We're already getting a bit nostalgic for the mass hysteria of last weekend's historic referendum vote, and this isn't helping.
The hashtag #HomeToVote was tweeted over 72,000 between Friday and Saturday as people flew back into the country to cast their vote in the Marriage Equality (and lowering of the Presidential age) referendum.
It made a hell of a splash globally, so much so that Twitter headquarters in San Francisco is now displaying the hashtag proudly.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued a warning for 24 countries Amid the outbreak of tensions in the Middle East, Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has issued travel advice to its citizens. The DFA has four levels of security ratings for foreign countries. They say this is to ensure “a clear way for […]
A High Court judge sentenced the pair. Enoch Burke’s mother and sister have been sentenced to two weeks in jail after being found guilty of contempt of court. Enoch’s mother, Martina, and sister, Ammi, were not in court when Justice Brian Cregan delivered his verdict this morning. Gardai have been ordered to arrest the two […]
It’s what everyone is thinking about NATO has warned that there is a higher risk of a Third World War, as its defence researcher has said that the risk is now “becoming clearer”. According to Florence Gaub, head of research at the NATO Defense College, the world risks slipping into a global conflict “without anyone […]
