Hard working innovator and surgeon. Dad to 3 and husband to 1. Proudly centre right. Not prepared to “go with the flow”. Views my own. RT not an endorsement.
The attempt to “cancel” joe rogan is modern day book burning. Nothing less. If the outraged bothered listening to his podcasts they would understand how important it is. He is utterly unjudgemental and allows guests to speak. What was “misinformation” 12 months ago is now truth
Duncan Stewart on the tonight shows laments irish people fly more per head than anyone else in Europe. Who would have thought it? People on a rain soaked island in the North Atlantic have to fly places more than those living within driving distance of Mediterranean resorts???
The pandemic has, in my opinion, brought out the worst in the irish character. The twitching curtains, the talk to joe brigade, the virtue signalling, the high moral ground, our resignation and blind compliance to authority. Some will say it has brought out the best. Don’t see it
dublin airport 8pm 4 days before christmas. Congrats
@CMOIreland
and
@MichealMartinTD
for destroying so many industries and livelihoods to save us from the flu
After the coldest and wettest may in memory Tony Holohan finds it “unacceptable” that people should congregate to enjoy the first day of summer. Sooner he takes a very long holiday the better.
Riddle me this. The majority of Covid in hospitals is acquired in hospital. And yet hospitals are the only place where masks are currently mandatory. Maybe
@ClaireByrneLive
or
@paulmurphy_TD
could shed light on this anomaly??
Does anybody seriously believe that these tent cities spring up spontaneously? Somebody is directing the traffic. Somebody is providing the illegal immigrants with the tents and telling them where to pitch them. An NGO, funded by you the taxpayer. Is there 1 journalist out there?
Literally 00”s of bags lying in T1 baggage hall Dub airport last night. Toilets and concourse absolutely filthy. From landing to belt starting 75 minutes. Young kids and elderly in wheelchairs waiting. Staff utterly indifferent and rude to questioning. A national disgrace
I have been accused of “playing the man” and not the ball in my criticism of
@CMOIreland
here on twitter. I played my share of team sports growing up and into my 30s and understand the implication. It is a facile criticism. To summarise, this is a man who has put himself front
NPHET demanding < 200 cases per day before we can “reopen”. Who the hell do they think they are??? Where are you meehole Martin?? Mental health shambles. Economic meltdown. Nursing home residents imprisoned.And all to “protect” our beloved HSE. Joke...
Watching Irish media tonight 95% of the conversation is about the far right! 5% about the fact that there was an attempted murder of 2 adults and 3 young children in broad daylight in the middle of the city. Maybe the focus should be on the victims and why this happened???
€6.40 for 2 cappuccinos, 1 croissant and a large iced tea in Tenerife. We really are ripped off in Ireland but it is not the vendors. It is the actions of government and the rates and liability insurance that small businesses have to pay that has created the mess
An omicron vaccine by March? This must be taking the p”’s. If
@CMOIreland
is correct in his 500,000 positive cases pw, the whole island will have been infected by then. What on earth would you be vaccinating against? This is nihilistic anti-intellectual nonsense. It must stop
Amazing to see how many people yearn for the destruction of a young man’s career and life for refusing to call a boy a girl. Says infinitely more about them than Enoch Burke……
We had our own Matt Hancock in Ireland. When it came to fear, nobody relished the message more than
@astaines
. I’ll never forget this photo on the front of the indo warning us all of end of days from omicron. I was furious. And you should have been too. Shame…
#Accountability
The scab is just being lifted on the economic, social, and mental damage of restrictions and
@DonnellyStephen
is talking about reintroducing some. To all the covidians out there, my children have sacrificed enough for your neuroses. If you’re worried just stay home. Please
Tony Holohan says antigen testing cannot be seen as a green light for travel flying in the face of real experts from some of the leading academic centres in the world such as Harvard and Stanford. His experts are from maynooth. Enough said.
