Media Minister Catherine Martin when asked if she accepts that people boycotting the TV license don’t want to fund RTÉ in any way: “What I would say to that is that the TV license is the law of the land, so it needs to be paid…it funds public service broadcasting.”
IGNORED: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar walks out of a press briefing as Ben Scallan is mid-sentence asking about government ministers spreading referendum misinformation.
Media Minister Catherine Martin is asked if she will delete a tweet in which she falsely claimed that the Constitution says “a woman’s place is in the home” – a claim which was explicitly contradicted by her government’s own Electoral Commission. Question by Ben Scallan.
Von Der Leyen has done an “exceptional” job as EU chief – Donohoe
Catherine Murphy, the former co-leader of the Social Democrats, previously said that Irish people had “white privilege,” even during periods of historical oppression. Ben Scallan asked the current leader, Holly Cairns, if this is still the party’s position.
Senator Michael McDowell, who previously served as the Attorney General, Justice Minister and Tánaiste of Ireland, says it would be “a huge challenge” for the courts to say that polygamous relationships do not count as “durable relationships” if the referendum to redefine the family passes.
Senator Michael McDowell, Ireland’s former Attorney General, says he “rejects completely” the idea that the family referendum won’t impact immigration law, and says it will be “in the interest” of “economic migrants” to mount legal challenges regarding family re-unification. WATCH the full video: https://youtu.be/4R7_awvtrCk
Senator Michael McDowell – Ireland’s former Attorney General – has accused the government of “propagating lies” on the upcoming referendum, saying that it’s “about time” that the “disinformation campaign” stops. Watch the full interview with Ben Scallan now:
Numerous Irish Ministers have suggested that the Irish Constitution says a “woman’s place is in the home” ahead of the referendum – a claim which the Electoral Commission has confirmed is false. Ben Scallan presses Minister Norma Foley about this “constant” misinformation:
Asked how the public can have confidence in the MetroLink line given the overruns of the National Children’s Hospital, Paschal Donohoe says the State successfully delivers “the majority” of projects “in line” with expected costs and “roughly on time.” Question by Ben Scallan.
In Dublin today Germany’s Finance Minister spoke to Ireland’s Michael McGrath about ending illegal migration: “The people do not accept this. The solution is control…We stop illegal migration into our welfare state…we make the choice who we invite into our labour market.”
Thousands marched through Dublin to demand immigration controls