Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has said that churches feel “singled out” as a target for stricter application of the social distancing rules. Deputy Nolan says she has written to the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, and the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, urging that a far greater level of discretion be given to individual […]
Many Western countries looked on with a hint of dread as Chinese authorities clamped down their populations in January in the hopes of containing the spread of Covid-19. But that dread gave way to palpable fear and gnawing anxiety when the novel coronavirus touched down in Europe in March and April of this year. Fear […]
Please note: This story was edited – unilaterally – at 2.26pm on Wednesday June 18th to reflect the fact that the initial version of it was much too definitive in concluding that Mr. Varadkar had broken the rules, when, in fact, there is some evidence that he did not, and the original story should have […]
Journalist Gemma O’Doherty has said neither she nor fellow litigant John Waters should have to pay costs in their court application challenging the government’s Covid-19 restrictions. Ms O’Doherty tweeted that “John Waters and I are not remotely afraid of costs.” She said ” We are terrified for Ireland which is facing its darkest moment. Our […]
Via the good folks at TipperaryLive. Go and give them a click: “County Tipperary publican John Harney has called time on inconsistent restrictions as he plans to reopen his public house in Ballyclerihan, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary on June 29th ahead of the proposed date for reopening public houses set by the government. Harney’s Final Furlong […]
The opening paragraph of this report from America’s National Public Radio (NPR), which is the closest thing the US has to RTE, has to be seen to be believed. Emphasis added: Mass protests that have erupted over police brutality toward black people in America are raising concerns about the risk of spreading the coronavirus. But […]
If it wasn’t so serious, it would be very amusing to watch politicians twist themselves into pretzels to try and make clear that they don’t approve of a massive gathering in the middle of the pandemic, without alienating their left wing supporters. Here’s Simon Harris, striking a very different tone to the tone he’d take […]
Following the news that thousands of people in Dublin had gathered to protest the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died last week in Minneapolis after a police officer knelt on his neck for 8 minutes, the appeared to support the protesters when he sent a tweet late last night saying that “racism […]
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly Carol Nolan has said she will be engaging with the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, and the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to seek clarification on why some mass gatherings are being approved while others remain severely restricted. Deputy Nolan was speaking after being contacted by several constituents who felt deeply frustrated at […]
People of faith have been reacting to a tweet by Shrewsbury Cathedral in Britain which spelled out what many practising Christians feel is unfair about the continued lockdown of churches even as most restrictions are lifted. “We can have an abortion, but not a baptism We can buy a car, but not a candle We […]
About a hundred babies born to surrogate mothers in Ukraine are separated from the parents who commissioned them. The parents can’t visit and the babies can’t leave. In the meantime, the children are being cared for by their surrogate mothers or the agency which recruited them. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been […]
Like many people the world over, lockdown has been an incredibly trying time for most of us and we aren’t out of the woods yet. Only a few short months ago, we were told by many on social media that all we had to do was stay at home and save lives. We weren’t being […]