In 1962, President John F Kennedy committed to “an across-the-board, top-to-bottom cut in personal and corporate income taxes.” The tax system, he argued, “exerts too heavy a drag on growth; it siphons out of the private economy too large a share of personal and business purchasing power; it reduces the financial incentives for personal effort, […]
It would not really be accurate to say that Mayo played Leitrim in a Connaught Championship game yesterday afternoon. It would be more accurate to say that Mayo held a training session, while 15 Leitrim men stood on the pitch, and admired them. At half time, the score was Mayo 3-11, Leitrim four points. Sport […]
Anti-lockdown protest at Dáil Éireann 10th July 2021 Photo credit: Krzysztof M
An estimated 500 people attended an anti-lockdown demonstration in Eyre Square, Galway, in particular to protest against domestic vaccine passports. The protest, which featured live music and which organisers described as “family-friendly,” was said to be a weekly event, taking place every Saturday. Numerous posters criticised the government’s announced policy of bringing in domestic vaccination […]
“Very rare” events more common in younger males.
Backlash.
Right, cards on the table, and feel free to boo at the screen if you are so minded: This writer is backing England on Sunday. Not quite to the extent of wearing an England shirt (in the part of Monaghan were I grew up, that would invite a bullet, and to the kneecap only if […]
The Bishop of Elphin has spoken out on the ongoing debate regarding the proposed move for the new National Maternity Hospital to a site at St Vincents. The Sisters of Charity offered to donate the site for free on a 99 year lease but the proposal has become mired in controversy as abortion campaigners believe […]
Chinese social media site WeChat has permanently banned almost all LGBT college accounts on its platform overnight, with no explanation to date given. WeChat, which is a social and messaging app as well as payment processor, has around a billion regular users, and is mainly used in Asia. This week, the vast majority of LGBT+ […]
EU could halt pandemic recovery payments.
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has upheld eight complaints against RTÉ over a sketch which portrayed God as a rapist during its New Year’s Eve countdown programme. Complainants said that the public broadcaster would not mock the Muslim or Jewish faiths in the way it did the Catholic faith. The sketch, described previously as being “deeply […]
Michael McNamara TD has slammed the government for failing to significantly expand the country’s ICU capacity in over a year since the pandemic began. The Independent Clare TD made the remarks yesterday in the Dáil during leader’s questions. Michael McNamara on the government's insistence on putting all their eggs in the vaccine basket, while failing […]