On 24th February 2021, after five years of what the family described as being ‘through hell’ the HSE and St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny, finally admitted liability in the death of Tracey Campbell-Fitzpatrick after the birth of her second child in 2016. Her family said that she suffered a severe haemorrhage after the birth of her […]
At the anti-lockdown assembly in Cork City Centre 6th March 2021 Photo credits: John Tangney
The HSE has confirmed that it will continue to facilitate medical interventions for children who are seeking to change their sex, despite the landmark Tavistock ruling in the United Kingdom which found that it was “highly unlikely” that children under 16 would be able to provide fully informed consent to the procedures involved. Tavistock is […]
It is not especially surprising that there was a large protest in Dublin City Centre at the weekend. It is, in fact, vastly more surprising that there have been so few protests like it. When you stop staring at the tree, stand back to take a look at the woods, what you see in Ireland […]
The Irish government has made clear the Covid vaccines will not be fully rolled-out before September, and that no significant removal of pandemic restrictions will happen until that is done. In the meantime significant sectors of the economy will remain shut. On top of that, the pandemic assistance payments (necessary to maintain public support for […]
Top 10 Irish political cringe moments in 2020 A year after the election, it can be handy to look back on some of the most cringeworthy moments from Ireland’s best & brightest: our beloved politicians. #gript
All other travellers will be legally required to quarantine for 14 days, in a change to what was up until now an advisory step, whilst passengers arriving in Northern Ireland and travelling to the Republic will also be legally bound to quarantine.
A notable decision by the Swedes who, after nearly a year of following their own unique path in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, have latterly shifted more in the direction of the rest of Europe. The land border with Norway, they say, is to be sealed: Sweden is closing its border with Norway after the […]
The authors’ opinions on individual and societal interests, although not explored in depth, appear to be the major factor motivating their attempt to wrest control away from parents, who they claim could “include discriminatory views” in any sex education attempted at home.
At the eleventh hour, the British negotiating team pulled a rabbit from the hat in their negotiations with the European Union. A key victory long desired by Brexiteers and Eurosceptics: a concession on fisheries. The EU would agree that EU Fishing boats would give Britain back 25% of fish caught in its waters over the […]
The controversial – some would say deeply suspicious – World Economic Forum which readers may be familiar with as the promoter of the “Great Reset” which would entail the radical overhauling of the global economic system, continues to pump up the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. The BRI is a massive programme of investment which was […]
The test proving the traveller does not have Covid-19 must be taken within 72 hours prior to arriving in Ireland.