Following the scenes in Coolock, Mary Lou McDonald says that locals should be “consulted” on asylum centres, but that they can’t “veto” them. “How is it consulting people when they aren’t even allowed to say no? What kind of consultation is that exactly?”, Ben Scallan asks.
Taoiseach Simon Harris admits that “there is no need for any new law” to ensure public safety, and that currently it is already illegal to “incite hatred”, “incite violence” or “threaten physical violence” against people, whether online or in real life, with or without new laws.
England’s recent unrest; the economic advisor to the Taoiseach has said that tech firms leaving Ireland could make “austerity look like an episode of Care Bear;” and sometimes a warning shot isn’t enough and other unpopular views. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-403-an-entirely-circular-room/ Available on Spotify & iTunes Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2BXBpMbjzeYJlwTIi3BmAK iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/trsi/id1502422176
In the first of 3 videos, Gript speaks to locals in Dundrum, Tipperary, who say that government actions in relation to IPAS centre is “abominable”. TD says locals protesting asylum centre are “shocked and devastated” by government
BREAKING: In a highly unusual intervention, Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl slams the cost of the Leinster House Bike shelter as “an embarrassment”, and says he will be seeking answers from the OPW.
Patrick O’Donovan (who was the Minister overseeing the OPW when the bike shed was approved) says he “wasn’t responsible” for the decision. He adds that “normally” when the OPW is before the Public Accounts Committee, they’re given a “hard time” over projects being late.
“I do believe that we need to move forward on this”: Justice Minister Helen McEntee confirms to Ben Scallan that the government will seek to pass hate speech legislation after the general election, during the next government term. #Budget2025
John and Sarah review the election, look forward to five more years of Micheál Martin, look at the strength of “vote left transfer left”, and also muse on the Toy Show, Hunter Biden, and the tragic case in New Ross. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/five-more-years-baby/
The child attacked at Parnell Square has stood for the first time since the attack. Here’s an update on the status of the trial. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding others enjoy. We need your support to keep publishing […]
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan says he knows that currently sentencing around issues like child abuse imagery is “controversial”, and says he is waiting to receive sentencing guidelines from the judiciary. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding others enjoy. We […]
BREAKING: A local councillor has said that a second asylum centre in Thurles has been approved, just days after the first one came to light, as he described the development as “shocking”. Read more: gript.ie/second-ipas-centre-approved-in-thurles-says-local-councillor ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or […]
“I think Jeffrey Epstein no longer being alive was convenient for a lot of powerful people” – John and Sarah discuss the announcement from the Trump administration this week that it considers the Epstein affair closed, and his suicide genuine. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we […]
In this week’s edition, John and Sarah discuss being male, pale, and stale, per an FG MEP, as well as the mounting Children’s hospital disaster, Simon Harris’s latest bright idea, and Michael McDowell’s palpable fury over Government misinformation in the referendum campaign.
Gary and Michael return from their time in the wilderness to discuss wind energy, a newly proposed tax credit designed to stop young people fleeing the country, and the likely outcome of Ireland’s overreliance on multinationals to keep the economy afloat. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-402-a-return-to-form/ https://www.thejournal.ie/offshore-wind-farm-ireland-2030-targets-6457011-Aug2024/ https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/08/1152841 https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-pte/profileoftradingenterprises2022/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yd3g1vw79o