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”
“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:
A protest is an assault on democracy but voting to restrict protests is apparently just dandy; Minister Catherine Martin gets involved in lease agreements for religious groups; and El Salvador’s murder rate falls yet lower.
Irish Green Party Minister Joe O’Brien repeatedly refuses to say whether he would fund a conservative NGO, before adding: “It needs to be in line with government policy of the day.” Question by Ben Scallan. #gript
Gript Media Editor John McGuirk on recent criticism from politicians and other journalists: We don’t censor news just because politicians believe the public might think the wrong thing if they heard the facts. #gript
“You’re misinterpreting what I said”: Green Party leader Eamon Ryan explains his objection to the expansion of Dublin Airport, and responds to whether his party believes that the environment should be prioritised over the growth of the economy. Question by Ben Scallan.
Today Taoiseach Simon Harris said that the rioting in Coolock over an asylum centre had “absolutely nothing to do with engagement with the local community about migration policy.” He said it instead was about “thuggery, lawlessness and the far-right.” Meanwhile, Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman said that there was significant engagement with locals on the asylum […]
Asked if Ireland’s significant teacher shortage is due to lack of investment, Education Minister Norma Foley says her Department is the “third highest spending” government department, and that “We have never had as many teachers employed in the system as we do currently.”
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 […]
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
John and Sarah talk the latest twists in Russia and Israel, Blindboy’s new RTE documentary, and the latest twists in the very, very, very unexciting general election. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/voting-our-way-through-ww3/ 00:00 Introduction and Personal Anecdotes 02:52 Philosophy and Stoicism in Modern Discourse 05:54 International Affairs: Russia and Israel 08:50 The Role of Ireland on the World […]
#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.”