The Health Committee met again today under the redoubtable Colm Gildernew (SF, Fear Manach/Tír Eoghan) to question the Health Minister and his Chief Medical adviser as to how the pandemic was being managed and to review recent figures. The Chair himself was not happy about testing. Pam Cameron (DUP) was not happy with guidance […]
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OPINION – Dr Michael Donnelly: GP ‘Spotters’ to tackle Covid-19 is poor substitute for ‘test, test, test’
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OPINION – ANDRÉE MURPHY: LOCAL USE OF BRITISH ARMY IN COVID CRISIS ‘MYOPIC’
Click link to listen to Andrée IN this pandemic unthinkable compromise must be considered. Last week Robin Swann formally requested help from the British army “to help distribute lifesaving equipment and to plan for a temporary hospital at the former Maze prison site”. There was a row because the rest of the Executive had not […]
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OPINION: Priti Patel More British than the Old Guard in her treatment of refugees
HONESTLY, I can’t find anything decent to write about the Tory Home Secretary Priti Patel. She is the daughter of Ugandan refugees. Idi Amin expelled Ugandan Asians in the early 1970s and in that bigoted policy, Patel’s Gujarati Indian parents hurried outbound to London. When the family arrived in Britain, the so-called mother country had […]
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TUAIRIM: Fíorú na mianta beaga le linn na dianghlasála
Cnag ar an nasc thuas le héisteacht le Gráinne Chuir bean ón Chomhar Creidmheasa scairt orm maidin Dé Luain ar leath i ndiaidh a naoi cúpla seachtain ó shin. ‘An am maith é seo le do ghnóthaí a phlé?’ ar sí. ‘An dtig liom scairt a chur ar ais ort?’ arsa mise. ‘Tá mé suas […]
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OPINION – Gerry Adams: Neglect of Moore Street battlefield is a morality tale for our times
REPUBLICANS across the island of Ireland and beyond commemorated the 1916 Easter Rising last weekend. The online Sinn Féin events were all exceptional and I want to commend everyone involved in producing them. The National Commemoration broadcast in particular – including Mary Lou’s oration – was very uplifting. As we continue to commemorate these events, […]
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OPINION – Dr Michael Donnelly: Covid-19 Pandemic Is the Grenfell Tower of Public Health
The progress of the pandemic has brought new concerns which has indicated that this is now the Grenfell Tower for public health. We knew the fire had started in China but we did not effectively review our pandemic precautions, we didn’t socially isolate immediately, we let Cheltenham Races go ahead (betting whilst Rome burned) when […]
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