Put figures like these together with the impact of shuttering various health screening services for months at a time, and there is a reasonable case to be made that lockdown may have cost – or at minimum, ruined – many more lives than it saved.
Rewarding one group in this fashion was always going to be seen as providing an insult to other groups. Add to that that many private sector workers and business owners suffered greatly during the pandemic, suffering financial losses for “the cause”, and what you have is not a recipe for votes, but yet another political mess for the Government, entirely of its own making.
This is the cost of lockdown that has gotten hardly any attention in Ireland.
The general rule when we report on polling that shows a result which readers might not like is that we will get a lot of comments saying things like “fake poll” or “didn’t poll me”. So, for context, note that this is the same opinion poll which, over the weekend, showed that 83% of the […]
This is from the United States, not Ireland, it should be noted. Though, of course, there are a small but loud minority of Zero Covid activists who want to make scenes like this mandatory in Ireland as well: https://twitter.com/JamesHeartfield/status/1439329262738284546 “Child abuse”, many heartfelt people on social media declared. And, true, it is unpleasant viewing. Though, […]
There are a couple of interesting things about this story, and what they might tell us about Ireland. By far the most interesting thing, though, is how the numbers break down. Traditionally, in American polling, it is easy enough to understand where support and opposition to a President’s policies come from: His own party backs […]
This, make no mistake, is very good news: The number of people in hospital with Covid 19 has fallen below 300 for the first time in a very long time: https://twitter.com/MountainAsh2020/status/1437558992969076740 Good news, though, should also prompt some soul-searching. After all, it was not supposed to be like this: In a letter sent by the […]
A few months ago, there was some talk in the more excitable corners of the internet that vaccine passports were the precursor to all sorts of nefarious globalist plans to register and monitor and track people for all eternity. The first step, you might say, towards a new world order. If you are somebody who […]
The benefits of religion to mental health are well documented and its positive impact during the pandemic has been confirmed by a number of recent studies. Covid-19 has had a profound effect on our lives. Significant moments such as baptisms, first communions, weddings, were postponed due to the restrictions imposed by the government. Many could […]
On the one hand, it is perfectly understandable that Leo Varadkar’s legion of defenders – both those who are true blue Fine Gaelers, and those who are not, but who think the Tánaiste is unfairly targeted by his critics – should feel put out by the latest controversy engulfing their man. Yes, every single one […]
“These findings should reassure those who are engaged in face-to-face teaching,” it found.
There are many reasons to be glad of the news which began to trickle out on Friday, and was confirmed by the Irish Times over the weekend. NPHET, it seems, is living on borrowed time: Farewell then to Nphet and Dr Tony’s briefings and letters as the war is coming to an end. Electric Picnic […]