A professor of immunology has called on the authorities to cancel the St Patrick’s Day festival, as cases of the coronavirus begin to climb in Ireland.
Cork University Hospital is effectively on lock down this evening, with notices outside the hospital saying an “infection outbreak” means strict visitor restrictions are in place.
A man who has now tested positive for the coronavirus worked a shift in a hospital emergency department in the west of Ireland after returning from northern Italy, it has been revealed. The man, a healthcare professional, is one of a family of four in Clare who have been confirmed to have the virus and […]
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has ruled against legalising abortion on demand in the country. The court undertook a review of the country’s abortion laws when a magistrate issued a formal proposal that abortion on demand in the first 16th week of pregnancy be made lawful. On Monday, the court ruled against extending abortion provision, which had been […]
A national school in Co Clare has been closed for two weeks as 4 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the country last night. The Clare Echo has reported that all four cases are a family in North-West Clare who had travelled to Northern Italy before returning home. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tony […]
A decision to rebrand International Women’s Week so as to make it fully inclusive to transgender people has been slammed by women’s rights group. They say the latest push for inclusivity is “excluding and erasing women from our own movement”. The controversy arose after Leicester University students’ union decided to rename the long-established celebration of women […]
Poor Pope Francis has had something of a torrid week of it. It began with the announcement that the Pontiff has been struck down by a mystery illness and was confined to bed. It approaches its end with an unwelcome letter in the post from Ireland’s most high profile Catholic. Of course, it seems fairly […]
It’s perfectly understandable if you missed it, because, let’s face it, the news is Coronavirus 24/7 these days, but on Monday the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) released data on new car sales for the first two months of 2020. The figures were, well, not good: New car registrations for February were down […]
A judge has ordered the arrest of former Labour senator James Heffernan (40) after the Limerick man failed to appear at Dublin District Court on charges of theft and an offence against the Public Order Act.
A new sci-fi movie featuring a sexual relationship between a man and a robot that looks like a 10-year-old girl has sparked walkouts and complaints at a Berlin film festival.
Next Monday, the Global Alcohol Policy Convention will hold its annual conference in Dublin Castle, organised in partnership with the Department of Health. Over 1,000 people are expected to attend, from all parts of the world, including areas that are struggling and failing to contain the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak. The Department of Health are, at […]
The mother of the children is reportedly being treated for self-inflicted injuries. Ambulances, police and a helicopter were all present at the house after the alarm was raised.