Although falling just short of securing a majority of seats in the country's parliamentary elections, Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that holding a vote on independence from the UK is the "will of the people".

It is an ingrained habit of the Irish intellectual to pretend that none of this has been countered by rigorous reviews of the actual facts

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has expressed support for lowering the age limit for the Johnson and Johnson covid-19 vaccine, to ensure that there are no excess vaccines left over after the rollout is done. While the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC)…

A Trinity College study published today has found that found that people who are homeless can experince accelerated physical ageing  – with homeless people aged between 20 and 40 having the same physical mobility as 70 to 80 year olds. The research demonstrates…

A UK Labour Party councillor who lost his seat in the recent local elections has said that the voters “let down” his party. Chris Emmas-Williams, who for 35 years until this weekend served on Derbyshire’s Amber Valley council, spoke following a crushing electoral…

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The EU has not renewed its order for AstraZeneca covid-19 jabs, according to a bloc commissioner. “We have not renewed the order for after June,” said Thierry Breton, the EU’s Internal Market Commissioner, in an interview with French radio station France…

Inappropriate and dangerous.

Gardai are investigating whether the same gangs are behind a horrific incident where a woman was pushed on to a train track at Howth Junction Station on April 1.

Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who insists the Anglican church is institutionally racist, has previously apologised for coming “from privilege and a place of power as a white person in this country.”

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Well-known Irish far-left activist Leah Doherty has been convicted and fined €300 total for two counts of assault after a 2019 “milkshaking” incident in which she attacked two men. Rowan Croft, also known as Irish YouTuber Grand Torino, was at the Bush Hotel…

And the murder of Baothnalach MacAodhagáin (Catholic Bishop of Ross)

The controversy over where Bobby Sands wished to be buried has focused attention on the content of the comms sent out from the H Blocks, and the manner in which they have been apparently selectively used, and perhaps edited for political purposes. The communications…

In addition, there was no correspondence between the Department of Children and the HSA on the issue, the FOI revealed. 

Independent TD Carol Nolan has said that that people in the Midlands who have been devastated by the closure of peat harvesting need more than a part-time Commissioner for Just Transition. The Deputy for Laois Offaly was raising concerns around the proposed…

Paul Murphy TD warned however that the anti-water charge movement would reassert itself if the government pushed ahead with the OECD's recommendation in that regard.

With no arrests made so far, Gardaí are continuing their investigations into the incident. 

The EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator and well-known liberal politician, Michel Barnier, has called for a nearly total halt to all immigration into Europe for up to 5 years, saying the EU’s borders are “like a sieve.” Speaking to French media, Barnier insisted…

The evidence does not show that Covid was developed as a weapon.

Chief Medical Officer and Chairman of NPHET, Dr. Tony Holohan, has confirmed that health authorities are “actively” looking into child vaccinations for covid-19. Speaking during an interview on RTÉ news, the CMO was asked his thoughts on vaccinating children.…