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WATCH: Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton has denied all knowledge of controversial book “What’s The T?” by Juno Dawson, which contains graphic and inappropriate descriptions aimed at minors.
Ben Scallan argues that the Parnell Square attack should spark a broader discussion about citizenship, describing Riad Bouchaker receiving citizenship as a “disgrace”: “We hand out citizenship like sweets in this country with zero quality control.”
Asked whether Ireland should introduce language tests for citizenship, Tánaiste Simon Harris says Irish citizenship should be a “cherished gift”, and that “language is an important part of integration”. “I do think there is some merit in considering language proficiency.”
15-year-old activist Cara Darmody is staging a 50-hour protest outside Leinster House. With 22k children facing a 2+ year wait for HSE assessments, she’s calling out government law-breaking and demanding an emergency international recruitment plan for therapists. Â
Ireland is the only country in the EU that has no language requirements to become a citizen. Asked if this should be reconsidered in light of the Riad Bouchaker conviction, Taoiseach Micheál Martin rejects the idea, saying: “You’re juxtaposing citizenship with murder.”
Government TD Paul McAuliffe acknowledges that gardaà aren’t currently clear on whether or not they can pursue scrambler bikes.
Rory Hearne of the SocDems tells Gript that the surge in immigration and the housing shortage are not directly linked.
After 16-year-old Grace Lynch was killed by a scrambler in Dublin, her family got death threats from criminals for speaking out about anti-social behaviour. They told Gript about “revolving door” prisons, the lenient way youth offenders are treated by the State, and more.
Government not “implementing” laws concerning social welfare dependent migrants who “should be working”, says Aontú leader.
Despite living in Ireland for 20 years, Parnell stabber Riad Bouchaker still had such bad English that he needed an Arabic interpreter in court. He also uttered anti-Irish slurs and said Ireland was “shit”. Despite this, he was given citizenship. Asked by Ben Scallan whether there should be culture and language requirements to gain citizenship, […]
“I’m not interested – this isn’t about Sinn Féin”: Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill denies that the party are “hypocrites” in their approach to allegations of abuse cover-ups after Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction. Question by Brian Mahon of the Daily Mail.
Fatima Gunning discusses the trial of Riad Bouchaker, an Algerian man who attacked a group of school children with a 36cm kitchen knife in Parnell Sq.
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