Bad weather, covid curfews and other factors have led to the “worst ever” shortage of marijuana in Jamaican history, locals say. Marijuana fields were reportedly damaged by heavy rain last year during the hurricane season, followed by an extreme drought, which led to an enormous loss in profits in sales of the drug. This was […]
Two men have been arrested in the port town of Larne following the discovery of graffiti opposing the post-Brexit border checks in Northern Ireland. The graffiti, which was found on the town’s Main Street, mirrors other signs and graffiti which have been found around the town in the past week, with anonymous locals indicating their […]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has agreed to entertain a complaint by a double murderer currently serving life in prison, who claims that his “human rights” were violated when prison authorities confiscated his pornography. According to the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), the prisoner is alleging that his privacy and right […]
A Cork mother and her 31-year-old son were forced to barricade themselves inside their own home against a drug-fueled intruder wielding a hatchet, a court has heard. Detective Sergeant Kieran O’Sullivan reported that Gardaí had responded to calls of a home invasion from a 58-year-old mother and her 31-year-old son. After reportedly hearing the sound […]
There’s a golden rule when it comes to the Irish weather, and the Green Party: Any unusual weather at all is de facto evidence of Climate Change, and we can expect to be flooded and drowned within mere years if we do not immediately act. There is one exception to that rule, though: If the […]
Germany’s finance minister, Olaf Scholz, has described the EU’s vaccine rollout as “really shit” during a recent cabinet meeting. According to German newspaper Bild, Scholz, of Merkel’s Social Democratic Party, took particular aim at EU Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen, saying that he did not want “this shit” to be repeated. German chancellor Angela […]
Newly released government figures indicate that almost 111,000 air passengers entered Ireland through Dublin airport last month, with as many as 61% of these journeys being classed as “non-essential”. Thousands more reportedly entered through Shannon and Cork airports. According to the figures, which come from the Department of Transport, the main bulk of the flights […]
The Rural Independent Group has strongly criticised the government’s inaction at addressing the staffing crisis in health. This follows the release of new information in a parliamentary reply, to the group’s Leader, Deputy Mattie Mc Grath, which confirmed a mere 0.4 per cent of healthcare workers who applied to “Be On Call For Ireland”, have […]
The Gardai have made a number of arrests related to the investigation into animal cruelty in Ashton Dog Pound. The investigation has been gathering pace since the new year, with staff and management at the pound having been recently called into Bridewell Garda Station for questioning. The investigation is examining several claims of animal cruelty […]
The High Court has ruled that insurance giant FBD must compensate four pub owners for disruption to their businesses due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The landmark decision may affect claims being made by almost 1,000 Irish pubs and restaurants. The four test actions were taken by three Dublin bars Aberken, trading as Sinnotts Bar; Hyper Trust […]
A GP located on the Aran Islands, Co. Glaway, has said that the island’s population – particularly the elderly – should not be expected to travel to the Irish mainland to be vaccinated against covid-19. Dr. Marion Broderick, based in Inis Móir, said that rural GPs “expect the HSE to meet the challenge” of transporting […]
A study of more than 1,400 mothers and newborns has shown that antibodies can protect against the coronavirus in almost 90% of cases. Dr. Dustin Flannery, a neonatologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, found that protective antibodies were transferred across the placenta in 72 out of 83 infected or previously infected pregnant women. The study, published […]