Senator warns that activist groups are “likely to push gardaí and DPP into taking action” against people for possession of material subjectively seen as ‘hateful’ due to lack of definition in new hate speech bill.
Title: Citizens’ Assembly Recommends Push Towards “Plant-Based Diet”
‘You weren’t allowed to say it. I was told my trans surgery regret was OCD’. Gender de-transitioner Ritchie Herron shares his story. #gript
McGrath “calling for a referendum” on immigration
Tánaiste Micheál Martin says he is “very conscious” of “commitments” made during the 8th Amendment referendum, but declines to say whether he belives reneging on the 3-day wait would be breaking a campaign promise. #gript
“Sometimes people have their application for refugee status refused, but they will be granted leave to remain”: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar admits that some migrants are allowed to stay in Ireland even after their asylum claim is rejected, even if “they’re not genuine refugees.” #gript
“He’s an outright traitor”: Mattie McGrath had exceptionally strong words for Tánaiste Micheál Martin on his comments on the 3-Day Wait, and says it is an “abject disgrace” that the government allowed the abortion bill to progress to the next stage. #gript
Gerard and Penny who run a homestead in rural county Longford say slow living in the country side is an antidote to the chaos of modernity. Watch more: https://gript.ie/dublin-man-who-settled-in-rural-longford-explains-regenerative-farming-on-guided-tour-of-garden/
“They were economic migrants”: Ex-Irish immigration official Seán Deegan explains why he rejected 99% of asylum claims he heard. #gript
WATCH: Hundreds protest in Santry after Gardai pushed through a local blockade to establish a migrant centre for 300 men
“Every one of those 31,000 abortions is a child’s life that has been lost. We remember them.” A candlelit vigil at the Dáil on the eve of the anniversary of the repeal of the the 8th hears that the outcomes of repeal have been “horrifying”.
“Completely irresponsible”: Sociologist Michael Biggs speaks about the now-discredited Tavistock gender clinic, which the HSE sent children as young as 5 to for treatment. #gript