1015 cases today. 29 in ICU. 178 in hospital “with” Covid. Still nowhere near the numbers predicted by the lockdown and zeroCOVID proponents only weeks ago. If these people worked in the private sector they would be out of a job. Long ago
anyone else find it strange that every time we approach a relaxation of restrictions nphet are able to produce case figures which are “surging” and “soaring”?? the 2 most overused words in the english language in the last 22 months
As Irish times and Holohan fearmonger about 1000 cases per day they fail to mention that this will be in young healthy people. Exactly what you want in a pandemic. This thing will have to run through sooner or later. Time to grow up as a country. Especially our media
Saw 2 cyclists get very agitated with motorists today when car turned left as cyclist ( on inside) was attempting to go straight while coming from behind. Cyclists DO understand that it is illegal to overtake a turning vehicle on the inside, right? Even if you’re on a bike
I personally have 0 problem with people coming to this country legally who want to contribute and build a life. It is welcome. I have major problems with a system that welcomes those with criminal records who arrive illegally. Apparently that makes me far right. Oh well…
Turns out PCR testing cannot differentiate between flu and Covid > 35. NPHET use range 40-45 as value for positive result. If this not evidence of their complete incompetence I don’t what is
RTE must be cut loose and allowed fend for themselves. A government funded media CANNOT, by implication, be independent. If their “stars” think they can get better deals elsewhere then the best of luck
@AlannahEMurray
I sincerely hope that you have no qualifications in, or are currently not studying political science. The single worst piece of political analysis I have ever seen.
Those demanding for a full scale lockdown obviously do not understand what “endemic” means. Everybody could lock themselves in a coffin for 2 years and guess what? Coronavirus will be there waiting for you when your hibernation is finished. And a destroyed economy + society
I see Irelands hate speech laws going global now with tennis legend Martina Navratilova now weighing in. Couple this with Leo’s foot in mouth disease we really are being humiliated by Our government. It’s time for some grown up competence in government buildings…..
PBP on 1% in latest poll. Which suggests
@paulmurphy_TD
and
@RBoydBarrett
have NO chance of re-election. And yet how many panel shows will they be on over the next 2 weeks? Unless Murphy is breast feeding of course. Which is entirely possible……..
According to government there is “no money” for a fodder support scheme for farmers on the brink of ruin. But yet they can find over €6 billion for NGOs. No NGO puts food on my table. Make it make sense……
A bit rich RTÉ “exposing” the domestic abuse crisis. The dogs in the street have known about it. RTÉ were directly involved in creating the circumstances for abuse. Why don’t they go interview
@CMOIreland
about it
in a nutshell we have been instructed to sacrifice the emotional, social, psychological and educational well being of our children to “save” our 83year olds (median age of death). average life expectancy is 82.3 as it happens. am i missing something? this is f”*£ing insane!
I believe we are in lockdown until may. Might as well make Tony Holohan dictator for life. And for those of you who say michael O’Leary is not a doctor, Tony Holohan is sure as hell not a business man. And provides ZERO jobs. He just destroys them
@IrishmanIRL
The days of
@AodhanORiordain
popping his/her name on a ballot paper and expecting to get elected to a cushy €120k per year echo chamber are over, says electorate
Walking around UCD disgusted to see all goalposts and basketball hoops removed. Obviously we now want our teenagers to stay at home on video games or worse. Truly pathetic. Ashamed to be an alumnus
#ucd
never thought i’d say it about an ex shinner but i will be voting for peadar toibin
@Toibin1
in next election. one of the few politicians with integrity and courage left on this godforsaken rock
NGOs funding the tent city are essentially aiding and abetting drug dealing on grand canal as well as other public order offences. Defund them immediately
Paul MurphyTD attacks small to medium businesses, the backbone of the economy, for rising cases. Where does he think the taxes come from to pay for all the free social services that he takes for granted? What an absolute clown
Just listened to RTÉ warning of 27C for a whole 2 days and, wait for it, 15C at night, making “heatstroke” likely. Would these temps cause heatstroke in July, for example, or is 15C in September somehow different to 15C in July? For those concerned, worry not, rain is on the way
Met Éireann. The new NPHET………. Jesus wept. Is there one politician in this country who will speak out against the delegation of powers to non elected groups????
