In the midst of terrible unemployment news, and rising death tolls, and a shortage of testing, and a shortage of protective equipment, and general awfulness, it’s actually a relief to know that some things are as stupid as they normally are. Here’s the latest row, courtesy of Virgin Media’s Gav Reilly, who really does an […]
As the first case of the Corona Virus is being confirmed on the island of Ireland, Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD has called for the immediate recall of the Dáil in order to help deal with the crisis. Deputy Tóibín said that the Irish authorities needed to look at enforcement of self-isolation recommendations and the […]
Newly elected TD Holly Leah Cairns is the latest politician to fall foul of her Twitter activity.
More evidence, one might argue, that progress and compassion aren’t necessarily linear. More people died of drug-related causes last year than at any time in the history of the State, new figures cited in the Dáil show. 736 people in Ireland died last year of drug-related causes, compared to just 431 in 2004, an increase […]
It is quite the spectacle, for those interested, to observe the current row between Ireland’s two largest political parties. Fianna Fáil, as anyone who has not spent the last week on a hillside in the remotest part of Mongolia will know, have been uncovered taking part in what appears to be a widespread practice of […]
Family carers are protesting outside the Dáil today to voice their upset at the Budget’s failure to deal with what they term as a “home care crisis”. They point out carers are saving the State some €10 billion in costs annually, but say those providing care are not getting the support they need. “Family carers feel […]
Minister for Health Simon Harris acknowledged that there was a breach of the abortion law in the case where a healthy unborn baby was aborted in the mistaken belief that it suffered a terminal illness, Peadar Tóibín has told the Dáil. Earlier this year, it was revealed that a healthy baby boy was aborted after […]
There’s a very simple lesson here, I think. Tell your children to become lawyers. Gript can report that The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission has confirmed to the Dáil that the costs incurred in legal fees relating to the Angela Kerins and Denis O’Brien Supreme Court cases will amount to just under half a million […]