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Minister Paschal Donohoe defends the Government using taxpayer funds to support “diverse” election candidates, like women and ethnic minorities, calling this money “well spent”: “We need a Dáil that has more women in it…more groups and traditions that reflect our country.”
A Judge expressed “grave concern” that Roderic O’Gorman’s department stopped funding The Child Law Project: a body that monitors court cases of vulnerable children in State care, which often exposes Tusla’s failings. O’Gorman explained “We can’t just extend their funding”
The Irish Government’s Hate Crime Bill aims to protect “genders other than that of male or female” and recognise them in Irish criminal law. To show how widely this idea can be applied, Senator Sharon Keogan spent 25 minutes listing “genders” to Justice Minister Helen McEntee.
Independent Ireland Cllr. Paul Hogan of Westmeath tells Gript that every Irish council has the legal power to block “temporary dwellings” in their jurisdiction, including temporary asylum accommodation, and that citizens can lobby their local councillors to use this power.
“Was that not something that was considered before?”: Ben Scallan asks Dublin Lord Mayor James Geoghan if it wasn’t “abundantly obvious” that people would start ripping open bin bags on the street to get deposit return bottles once there was a financial incentive to do so.
John and Sarah discuss the latest developments in sex ed, the passage of the hate crime bill, the government clearing the decks for an election, and why John has full blown Trump derangement syndrome, God love him.
Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman tells Ben Scallan that he is “pleased” that the hate crime bill was passed, and adds that the Green Party will “certainly” be pushing to pass new hate speech legislation if they are still in Government after the upcoming election.
John and Sarah discuss the new Cillian Murphy “Ireland was awful” movie and it’s predictable acclaim; offer final thoughts on the Trump/Harris campaign, and discuss issues that won’t come up in Ireland’s general election: PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/small-lies-like-these/ 03:13 Cultural Reflections on Ireland’s Past 06:02 Critique of Modern Cultural Narratives 08:51 The Impact of Historical Narratives on […]
“I’ve never seen a race like this” – John McGuirk talks to legendary Republican strategist Karl Rove about what to expect tonight as the Harris/Trump votes come in, and what key counties to watch in Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/trump-v-harris-k…cts-the-election/
“Very upsetting”: Teacher Mary Creedon criticises Minister Norma Foley for dismissing her revelations on explicit sex-ed on the DCU course as “misrepresentation”, and reveals more about the controversial course, including being called “people with vulvas.” WATCH FULL | PREMIUM: https://gript.ie/norma-foley-said-is-untrue/
Gript asked Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald for her pitch to any working class citizens who may have voted for Sinn Féin in 2020, but grown disillusioned with the party over issues like migration, hate speech laws and perceived “wokeness” ahead of #GE2024. This was her reply.
John gets a deserved spanking from Sarah over his Trump Derangement Syndrome, The US election gets thoroughly analysed, and a look forward at the very short three weeks campaign to come here in Ireland. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/orange-man-good/ 02:55 The Shift in Voter Sentiment 06:14 The Impact of Campaign Messaging 08:56 Reactions from the Media and Political […]
Minister Paschal Donohoe says Fine Gael “won’t be recommending” the closure of QUANGOs and State agencies in the upcoming election, saying they are “highly accountable” and that “the majority of the time they do use the country’s money in the way the country wants.”