“Do you have any plans at all to address that?”: Ben Scallan presses Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan on his plans to deal with the trend of people walking free after being convicted of possessing child abuse images.
“The earlier a child gets an opportunity to engage in education, the better the outcome for the child, and the better the outcome for society as well”: Ben Scallan asks Norma Foley her message to mothers who want to stay home with their children, but can’t afford to financially.
“I may have gotten it across poorly”: Last week, Fianna Fáil AI spokesman Naoise Ó Cearúil questioned the “appropriateness” of the State doing business with companies whose CEOs are “anti-Government” or “anti-immigration”. This week he clarified his view in a Gript interview. MORE: Social Democrats TD Sinead Gibney, who is also on the AI committee, […]
A bombshell report by the US House Judiciary Committee has accused Coimisiún na Meán of censoring social media coverage of elections. On this week’s Gript livestream, Jason has a look at it and discusses Coimisiún na Meán’s role in the Irish media landscape. LIVE at 7pm 04/02/26
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Enterprise Minister Peter Burke says the Government is hugely concerned by the capacity of artificial intelligence to create illegal deepfake images of children.
Irish Government Department spent over €153k on flights and accommodation for the COP30 climate conference in Brazil
Minister Norma Foley says that Fianna Fáil will make “significant learnings” from the Jim Gavin debacle.
An article in Compact Magazine this week has stoked major debate online, making the case that a generation of young, white men was “derailed” by Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies. Jason discusses it on this week’s Gript Livestream.
“Are you going to have manners?”: In a sharp exchange, Taoiseach Micheál Martin was pressed by journalist Louise Burne on his handling of the Jim Gavin saga. He claimed there is an “agenda” to attack him in recent weeks.
The Government is facing fire for posting advice on how adults should navigate moving back in with their parents, and Jason is going to discuss why critics are absolutely right.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin denies US President Trump’s claim that European leaders are “weak”: “It depends how one defines strength”. Question by Jennifer Duggan of Bloomberg.