The numbers suggest that the government’s push for divestment may not always be matched by what parents want for their children.
It’s not easy being a beloved celebrity in Ireland these days, as Marian Keyes found out to her cost this afternoon. The best-selling Rachel’s Holiday author has almost 187,000 followers on twitter, where she shares insights about her life, blended with reliably progressive and feminist political views on the issues of the day. This afternoon, […]
Aontú have accused Sinn Féin of working with British MPs to contravene the Good Friday Agreement, and says the party is now happy to have Westminster impose legislation on the north of Ireland.
The Government is under pressure following the emergence of the Public Services Card debacle, with the data protection commissioner ruling that the state had illegally gathered, and held, data on citizens. Costs incurred in the scheme will run to about the equivalent of a large euromillions win – all for nothing. It is very likely […]
An adult patient has died in Illinois after developing a severe respiratory illness from the use of electronic cigarettes, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have said.
And just like that, politicians were outraged, upset and angry about the forest fires in Brazil and surrounding countries. It’s heartening that rabid deforestation, and in this case, slash and burn is making news and causing politicians to feign interest- for a few days at least until something else comes along. With the world watching, […]
The broadband plan is back in the news. The Journal.ie reports this morning that the Government spent €25million of taxpayer’s money on consultancy reports into the national broadband plan between 2013 and 2019. A hefty sum, by anyone’s standards: In a letter from the Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to the Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight Committee, seen […]
The film Unplanned tells the story of Abby Johnson, a former abortion clinic director turned whistle-blower who revealed many uncomfortable truths about the inner workings of the industry. Now, according to several national networks, public demand is growing to see the film made available in cinemas across the country. Life Institute and Gianna Care say […]
Conor McGregor has broken his silence after a video emerged of him punching an older man in a Dublin pub, telling ESPN that the man, “deserved to enjoy his time in the pub without having it end the way it did
RTE withheld information from Tusla, the agency responsible for child protection within the state, that could potentially have helped the agency intervene with rogue Creche providers earlier, Gript can report. At least two months went by when RTE had knowledge of active fire hazards and threats to the safety of the children in the ‘care’ […]
I suppose they’ll fit right in. The current members, after all, include Cuba, Saudi Arabia, China, Somalia, Pakistan, and Nigeria For those of you unfamiliar with the crisis in Venezuela, a useful recap from the UN itself, in a report from July of this year: The new report ends this charade, documenting “grave violations of […]
Independent TD for Offaly, Carol Nolan, has urged the Health Minister, Simon Harris, to ensure the National Cancer Strategy will not be put in jeopardy by the massive over-spend racked up in building the National Children’s Hospital (NCH). Deputy Nolan made her comments after obtaining an answer to a parliamentary question from Minister Harris which […]