Housing Minister on why delivering housing is so hard: “Over the last number of years we’ve made a lot of decisions that I think were very good in isolation with really good intentions, but when you add them up, what we’ve actually done is tied ourselves in regulatory knots.”
A UN Committee has asked Ireland to re-run the Family and Care referendum, saying they were disappointed with last year’s result. Tánaiste Simon Harris’ response: “We absolutely will not be doing that.”
Thousands gathered in Dublin today at the All Ireland Rally for Life. Organisers say that the 50,000 abortions that have taken place since Repeal have set a grim record and that the government’s policies are effectively aborting Ireland’s future.
Gardaí from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau issue statement after successful prosecution of members of drug trafficking gang after €157m seizure.
A Cork TD has warned that the threat of cartel-linked drug imports arriving by sea is “a serious worry”.
Ben and Jason discuss Roderic O’Gorman and Co’s defiant trip over to Hungary to participate in a banned pride parade, and how it represents “circus politics” at its very best.
Holly Cairns will not be running for president, the Social Democrats have confirmed – but they’ve not ruled out backing another candidate.
EU to “force” Hate Speech laws on Ireland after their rejection, but will Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan, push back?
Tánaiste Simon Harris says “it’s not for me to say” whether Kneecap’s Glastonbury set was criminal.
Roderic O’Gorman claims that NGOs are independent of Government. Ben Scallan presses him this, given that some NGOs receive over 90% of their funding from Government, and Paschal Donohoe has admitted they’re only funded if they’re “consistent with the Programme for Government”:
Jason discusses with Telegraph columnist Michael Murphy the phenomenon of Garda recruitment drives in IPAS centres, while Irish applicants are turned down for seemingly trivial reasons. PODCAST:
“It would be irresponsible not to” – Simon Harris says the state will get involved in the design of student accommodation.