Jade Hayden is the editor of Her.ie.
Bridgerton was a hit. This is a fact. And because of this fact, it is only right that we speculate about a possible season two and where the scandalous story is going to go next. Although the show has yet to be officially renewed for a second season, given the immense success of its first, […]
Happy January. Or rather, happy Dry January. For those of you succeeding in going the entire month without a drop of alcohol, a genuine well-done to you. You’re killing it, fair play. For the rest of us though, going cold turkey might be proving a tad difficult this year. That doesn’t mean, however, that we […]
The move has been backed by EU art ministers. Multiple large-scale concerts are in motion for this summer to mark the expected end of the Covid-19 pandemic. Proposed by Minister for Arts Catherine Martin, the events are expected to take place across EU member states during the summer months and will feature performances from some […]
“In our times we should never forget the pain that was created.” The State and the Church “bear heavy responsibility” of the Mother and Baby Homes, President Michael D Higgins has said. In a statement released today, the President said that the State must take “primary responsibility” for the treatment of the thousands of women […]
Many payments were not taxed at source last year. 420,000 people are set to receive a tax bill following payments received under the government’s Covid payments schemes. The majority of recipients of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (71%) and over one third of people (33%) who received the Pandemic Unemployment Payment underpaid tax last year. […]
Officials are working towards a “phased return” to schooling. Schools could reopen for children with special needs next week. Following talks between the Department of Education, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) and Fórsa trade union this morning, it is looking likely that such schools could reopen on January 21, alongside special classes for children […]
Potentially unsafe levels of aflatoxins were found in the products. Several pet food products have been recalled in the United States following the deaths of at least 70 dogs. Midwestern Pet Foods recalled its Sportmix brand and other labels of pet food this week after 70 dogs died and 80 others became ill. An investigation […]
People are also drinking more too. Irish people are smoking more since the beginning of the pandemic, a new study has found. According to research conducted by the Marie Keating Foundation, the majority of smokers have been smoking more cigarettes per day than they did at the beginning of the pandemic. Of those who smoke, […]
“Some part of me did not want to hurt an old man…” Gabriel Byrne has recalled contacting the priest who sexually abused him. The actor, who is best known for his roles in The Usual Suspects and Hereditary, told of the event in his new memoir, Walking With Ghosts. Dublin born Byrne said that in […]
When will lockdown end in Ireland? It’s the age-old question people have been desperately seeking the answer to this year, last March, last June, and again last winter. Last year it seemed as if the arrival of the vaccine would mean an end to tight restrictions, surging cases, and restrictive movements, and yet here we […]
This week marked the release of the investigative report into Ireland’s Mother and Baby Homes. The report, revealed on Tuesday, detailed the lives of the women and children who lived in 18 homes from 1922 to 1998, the abandonment they experienced after becoming pregnant outside of marriage, the isolation they were subjected to through no […]
“The State’s duty of care was not upheld, the State failed you.” Taoiseach Micheál Martin has issued an apology to the survivors of Ireland’s Mother and Baby Homes. Speaking to the Dáil this afternoon, Martin said the treatment of the women and children admitted to these homes was a “direct result” of the State’s actions […]