‘Meanwhile the Manx government is ‘in bed’ with the genocidal regime’
RTE reports here that one of its journalists has left China fearing persecution. Yvonne Murray had reported extensively on human rights abuses and the use of forced labour and concentration camps holding hundreds of thousands of the Uighur minority in Xinjiang province:
“Irish journalist Yvonne Murray, who reports for RTÉ News and Current Affairs from China, has been forced to leave the country because of mounting pressure from the Chinese authorities.
“Ms Murray, who is married to BBC China Correspondent John Sudworth, said they took the decision to leave with their three children after coming under increasing surveillance and intimidation by the authorities.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar s department contacted Dunnes Stores last week over its supermarkets selling non-essential goods and its website offering click and collect services, the Sunday Independent has learned.
The contact from Department of Enterprise officials resulted in Dunnes Stores removing references to its click and collect service from its website, which as of last Thursday stated that this service is temporarily unavailable in the Republic.
Last Wednesday the same section of the website said customers could choose to have their online order delivered free to their selected store .
Under Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions click and collect is not permitted, with the Government saying last week it may be possible from next month as part of a phased return of non-essential retail.
Sinn Fein has called on Leo Varadkar to resign or be sacked after a Garda inquiry into his leaking of a confidential document was upgraded to a criminal probe.
Mary Lou McDonald called the leak of a doctors’ pay agreement by the then-Taoiseach to his friend “an abuse of power” and said “politically this can’t be tolerated”.
The Tanaiste has admitted that in April 2019, while he was Taoiseach, he sent a copy of a doctors’ pay deal between the State and the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) to his friend, Dr Maitiu O Tuathail.
Dr O Tuathail was head of the rival organisation, the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP), at the time.
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The Director of Public Prosecutions will decide whether or not any laws may have been broken and whether or not criminal charges are appropriate.
Mr Varadkar has denied any wrongdoing and offered to meet with gardai to answer any questions they may have.
His spokesman said: The gardai have not been in contact with the Tanaiste about this matter. Last month, on foot of media reports, his solicitors contacted the gardai to confirm his willingness to meet them and provide a statement.
Leo Varadkar factfile (Image: Express) His legal advice is that he has committed no offence and looks forward to the matter being concluded.
Sinn Fein has called on Leo Varadkar to resign or be sacked after a Garda inquiry into his leaking of a confidential document was upgraded to a criminal probe.
Mary Lou McDonald called the leak of a doctors’ pay agreement by the then-Taoiseach to his friend “an abuse of power” and said “politically this can’t be tolerated”.
The Tanaiste has admitted that in April 2019, while he was Taoiseach, he sent a copy of a doctors’ pay deal between the State and the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) to his friend, Dr Maitiu O Tuathail.
Dr O Tuathail was head of the rival organisation, the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP), at the time.