A 23-year-old Italian woman is currently under medical observation in a hospital in Tuscany after receiving 6 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine – 6 times more than the intended dosage. The woman was given the equivalent of six vaccine doses after the nurse accidentally injected the entire vial into her arm. As reported by the […]
RTÉ Radio 1 presenter Brendan O’Connor has been praised online for his handling of renowned atheist Richard Dawkins.
It is an extraordinary thing, in a modern western democracy, to hear a mainstream politician openly suggesting a complete ban on all immigration. Such calls, after all, are usually reserved to the fringes of the political fringe. Even Donald Trump, the most openly anti-immigration world leader of recent times, never went so far as to […]
An inquest into the shooting dead of ten civilians by soldiers in the Parachute Regiment of the British Army over a terrifying three day period in Ballymurphy, Belfast in 1971 has concluded that all of those killed were “entirely innocent of any wrongdoings”. Mrs Justice Keegan said today: “What is very clear is that all […]
The Rural Independent Group has declared war on NGO An Taisce, calling for the group to be defunded and arguing that they have shown an “utter lack of consideration to the rural economy” by challenging planning permission for a Kilkenny cheese plant. “We call for an end to the annual €3.5 million of taxpayer’s money […]
A Clare priest has revealed that he has been celebrating public Mass “the whole time” throughout the Level 5 lockdown, with an average of over 50 attendees in his church, and has defended the practice as perfectly safe. Fr. Willie Cummins, who is the parish priest of Ennistymon – a town in north clare – […]
Lidl Ireland’s CEO, JP Scally, has defended the supermarket chain selling rapid antigen tests in their stores, after selling over 10,000 kits. According to Scally in an interview with RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland, the tests sold out across many Lidl stores over the weekend and proved significantly cheaper than tests elsewhere at €24.99 for a […]
Chief Medical Officer and Chairman of NPHET, Dr. Tony Holohan, has confirmed that health authorities are “actively” looking into child vaccinations for covid-19. Speaking during an interview on RTÉ news, the CMO was asked his thoughts on vaccinating children. “That’s a fair question,” Holohan replied. “I think some of the companies are looking at broadening […]
The EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator and well-known liberal politician, Michel Barnier, has called for a nearly total halt to all immigration into Europe for up to 5 years, saying the EU’s borders are “like a sieve.” Speaking to French media, Barnier insisted that immigration in the EU is “not working.” “I think we have […]
“We will not tolerate attacks on our territory, our capital, our citizens and our soldiers. Those who attack us will pay a heavy price,” Netanyahu insisted.
With no arrests made so far, Gardaí are continuing their investigations into the incident.
Paul Murphy TD warned however that the anti-water charge movement would reassert itself if the government pushed ahead with the OECD’s recommendation in that regard.