“You’re going to be shocked about this now… I would go bullheaded: ‘Do you want a provo in the park? Is she a Russian asset?’ I would smear the bejaysus out of her.” Former Fine Gael TD-turned-broadcaster Ivan Yates has said that Catherine Connolly’s opponents in the Irish presidential election should “smear the bejaysus” out […]

6 months ago

“It is an obscenity to be trading with a country that is committing genocide.” Catherine Connolly has said that it is an ‘obscenity’ that Ireland is trading with Israel. In an exclusive interview with JOE, the independent presidential candidate spoke about Palestine and whether she would ever meet with Benjamin Netanyahu. Connolly explained that she […]

6 months ago

The Taoiseach responded to calls for a human rights assessment on Covid-19 legislation, insisting that it’s his job to “protect life and limb”. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has stated that he is not in favour of a mandatory vaccination system for the Irish public and instead “wholeheartedly” supports the voluntary approach that is currently in place. […]

4 years ago

“How could this possibly have happened?” Independent TD Catherine Connolly has said that trust has been “broken”, after audio recordings from the investigation into mother-and-baby homes were destroyed. Roderic O’Gorman said on Tuesday that the destroyed “material can not be retrieved.” He said he has engaged with the Attorney General on the destruction of the […]

5 years ago