RTÉ must air the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s decision.
Three members of the Dáil Rural Independent Group have said they are profoundly alarmed at the decision by KBC Ireland to exit the Irish banking market and warn that Irish customers “cannot be left to the mercy of a vulture fund feeding frenzy”. Deputies Mattie McGrath, Carol Nolan and Michael Collins were speaking after KBC […]
Hundreds of thousands of euro in pension money is being lost per person to various government-imposed charges and fees, according to a newly released report. Back in 2012, a report by the Department of Social Protection found that the state charges in place on pensions added up to a little over 2% per year. However, […]
A senior Australian government minister did not rule out Australian citizens being forced to wear electronic ankle bracelets to ensure they adhere to home quarantine – even if they are fully vaccinated. The suggestion was initially made by journalist David Speers of ABC TV during an interview with Aussie Employment Minister Stuart Robert. “I guess […]
Women’s Space Ireland (WSI), a feminist group which campaigns for women’s sex-based rights, has said that the European Commission’s plan to make hate speech and hate crime EU crimes threatens freedom of expression. The group has said that “we strongly object to this extension of power over speech and serious inroads into freedom of expression”, […]
Photo credit: No. 10 Downing Street (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled a planned trip to India amid concerns about the country’s covid-19 rates, despite being fully vaccinated against the virus himself. Downing Street issued a joint statement this morning on behalf of both the Indian and British governments, saying that […]
The club looks set to miss out on a top four finish for the second year in a row with Mourinho at the helm, in what has been a disappointing season for all involved.
Dr Seuss Enterprises, the company which manages the intellectual property and estate of Dr Seuss, has told Gript that it did not threaten legal action against the satirical Babylon Bee site. They told Gript “The purported legal notice is a fake. It did not come from Dr. Seuss Enterprises or anyone associated with the organization.” Seth Dillon, […]
A Mayo coroner has said that the figures given by Nphet at Covid-19 briefings regarding the number of deaths from the virus “may be inaccurate”. The accuracy of the method of recording Covid deaths was called into question by Coronor Patrick O’Connor who said ‘cases where Covid is recorded as the principal cause of death […]
The European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Bernier, has warned that in France there is a growing appetite to exit the EU, and that French politicians should learn from Brexit as a cautionary tale. “We could draw some lessons from Brexit for ourselves,” Barnier told a conference in Le Touquet, France. “It’s now too late […]
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said that the government is considering extending the length of time between vaccine doses from 4 weeks to 12 weeks. Donnelly said that he is expecting to receive an official expert recommendation from Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn and the country’s vaccine taskforce “in the coming days”, as […]
What’s ironic about this, of course, is that the apology is for the killing of Lord Mountbatten, who, as Lord High Admiral and First Sea Lord, was probably a legitimate military target, if you subscribe to the view that the IRA was fighting a war, as McDonald presumably does. Where’s the apology for killing Nicholas […]