The Rural Independents Group has said that “the lack of a plan” in regard to Covid-19 “has left Ireland facing the toughest Christmas in living memory”. Speaking this morning, the leader of the Rural Independent Group, Deputy Mattie Mc Grath said: “My colleagues and I in the Rural Independent Group have spent the last nine […]
There’s “shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted”, and then, of course, there’s Irish Government advice, which could best be described as “locking Shergar’s stable door tomorrow, in case he’s stolen”. Like, this is quite incredible: THE HSE HAS issued updated advice for anyone who has arrived in Ireland from Britain since 8 […]
The podium is ready. Journalists are breathlessly chronicling every delay, and every rumour, coming out of cabinet. At some time after 1pm, the Taoiseach will graciously descend the staircase in Government buildings, and walk to the microphone, and the podium. Both major broadcasters will carry it live: Cabinet is ongoing and delayed as discussions and […]
I have not had Covid 19. At least, that is true, to my knowledge. Many people who do get Covid 19 have no symptoms whatever. So, it is possible, at least in theory, that it’s spent a few days in my system, and gone on its merry way. It is equally possible that over Christmas, […]
For about a year now, Governments and pharmaceutical companies have been working around the clock to develop a vaccine for the original SARS-Cov 2 virus, and that’s just been released, as you know, in the UK and the USA. The problem is that the new strain of Covid which has driven the UK into a […]
Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has described the Government’s actions on Covid as a “yo-yo policy” and says that proposals to introduce new Covid Restrictions even before the current restrictions are relaxed has shattered any sense of certainty that many people and businesses needed and thought that they had. “The Táiniste Leo Varadkar stated on […]
A publicity event to assure the public about the efficacy and safety of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine did not go to plan when a head nurse at a hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee fainted shortly after receiving the jab. Fainting is a common side effect of many vaccines, and is not considered harmful. In fact, the US centre for disease control recommends […]
Across the globe, countless millions of people have placed their hope in the Coronavirus vaccine as the fastest plausible path back to normalcy for families, businesses, and societies in 2021. If the vaccines work as expected, and can be delivered in a timely manner, they are expected to herald the end of the symphony of […]
Spare a moment, in this festive season, to mourn an old friend that’s missing in action. At this time of year, we’re usually joined by one of our old friends, the Orthomyxoviridae – better known as the viruses that cause Winter Flu. But this year? No sign of them. LATEST FIGURES SHOW that no cases […]
Dolores and Michael Harrison have been married for 62 years. Their daughter Fiona says they have never been apart, but now a series of health complications and Covid restrictions mean that they are being kept apart from their families and from each other. Their daughter Fiona says the continued restrictions are “soul-destroying” and, with the […]
A campaign seeking to lift what they say are “callous” restrictions on nursing home visits say that older people are “dying with broken hearts” because of the isolation and loneliness brought about by the Covid lockdown. The campaign group, Care Champions say that they have launched the ‘2*2*2 initiative’ seeking a change to regulations so […]
Some of the outgoing President’s supporters have already taken to calling the various Covid vaccines the “Trump Vaccine”, so happy are they to associate his name with success. In fact, here’s White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany calling it that, just yesterday: "It's the Trump vaccine" pic.twitter.com/MTFff7sQfk — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 2, 2020 Regardless […]