The American Medical Association is not some sort of pound-shop outfit. If you have never heard of it, then know this: It is the largest association of doctors and medical practitioners in the United States. It has almost a quarter of a million members, and annual revenue of about $350million. For decades, it has been […]
This is one of those stories that functions as an almost perfect Rorschach test: If you side with Donnelly here, chances are you’re not a fan of the church and would cheer almost anything said about them. Because there is literally no other reason to indulge this nonsense: “When you’re dealing with a deadly virus, […]
The Pandemic has been very bad news for some people – restaurateurs, publicans, students, anybody working part time in hospitality, and so on, but it has been absolutely superb news for some others. Mainly, of course, the media: Our subscriber numbers jumped by nearly 50 per cent last year to 126,000 – a great performance, […]
Fascinating, and interesting, on a number of levels, this story: Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton suffered from dizziness after the Hungarian Grand Prix and said “everything got a bit blurry on the podium”. The seven-time world champion said he was “just so exhausted afterwards” and said it was “one of the weirdest experiences I’ve […]
The veteran LGBT campaigner Peter Tatchell has told Gript that he wishes to “apologise unreservedly” for putting his name to a review of a book which promoted sexual relationships between children and adults. The review was published in a June 1987 edition of 7 days, the newsletter of the Communist Party of Great Britain. The […]
These large, prehistoric looking sharks typically inhabit deep, dark waters off the continental shelf (at depths of 200-2,500 m). However, there are a few special sites discovered off Co. Clare, by local charter skipper Luke Aston, where these apex predators can be found in relatively shallow water (50-60 m). Video of the shark (Credit Trinity […]
A journalist for The Times, Flora Gill, caused uproar online after stating that there should be “entry level porn” that was specifically “for children.” Gill, who is the host of the Times Radio show “Split Opinion,” and who has written for GQ, the Sunday Times Magazine, the Evening Standard and other publications, posted the inflammatory […]
The First Minister of the Northern Ireland Assembly says he has sought legal advice on how to resist the imposition of full abortion services by Westminister. Paul Givan, who is a DUP member of the Legislative Assembly, said that he is assessing his options in a bid to stop the Secretary of State, Brandon Lewis, from using new […]
It follows larges public protests against the measures.
Ex-Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone, who was recently appointed to a taxpayer-funded diplomat job, previously asserted that the government should “reach out beyond political insiders” when doling out positions on boards. Zappone, who was given the paid position of free speech ambassador to the UN after she specifically requested the role, has been embroiled in controversy, […]
Two-year-old still in hospital.
No indication how he will plead.