€13 million jump in 2023
550 abortions a month, it seems, is not enough for these people.
“You couldn’t make it up”, they say, when something ridiculous is reported in the media. As ridiculous government decisions go, one would struggle to find anything more ridiculous than the decision in 2018 to pay GP’s €450 per patient for early pregnancy abortions (requiring an average of 4 GP visits), at the same time as […]
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has confirmed that the costs paid out by his Department to the members of the Climate Change Advisory Council in terms of pay and benefits including expenses amounted to three hundred and thirty-six thousand euros. The fees and expenses for the part time roles cover the […]
It’s not hard to guess where the blame will fall for yesterday’s figures showing that, overwhelmingly, the wealthiest young people still dominate the most elite college places. As I remarked to Niamh when we were doling out the stories for today, “wealth finds a way”: Students from the wealthiest families continue to retain a firm […]