A group of former Debenhams workers were removed by Gardai after they locked themselves inside the loading bay of the store where the retailer had operated on Henry Street last night, saying they wished to prevent the removal of stock from the store. Around 2,000 workers lost their jobs in April 2020 when Debenhams announced the company was going […]
At about two o’clock yesterday afternoon, RTE’s “liveline” programme erupted into one of those classic “liveline” debates that makes the country tick. The subject, of course, was the announcement by the Department of Education that from yesterday forth, all new toilets in Irish schools, as well as all renovations of existing toilets in Irish schools, […]
Photo Credit: Sinn Féin Flickr (CC attribution) Over the last week, Sinn Fein and its legion of online activists have gone to war with the Irish Independent’s Philip Ryan, who has diligently and thoroughly reported on the party’s “Abú” voter contact logging system. The story has divided people: If you’re a Sinn Fein supporter, then […]
“Simply put, we got it wrong. We made a mistake,” said Ontario Premier Doug Ford, shedding tears as he apologised during a press conference for proposing new heavy-handed covid restrictions across the province in recent weeks. Last Friday, the Ontario regional government announced new measures that granted police the power to randomly stop people on […]
Extremist climate group Extinction Rebellion has dumped over a dozen wheelbarrows of cow manure outside the White House in an effort to draw attention to President Joe Biden’s “bullsh*t” climate policy, which they say is not radical enough. For Earth Day 2021, the Democratic President held a virtual climate summit to discuss the supposed harm […]
Schools in Ireland must have unisex cubicles, and may choose if their toilet facilities are to be neutral gender-neutral and shared by both boys and girls, according to new construction and renovation guidelines from the Department of Education. According to an updated design guide for schools, most toilet facilities going forward will include a series […]
According to Minister for Climate and Transport, Eamon Ryan, non-essential foreign travel could be allowed for people with vaccine passports, but even allowing that would take “months rather than weeks”, and could be postponed again. The Minister said that while he could envisage a scenario where Irish citizens with a vaccine passport or certificate could […]
Germans are paying the highest electricity prices of any country in the world, with Ireland not too far behind as the 5th most expensive country for electricity on earth – all thanks to “green” policies. In Germany, over 50% of homeowners’ power bills are just from government-imposed taxes and fees – not even the electricity […]
2 current and 6 former staff members from Amnesty International UK have issued a statement alleging that senior management of the organisation “knowingly upheld racism and actively harmed staff from ethnic minority backgrounds.” The statement called on senior management of AIUK, as well as the board of directors, to resign over the issue. “There’s a […]
Fianna Fáil TD Marc MacSharry has said he has “no confidence” in Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s handling of the covid-19 pandemic, and hit out at the government’s liberal use of lockdowns as the “only strategy” for dealing with the problem. Speaking on Newstalk, the Sligo-Leitrim TD had some choice words for the government. “I haven’t had […]
British Conservative Party MP, Kemi Badenoch, has said that the political Left label black conservatives “Uncle Toms” and “house negroes” if they dare to “think differently.” Badenoch, who is black and of Jamaican descent herself, condemned common insults levelled against black conservatives from the Left, with labels such as “Uncle Tom” or “House Negro” being […]
Dissident Republicans are reportedly suspected of being behind an attempted fire-bombing of a female PSNI officer’s car in Northern Ireland, with First Minister Arlene Foster saying the North would not “be dragged back to bombs & bullets.” An explosive container of flammable liquid designed to create a fireball engulfing the officer’s personal car was reportedly […]