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 gardaí 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.
100% Redress TD Charles Ward has claimed new research suggests that up to 51,000 homes may be affected by defective concrete.
Labour’s Ivana Bacik asked what restrictions on abortion, if any, she does support.
“The Taoiseach believes that we have a parliamentary system, but at the same time is ignoring his parliamentary party”: Aontú leader Peadar Toibín slams Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s reasoning for not holding a referendum on the Triple Lock.
The Social Democrats will “absolutely” support Ruth Coppinger’s bill seeking legal recognition for “non-binary” genders, the party’s health spokesman Padraig Rice has told Gript.