Cautioning that data is “very preliminary”, the Times of Israel is reporting that 40% of confirmed new cases of Covid-19 since May 1st have arisen amongst those who were vaccinated – while just 1% are amongst those who were previously infected with Covid. The paper said it begged the question as to whether “recovered Covid patients are […]
Famed singer Paul Brady has come out in support of the families seeking 100% compensation for extensive damage caused to their homes by the use of Mica in building materials. Joined by renowned fiddle player, Ciaran Tourish, before launching into ‘The homes of Donegal’, Brady said that he wanted to give his ‘support for the campaign for […]
“If we don’t do it now…when will we ever do it?”
Quietly, this is one of the most scandalous episodes in Irish journalism for long and many’s the year. And rather than being appropriately embarrassed, the editor was out over the weekend, bragging about it. “An absolute box office piece”, says he, without shame: Sunday Independent P1– Gardai probe sinister calls to Nphet chiefs– Sinéad O'Connor […]
The Leas Ceann Chomarile, Catherine Connolly TD, has said that the government’s handling of vaccine certs has made her “lose all trust in the democratic system.” The remarks were directed at Health Minister Stephen Donnelly this week during a debate on the Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021, where Connolly slammed the Minister’s failure to carry […]
Four people, and a commercial entity, have been charged with animal cruelty offences after an investigation into the euthanasia of dogs at a dog pound. One of the individuals has also been charged with a number of offences related to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and the European Community (Animal Remedies) Regulations 2007. The […]
A few caveats here: First, Behaviour and Attitudes has consistently found Sinn Fein support higher, and other party support lower, than other pollsters. That does not mean they are wrong, but it is worth noting. Second, they were not hugely accurate at the last general election, though that also does not mean they are wrong […]
Spain’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the strict home confinement measures imposed during a national state of emergency dealing with the first wave of Covid-19 infections in March 2020 were unconstitutional. The ruling may result in the cancellation of fines issued for breaching any of the lockdown restrictions now deemed unlawful. The strict measures introduced […]
An Irish ice hockey player, who is a member of the National Team, says he has resigned in protest at the rollout of so-called vaccine passports saying he “can no longer represent a country that has approved of the discrimination and segregation between vaccinated people and unvaccinated people.” Niall McEvoy has represented Ireland for the […]
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has now acknowledged that a prior push to dismiss the possibility that the Covid-19 virus may have escaped from a lab in China had been “premature”. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there had been a “premature push” to rule out the theory that the virus, which has caused […]
Peadar Tóibín TD has read what he described as a “damning document” into the Dáil record in which he says it appears that the Government moved elderly patients “wholesale out of hospital beds and crammed them into nursing homes just as Covid hit the country”. Over 2,000 people died with Covid in Nursing Homes, but commentators […]
An editor with the British Medical Journal, one of the world’s most respected peer-reviewed publications, has co-signed an article saying that the evidence shows the risks to children from Covid-19 vaccines outweigh the benefits, including any benefits regarding reducing infection for adults. “There is no need to rush to vaccinate children against covid-19—the vast majority […]