SF continue to rise in the polls; children with disabilities continue to be an afterthought; needle spiking comes to Europe; and minimum alcohol pricing goes down in flames.

 

https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/media/13486/evaluating-the-impact-of-minimum-unit-pricing-in-scotland-on-people-who-are-drinking-at-harmful-levels-report.pdf

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/07/needle-spiking-europe-britain-france/

 

https://extra.ie/2022/06/05/news/politics/former-minister-says-four-out-of-five-fine-gael-tds-seats-at-risk

 

https://gript.ie/fact-check-donohoe-previously-called-usc-an-emergency-measure-promised-to-abolish-it/

New study supports idea that long COVID is psychosomatic; polls show SF is now more popular than FF and FG combined; and the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard case.

 

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M21-4905https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_3oFRcTNHo

Another TogetherForSafety claim falls; the Biden Administration's disinformation board dies; and what the concept of the separation of church and state actually means.https://gript.ie/revealed-the-falsehood-repeated-again-and-again-in-the-dail/

Journalism is an industry flush with morals but lacking ethics; the HSE thinks meal deals should be illegal; and Alcohol Action Ireland is going to win regardless of which way the numbers go.

https://gript.ie/anti-misinformation-think-tank-spreads-trans-misinformation/https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/our-priority-programmes/heal/food-pyramid-images/daily-meal-plan-a4-michael-age-52.pdf

The building trade is going off the rails; what's actually happening with Roe v Wade; and Gary pulls apart another study, this time on religious teachers.

 

https://www.businesspost.ie/energy/state-to-double-imported-emergency-power-generators-amid-new-supply-fears-68f3b3e8

 

https://www.businesspost.ie/houses/all-local-authorities-to-be-contacted-over-potential-mica-problems-ad521130

 

https://gript.ie/significant-methodological-issues-with-recent-study-on-non-religious-teachers-fears/

 

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/non-religious-teachers-hide-beliefs-for-job-opportunities-study-1.4868122

Some days the media just picks a person and decides that person is either a hero or a villain, and how do you trust a media willing to misrepresent certain issues, and people, consistently?

https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-40862486.html

 

https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_international_surrogacy/2022-04-21/3/#spk_20

 

Author realizes her new book contains gross inaccuracies on live radiohttps://gript.ie/no-a-new-study-did-not-show-that-non-white-offenders-get-longer-prison-sentences/https://www.iprt.ie/site/assets/files/7076/iprt_the_rights-_needs_and_experiences_of_foreign_national_and_minority_ethnic_groups.pdf

The Minister for Justice has made illegal two things that were already illegal; the Government appears to be striving to cause resentment of Ukranian refugees; and the ICCL is back to claiming to be 100% independent, but it's not the Irish public who pay their wages.

The Taoiseach said Russia's actions in Ukraine constitute genocide, but doesn't bother to elaborate on that; the nation is stunned to discover officials in the Department of Health think little of Stephen Donnelly; and the Government discovers that saying you'll house 200,000 refugees is different than being actually able to house 200,000 refugees.

 

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/casual-contempt-for-donnelly-exposed-as-watt-lets-mask-slip-1.4847975https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.1_Convention%20on%20the%20Prevention%20and%20Punishment%20of%20the%20Crime%20of%20Genocide.pdfhttps://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/nowhere-for-10000-ukrainian-refugees-to-stay-by-end-of-month-cabinet-told-in-secret-briefing-41528511.htmlhttps://fivethirtyeight.com/features/emmanuel-macron-could-lose-frances-presidential-election/

Fine Gael are said to be trying to move to the economic right to bolster their polling numbers, but given their previous promises regarding the USC why would anyone trust them to tell the truth now?

 

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole-refugee-crisis-cannot-be-treated-as-opportunity-to-show-how-lovely-ireland-is-1.4839320https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tanaiste-leo-varadkar-trying-to-give-fine-gael-edge-with-centre-right-policies-d65s088wrhttps://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/pat-leahy-the-squeezed-middle-are-back-and-they-re-mad-as-hell-1.4842198https://gript.ie/fact-check-donohoe-previously-called-usc-an-emergency-measure-promised-to-abolish-it/

Turns out Irish people don't trust the media a whole lot; Ivan Bacik's first interview leaves something to desire; and Michael asks if you can trust foreign newspapers.

 

Roast Tomato and Smoked Bacon SoupIngredients40g butter8 tomatoes roasted1 onion1/2 leek2 celery sticks3 garlic gloves minced2 stock cubes100ml double cream100ml balsamic vinegar150g smoked baconMethod1 - In an oven tray place the tomatoes with the balsamic vinegar and a place of salt and sugar, roast in the oven at 200 degrees for 20 minutes.2 - In a saucepan saute of the smoked bacon, onion, celery and garlic in butter.3 - Add the tomatoes to the saucepan with the stock, cubes and simmer for 40 minutes.4 - Add the double cream and blend.5 - Add a pinch of sugar and taste for seasoning.