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.
“We’re not Switzerland”: Taoiseach Micheál Martin shoots down the idea of any sort of referendum on the Triple Lock, saying that under Ireland’s political system, politicians can change the policy “if that is our wish”, because “we’re democratically elected.”
“There’s a clear view that you bring to this questioning…that’s certainly not neutral language”: Tánaiste Simon Harris hits back at Ben Scallan’s question as he is asked about the three-day wait.
People Before Profit refuse to answer a Gript question about the Triple Lock, refusing to speak to Ben Scallan and dismissing the question through their press officer. An Irish Times journalist then repeats Gript’s question, which Paul Murphy immediately answers.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin says he has “no issue” with the Government doing research into the potential free speech impact of misinformation regulations.
“What do you attribute that to?”: Ben Scallan asks Energy Minister Darragh O’Brien how he explains the fact that Ireland has the highest energy prices in the EU after over a decade of investing in renewables.