Thousands attend ‘March for Jesus’ in Belfast: Organiser Pastor John Ahern of All Nations Church in Dublin says today’s gathering is significant, and that “the answer to society’s problems is not going to come through politics or philosophy or ideology.”
Ben Scallan reacts to an official HSE training video which claims that biological sex can change over time, and that “new pronouns are coming out all the time.”
“We have a State-funded article, reporting on the acts of State-funded activists groups”: Ben Scallan comments on the Irish Government’s funding of news stories.
Jason and Ben consider the reasons behind politics becoming a nastier business, as is claimed by so many in public office
The public is being asked for its views on the future of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme. Now’s your chance to let the Government know what you think of it.
“This is what actually damages democracy: The Irish Government’s own public consultation on “disinformation” regulations was 83% negative, but they ignored it and proceeded with their plans anyway without doing any analysis into how it might impact free speech. Ben Scallan reacts.
Ireland is losing one pub every 2.8 days, the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) has warned.
In response to recent reports of attacks on Indians living in Ireland, Ben and Jason discuss the apparently utopian thinking behind the Government’s understanding of large-scale immigration. PODCAST: https://youtu.be/6Urzbwf8S-U
Students should associate the Irish language with “pride” and “identity”, a Fianna Fáil TD has said, as he proposed a mandatory Gaeltacht stay as part of the Leaving Cert. Ben Scallan reacts.
We’ve launched something new: The Cost of Politics tracks exactly how much TDs, Senators, and political parties are costing the taxpayer. www.gript.ie/cost-of-politics
Following the Capel Street stabbing, a Fine Gael TD has said Ireland should follow recent UK policy as a good example of how to get knives “off our streets”.
“Children are becoming inoperable”: Gary Farrell of Scoliosis Ireland says it is a national crisis that children are languishing up to four years on HSE waiting lists for vital scoliosis surgeries. He tells Gript that repeated Government promises have not resulted in action: