Simon Coveney indicated the government might ban protests. Do you agree? VOTE in our Poll below and leave your comments here and on social media.
2FM have caved, naturally: 2FM is no longer holding a discussion on face masks this morning. There was backlash when Jennifer Zamparelli tweeted about the segment idea yesterday. In the show intro, she says “It’s been an emotional 24 hours”. — Hannah Murphy (@hanelizamurphy) September 15, 2020 The backstory to this is that 24 hours […]
At nearly every protest in every western country, the attendees can be broadly divided into two groups of people. One group is the people who are there because they feel very strongly about the particular issue being protested. Some of them may never have protested before, and may never protest again. They may be there […]
I have a profoundly deaf child. My son is 11 years old and has bilateral cochlear implants, he received his first implant at age 4 and second at 5 and half. He was diagnosed late, even by the standards at the time, he was almost 2 and a half. Late diagnosis can have life long […]
Thousands of people have gathered for a second major public protest against the continued Covid-19 lockdown, and against mandatory mask wearing and mandatory vaccines. Crowds gathered at the Custom House in Dublin’s city centre on Saturday, September 12, for a march called by Yellow Vest Ireland, who said the event was also being supported by […]
Thousands of people have gathered for a second major public protest against the continued Covid-19 lockdown, and against mandatory mask wearing and mandatory vaccines. #gript
The re-opening of schools has brought the illusion of normality to our country. After all, what’s better and more normal than seeing little ones and older children return to the business of books and school bags, lunches and learning, drop-offs and pick-ups. Families are the hinge of a healthy society, the pivot of a robust […]
At the very beginning of the Covid 19 panic, Anthony Fauci, the chief scientist in the American anti virus programme, speculated that Americans might never shake hands with one another again. It is not yet illegal to shake hands but it is certainly frowned upon. Which might be regarded as a victory by the person […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Bizzare, Illogical and Unworkable” Rural TDs react to new government restrictions during press conference on their bill today at Dáil Éireann Present with rural publicans were Mattie McGrath, IND, Tipperary; Michael Collins, IND, Cork South West; Danny Healy-Rae, IND, Kerry; Michael Healy-Rae, IND, Kerry; Richard O’Donoghue, IND; and others #gript
In MacHale Park in Castlebar last weekend, three GAA fans were escorted out of the grounds by Gardaí, during the semi final encounter of Breaffy and Westport. Three lone supporters standing in empty stands that could easily hold 25,000 people were a public health safety. Mayo Journalist Michael Commins, expressing the same frustration that Mayo […]