The general rule when we report on polling that shows a result which readers might not like is that we will get a lot of comments saying things like “fake poll” or “didn’t poll me”. So, for context, note that this is the same opinion poll which, over the weekend, showed that 83% of the […]
This is from the United States, not Ireland, it should be noted. Though, of course, there are a small but loud minority of Zero Covid activists who want to make scenes like this mandatory in Ireland as well: https://twitter.com/JamesHeartfield/status/1439329262738284546 “Child abuse”, many heartfelt people on social media declared. And, true, it is unpleasant viewing. Though, […]
Deputy Ó Cuív made his remarks during a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community
Horrific ‘ritual killing’ took place in Russia
Pope Francis, while re-iterating the Church’s opposition to same-sex marriage, added that civil unions under the state were “good and helpful to many.” While on a trip to Hungary and Slovakia, the Pope asserted that “abortion is homicide” and that “marriage is a sacrament, between a man and a woman.” Same-sex civil unions 'good and […]
The man was further charged with possessing €3,000 worth of heroin for sale or supply.
The President of the European Commission has said that the EU needs to create its own European army, investing in “fighter jets, drones and cybersecurity,” adding “You can have the most advanced forces in the world – but if you are never prepared to use them – of what use are they?” Ursula Von Der […]
The family say that his death should be the subject of an independent inquiry, and not one undertaken by the Gardai”.
Research revealed the disproportionate and detrimental impact of COVID-19 and associated restrictions on people with dementia and their families.
“no one should underestimate the scale of the challenge we will face in the coming winters, particularly the three or four after the coming one.”
Over 40% of Irish young people are stressed out “all or most of the time” according to a new Deloitte study, with much of the anxiety being pandemic-related. Deloitte’s Global 2021 Millenial and Generation Z Survey included 23,000 young people from across 45 countries, including over 400 from Ireland. Millennials are defined as those born […]
Joe Finnegan has been a fixture on the airwaves of the border and midland counties for several decades now, and his morning show on Shannonside Northern Sound FM is one of the most-listened to current affairs programmes in the country, even if it regularly escapes the attention of the national media. And so, many people […]