Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín outlines his party’s plan to crackdown on State waste, including making it easier to sack senior civil servants who squander public funds. #GE24
The incoming US Donald Trump administration is moving to establish a “Department of Government Efficiency” tasked with eliminating State waste. Independent Ireland leader Michael Collins says he “absolutely 100%” support setting up a similar independent agency in Ireland. #GE24
Paschal Donohoe responds to a question from Daniel Murray of the Sunday Business Post about Fine Gael’s spending plans and the underlying deficit of billions in its spending plans when windfall corporate tax receipts are excluded.
Migration
At the launch of Fine Gael’s #GE24 law and order policy today, Ben Scallan asked Justice Minister Helen McEntee if she had any plan to address the problem of offenders caught with child sex abuse imagery being let off with fully suspended sentences. This was her response.
#GE24: Moments after saying politicians should be “respectful” and avoid “personal” attacks, Taoiseach Simon Harris said he has “no intention” of apologising for calling incoming US President Donald Trump a “gowl”, and says he doesn’t think this will damage Irish-US relations:
WATCH: Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald tells Ben Scallan that immigration into Ireland isn’t too high – it’s just poorly managed: #GE24
“We have a good track record here, we’ve done a lot”
In the run up to #GE2024, Gript’s Ben Scallan asked Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD for his pitch to right-leaning voters who may feel that his party isn’t strong enough on immigration for their liking. Here was his response:
Party leader Mary Lou McDonald says she believes she has struck the right balance for #GE2024 with 71 candidates.
Teacher Mary Creedon talks about the influence of transgender ideology on the DCU SPHE course
“Very upsetting”: Teacher Mary Creedon criticises Minister Norma Foley for dismissing her claims regarding DCU’s publicly funded SPHE course as “misrepresentation”, and talks about the influence of transgender ideology on the course, saying that “it was assumed everyone agreed with it.” . This article is premium content Get unlimited access to Gript Support Gript and […]