“What happens when they’re full?” Gript Editor John McGuirk says that the Government’s plan to build new asylum centres with 4,000 beds will make the problem worse, not better. https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/1294/215414/0/The-Tonight-Show
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan says that it will be up to the courts to define what “durable relationships” mean with “flexibility for a legal judgment in individual cases”.
Minister asked if he’s considered how “misinformation” laws could be abused
“It applies to all online information”: Ireland’s Electoral Commission, which has the power to shut down alleged “misinformation” online, clarifies that its powers even extend to mainstream media publications and broadcasters like RTÉ.
Supreme Court Judge and Chair of the Electoral Commission, Marie Baker, clarifies the Constitution does not say “a woman’s place is in the home,” but merely that mothers provide an “important support” to society and shouldn’t “have to go out to work” due to “economic necessity.”
“There was some confusion…if you’re in any doubt, contact your local authority”: Ireland’s Electoral Commission clarifies why some lifelong voters are claiming their name is not on the electoral register for the upcoming referendums. Question by Ben Scallan.
Elon Musk hits out at Irish climate plan to cut 200k cattle
Elon Musk commits to challenging Irish hate speech bill
“I’ll bet you a billion dollars”: In a Gript exclusive, Ben Scallan interviews Elon Musk on Helen McEntee’s hate speech bill, how climate policies like cutting herd sizes will impact on Irish farmers, and more. https://x.com/griptmedia/status/1749840385688408432?s=20
FLASHBACK: While this week asylum seekers were found in a refrigerated trailer in Rosslare, last month Gript asked Garda Detective Superintendent Derek McGuire about the role that border control plays in fighting human trafficking
In 2019, a Fine Gael Cabinet Minister openly demanded a “national debate” on immigration “now”, and said many of the same things that local communities are saying about migration today, except with minimal controversy. What changed, asks Ben Scallan?
“For Roderic O’Gorman to send down heavy-handed men to push people and shove women and children is totally wrong…what happened could have been avoided”: Roscrea locals discuss asylum centre controversy.