Economic turmoil ahead.
Germany’s largest gas importer, Uniper, has now asked for financial aid from the state, but a nationalization might bear political risks for the Greens due to ongoing lawsuits against the closure of coal plants.
Germany closed its last black coal plant in 2019
One crisis after another.
Farmers are also angry that, despite the focus on the carbon footprint of agriculture, the EU-Mercosur deal in 2019 allowed for the import of 99,000 tonnes of South American beef into the European market annually
From the government to Sinn Féin and the hard-left: all the parties who cheered on the lockdown are equally to blame for the mounting job losses and rapidly-approaching economic devastation caused by their unquestioning approach to the Covid crisis, where the only challenge put by most of the Opposition was usually for even more stringent, […]
The young woman was desperate to get into university. She had chosen a science course, and felt it was grossly unfair that she would be judged on her ability to write essays which would go towards her Leaving Cert points. Writing was her only weak point. Plus, she had a social life! As a veteran […]
Remember Erin Brockovich, an inspiring consumer advocate and environmental activist in winning a US$333 million class-action lawsuit, the biggest of its kind in US history? She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees, as the tagline goes. A class action was just lodged against Monash IVF Pty Ltd, the owner of […]
The links and associations between health care professionals, health care organisations and the bio-pharmaceutical industry has long been a source of deep concern. This is perfectly understandable. When we go to see our GP, pharmacist, dentist or hospital doctor, we have every right to expect that they will be acting in our personal interest as […]
The Hair and Beauty sector is contributing €2.79 bn to the economy’s GDP – but the Government will drive more customers into the already significant black market, if it does not do the right thing on VAT in the upcoming budget, according to the representative body HABIC (Hair & Beauty Industry Confederation). Already a burgeoning proportion of […]
Travel agents call for industry help as travel disruptions continue 5 travel agents from around Ireland are calling on the government to offer more supports for their struggling industry
The porn industry is a deeply misogynistic and exploitative business which uses women to make money, lots of money, mostly for ruthless, creepy men. The same could be said for the abortion industry which profits men, in every sense, by exploiting women in crisis – but which has managed, with the help of financial backing and an […]