As official covid infection and death figures surge to new heights, and mandatory quarantines are introduced in countries like Australia, Táinaiste Leo Varadkar has said that a similar policy of quarantining incoming air and sea passengers would be “disproportionate” and “unworkable.” Varadkar said that Ireland has seen a huge reduction in incoming foreign travel, with […]
“You don’t have to be a citizen, it’s for anybody who’s here,” Mr Donnelly said.
The Biden administration has signaled it will take gender theory very seriously.
In many ways, this is the perfect first thing for a newly inaugurated Democratic President to do: It can be done at the stroke of a pen; it pleases all his own supporters; it sends the right signals internationally, especially in Europe; and it will have next to no practical impact whatsoever: President Biden: "We're […]
For most of us, September 11th, 2001, was mostly memorable for the attacks by Al-Quaeda operatives on New York and Washington DC, with planes crashing into the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon. But for a little-remembered British Government advisor, by the name of Jo Moore, it marked the day her career in Government came […]
The Irish government confirmed the agreement yesterday with the Irish Medical Organisation.
To be fair, it’s a common sentiment on this island, or most of it, anyway. It’s a less common sentiment coming from…. The former Tory Chancellor of the Exchequer? Here he is: The former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne believes the majority of the English public “will not care” if Northern Ireland leaves the […]
“Some of you are waiting with baited breath, for that favourite media phrase, the u-turn”, drawled Margaret Thatcher to the Tory party conference, at the height of her first-term unpopularity. “Well, you turn if you want to. The lady’s not for turning”. The most prominent lady in the Irish Government, however, very much is for […]
Facebook has censored a video by a Mexican cardinal claiming world leaders are attempting to create a new world order through coronavirus restrictions.
Co-authored with Daniel O’Dowd At exactly 5pm Irish time this afternoon, Donald Trump will be a private citizen again. His presidency will be at the mercy of history to judge – and judge it will. One could make an educated guess that his presidency will be described, in the short term at least, as four […]
Speaking to RTÉ this week, Fianna Fáil Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said the new Brazilian covid variant, though causing serious concern, has not stopped over 1,500 Brazilian migrants from entering the Republic of Ireland in the last 2 weeks. The new strain, which was discovered recently and appears to be significantly more infectious than the […]
The wave of unrest follows several months of varying degrees of lockdown, with protestors, business owners and many customers appearing to have had enough.