Sometime, next year, your doorbell will ring. You’ll go out, in your pyjamas, hoping that it’s not someone important, and be appalled to find an official looking fellow with a suit and a clipboard, and, of course, one of these new mandatory facemasks. “Oh no”, you’ll think. “I totally forgot to pay the TV license”. […]
Timely and relevant, one might argue, given events in this jurisdiction over the past 24 hours: MADISON – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down Gov. Tony Evers’ order shutting down daily life to limit the spread of coronavirus — marking the first time a statewide order of its kind has been knocked down by […]
Irish fisherman have hit out at foreign fishing vessels which they say are not using dedicated landing areas required because of coronavirus restrictions. Earlier this year, protests in Dingle and Castletownbere saw anger at claims that foreign crews were breaching the regulations, and working in areas designated for local fishermen. Now, the Fishing Daily says that “whilst […]
A new study out of New York has shown that almost everyone who has had the coronavirus – regardless of their age or the severity of the illness – makes antibodies to the disease. The study is a ray of hope to calm fears that those who had been infected with the virus and recovered […]
If you think you’re going around the twist at home now, be thankful (for maybe the first time in your life) that you don’t live in sunny California, with its lovely weather and scenery and friendly bears wandering around the place: “Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home orders will “with all certainty” be extended for the next […]
They married in 1959 and went on to have six boys and one girl, with Bill calling his wife “babe” right up until the end.
China has given Australian producers 10 days to respond before the country imposes crippling tariffs on the country’s barley producers. China has also separately suspended beef imports from four Australian abattoirs. China alleges that the Australian barley industry is propped up by illegal state supports, that an investigation by its Minister of Commerce found this to be true, and that it now needs to impose the tariffs to protect its […]
It’s a relatively slow news day, so it might be worthwhile to attempt an explainer at something that’s probably going to feature a lot in American news over the next few months as we barrel towards the quadrennial carnival of stupidity that is an American Presidential Election: OBAMAGATE makes Watergate look small time! https://t.co/vW19NbYXw6 — […]
Instinctively, there are two things that come to mind with a story like this: First, lock them up and throw away the key. 23 #Buzzards #poisoned with banned neurotoxin #Carbofuran in Co. #Cork. The biggest #WildlifeCrime ever documented in the State. This required a strong and prompt response from the National Parks @josephamadigan @DeptAHG @gardainfo […]
The Hungarian businessman also claimed that Mr. Trump is self-destructing in his role.
Official figures released by the Justice Ministry in Britain have shown that at least seven sex attacks were carried out by transgender prisoners, born male, on women in jail. The revelation comes amidst increasing concerns for women’s safety in prisons because of a 2016 policy allowing male-born convicts who have not undergone surgery to be moved to […]
Kerry TD, Danny Healy-Rae has an interesting proposal for people who are failing to isolate after returning to Ireland from abroad. Last week, it was revealed that over a third of passengers arriving Dublin Airport in a six-day period did not fill out a form confirming where they would be staying in Ireland – and […]