The job of An Garda Siochána, just like any other police force, is to maintain public order, and to investigate crime. The definition of a crime varies from country to country. In Ireland, for example, soliciting the services of a prostitute is illegal. In Ireland that’s a crime – in the Netherlands, by contrast, it’s […]
The decision means Trump’s road to another presidential bid remains wide open.
The rate of first dose vaccination in Northern Ireland is now six times greater per head of adult population.
Sports stars in Northern Ireland have called for a “re-opening” of children’s sports, after a top expert confirmed that he was “not aware” of any cases of Covid-19 being transmitted between children playing football outdoors. More than 50 top players from GAA, soccer, rugby and more, signed a letter urging the Northern Ireland Executive to give […]
A 6’5″ male Trinity student came second in a women’s 5km race after putting his name down as female, in an effort to expose the absurdity of the college’s gender policies. Con Óg Ó Laoghaire, 22, applied to run in the annual race after he was inspired by male rapper Zuby, who broke a female […]
A Kildare doctor who is refusing to give patients the Covid-19 vaccine is standing his ground despite criticism from the HSE and negative media attention. Dr Gerard Waters based in Celbridge, Co Kildare, argues that the Covid vaccine has been rushed to market, and says that he won’t be administering it. He told RTÉ’s Liveline […]
A lovely, neat little bow to stick on top of the entirely stupid row about whether Mr. Martin should go to Washington: They might not even want him: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said this evening that she has a “special place in my heart for the Irish” but she could not confirm whether […]
A little microcosm of the way the state spends your money, here. At this link, you’ll find a tender document issued by Mayo County Council, seeking a person, persons, or company to author an “LGBTI+ inclusion strategy” for County Mayo. There are a few notable things about the document. First, and most oddly, for a […]
Aontú has said that the government’s reliance on “long-term draconian lockdown measures” is an “admission of failure” in efforts to tackle Covid-19. The party leader, Peadar Tóibín, said that the government’s failure to plan, its lack of control regarding international travel, and the slow rollout for vaccines had led to a failure to contain the virus. […]
The number of vaccinations carried out each day seems to be collapsing, with the state having vaccinated only 1,296 people on the 8th of February, the last day we have vaccination data for. Of that figure 702 people were administered a first dose whilst 594 people were administered a second. The daily vaccination numbers show […]
Technically, of course, it’s not a proposal to send people to jail for going on holiday. But taken in the round, the intended effect of it is to scare the living daylights out of any Briton who fancies a week or so of debauchery in Santa Ponza: Failing to quarantine in a designated hotel after […]
Originally, this piece was headlined “lockdown until May, says Taoiseach”. But that actually might be too optimistic, because additional sources appeared while it was being written. And, according to the Irish Times, one of their sources at the FF Parliamentary Party meeting told them that the country was effectively in a state of “indefinite lockdown”. […]