#GE24: Ben Scallan asks Micheál Martin if he accepts that ruling out a government with Fine Gael in 2020 was a lie, and if he will “apologise” to the public:”Do you accept that you lied?””We made commitments. We weren’t in a position to follow through on those commitments.”
On Michael Dwyer’s death. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-417-we-know-not-how-late-the-hour-is/ Available on Spotify & iTunes Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2BXBpMbjzeYJlwTIi3BmAK iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/trsi/id1502422176
“Derek Blighe should have been in that debate” – John and Sarah discuss the RTÉ debate, and the campaign where all the parties agree and are having fake rows about nothing of importance. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/debate-from-hell/
Dublin dad faces prospect of jail after erecting cabin to house wife and kids on family land without planning permission. Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/vrcomFI4rZA?si=YINEYW913oMV27QD
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin says it is “disappointing” that some political parties didn’t publish a manifesto before the general election debate, meaning their policies couldn’t be as scrutinised. #GE24
Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman admits that he has put in planning objections previously, but defends this on the basis that “Not every planning application is a good planning application.” #GE24
Ben Scallan: “What would Labour’s pitch be on the issue of immigration?” Ivana Bacik: “…We are a party that believes in the value of diversity. We stand firm against the politics of division and hate.” #GE24
“We have an open mind about that” – Taoiseach Simon Harris says Fine Gael might consider offshore processing of migrants in a European context, and says his party no longer wishes to use hotels to accommodate asylum seekers:
In the 2020 General Election, it was widely agreed that Sinn Féin ran too few candidates to maximise their electoral impact, while in the local elections earlier this year, they ran too many. Party leader Mary Lou McDonald says she believes she has struck the right balance for #GE2024 with 71 candidates.
“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.