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The Irish government’s spending has increased by almost 50% in the space of 5 years
Protesters at Thornton Hall asylum site say many “have their heads in the sand” about the size of the asylum seeker facility.
Irish politicians from almost every party consistently use the same talking point: that communities have “no veto” over who lives in their area. Helen McEntee said that such a veto would be used “by those who simply don’t want this to happen at all.
Detective Chief Superintendent Séamus Boland says that just possessing such a vehicle can be considered evidence of organised crime.
“It’s an unfortunate trend”
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Crowds mass in central Dublin to await the arrival of Ireland’s olympic team after the country’s best-ever performance at the games.
Minister Paschal Donohoe says he thinks the projected timeline of 4 years to roll out contactless payments on Dublin’s public transport is too long and he “would like to see it done quicker.” However, he says the Leap card system is “already really successful and popular.”
“We still have a population that’s growing”: Ben Scallan asked if the Irish government plans to promote bigger families. Minister Paschal Donohoe said that such measures aren’t being discussed, adding: “I’m not sure they’re as needed in Ireland as they are in other countries.”
Taoiseach Simon Harris distances himself from a letter in which President Higgins gave the Iranian regime his “best wishes”, saying the letter is not government policy: “We have fundamental differences with Iran, and I’ll always continue to call out their human rights abuses.”
Taoiseach Simon Harris admits that “there is no need for any new law” to ensure public safety, and that currently it is already illegal to “incite hatred”, “incite violence” or “threaten physical violence” against people, whether online or in real life, with or without new laws.
Minister Roderic O’Gorman was asked for his message to locals who don’t want an IPAS in their area, even after “community engagement”. O’Gorman said that “after the initial arrival of [asylum seekers], everything settles down,” because people’s “worst fears are never realised.”
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