Once again the latest statistics from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment prove that the restrictions on the domestic economy and the movements of Irish citizens within their own localities, does not seem to have impacted on the overseas corporations who operate here. The number of work permits issued in April was 999, which […]
The legislation which permits lockdowns was set to expire on 9th November last, but the Oireachtas extended it. It is expected the government will push for it to be extended yet again, beyond the current expiry date of 9th June. That should not happen. The legislation is Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection […]
Curiouser and curiouser. The Central Statistics Office has now issued an updated analysis of deaths in Ireland and they’ve reported excess deaths during the Covid crisis as in a range “between 2,034 and 2,338”. This means that, even allowing for the fact that the analysis covers a period of time which is straddling two winter peaks […]
Tricky pub quiz question – who is Ireland’s Minister for Defence? The reason it’s a tricky question is that Ireland, uniquely amongst countries, doesn’t have a Minister for Defence or certainly one with sole responsibility for the defence of the country. Given that the defence portfolio is stitched on to Simon Coveney’s responsibilities as Minister […]
The media was predictably full of images of crowds of young people in parks and on beaches again last weekend. The narrative is that they are somehow exposing the vulnerable to risk by this- but is that really true? I am a vet based in Co. Kildare. Like many, I was quite content to go […]
Dr Martin Feeley, who was forced to resign by the HSE because he spoke out against “draconian” Covid restrictions, tells Gript he feels the population has been “terrorised” during the pandemic, and that he was speaking for doctors who are afraid to speak out for fear of repercussions. Dr Feeley says ‘science is being ignored’ […]
Fianna Fáil TD Marc McSharry has gone rogue declaring his loss of confidence, if he ever had any, with the ‘lockdown only’ knee-jerk response in this country. In the US, the government’s leading voice on the epidemic, Dr Anthony Fauci, has tacitly admitted that the success of the non-lockdown, non-mask strategy in Texas has baffled […]
The government has announced a slight easing of restrictions from Monday the 26th of April, with the number of people allowed at funerals increasing from 10 to 25 “on compassionate grounds.” However, they stressed that gatherings should not take place “before or after” the funeral service. In addition, outdoor sporting facilities will be allowed to […]
Kerry hotel gets €140,000 rates bill – despite being forced to close for Covid lockdown. The manager of a well-known hotel in Killarney has revealed he was charged almost €140,000 in rates despite the ongoing lockdown. Tom Randles, the manager of Randles Hotel, tweeted a photo of the bill for €139, 376.75 he had been […]
Fr. PJ Hughes was fined 500 euro and threatened with arrest for saying Mass to a handful of parishioners in Co. Cavan yet in Knock, over the Easter weekend, a greater number were present in the Basilica for the Good Friday solemnities yet there was no word from the Gardai. The presence of RTÉ transforms […]
The Government have succeeded in keeping our Churches – not their Churches but our Churches – closed during Holy Week: a week on which our whole Christian faith pivots. It cannot be said too often that there was no medical reason to do so. It has been a repressive policy; and the misinformation and fear-mongering […]
Looking back on the last few NPHET pressers and Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s message to the nation last night (March 30), the reckless embrace of societal paralysis prompts a lot of head scratching. When you aren’t ruled by fear of an endemic virus which has pretty low mortality for all but a select cohort, the absence […]