To make sure everyone suffers equally, Gardaí are now making spot checks at Tesco and Dunnes and Aldi to be sure that nobody is buying coats or scarfs or underwear. Here was Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, explaining how he was saving us from the self-harm of buying coats and other ‘non-essential’ goods this winter. Tánaiste Leo […]
The book of Leviticus might seem to have little to offer by way of guidance to 21st century life. But there is one particular prohibition which might make us re-consider its relevance at this particular time. In Leviticus,Chapter 11, there is a long list of winged creatures that are described as ‘unclean and not to eat’ […]
The president of the European Union’s top scientific body has resigned after just three months in the position saying he has “lost faith in the system” after being told he couldn’t set up a special programme to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Mauro Ferrari, an internationally acclaimed scientist in the field of nano-medicine, had been appointed […]