Galway Councillor Noel Thomas speaks to Ben Scallan about his decision to leave Fianna Fáil, claiming that all main parties have become “totally detached.”
Medics call on the government to amend abortion policy to ensure ultrasounds are provided to women seeking termination in order to rule out ectopic pregnancy after a woman in Limerick almost died.
“I didn’t tweet in the way that you say”: Roderic O’Gorman previously shared a document in 8 languages saying Ireland would provide own-door accommodation for asylum seekers. Ben Scallan asks if this was a pull factor that contributed to the subsequent asylum seeker influx.
Defending her hate speech bill, Justice Minister Helen McEntee repeatedly claimed that Ireland currently has no laws prohibiting incitement to violence. Ben Scallan asks if this means it’s currently legal in Ireland to call for violence against individuals and groups.
Daughter asks why the government has ‘100s of millions’ to spend on health but ‘nothing’ for her 85-year-old mum who is suffering with dementia. The HSE said they ‘do not comment on individual cases’. Bloomfield and St. James’ Hospital didn’t respond.
“I don’t think [Simon Harris is] an effective Minister. I think he’s been a very poor Minister.” “[His] management skills…are sadly lacking.” “[His] failings in health are many and well-documented.” What did Simon Harris’ FF/GP colleagues say about him in years prior?
“It’s a bit like throwing a big house party, and then crying at the end of the night when your house is destroyed because there’s a thousand people after turning up.” – Cllr. Ken O’Flynn of the Independent Ireland Party on Roderic O’Gorman’s immigration tweets in 8 languages.
Healy-Rae warns against assisted dying: “In Canada if you go into an A&E seeking assistance [with] psychiatric problems, medical problems, whatever, you’ll be handed a leaflet on assisted dying, & it will be offered to you, for all intents and purposes, as a healthcare option.”
Getting information from Government is “like trying to get blood from a stone” say protestors in Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow where IPAS is planning to put migrant accommodation.
Gript’s Ben Scallan reports from Leinster House as Leo Varadkar resigns as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader.
“NGOs are always worth listening to”, even when they don’t reflect the public
“I certainly welcome the introduction of hate speech legislation into Ireland.”
Social Democrats MEP candidate for Dublin, Sinéad Gibney, says she would “absolutely support” hate speech laws, and all laws like it “at a European level” if elected.