […]
Over 25 Dingle fishermen have begun blocking Spanish and French boats attempting to dock at the local pier, according to Radio Kerry. They say that they are concerned that foreign ships and crew are potentially carrying the coronavirus into the country. Locals claim that the ships are not obeying the government’s social distancing guidelines and […]
Over the weekend, American website Propublica published a story that hasn’t left me since I read it, and while we mentioned it briefly here yesterday, it really deserves its own post. They interviewed a doctor working in an intensive care unit in New Orleans, and he provided a rare insight into what a very bad […]
“As some of you may know, I tested positive for Covid-19,” the email read.
An eight-year-old boy who was attacked yesterday afternoon by two dogs in his home in Tallaght has died. Two dogs attacked the child at around 4pm on Sunday, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. The emergency services had treated the child at the scene and he had then been taken to Tallaght University Hospital, and transferred […]
The number of prisoners on temporary release in Ireland has nearly doubled since the start of March. Figures from the Irish Prison Service show that there are currently 552 prisoners on temporary release from Irish prisons, an increase of 247 since the start of March, and an increase of 117 since last Monday. The number […]
A young person has suffered a severe asthma attack after going out socialising with friends, in direct violation of the government’s social distancing guidelines. In a statement on Facebook, the official Garda account said: “A group of 5 young people out socializing all night last night. One, who was supposed to be self-isolating pending a […]