A newly commissioned Report by the Irish Refugee Council entitled ‘Implementing Alternatives to Direct Provision’ has recommended that regional ‘Accommodation Committees’ should be established to identify housing needs and commission accommodation throughout the state. The Refugee Council say that the Report aims to build on the recommendations of the Advisory Group Report published in […]
The Rural Independent Group of TDs have described the cabinet decision to “plough ahead with new legislation, banning oil and gas exploration, as utterly counterproductive”, claiming it to be a “groundless decision lacking any rational, scientific or evidence-based scrutiny”. The group warn of the impact on higher energy prices, with no reduction in greenhouse gas […]
As many as 54% of Irish people have said they have some privacy concerns about the covid tracker app, according to a survey conducted by the PRIVATT research project team. The survey, taken with a sample of 1,000 people across Ireland, reported that 13% of participants are “extremely concerned” about data privacy regarding the HSE’s […]
To be fair, “put us on the payroll” isn’t quite how the Irish Times Group phrased their submission to the Government’s “future of media” commission. But make no mistake, that’s exactly what the paper is asking for. Its submission, which can be read here, on the Irish Times website, calls for “a framework of financial […]
The worst bit about all of this, of course, is that we didn’t even get a link out of it. Like it would have killed the Deputy to send us a bit of traffic. Though, to be fair, the article in question did very well anyway: It’s a niche website & I’m not going to […]
An Irish human rights body has described the “title and purpose” of the ‘Dying with Dignity’ bill proposed by Gino Kenny TD as “potentially misleading”, saying that the legislation is really about allowing doctors to assist patients to end their own lives. In its submission to the Committee on Justice on the proposed Bill, the Irish […]
Lynsey Bennett, who is terminally ill with cervical cancer, has spoken of her heart-break at facing her death and leaving her young daughters behind. Speaking outside the High Court, where the HSE had agreed to settle her case over the reading of her smear tests, Ms Bennett broke down in tears when speaking of how […]
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Belgian regulators are the latest in a list of European countries who have advised against giving the AstraZenenca vaccine to older people because of insufficient data about its effectiveness. Belgian health minister, Frank Vandenbroucke, said that Belgium’s Superior Health Council had suggested that the jab should be given only to people under 55 for the […]
The BBC last night released a report alleging that women in detention camps in China’s Xinjiang province were systematically raped, sexually abused and tortured by camp guards and police during their times in the camps. Most reports about the camps to date have been based on leaked Chinese government documents rather than personal testimonies. Those […]
Aontú leader, Peadar Tóibín is today tabling a new Bill seeking to impose a 25% pay cut for TDs and Seanadóirí while the country is in into lockdown. “If we are really ‘all in this together’ shouldn’t TDs show solidarity with the hundreds of thousands who have had their income gutted?” the Meath West TD […]
As you may have heard, the new Secretary General of the Department of Health is to receive an annual salary of €292,000. This represents an increase of 40% from the previous salary for the position, which was a mere €211,000. The Government’s position is that the sum is necessary. If you pay peanuts, you get […]