A senior Estonian scientist employed by NATO has been convicted of conducting intelligence activities on behalf of the Chinese military.
Councillor Paddy Holohan has announced his decision to leave Sinn Féin, saying he would not renew his membership of the party because he had been treated ‘highly unfairly’ in regard to an internal party investigation. He said “today is a brighter day” as he pledged to work as an Independent Councillor on South Dublin County […]
Police in Northern Ireland are investigating the deaths of two women and a man in a suspected murder-suicide in Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim.
The Houses of the Oireachtas Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has confirmed that spending on Direct Provision accommodation is expected to increase to over €229 million in 2021. This represents a €21 million increase on the spending allocated for 2020. The details are contained in the PBO analysis of the Government’s proposal to Dáil Éireann […]
Update: The motion was not voted on at the meeting on the 22nd, and an emergency meeting will now be convened, most likely next week, in order to vote on the motion. Next Monday, the 22nd, students in NUIG’s Student Union (SU) will vote on a motion which seeks to deplatform 16 groups which the […]
It’s not especially pleasant to be in the news in general, but it’s more unpleasant than usual when you’re getting pummelled across the various newspapers for something that’s your own fault. So hands up, first of all: When I said on RTÉ’s Prime Time programme on March 2nd that “Éirígí” were “the people who murdered […]
The child pornography Bloome shared online is said to involve toddlers, with criminal charges expected to be filed this week.
The digital certificate system would cease to operate when the WHO declares an end to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The idea that we are “all in this together” through the covid-19 pandemic is “absolute nonsense” according to broadcaster Ivan Yates, who says he “hates lockdown with a passion.” Speaking on Lunchtime Live, Yates expressed his frustrations with the covid lockdown. “I was watching the Players Championship in golf on Sky Sports from Florida, and […]
Only 303 vaccines were administered last Sunday, the 14th. The low numbers were likely caused by the Government’s decision to ignore the advice of the European Medicines Agency and stop the administration of AstraZeneca vaccines. The Government has now reversed that decision, but has said that it will be late next week before use of […]
A group describing themselves as Saint Patrick’s Faithful have held a public procession in Dublin city centre calling for an end to what they said amounts to a ban on public worship. They say they represent a growing number of Mass goers who are becoming increasingly frustrated with the lockdown measures which the government is […]
In the latest of a raft of laws seen as moves to curb immigration, Denmark has said it will limit “non-Western” residents in disadvantaged neighborhoods to 30% by 2031 under new legislation. The bill, proposed by Denmark’s centre-left government, was prompted by concerns that concentrations of “non-Westerners” increased “the risk of an emergence of religious […]