Whistle-Blower Haugen explains how Instagram may lead teenagers to eating disorders

Whistle-blower, Frances Haugen ended several hours of testimony on how Instagram harms young people. Following this, Facebook responded on Twitter that she ‘has no direct knowledge of the topic.’ Senator Marsha Blackburn invited the company to testify about its research on teens., Frances Haugen brought to light that Facebook researchers who studied teenagers over the … Read more

Prisoner escaped from Cavan Prison

A prisoner has escaped from an open prison in Co Cavan. The prisoner who was convicted of drug related charges absconded from the low security Loughan House prison on Monday, The Irish Prison Service (IPS) said. Officers are trying to locate the prisoner and Garda in Cavan are assisting the investigation.

Much improvement in Covid prevention, says Nphet; State confirms 1,124 new cases

Department of Health confirmed 1,124 new cases of the virus in Ireland today. As of 8 am today, there were 349 people with Covid in hospital and 65 of them were in ICU. Meanwhile National Public Health Emergency Team’s (Nphet) Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group chairman Prof. Philip Nolan has indicated improvement in Covid prevention as … Read more

Russian crew blasts off to make world’s first movie in space

A Russian film crew has started their voyage to make the world’s first feature film in space. Director Klim Shipenko and actor Yulia Peresild started off to the International Space Station in a Russian spacecraft accompanied by the veteran cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov from the space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The movie is titled ‘Challenge’ … Read more

Biden lifts controversial abortion referral ban in Texas following huge protests

The Biden administration has restored the federal family planning programme where the clinics can refer women seeking abortions to a provider. The move comes following huge protests took place in Texas and many other parts of the country to lift the ban introduced by the then President Donald Trump. The programme was there under the … Read more

Massive WhatsApp Outage Today

WhatsApp users are currently unable to send or receive messages due to a severe outage. The popular messaging services, along with Facebook and Instagram, is experiencing a global blackout which has left customers disconnected from their online lives. Vodafone is also experiencing an outage as their customers are unable to access TV and internet. The … Read more

Global outage for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp; Users devastated

Social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp are currently facing outage due to unknown reasons. All the three owned by the social media giant Facebook has stopped working all over the world. Facebook is showing reluctance to connect and reach to the home page. No formal statement from the company on the issue … Read more

Daniel Murtagh sentenced lifetime for murdering former partner Nadine Lott

Daniel Murtagh from Clondalkin has been sentenced for a lifetime imprisonment following the jury found that he is guilty of murdering former partner Nadine Lott. Passing the sentence today, Mr. Justice Michael MacGrath called the murder of Nadine “brutal” and said that the evidence from gardaí and first responders who attended the scene in the … Read more

Winter and flu in Ireland; Health Minister urges vulnerable people avail flu vaccine

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has urged all eligible people in Ireland to avail flu vaccine ahead of winter season. The flu claims 200 to 500 lives in Ireland each year during winter and considered a serious illness by the health officials. All aged 65, and children between two and 17 years are eligible for free … Read more