A new study has found that the number of abortions on babies with life-limiting conditions has doubled since abortion legislation was introduced in Ireland in January of this year. The Irish Independent reports that a conference of the Irish Congress of Obstetricians, Gynaecology and Perinatal Medicine heard that the new law saw an increase in the number […]
There are two things about modern politics that are depressingly true. The first is that “our” side is always right, regardless of the facts. The second is that inflicting harm on the other side is often more important than getting something useful done. Both truths have their origins in the politics of the United States […]
The eight year surge in debt has pushed borrowing among emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) to a record $55tn last year, indicating significant levels of exposure for both private and public sectors.
JK Rowling has been slammed by transgender activists after she defended a UK charity worker who was fired for insisting that biological sex exists and is immutable.
If you’re short a present or two for Christmas then Thomas Barry has just what you need. The 34-year old from Tallaght is the owner of Thomas’s Trendy Socks, and his stall at the Dún Laoghaire Christmas Market is attracting a lot of attention this year. Thomas has Down Syndrome and other serious illnesses including a […]
Lisa Smith was granted bail today in the High Court as she awaits trial for suspected membership of a terrorist organization.
A new law offering Indian citizenship to non-Muslim illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan has sparked over a week of protests in cities throughout India as local Muslims express anger at the decision.
The Catholic Bishops of Northern Ireland have issued a strong statement calling on the faithful to oppose the new abortion law. The Bishops say that “they wish to make clear that the new abortion law established under the provisions of the Northern Ireland Act 2019, is an unjust law. As a consequence, no one is […]
Albanian lawmakers approved what they call an ‘anti-defamation package’ yesterday that will see online media outlets fined heavily
An initiative in County Mayo to transport people in need of cataract surgery to Belfast for treatment has been a huge success, the organiser says. The patients were treated at one of the best private hospitals in the North, and will be reimbursed under the cross border directive, a HSE supported scheme. “After waiting for […]
In a letter sent to Canada’s Minister of Heritage, Trudeau calls for ‘significant penalties’ to be imposed on social media companies that fail to remove content perceived as hate speech within 24 hours.
When even the UN, the world’s largest NGO (non governmental organisation) is noticing that Ireland has a vast number of NGOs, we might have a problem: “NGO” is sort of a misleading term, to be fair. Non-Governmental kind of implies, to the casual reader, that these are truly independent, civil-society driven organisations made up of […]