“Amazon pays all the taxes required in every country where we operate,” the spokesman said.

Awful. Just terrible beyond words.

The vaccines, which are expected to be used on under-16's eventually, will cost the state an estimated €191 million each year and are to be used in 2022 and 2023.

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“No one is allowed to steal my home!” al-Kurd responds.

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…

Facebook’s oversight board has voted to uphold Donald Trump’s ban from both Facebook and Instagram. Facebook was one of many major tech companies that earlier this year moved to indefinitely block Trump’s access to his accounts on their platforms, citing…

From the Editors.

One of the main issues in the recent election was housing. We live in a state where even those who can afford to in many cases cannot buy or rent a place to live. That is a major fail on any level. It is going to be exacerbated by the state’s plan to increase…

One of the questions arising from our look at the role of cuckoo funds in the Irish property market  is whether it is possible for states to curb their power and influence.

Resign.

Come on.

Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2021 or the Puppy Farm Bill has passed first stage in the Dáil yesterday

A wind energy executive writes to warn that Ireland is facing rolling blackouts if the direction of energy policy does not change, and change quickly.

Figures released to TD Carol Nolan show that the HSE has spent nearly €7 million on COVID-19 related advertisements since the beginning of the pandemic. Of the €6.9 million spent by the HSE since March 2020, €5.9 million went to purchasing advertisements…

56% of Irish people say they are satisfied with the EU’s covid-19 response – a 15% drop since summer 2020 – according to a new continent-wide poll by Eurobaromater, with many more interesting findings. The report, entitled Public Opinion In The European Union…

The controversy is set to continue. 

The 40th anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands on hunger strike on May 5, 1981, brought renewed controversy over his legacy. Former H-Block blanketman Anthony McIntyre published a comm (a message written in tiny writing smuggled out of the prison) from…

Marie Stopes Kenya is suing a leading pro-life campaigner for defamation.

A new chapter in the Reproductive Revolution. A polyamorous “throuple” in British Columbia has succeeded in a legal battle to have all of their names recorded on their baby’s birth certificate. Bill, Eliza and Olivia have lived as a “triad” since 2017. The…