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Irish government expecting 22k asylum seekers this year

Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman says his Department is projecting around 22,000 asylum seekers arriving in Ireland this year – a dramatic increase on the 13,000 that arrived last year.

May 20, 2024

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35:42

Meet the Candidates: Mary Fitzgibbon, Independent, Ireland South | PODCAST EP 4

Ahead of the June 7th EU elections, John McGuirk talks to long-shot Independent candidate for Ireland South Mary Fitzgibbon about whether she has a real chance to win, why she says we all need to have more children, and why reversing emigration is important to her as a parent. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/meet-the-candidates-mary-fitzgibbon-independent-ireland-south/

May 20, 2024

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35:08

Meet the Candidates: Peter Casey, Independent

Ahead of the June 7th EU elections, John McGuirk talks Independent candidate Peter Casey about why Ireland isn’t neutral; why he plans to seek the Presidency again if elected; and what he thinks he can achieve as an MEP. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/meet-the-candidates-peter-casey-independent/

May 18, 2024

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01:53

Minister questioned on Ireland’s “international obligations”

Asked if the government would consider whether some “international obligations” were actually outdated and bad for Ireland, Fine Gael Minister Heather Humphreys said: “Ireland is a very proud & active member of the EU. We make decisions collectively.” Question by Ben Scallan.

May 9, 2024

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05:48

Ireland should discuss lowering voting age to 16, says Minister

Senior government figures, such as Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty, have said that Ireland should discuss lowering the voting age to 16. Ben Scallan asks Doherty if this makes sense, given that 16-year-olds aren’t even allowed to drink.

May 8, 2024

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03:21

Mount Street tent city “not acceptable for migrants”, says Martin

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that “the State has within its power the capacity to make sure that we don’t have tents back up on Mount Street”, adding that it is “not acceptable for migrants” and that government has a “determination” to ensure it won’t happen again.

May 1, 2024

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02:05

Department’s failure to register sex offender “not satisfactory”

Tánaiste Micheál Martin says that the Department of Justice failing to register an asylum seeker as a sex offender, despite being aware of his offence for years, is “not satisfactory at all”. He added that the Department must “inquire as to why that happened.”

May 1, 2024

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Niall Boylan at The Countess’ RDS event last weekend

Niall Boylan says he would object to amendments in EU law that allow biological males into women’s single sex spaces

April 30, 2024

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54:45

The Elephant in the Room | PODCAST EP79

Sarah Ryan explains to John McGuirk why she has decided to manage Niall Boylan’s EU election campaign. Also, they talk about events at the Oireachtas committee on immigration, Helen McEntee’s bad week, and are smartphones the new “microchipping”? PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/the-elephant-in-the-room/ Available on Spotify & iTunes Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7kOPNDrvsxqXv8uicOotvP iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-week-that-really-was/id1653091194?uo=4 PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/the-elephant-in-the-room/

April 26, 2024

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Volatile scenes as government pursue unpopular immigration policy

Gardaí advance on and pepper spray protesters opposing an IPAS centre in Newtownmountkennedy in clashes last night. Gript captured front line images.

April 26, 2024

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05:44

Packed meeting hears local concerns over 3 IPAS centres in rural Wicklow

Wicklow Cllrs. say politicians are “running for the hills” to avoid having to face local concerns over IPAS centres in the garden county as key figures enjoy the financial benefit of the asylum crisis.

April 24, 2024

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01:29

Harris ‘pleased’ to re-appoint McEntee as Justice Minister

Taoiseach Simon Harris says that while his re-appointment of Helen McEntee as Justice Minister may have surprised some, it “didn’t come as a surprise” to him, adding that he was “pleased” to return McEntee to the job. Question by Ben Scallan.

April 15, 2024

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Satan Lives | PODCAST EP77

John and Sarah discuss Simon Harris’s cowardly reshuffle, the desired return of Kate O’Connell to frontline politics, the Cass Review, and the state of abortion politics, stateside. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/satan-lives/

April 12, 2024

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Standalone state asylum body will be the “Irish Water” of immigration – TD

“You can throw money at a problem and not achieve anything.” Michael McNamara TD says a dedicated asylum body would be the “Irish Water” of immigration: “a big unaccountable body that fails miserably.” “If you want to get thousands onto the streets that’s a good way to start.”

April 10, 2024

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50:25

TRSI 390 – Horses and sparrows

The urge to lower taxes and brutalise criminals; new polling; and the feasibility of a HSE for asylum seekers. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-390-horses-and-sparrows/

April 8, 2024

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