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FLASHBACK: In 2016, just 19 days before a general election, then-Minister of State Simon Harris told the public that it was Fine Gael’s “absolute commitment” to do away with the “hated USC” over the lifetime of that Government, stating: “We need to abolish it.”
Emotional scenes on Dublin’s Henry Street as crowd gathers to mourn the death of Yves Sakila. Mr Sakila had a history of shoplifting from Arnotts.
A Wicklow family who are caring for their daughter with leukaemia, while facing homelessness, say they are “too rich” for social housing and “too poor” to get a mortgage.
Aontú candidate for Galway West Orla Nugent says she was with the fuel protesters almost every day, and says the carbon tax should be scrapped for the duration of the cost of living crisis.
“[Other candidates] claim to be opposition, but they agree with the Government…whether it’s on open borders, whether it’s housing…they all believe that your uncle can be your auntie.” Independent Cllr. Malachy Steenson discusses his run for the Dublin Central-by-election.
A big push last week saw various EU accounts and officials claiming that freedom of the press is a cherished value in Europe. Jason examines the claim on this evening’s Gript livestream. Live at 7pm 06/05/2026
A roundtable on SURROGACY in Westminster should also happen here because the issue has not been subject to real scrutiny, campaigners say.
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirms he believes that children can be transgender, but says he doesn’t want to be drawn into “culture wars like they have in the UK”: Gript – “Do you believe that a child can be transgender?” Taoiseach Micheál Martin – “Yes – I do believe [that].”
The US Department of Justice has accused a major anti-racism charity of funding extremist groups between 2014 and 2023. Jason considers the Southern Poverty Law Centre and its influence overseas. Live 7pm 22/04/2026
“I’ve dealt with that”: Taoiseach Micheál Martin declines to answer a question from Gript about whether he accepts any of the Fianna Fáil backbencher criticisms of his leadership in recent weeks are accurate. Â
Last week the Government announced they would postpone a carbon tax hike originally scheduled for May 1st until October. Now Tánaiste Simon Harris says he wouldn’t rule out postponing carbon tax hikes again in October if high energy prices persist into the winter period.
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