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 vicious fight on the Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin city centre, during which at least one teenager was stabbed has brought the issue of knife crime sharply back into public focus. It is of course just the latest incident in a long and pitiful litany of knife related crime as a quick review will easily demonstrate. We […]
Broadcaster Niall Boylan has slammed RTÉ for publishing the addresses of anti-lockdown protestors after they were arrested on Saturday and subsequently charged in court. He claimed that while what RTÉ had done was perfectly legal, a” line of decency” had been crossed. The popular presenter said that “printing the names and addresses of two women […]
The question in the headline is not one which you really should be asking, in a modern western democracy, but asking it appears to be necessary. Consider this story from Chai Brady, a very good reporter with the Irish Catholic: A Co. Cavan priest who has not prevented parishioners from attending Mass in the church […]
The Archdiocese of Dublin joined with Gardaí in pressing for an end to priests giving Holy Communion to parishioners after Mass.
If you don’t agree with the protestors in Dublin city centre on Saturday, that’s fine. I am not sure I do myself. Or I haven’t really engaged with what they are protesting about to understand what aspects of ‘lockdown’ are being protested. However, I understand why many felt the need to protest and the right […]
Greene drives northbound on the M50 towards the M1 as she is chased by several Garda cars.
The Donegal gym owner was asked to open by numerous clients.
A homeless man in Cork has been fined €200 for “hopping into a Garda car” on a cold night in Cork last month.
The owner of a beauty salon in Balbriggan was arrested by Gardai today after opening her business for a second day because she says she needed to support her family and pay her bills. Christine McTiernan, who runs C&N Beautyroom, argued that she has the constitutional right to earn a living and this should allow her […]
A beauty salon owner in Balbriggan opened her business this morning, only to be swiftly shut down by the Gardaí. At least two businesses have been closed by An Garda Síochana in recent days after a gym in Donegal and beauty salon in north Dublin decided to open their doors to customers. The businesses were […]
Illegal drug use is the scourge of cities, towns and rural villages right across the state. Gone are the days when the problem was confined to major urban areas. In fact, nowadays hard-core drug use is approaching something like routine. It is also the source of endless heartbreak for families, parents and children whose […]