As Ireland undergoes new regional lockdowns around the midlands to help tackle the spread of covid-19, the situation in Sweden could be looking somewhat more optimistic. The Swedish government raised eyebrows around the start of the pandemic when they decided not to implement the same lockdown measures as many other Western countries. They didn’t shut […]
The security law imposed by China on Hong Kong has been used to arrest media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who has been a critic of Chinese oppression. Mr Lai’s newspaper offices were raided by police over allegations of collusion with foreign forces, and he and other employees were arrested, including two of his sons according to […]
NASA has announced that it will be examining the unofficial nicknames given by the scientific community to “cosmic objects” such as planets, galaxies, and nebulae. They say that they must do this as it has become clear that “certain cosmic nicknames are not only insensitive, but can be actively harmful.” Even seemingly innocuous nicknames, they […]
Promises, promises. But RTE is convinced, naturally: Senior Democrats in the US have claimed that Joe Biden will be a friend to Ireland if elected US president. The Biden Campaign held a virtual rally for Irish-American voters and Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle told the event that the Brexit process had put hard won peace and […]
The Daily Mail has acquired a significant portion of the bodycam footage taken by police officers during the arrest, and subsequent death, of George Floyd. The footage shows officers approaching Floyd, his attempts to resist arrest, and his subsequent death from cardiopulmonary arrest. The leaked footage came from the bodycams of officer Thomas Lane and […]
With Irish schools set to re-open in less than a month, and concern about the recent rise in the number of Coronavirus cases in the country, some welcome good news has emerged from an Australian study which suggests that the risk of virus transmission in schools is very low – as long as counter measures […]
A leaked “urgent” email sent by a senior chief midwife at the NHS in England has warned that two women have died after taking abortion pills at home. The email warned of the “escalating risks” of the trend towards home abortions – using the ‘pills in the post’ service that is run by UK abortion […]
If you know the name “Virginia Roberts” or “Virginia Giuffre”, but don’t know where from, exactly, here’s a reminder, courtesy of the Irish Times, from last December: Giuffre’s recollections of Prince Andrew are as vivid (in her accounts of his dancing and profuse sweating, and her clinical description of “the whole, entire procedure”), as his […]
The world is reacting with indifference to the horrific and escalating violence against Christians in Mozambique, a local Bishop has said. He made his comments after extremist violence in northern Mozambique escalated, with insurgents beheading 15 people in a week in June, multiple churches burnt, and young girls frequently kidnapped. The Catholic News Agency reports […]
The Mexican Supreme Court has overturned a lower court’s ruling in a case which sought to ensure that abortion was legalised throughout the country.
Polling over the last few months in the US election has been fairly consistent: Donald Trump’s goose is well and truly cooked. It’s not just one pollster either – it’s been all of them. An approval rating stuck in the very low forties, and states like Texas and Georgia, which have always been rock solid […]
Poland’s justice minister says the country will take steps today to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, saying it is being used to force schools to teach children that gender is a social construct, which violates the rights of parents. Minister Zbigniew Ziobro told a news conference that the Convention “contains elements of an ideological nature, […]