Fascinating, and full credit to Justine McCarthy and John Mooney in the Sunday Times for drawing this angle to the public’s attention: Simon Coveney, the foreign affairs minister, will be quizzed at an Oireachtas committee on Tuesday if he deleted texts with Leo Varadkar, the tanaiste, from his phone after freedom of information requests were […]
In many European countries, including Britain, some 90% of babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome are aborted. In the U.S.
Portugal has lifted most restrictions with a three-stage plan
A 15-year-old girl was attacked twice within the space of minutes by two groups of teens in Stephen’s Green last weekend, a mum has said. Speaking to Joe Duffy on RTÉ Liveline this week, she described the “nightmare” as her daughter was beaten twice by two separate groups who knew each other within about 4 […]
She said that there were “very serious personal safety issues emerging around the isolated nature of some of the more rural school bus stops.”
Vaccines may soon be mandatory for all Italians of eligible age, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said this week. To date the Italian government has already made vaccination mandatory for healthcare workers, and teachers must provide a health pass to work. However, Draghi – an independent who was previously the President of the European Central […]
The Chinese broadcast regulator has banned “effeminate sissies” and “girly men” from being portrayed on TV. Broadcasters must “resolutely put an end to sissy men and other abnormal aesthetics,” the country’s national TV regulator has said, using a derogatory slang term for effeminate men – “niang pao,” which directly translates to “girlie guns.” The Chinese […]
In 2020, the average cost of an “available, staffed prison space” was €80,445 per prisoner.
“These findings should reassure those who are engaged in face-to-face teaching,” it found.
Any abortion decision from the United States Supreme Court generally gets people very excited, or worried, depending on their views on the subject matter. This week, there has been a tremendous outbreak of excitement from pro-lifers, and anger from pro-choicers, at the Court’s decision not to injunct a Texas law which bans abortion when a […]
Denmark will lift all its remaining COVID-19 restrictions, including vaccine passports, on 10th September
However, critics say it amounts to “cash for criminals” and query how it can be monitored.