Minister Paschal Donohoe confirms that the government can’t guarantee the upcoming referendum to redefine the family won’t result in polygamous relationships being legally-recognised in Ireland. Question by Ben Scallan.
Gript’s Fatima Gunning raises with Helen McEntee the case of Kadima Mbuye, who has accrued 8 indecent exposure convictions over a decade in Ireland and is now facing deportation. The Minister says she will decline to comment.
“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