Táinaiste Leo Varadkar has denied that Michéal Martin said the Level 5 restrictions would last until May, in an apparent contradiction of the Taoiseach’s Irish Mirror interview last night. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has claimed that Taoiseach Micheál Martin “did not say” that Level 5 restrictions would last until April or May. Speaking on RTÉ radio’s […]
Nearly 12,000 people were vaccinated on Tuesday of this week, with a total of 11,908 vaccine doses administered.. The average number of doses administered per day is now the highest we’ve seen since the HSE started releasing daily information. Between Wednesday the 10th and Tuesday the 16th of February, the last day we have data […]
The Vatican has moved to clarify what was dubbed as a “no jab, no job” policy in relation to the Covid-19 vaccination , after a chorus of criticism on social media. The decree was described as “Holy orders” and the Vatican “getting tough” with those opposed to the coronavirus vaccinations, and was interpreted as meaning that workers […]
Ireland imported a little over €3.5 million euros worth of peat and peat products in 2020, while exporting almost a million tonnes abroad, according to new figures revealed to Gript. The figures, which came from the Department of the Taoiseach, revealed that in 2020 Ireland imported a total of €3,552,000 euros worth of peat and […]
There’s some consternation in the media this morning that the Taoiseach would make such an important and newsworthy announcement in an exclusive interview with, of all papers, the Irish Mirror. But while our friends in the Irish Times and the Independent might be a little sniffy that they didn’t get the scoop, my own view […]
A powerful interview on the steps of the criminal courts, yesterday afternoon, after former Terenure College Rugby Coach, John McClean, was sent to prison for eight years. Damien Hetherington, one of his victims, was in court to hear the verdict, and stepped in front of the cameras when it was all over. The whole thing […]
“The case for zero was, and is, rock solid,” Gates writes in his new book.
“I am in regular contact with the leaders of other nations on these issues. We simply won’t be intimidated.”
NASA’s Perseverance rover is set to land on Mars today around 9pm Irish time, which, if successful, will be the 5th man-made rover to land on the red planet. But there’s still lots that could go wrong. Now, as the rover’s 7 month-long journey through space comes to an end, it will finally make contact […]
There has been outrage in rural Ireland after it has come to light that Irish peat moss is being replaced by an Estonian product in the wake of Bord Na Móna’s sudden decision to shut down native peat harvesting early. In a shock announcement last month, Bord na Móna said it was ending all peat […]
As many as 3 people were injured after a bomb concealed in a letter or a parcel exploded at Lidl’s headquarters in Neckarsulm, Germany on Wednesday. Roughly 100 people were evacuated as the police cleared the building and used a sniffer dog to search for further explosives. Two employees received minor injuries, while one was […]
The seven-day average of vaccine doses administered is now 32,784. The average number of doses administered per day has fallen by roughly 17% since the 9th of February, but is now trending upwards. Between Tuesday the 9th and Monday the 15th of February, the last day we have data for, 32,784 doses of vaccine were […]