Daily vaccination numbers have started to pick up again after having sharply declined over the weekend. Tuesday saw 12,776 doses administered, an increase of 8,335 on Monday. Having vaccinated only 4,441 might make it difficult for the Government to hit its target of vaccination over 80,000 people this week, given that hitting this target requires […]
There’s only really one question to ask here, about this tweet last night from Zero-Covid advocate (and, you’ll remember, advocate of looking for ways to increase anxiety and insecurity in the population) Professor Anthony Staines: Has….. has he ever actually met a six year old? Let's also bring in the wearing of masks in primary […]
Is the tide of public opinion…… finally turning? There is strong support for reopening society and the economy as soon as possible, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll, with only a minority favouring a long lockdown until the virus has been eliminated. The poll also shows that the zero-Covid approach is not […]
Daily vaccination numbers have decreased sharply since Wednesday of last week, the 17th, with the daily number of vaccine doses administered now having fallen from 16,747 to 4,424. The previous Monday, the 15th, had seen 8,165 doses administered. Between Tuesday the 16th and Monday the 22th of February, the last day we have data for, […]
A Derry Councillor has slammed People Before Profit representative, Eamonn McCann for bringing “another” motion pushing abortion before the Council at a time when people are suffering during the Covid lockdown. Aontú Councillor, Emmet Doyle, said that the PBP was seeking to “continuously bring our focus to death” at a time when the people were dealing […]
NPHET has said that vaccines are unlikely to eliminate the virus, and that covid-19 will probably be with us for years to come. “Eliminating the virus or reaching herd immunity from vaccination alone is unlikely to be possible,” the group said, referring to the long-term trajectory of covid-19 and “future pandemics.” “It would require very […]
Cuomo allegedly suggested they play “strip poker”.
A barrister who has been outspoken in opposition to the Covid-19 lockdown has been bumped off a major Tribunal by Justice Minister, Helen McEntee. Senior counsel Úna McGurk was, until yesterday, a member of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (Ipat) which reviews refugee applications and makes decisions on whether applicants are entitled to asylum in the […]
The Donegal gym owner was asked to open by numerous clients.
A homeless man in Cork has been fined €200 for “hopping into a Garda car” on a cold night in Cork last month.
A notable tweet here, and from a notable source: Marc MacSharry would not, it’s fair to say, be known as a member of the vanishingly small west-brit wing of Fianna Fáil. If someone like him is urging the country to go cap in hand to the hated blonde ruffian in downing street asking for aid, […]
The WHO is against the measure, for now.