It is startling and a reflection of the times we live in that people seem more concerned with the NMH providing terminations of pregnancy than providing world class facilities for delivery of babies. Strange times
What is the justification for insisting on masks at aviva? We are constantly lectured by NPHET and their media acolytes that they are simply following the science. So where is the science suggesting danger outdoors in a 95% empty stadium?
I hear that RTÉ were last week quoting a “specialist registrar” in infectious disease to bolster their scaremongering narrative. Just for those who are unaware, a specialist registrar is a trainee non consultant hospital doctor grade. This is entirely inappropriate
And centre of Ireland’s handling of the pandemic. Who is directly responsible for the lockdown policies that are causing, and will cause further economic meltdown, business closures, childhood education regression, mental health crises, domestic abuse crises, addiction crises,
@cilliandoyle87
“ terribly unqualified”? Can you please quickly outline all the qualifications of the other candidates please. Genuinely interested to know.
incredible how every single time we approach a reopening stage Nphet come out from under a rock and predict armageddon. every time. they are at it again. “trajectory” is wrong. and this with 91.7% population fully vaccinated. what are they therefore proposing?
Just checked both the
@IrishTimes
and
@Independent_ie
websites to see that the ONLY mention of the French riots was the funeral of the 17 year old that kicked it all off. Really? That’s the best you can do? Beyond a joke just how unfit for purpose irish journalism is…
@LeoVaradkar
@jacindaardern
You remain wildly out of touch Taoiseach. She resigned, most likely, because she has overseen the demise of her party and split her country in 2….. sound familiar????
1100 positive cases today and 22 in ICU “with” Covid. Exponential growth confidently predicted 9 days ago by “professor” Philip Nolan when cases were 1200 per day. Maynooth university needs look at its academic standards
Got a “misleading” alert for suggesting a father of a fit 16 year old with a heart problem out of the blue should ask the cardiologist about the possibility of myocarditis from you know what. It’s called doing your job. Twitter can kiss my you know what.
The response to C19 in ireland has been dictated by a single man with GP training + a diploma. If you want an alternative view you could listen to Dr Paul Alexander, an academic epidemiologist and health scientist from McMaster University, Ontario
The decimation of tourism and aviation industries, delays in treatment for Non-covid related illnesses, the isolation of the elderly and groups such as the deaf, and the policies that led to funerals and weddings being conducted in virtual isolation. These policies were pursued
He has never ONCE, incredibly, been questioned on the complete lack of a “pandemic plan” despite numerous “close shave”epidemics over the past decade and longer, a period that he has presided over the CMO office. I have also been savaged for questioning his qualifications,
based on what we now know to be very inaccurate and suspect modelling techniques, with numbers of deaths and hospitalisations wildly overestimated, and the refusal even in the face of overwhelming and well informed international opinion to even consider antigen testing in favour
Specifically in relation to epidemiology, immunology, and statistical analysis and data analytics, which I have experience in. Indeed, some people think the qualifications are irrelevant. Not me. I want the man deciding my children’s future to be qualified to do so
@hazechu
I don’t know where to begin on the ridiculousness of this tweet. So Kitty Holland is above reproach because she is female? And to criticise her equates to the assault of women?? You need to sit down and stay quiet…..
So using the sporting analogy I believe the referee (an Taoiseach) should have shown the red card on many occasions. In team sports if the referee blatantly fails his duty sometimes you have to “take out the man”
of more expensive and slower PCR testing. Under pressure from him, we had the longest and most severe lockdown in the western world and were “promised” our freedoms based on vaccine rollout. Another false dawn. He has consistently and constantly undermined the man he answers to,
Eurovision is a popularity contest. This is obvious. And Ireland consistently do terribly. Worth thinking about for all the virtue signallers out there who delude themselves that the rest of Europe love us. Oh, and those pesky brits came second
regularly appearing on television and radio without informing his superior, and is head of a body that was leaking recommendations to media prior to informing government of that advice. He does not tolerate dissent or probing questions, and positively bristles when challenged.
