A rural independent TD has called in the Dáil for the licence fee to be spread around other organisations, including VIrgin Media and Gript, to end what he calls RTÉ’s “monopoly” on funding. “I want to talk about the broadcasting aspect of the Bill,” said Cork South-West TD Michael Collins during a Dáil debate on […]
16 nursery students and 2 teachers have been wounded during a knife attack at a créche in China. Footage of the suspect being arrested by police has been circulating on social media following the attack in the Guanxi region of southern China. According to Xinhua, Chinese State-run media, two of the children were seriously injured, […]
Following the resignation of his Dáil seat, former Fine Gael TD, Eoghan Murphy ,will receive €61,320 in termination payments over the next eight months. In his role as a TD, Mr Murphy earned a salary of €98,113 per annum which determines the payoff he will receive as he resigns his seat. The lump sum is […]
Michael Collins, one of the original three-man crew of the first manned mission to the Moon, has passed away at age 90 after “a valiant battle with cancer.” Collins reportedly passed away Wednesday, and “spent his final days peacefully, with his family by his side” according to his relatives. During the Apollo 11 mission in […]
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), an international cross-party group of parliamentarians, yesterday launched a global campaign calling on the World Health Organisation (WHO) to invite Taiwan to participate in the World Health Assembly planned for next month. The campaign, titled Let Taiwan Help, argues that Taiwan’s response to COVID-19 was “a great example to […]
The shock announcement comes less than a day after four DUP MPs and 22 DUP MLAs signed a letter of no-confidence in the DUP leader.
The eurosceptic Irish Freedom Party has called for a referendum on what they describe as the government’s “more radical” immigration proposals, saying that “on a matter of profound change, the Irish people should have the final say”. “The Irish Freedom Party are calling for a referendum on recently announced plans relating to immigration,” the party […]
Independent Donegal TD Thomas Pringle has slammed Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris for failing to address issues affecting third level students, and spending too much time on the teen social media site TikTok. “We hear more from Simon Harris on Covid-19 issues than on the issues affecting our tens of thousands of third level […]
Italian police have arrested over 30 people suspected of being members of the Nigerian Black Axe mafia – a “black-liberation” group known for committing rape, mutilation and ritual murder. According to police, the group face about 100 charges, including drug trafficking, human trafficking, prostitution and internet fraud. Allegedly, this gang used Bitcoin in order to […]
Justice Minister Helen McEntee appeared evasive yesterday when asked about how her department would prevent future instances of illegal immigration by Gript reporters. “Minister, your department is planning to give amnesty to tens of thousands of illegal immigrants later in this year,” asked Gript’s Ben Scallan during a press conference on Tuesday about a new […]
Young Fine Gael is not an organisation that customarily evokes our sympathy, here at Gript. It is, after all, the youth wing of the largest party of Government – a Government that has, over the past year, led an almost relentless assault on people’s civil liberties and freedoms. Signing up to Young Fine Gael means, […]
Many Irish people will be familiar with the old English phrase to describe an atmosphere of complete chaos: “It’s Bedlam in here”. Fewer, perhaps, will be aware of where the phrase comes from. In the 1300s, London’s first hospital for the mentally unwell was opened – St. Mary’s Bethlehem hospital, better known as Bedlam. In […]