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Implementing Sláintecare’s health reforms would add even more to that, the council said, while noting “the Government has not been clear on how much this will cost over the coming years and how it will be funded”. It said the decision to extend pandemic support measures was appropriate, but large permanent increases would not be “prudent”. Budget 2021 included “substantial and permanent” increases in spending amounting to at least €5.4 billion without...

Gaza ‘Targeting of Civilians Violates International Law’ (UNICEF) While Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney was measured in his criticism of Israel at the UN and failed to condemn the Gaza attacks as ‘war crimes’ you do have to ask if, given the disproportionate number of women and children killed in air raids on Gaza, if that threshold has not been reached. More importantly Israel has shown a total disregard for concerns voiced ten days ago by UNICEF about the impact the aggress...

Celebrating St Patrick’s Day in Jordan in 2021 Mar 17,2021 - Last updated at Mar 17,2021 St Patrick’s Day, March 17th, is Ireland’s National Day. It is a time of celebration for all of those of Irish descent and affinity around the world. Being a small island in the west of Europe, Ireland’s identity has been shaped by colonisation, famine, the struggle for independence and migration. Our strengths are based on the resourcefulness and resilience of our people, our globally facing econo...

Loading video... VIDEO: Professor Máire Connolly, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway and Coordinator of the PANDEM-2 Project, and Professor Jim Duggan, School of Computer Science, College... view more  Credit: National University of Ireland Galway/Wild Island Pictures New €9.75m Irish-Led Project Set to Strengthen EU Preparedness and Response to Future Pandemics National University of Ireland Galway will lead a major new European pr...