Gardaí can also arrest someone until identity details are verified.
Independent Cork TD Michael Collins has slammed what he calls a “deeply flawed” climate action bill by a “dysfunctional government”, claiming that the government is attempting to “ram it through” the Dáil at rural Ireland’s expense. Speaking earlier this week, the Deputy spoke out against the speed at which the bill is progressing. “It is […]
A “great relief for patients, public and staff”.
An Afghan refugee has been given one year in prison after being caught attempting to distribute 14 fraudulent identity cards to foreign nationals. Akbar Jafari (35), who has refugee status in Ireland, told Gardaí that he had conspired with a Nigerian man to make 14 false identification documents that he had hoped to give to […]
Some families have been forced to leave their homes because of safety concerns.
Thank God for Mary McAleese. It was shaping up to be a fairly slow news day today, ad we were sitting around scratching our heads wondering if anything at all would pop up that was slightly interesting, and worth writing about. Thankfully, Mrs. McAleese has come through to save the day by saying something immeasurably […]
The Irish media is presently gorging itself on the revelation that for a number of years, at least four Irish political parties (and probably more) asked volunteers to pose as fake polling companies in order to go door to door and conduct market research. First, we learned that Sinn Fein did it. And then, because […]
Student volunteers promised €50 each, but never paid.
The number of patients in Irish hospitals with covid-19 has dropped to 59 – the lowest number since September. Comparatively, at the peak of the third wave on the 18th of January, there were 2,020 people in hospital being treated with covid-19 in hospitals across Ireland. HSE Chief Paul Reid hailed the development. “Covid-10 inpatients […]
ISAG’s Professor Anthony Staines has said that the “open-air party” scenes in Dublin city centre in recent weeks have not resulted in a spike in covid-19 cases, despite the CMO’s concern. Health officials reported 271 new covid-19 cases on Tuesday – the second lowest figure this year, even after large crowds were seen celebrating in […]
“Do not provoke the host.”
A contestant in the Rose of Tralee has said she will not take part in the 2022 festival if she is forced to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Christine Smyth was selected as the Ohio Rose just before this year’s festival was cancelled for a second year in a row because of the ongoing Covid-19 shutdown. […]