"Indefinite lockdown" was what one FF source told a newspaper yesterday. "Indefinite lockdown", though, is just another way of saying that the Government is stuck, scared, and out of ideas. Meanwhile, the vaccination programme is still a disaster
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Good news from Fianna Fail: Lockdown to continue “indefinitely” | Gript
Incompetence.
"If it gets to the point where you have to threaten people with a decade in jail, just to keep the lockdown working, isn’t lockdown, by definition, close to collapse?"
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Boris’s draconian new law: 10 years in jail for lying about travel | Gript
Desperation.
BRENDAN CODY: By it’s own standards, Lockdown is a failure
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By its own standards, lockdown is a failure | Gript
You could be forgiven for thinking the first two lockdowns have failed. They have not achieved what they were for. We were told they would protect the HSE from excessive demand, and prevent deaths. Now with recent rises in hospitalisations and deaths, a third…
TIM JACKSON: Is it essential that he goes? Well, we know that anything of even the slightest importance could be said over Zoom, but we’re also aware that photo-ops are the bread and butter of self-serving careerist politicians, and they don’t get much bigger than handing a bowl of shamrocks to the US president.
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Taoiseach says 'travel rules for thee, but not for me' | Gript
An essential trip to meet Joe Biden?
Data released by the HSE shows that Irish vaccination numbers have fallen sharply since the start of January, with the numbers vaccinated per day now having fallen under 3,000, of which only 1,246 were first doses.
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Irish vaccination numbers appear to have collapsed | Gript
The number of vaccinations carried out each day seems to be collapsing, with the state having vaccinated only 1,296 people on the 8th of February, the last day we have vaccination data for. Of that figure 702 people were administered a first dose whilst 594…
Lockdown until Easter an “admission of failure” by the Government
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Lockdown until Easter an "admission of failure" by the Government | Gript
Aontú has said that the government’s reliance on “long-term draconian lockdown measures” is an “admission of failure” in efforts to tackle Covid-19. The party leader, Peadar Tóibín, said that the government’s failure to plan, its lack of control regarding…
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
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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.
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How the State wastes your money, part 597: Mayo County Council is offering a cool seven thousand euros, plus VAT, for someone to write an "LGBTI+ inclusion policy" for County Mayo. But the National LGBTI+ inclusion policy is only about 20 pages long
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Waste.
Amusing: After all the "Should he go, or should he stay at home" commentary about Mr. Martin's putative visit to Washington, it seems that Joe Biden might not even want him to come. Our analysis
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Biden to Taoiseach: Who says we want you, anyway? | Gript
Oooof.
SIMON GRIFFIN: Female Sports. Fun while it lasted.
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Female Sports. Fun while it lasted. | Gript
MICHAEL COOK: Ultrasound used to jump-start brains of patients with severe brain injuries
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Ultrasound used to jump-start brains of patients with severe brain injuries | Gript
In 2016, a team led by UCLA’s Martin Monti reported that a 25-year-old man recovering from a coma had made remarkable progress following a treatment to jump-start his brain using ultrasound. Now, Monti and colleagues report in the journal Brain Stimulation that…
Kildare GP slammed as he says he won’t give “experimental” Covid vaccine
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HSE says vaccine safe
As Valentine's Day approaches LORCÁN MAC MATHÚNA recalls a planned proposal - and braving a stylish jewel den in pursuit of a ring.
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On St Valentine's Day, diamonds (like the lockdown) are forever | Gript
As Valentine's Day approaches Lorcán Mac Mathúna recalls a planned proposal - and braving a stylish jewel den in pursuit of a ring.
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PODCAST: Vaccinations numbers collapse; the NUJ thinks public funding of journalism won’t damage journalism; EU diplomate humiliated by Russial; and how Russian energy is similar to a temperamental lover.
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TRSI 196 - You scream, I scream, we all scream for Nord Stream | Gript
A 6’5″ male Trinity student came second in a women’s 5km race after putting his name down as female, in an effort to expose the absurdity of the college’s gender policies.
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“I just clicked a box saying I was female” - male Trinity student comes 2nd in women’s race - Gript
"I wanted to do something kind of edgy to make a point."
‘Re-open kids sports’ call as no evidence of Covid transmission playing football outside
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'Re-open kids sports' call as no evidence of Covid transmission playing football outside | Gript
Sports stars in Northern Ireland have called for a "re-opening" of children's sports,
KARL STEPHAN: Can American democracy survive Big Tech?
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Can American democracy survive Big Tech? | Gript
Roars of outrage can't be heard unless Big Tech approves of the roar
NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: Yet another leading pro-abortion celeb exposed as an 'abuser' and a 'creep'
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No Surprise
ON THIS DAY: 13 FEBRUARY 1847: Illustrated London News describes the scenes Clonakilty
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ON THIS DAY: 13 FEBRUARY 1847: Illustrated London News describes the scenes Clonakilty | Gript
A writer from the Illustrated London News describes what he sees in Clonakilty