1/15 There's a rewriting of history by people who wanted lockdowns, and questioning it sees the worst gas-lighting and abuse. So a rare thread on my part dealing in facts, not in emotion, and thus removing making it personal. 2/15 It's often said 6.5m died of Covid, but this is misleading for a number of reasons. A) There's the OF versus WITH debate. B) Many sadly would have been killed by Covid no matter what we did, as seen by nursing homes in lockdown and so on around something you can't keep out.

During lockdown, to state short, medium and long-term consequences was met with the worst of abuse and semi-successful cancellation. Now the consequences have started, there are attempts to veil, ignore and move on fast. But let's not for a moment. Some facts, not conspiracy. 1/? On inflation, stopping production and printing money at record rates was always going to be catastrophe. People say it's Ukraine but it started well before that even if it's making it worse. EU inflation in January was 5pc, in November 4.9 pc. In US by November it was 7pc. 2/?

A thread. This was a meeting that most in the events industry didn't know about with @cathmartingreen on September 2. One week later a €5m scheme announced. Half of applicated got nothing but some are directors of businesses that got repeated grants worth huge amounts. Micheal McNamara (not TD) is a director in the following companies -
* R.Dubh Pub LTD - €57,000 - Galway - (2020)
* Strange Brew LTD - €185,222 - Galway
* R.Dubh Pub LTD - €182,021 - Galway
* Theocrest Limited - €199,931 - Galway
Total: €624,174 given to the same director.