@john_mcguirk
What is relevant John is that this is an attack in broad daylight in a busy part of the city on the most vulnerable in society. It reflects the lawlessness that has unfolded, unchecked, under the stewardship of a minister more concerned with what you say than actions like these
Sam mcconkey on claire Byrne downplaying the vaccine. How predictable. This is the same guy that predicted 80000 deaths by may. Time to exit the stage Sam. You’ve overstayed your welcome
Socialists, and Irish ones in particular are in a lather not because they have some deep- seated love of Palestinians. It is because they have a deep-seated hatred of Jews. Why? Because Jews are everything that they are not. Self-starters. Self sufficient. Innovative. Smart. And
I see ISAG demanding full lockdown for “massive suppression” of an endemic common cold. The only thing that requires “massive suppression” is ISAG. These clowns couldn’t run a circus🤡🤡🤡🤡 🤡
2.4 million citizens who pay health insurance are now being told to get to the back of the queue so that
@SimonHarrisTD
can play politics with their health. To rub salt in wound 1/2 billion of their tax money being spent to keep their hospital empty. Insanity.
#cancelthecontract
Claire Byrne attacks michael O’Leary for not being a medic. True. But claire Byrne does not provide employment to thousands of people directly or hundreds of thousands indirectly. She’s pushing the long Covid argument. No scientific evidence it exists
70000 at stadium in Budapest today. British open will allow 32000 per day announced today. Meanwhile we bestow freedom of Dublin to the man who would have us all hibernating for another 2 years. Magic little country
Each and every member of ISAG should be brought before a committee of citizens to explain their actions during the lockdowns. And Gerry Killeen might want to bring a hurl. For his own protection………
Both New York Times and Wall Street Journal have now reported that C19 most likely was leaked from Wuhan lab. When will Irish media, in particular our fearless and intrepid RTÉ health correspondent
@FergalBowers
run with this story????
I never thought I would actively encourage enriching the legal eagles further but it is now time to start talking about a tribunal of inquiry into the handling of the pandemic. There MUST be repercussions for the actions of some
A lot of sneering comments on this platform towards Enoch Burke because of his background it seems to me. But at the heart of this is that he stood up for his beliefs against nihilistic nonsense. It is admirable
Decision of Tony Holohan to launch a grenade 6 days before reopening is an absolute disgrace. Enabled by the most feeble Taoiseach in history. So looking forward to govt canvassers calling to my door
#govtincompetence
I predicted one year ago that the architects and figureheads of the restrictions would move on before the sh1t hit the fan. Anyone left? Colm Henry next?
Irish colleges cancelled for summer for thousands of students. Virus more likely to spread in Gaeltacht than in home communities? Bizarre. Will be end of road for some bean an tí. Well done government. Another small industry destroyed
@MarxistSaint
The reason the “leafy” suburbs are “leafy” is because the people who live there do their best to make it “leafy”. You, too, could live in a “leafy” suburb if you could bother your arse to make it so. But I suspect you can’t……
Anybody who does not believe that Tony Holohan runs this country take a look at Garda actions in Dublin last night. They now take their orders directly from our NPHET overlord. Unelected. Unqualified. Unnecessary.
@jdubspear
@Independent_ie
Maybe your partner should have kept his thoughts to himself following the birth. Instead of parading the child around like a woke trophy. Just a thought………
The catastrophic effects of lockdown are now emerging from cost of living to elderly seeking medical attention for conditions they were too afraid to seek help for to the mental effects on our children including the ongoing crazy mask mandate which is affecting young kids
If the results of the referendum are confirmed, this is a disaster for the current government, media and NGO sector. Rather than focusing on issues that affect peoples lives such as healthcare, education, housing and public order, the government decided to go for what they
The real disease is not covid. It is the disease of obsession with “daily numbers”. Unless our under resourced ICUs are on the brink of overflow, I really don’t care about the case numbers
I see
@astaines
has come out of hibernation to pave the way for more of his kind. Demanding masks and restrictions. And NOT ONLY for Covid mind you. It is a miracle humankind has survived the last 100 centuries. Be on alert. These “experts” (sic) want your freedoms