Ireland has again recorded a high daily total of new Covid infections, with 4,642 cases notified. There are now 556 coronavirus patients in hospital, including 107 receiving treatment in intensive care units. HSE chief executive Paul Reid called for people to immediately reduce risky activities in order to improve theContinue Reading
The impact of climate change and how to respond to it is the defining political debate of our era. There are two forms this response can take – reacting to environmental disasters by providing financial and technical assistance to affected areas, or adapting to the effects of global heating byContinue Reading
h Threats from the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, to interrupt the flow of Russian gas to Europe are the clearest indications yet that he has no plans to back down from the rapidly escalating confrontation between Belarus and the EU over the presence of growing numbers of asylum seekersContinue Reading
There’s a saying in cricket: “Strong Yorkshire, strong England”. It dates back to when many of the national men’s team originated from Yorkshire and the health of the county side was seen as indicative of the state of English cricket generally. Today another aspect of Yorkshire cricket is being heldContinue Reading
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Almost 90% of the care-home workforce is already vaccinated. Prostock-studio The care sector in England is reportedly facing its worst staffing crisis ever. The UK government has launched a recruitment campaign to fill over 105,000 vacant posts. However, the government is also mandating from November 11 that care home workersContinue Reading
The migrant crisis on Belarus’s western border has escalated rapidly in recent days, forcing Poland and Lithuania to declare a state of emergency and close the borders with their neighbour. With 15,000 Polish border security personnel on one side of the barbed wire fence and an estimated 4,000 migrants desperatelyContinue Reading
Corruption allegations have been flowing freely in the UK of late. To cherry-pick just some, an MP has resigned over his apparent conflicts of interest, a former attorney general has had his external business practices thrust into the public spotlight, the prime minister has been dealing with allegations about whoContinue Reading
French commentator Eric Zemmour has risen to political notoriety off the back of anti-Muslim hatred and anti-migrant incitement before even officially announcing his candidacy in the 2022 French presidential elections. One recent poll placed Zemmour at 16% – which would translate into a second-round run off between him and currentContinue Reading
The Taoiseach has ruled out the possibility of another lockdown around the Christmas period. Amid rising Covid-19 case numbers, Micheál Martin said the country would be back in lockdown were it not for the vaccine campaign. He told Today FM’s Dermot & Dave show that the country was in aContinue Reading
