Prof Mattias Desmet on ‘mass formation’ during the Covid period, the social isolation and anxiety that drives it, and on the danger of a ‘technocratic state’ based on the theory of ‘man as a machine’. Prof Desmet writes at: https://mattiasdesmet.substack.com/
Irish Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe says he “respects” the decision of groups like the National Ploughing Championship to not accept cash payments at events. #gript
Parents and educators say that schools may be held responsible for harm caused to children by teaching trandgender ideology in schools, as a new curriculum comes into play next month. #gript
FF Junior Minister on the hate speech bill: “We have a serious communications job to do”
Mothers in Ballybrack, County Dublin say they are concerned for the safety of their community after learning that 60 male asylum seekers are to be moved into the area.
Two arrested at protest outside proposed direct provision centre in Ballybrack, Dublin.
The controversy around libraries is not about banning books, or LGBT issues, but around concerns that 12 year olds can be told how to use Grindr and how to order puberty blockers online, says Jana Lunden.
SPHE curriculum encourages kids to research transgender celebrities and make presentations on how to support trans people and what language not to use.
“There are some people who are privileged in society as opposed to others”: Tánaiste Micheál Martin is asked about the SPHE draft curriculum which says that white people, Irish people and males have a “privileged status” in society. Question by @Ben_Scallan: #gript
Think Local is a movement which seeks to connect people at a grassroots level to explore alternatives to global food provision and healthcare says Sara Haboubi
“In what way is this credible?”: Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee is asked how activists and government-funded NGOs who have campaigned for hate speech laws for years can be cited as evidence that her hate speech bill is popular. #gript
“It is in fact an explicitly political institution” – Gript Editor JOHN MCGUIRK argues for the defunding of RTÉ on Newstalk. Listen Back: www.newstalk.com/shows/the-hard-shoulder-234864