A former abortion doctor who previously advocated teen prostitution has been appointed as the UN’s top expert on health and human rights. Last year Tlaleng Mofokeng wrote “Dr. T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure”, and is the host of the South African television show “Sex Talk with Dr. T”. She drew harsh criticism […]
Possibly a misleading headline, knowing the border counties as I do. Not quite “Northern Ireland’s youngest driver” – more “Northern Ireland’s youngest driver recorded on video so far”. Warning, mute the volume if you don’t like bad language: Jokes aside, this is, of course, both a disgrace, and a crime. The PSNI are investigating: The […]
Two cases of “what was he thinking??”, here: First, what was he thinking when he actually downplayed the risks of Coronavirus? Even if you’re a big Covid sceptic, surely the low-risk play back in March was to go all out and warn people that the virus was potentially deadly, and to stay at home and […]
Democracy, as some of you will know, is a Greek word which means “rule by the people”. “Irish Democracy”, on the other hand, is an English phrase which means “rule by the right sort of people”: Quotas for young people in politics, similar to gender quotas, and lowering the voting age to 16, were among […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that an army of marshals will be tasked with enforcing social gathering rules in the UK.
Gardai had looked through the window of the couple’s home on the date in question.
This poll, it should be stressed, is from the UK, and not Ireland. But do we really think public opinion here would be drastically different? 62% of Britons – and all ages ranges – say they would support the introduction of a curfew between 10pm and 5am as a measure to prevent a second coronavirus […]
Rural TDs have urged politicians to give cross-party support to their motion which seeks to revoke the latest Covid-19 restrictions passed by the government which they say are “bizzare, illogical, and unworkable.” The Independent TDs were sharply critical of the actions of other deputies who they said voted for the Government’s restrictions in the Dáil […]
Aontú Leader & Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has directly called on an Taoiseach Micheál Martin at leaders questions in the Dáil to reopen critical health services across the country to those who desperately need them. “I received a message from a Doctor in the last few days. He said to me: ‘I’ve luckily had […]
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize by a member of the Norwegian Parliament. Christian Tybring-Gjedde cited President Trump’s efforts to negotiate peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates – and to negotiate in the conflict between South and North Korea as a basis for the nomination. Mr […]
Credit to Hugh O’Connell in the Independent for this scoop, though some readers may have missed it since it is near the end of his report: The Nphet advice was given to the Government last Thursday and included new guidelines for pubs to follow when they reopen. This includes a ban on any live music […]
This poll result is very funny, but it says a lot more about the American media than it does about President Trump: The media is now less trusted than Donald Trump to provide accurate info about the #coronavirus. 👉🏻 https://t.co/vultD2ZYIn pic.twitter.com/ikxv6OerAm — Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) September 7, 2020 40% of voters trust Trump to give […]