Number of patients dying before ambulance arrives is up by 70% since 2016
The shocking increase was discovered in new HSE figures. The number of patients dying before an ambulance could reach them has increased by 70% in the last eight years. The figures were requested through a parliamentary question by Aontú leader, Peadar Toibín TD. Back in 2016, there were 657 deaths by the time an ambulance […]
2 years ago
TD says motorists are ‘getting fleeced’ as road tolls increase for 2024
“The M50 bridges are a cash cow for the Government.” A TD has hit out at the increases in Irish road tolls as they come into effect for 2024, saying commuters are “getting fleeced”. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín appeared on the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk on Tuesday, January 2, claiming that the new toll […]
2 years ago
Aontú’s Peadar Tóibín says unrest in Dublin was “manufactured” by Government
“You could fit all the people with Covid [in hospital] in this state on a single double-decker bus”. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has said that the recent unrest in Dublin City Centre was “manufactured” by the Government. Speaking on RTE’s This Week In Politics he said that he would “not blame young people” for the events […]
5 years ago
Any political party that targets immigration has no right to call itself Irish
This weekend in Ballyfermot, Peader Tóibín launched his new political party: Aontú. The Meath West TD is most famous for breaking ranks with his former colleagues at Sinn Féin over the issue of abortion, and getting rinsed live on-air by Simon Harris in a televised debate on the matter. Shortly thereafter, Tóibín was suspended from […]
7 years ago