The Irish government offering foreign language voting guides to help asylum seekers vote in elections is a self-serving power-grab disguised as a good deed, says Ben Scallan
Sandra Adams of The Countess says the government have ignored the wishes of parents who have expressed concern over the ‘ideologically driven’ and ‘unscientific’ transgender ideology about to be unleashed on 1st to 3rd year students.
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien defends asylum seekers voting in local elections, saying that they should “have a say in relation to local democracy.” Question by Ben Scallan. #gript
“My name is Ms. Murphy and my pronouns are ‘she/her’”: Ireland’s official State curriculum body has urged teachers to introduce themselves to students by announcing their gender pronouns to the class. Ben Scallan comments: #gript
Irish Minister defends funding activist NGOs
New Zealand has finally dropped its Covid restrictions, in late 2023. But is the damage to their national reputation already done? Ben Scallan comments: #gript
Ireland’s official anti-disinformation body failed to provide a single example of disinformation when asked, despite its CEO claiming that electoral disinformation is spreading at an “enormous” scale. Ben Scallan reports: #gript
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.