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 […]
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A Government Senator has told the Seanad that parts of Cork city are being terrorised by high levels of anti-social behaviour.  Senator Jerry Buttimer said today that this has created a situation whereby substantial parts of the city are now no-go areas and that fears are emerging that this will lead to a “summer of […]
Tipperary Deputy Mattie McGrath has strongly criticised the government decision to appoint a former Labour Minister, Kathleen Lynch, to lead a task force and publish yet another report on mental health. Speaking from his Tipperary constituency, Deputy Mattie McGrath said: “Ireland currently has one of the highest levels of mental illness in the EU. It […]
In the last few days we learned that the Department of Social Protection has been busy tracking down people who have had the temerity to take a holiday while in receipt of Covid-19 welfare support – and punishing them by cutting off that payment. 104 people have had their Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) stopped “as […]
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has strongly condemned the inability of the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, to bring about a resolution to the ongoing beef crisis.
McGuirk on Simon Harris: “There’s a fundamental question about your competence, I think, when you have devoted a year of your life in the ministry for health to rolling out an abortion service, and can’t do it. I mean, he’s failed…” Gary Kavanagh and John McGuirk rate the performance of Government ministers, giving Simon Harris […]
Minister for Children says she spends too much time talking about the death of children – but she pushed to legalise abortion. 10,000 children expected to die through abortion this year according to the Rotunda.