The preliminary agenda for the annual conference of the Teachers Union of Ireland has been released, and with it, a list of motions that the Union is set to debate when it gathers for that conference later this spring. Top of the agenda is motion 177, introduced by the Dublin branch of the TUI, which […]
Reid began his post in May 2019 on a salary of €229,194 per annum and is now in the second year of a five year contract.
The idea will be considered by NPHET.
“I can’t stand and watch without doing anything.”
“All the modelling suggests at some point we will get a surge in the virus.”
Quietly, this is one of the most significant stories in global politics today, but (probably understandably) it’s not going to make headlines in most Irish media outlets: China’s military executed a coordinated test launch of its top anti-ship ballistic missile into the South China Sea last August to send an “unmistakable message,” the head of […]
Look, Leo, some of us knew this already. Apparently, though, other people needed to be told again: “There is a misconception that Fine Gael is a conservative party when it has in fact played a “crucial role” in advancing equality and in particular gender equality, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. Noting that women have often […]
The Taoiseach expressed surprise at the bishops’ statement on the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.
Morgan had claimed on Monday morning he “didn’t believe a word” of Markle’s claim she was suicidal.
A conference on Assisted Suicide and euthanasia has heard that a bill seeking to legalise Assisted Suicide in Ireland was a simplistic solution to a complex problem and tells people at the end of life that they are a burden. Joan Freeman, founder of Pieta House and the Centre for the Prevention of Self harm […]
It’s been a while now, but there was a time, at least when this writer was a toddler, when falling into thorny bushes was an occupational habit of being a small child. Today? It’s the equivalent of a decent sized win on the Lotto: A child left with facial scars after falling into brambles while […]
Volunteer workers at the Dublin Samaritans have doubled their usual hours as the number of distressed calls they receive has skyrocketed due to covid-19 and the lockdown. Reportedly, almost all callers mentioned covid-19 and the lockdown as a major part of their reason for calling the helpline. The Dublin branch of the 24-hour organisation received […]