A 74-year old grandmother who flew from New Zealand to live with her family in Ireland, says that she feels “a prisoner” after being forced to stay in a Dublin quarantine hotel – even though her country of origin has an exceptionally low rate of Covid infection and is not on Ireland’s “high-risk” countries list. Elizabeth Malcolm […]
The Taoiseach was visibly annoyed by Peadar Tóibín TD’s request that the government guarantee the immediate return of “full cancer services.”
The mayor of the City of Oakland in California has come under fire for excluding poor white families from a $500 monthly cheque support scheme. White families are explicitly excluded from the race-based program which is funded by wealthy private donors, despite the fact that an estimated 10,000 of the city’s population are white residents living in poverty, with yearly earnings of […]
An online HSE system used for staff vaccination has allegedly been widely abused by non-healthcare workers, with many individuals jumping their place in the queue for the vaccine. According to the Irish Daily Mail, the HSE’s online page for arranging vaccinations does not ask individuals to provide identification before offering them the jab. A whistleblower […]
Taoiseach Martin was yesterday asked by Deputy Michael McNamara to confirm that Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will correct statements he had made that organising or attending a public religious service would not be subject to penalty. Minister Donnelly had previously told the Dáil that restrictions on religious services were “non-penal provisions”, and that there would […]
More than 10,000 people have signed a petition opposing the introduction of vaccine passports for Irish people. “We want the Government of Ireland to commit to not rolling out any vaccination status/immunity passport to the Irish public,” the petition reads. “Such passports could be used to restrict the rights of people who have declined a […]
A Brussels court has ruled that “all coronavirus measures” imposed by the Belgian state must be lifted within 30 days, because the legal basis on which they have been made is insufficient. The ruling came Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by The League for Human Rights who argued that the state’s use of Ministerial Decrees […]
Jedward said marching with Black Lives Matter protestors in Los Angeles made them feel like they’re “making a change.”
“For a range of outcomes, white working class children trail behind their peers in almost all ethnic minority groups, although the extent of these disparities vary by area.”
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that student nurses have an “obligation” to take the covid-19 vaccine, even if they don’t want it, for the sake of “collective solidarity” and the “overall good.” The comments were made in response to queries by Independent Clare TD Michael McNamara. “Taoiseach, you informed this Dáil categorically, to Deputy […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and Lega leader Matteo Salvini are set to have a series of talks in Hungary’s capital of Budapest, with the goal of forming a conservative political alliance. Speaking to the press in Rome, Salvini stated that the main purpose of the discussions would be to […]
Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín has said that “deep frustration” is building in communities, after the government pushed back reopening the country once again. Deputy Tóibín said “we are being told that there is light at the end of the tunnel but the tunnel is getting longer and longer.” The Meath West TD said Ireland was […]