The calculations being made by our political leaders and health officials are clear: religion is non-essential and about the same level of importance as getting your nails done.
The Garda Press Office has declined to comment on whether public gatherings for religious worship are considered part of the “relevant events” banned by lockdown regulations.
The state has been given two weeks to clarify whether, in fact, there is a law against masses being said in public. The instruction was made today by Judge Charles Meenan, as part of the constitutional case being taken by businessman Declan Ganley. Mr. Ganley’s lawyers used a procedural hearing today to raise the question […]
Galway businessman Declan Ganley is taking a constitutional challenge against the government’s Covid-19 restrictions on public worship.
Fair warning: What you are about to read is not objective journalism. Declan Ganley has been my friend, and my colleague, for thirteen years, give or take. When it comes to this subject, I have a conflict of interest, and it is very important to state that right here in paragraph one, so that you’re […]