According to a government briefing, if Ireland accepts 200,000 Ukrainian refugees it could cost billions annually. Today at a briefing on the potential cost of accommodating Ukrainian refugees, Ministers were told that the State could pay €400m per year for every 10,000 people taken in, or €2.5 billion for 100,000. However, the government has already […]
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A Ukrainian reception centre has been set up at the old terminal building in Dublin Airport
French Border Police, Spanish National police and Europol have cooperated to bust a criminal enterprise engaged in forging and distributing fake IDs and EU travel documents. After raiding houses across France and Spain, 17 individuals were arrested – three in France and 14 in Spain. Cash, fake IDs and counterfeiting equipment was seized during the […]
In the past couple of years, do you ever get the feeling that Ireland has just lurched from one blinding panic to another like a cat on a hot tin roof? If so, you definitely aren’t imagining it. Don’t get me wrong: basically every country on earth freaked out about Covid and was hurt by […]
Though almost all Covid restrictions have been lifted, there are still people being fined for violating them over a year ago. As reported in the Independent today, one 26 year old man has just been fined by Swords District Court. He was found guilty of travelling from Blanchardstown to Donabate beach with his girlfriend for […]
You know that our country is in a bad position when we’re in the midst of a major crisis, and the people in charge think that key words mean the precise opposite of what they actually mean. This week, amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Defence Minister Simon Coveney decided to tell the Dáil […]
The European Parliament called for the legalisation of abortion in Ireland. The opinion, passed in Strasbourg by 321 votes to 122; it carried no legislative weight but provoked a storm of political controversy. It was not the first and wouldn’t be the last time institutions within the European Union would admonish Ireland for it’s pro-life […]
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that Ireland has “benefitted from cheap food for a long time,” and said that he believes food prices will go up due to the conflict in Ukraine. The remarks were made in the Dáil this week while speaking to Independent TD Michael McNamara, who said that food shortages in western […]
Judge Melanie Greally has said that Dublin city centre is becoming a “increasingly dangerous” place at night. “Unfortunately this is becoming a fact of life and Dublin city centre is becoming an increasingly dangerous place in which to circulate, particularly in the early hours of the night,” she said. The comments were made as she […]
Because ultimately, neutrality is only useful until a better opportunity for a bit of moral preening comes along.
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