At the end of the year, whoever leads Fine Gael is set to take over as Taoiseach from Micheál Martin as a condition of the government coalition. Some would naturally assume that this means we’ll see a return of Tánaiste Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach, as he is obviously the current leader of Fine Gael. Varadkar […]
No-shows for appointments?
It has not been much remarked upon, in the early days of the new year, that there is one political certainty in 2022: The year begins with Micheál Martin as Taoiseach. It will end with somebody else in the job. Mr. Martin made a deal to take power, and at the centre of that deal […]
The World Health Organisation has said that the Omicron variant, which has been detected in at least 38 countries, has not caused any reported deaths since its discovery. The variant appears to be highly infectious, and the WHO predicts that it could account for half of all Europe’s cases in the next few months. However, […]
Warns ‘everybody’ against ‘scaremongering’
No more prosecutions for murders during the Troubles?
After working away diligently to establish a smothering regulatory framework that would stifle innovation, the Irish government have finally arrived with a fully fledged but elegantly simple solution, the Climate Action Bill. Reading through the government’s press release, its evident the Bill is intended as an all-pervading regulatory burden on all aspects of life. The […]
A Meath West TD has accused the government of negligence in their duty of care for patients’ health and their data, claiming that the Cyber Security Centre had a budget last year of just €5 million, compared to €16.9 million spent on PR by the Dept of the Taoiseach last year. Peadar Tóibín, who is also […]
Taoiseach Michéal Martin has said that he “can’t be definitive” that the country won’t experience a fourth wave of covid-19 this winter and go into lockdown again as a result. Speaking on The Tonight Show on Virgin Media, the Taoiseach was asked: “Are you suggesting that you would be confident that, once the vaccination programme […]
The Taoiseach expressed surprise at the bishops’ statement on the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said it will be “a different Christmas” in Ireland this year, but not to expect any visits from the Gardaí over the festive period.
The Rural Independent Group has called on the current Taoiseach, Michael Martin, and the leader of the Green Party, Eamon Ryan, “to emerge from hiding and earnestly address” the controversy surrounding the actions of the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, who shared information on a GP contract with the IMO with a rival organisation. Commenting on the […]