Hundreds of medical professionals have signed letters opposing a proposed abortion law in Northern Ireland, saying abortion is the unjust taking of a human life. They also insisted that the right to conscientious objection be upheld, and that healthcare professionals should not be forced to participate in or assist with abortions. More than 700 doctors and other healthcare workers […]
Former head of the GPs Association, Dr Maitiú Ó Tuathail, predicted that it was going to be a “bad winter”, because Emergency Departments and ICUs in Irish hospitals were already at capacity.
Yesterday on these pages I asked, I think reasonably enough, whatever happened to “peak oil”?. Today, it’s time to revisit a much more important question. Whatever happened to the 2004 top secret pentagon report on Climate Change? You know the one; it made a few, small, conservative predictions about the impacts of Climate Change: A […]
The IFA has said farmers whose land has been designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) are not being properly compensated by Minister Josepha Madigan at the Department of Heritage.
TDs in the Rural Independents Group will see their motion supporting the Agri-Foods sector pass through the Dáil this evening, after the government decided at this mornings Cabinet meeting not to oppose it. The group said that “major disruption to Agri-Food sector could have been minimised or avoided,” and challenged the government on its role in […]
Minister Bruton made the announcement this afternoon, using the Government’s favourite form of communication, the tweet: We will accept the advice of the Climate Advisory Council and end the exploration of oil in Irish Waters #ClimateActionSummit @LeoVaradkar pic.twitter.com/Ekj20mOhl7 — Richard Bruton (@RichardbrutonTD) September 23, 2019 What’s notable here is that the Irish Government is not […]
This weekend’s Sunday Times featured a chillingly authoritarian line from influential columnist Justine McCarthy, writing in frustration at events in Oughterard last week. Emphasis mine: “The people who repeat these mantras call themselves “the silent majority”. They are neither. They are, in fact, a minority in a country that has repeatedly shown itself to be […]
In the same week as the much-hyped Climate Strike came the revelation that just 18% of Irish people support the idea of increasing carbon tax in the next Budget.
The left-wing activist who led a charge of racism against Galway TD Noel Grealish has a record of abusive behaviour, including the use of racially charged slurs, and telling people to take their own lives, Gript can report. The Chairman of the Galway Anti-Racism Network [GARN], Joseph ‘Joe’ Loughnane repeatedly harassed and targeted another man […]
It’s tremendously disappointing when your heroes disappoint you, isn’t it? In this case it’s Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, “best friend” to our Taoiseach, heartthrob to feminists worldwide, and famous for objecting to sexist words like “mankind”. Trudeau is the leader of Canada’s governing Liberal Party, and, five years ago, was swept to power in […]
The antlers got caught in his nets as he fished with Charlie Coyle, who helped him pull the antlers aboard his boat.
The Cork South West Deputy came under fire from Labour leader Brendan Howlin after he discussed direct provision and immigration on C103 Radio.