A Wexford Councillor has accused “Dublin-centric politicians” of encouraging “misinformation and anti-farmer propaganda” at a time when farmers are struggling. Sharing a photo of the controversial Go Vegan billboards which have been seen throughout the country in the past few months, Codd said: “while our farmers are watching their livelihood and rural Ireland’s way of life desecrated, […]
“These are the only black and tans we’ll be supporting”, shouted Mary-Lou amid rapturous cries of ‘Allahu Akbar’ from supporters, “and you can tell all the begrudgers to take a running jump off…”, at which point the microphone was cut and Smith awkwardly averted her gaze.
Labour Party Councillor Pamela Kearns shocked attendees at a public meeting about sex-education on Tuesday night when she informed the crowd that “babies do actually masturbate”. The packed meeting, held in Templeogue and open to the public, was organised by LetKidsBeKids, a group of parents concerned about proposals to radically change sex-education in primary and […]
Local elections in Hong Kong, the first since the wave of protests began six months ago, have seen massive gains by pro-democracy candidates. Hong Kong media reports suggest that 17 of the 18 local councils now have a majority of pro-democracy councillors. Nearly three million people votes – doubling the turnout in the last election […]
The British general election on December 12 will be held almost 101 years to the day since the 1918 general election in Ireland. The last time there was a democratic vote throughout the island on the same day, the outcome was a decisive victory for Sinn Féin which stood on the platform of Irish independence […]
The Polish general election held this month saw the Law and Justice (PiS) party led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski retain its majority in the Sejm. It took 235 of the 460 seats, on a 43.6% vote share, up 6% since 2015. The newly formed The Left or Lewica, which is supported by the despised Communist Party, […]
A slick new ad from the Government party right here, explicitly designed to stoke fears that Fianna Fáil would bankrupt the country if trusted with power: Everyone should watch this video. Has Fianna Fáil learned nothing? For more, see: https://t.co/f4uGy2PH0n #RecklessFF pic.twitter.com/hRIAb8BPSr — Fine Gael (@FineGael) September 8, 2019 The core criticism here is perfectly […]
Dr Robert Epstein says he has been centre or centre-left his entire voting life but he values his country and democracy more than any party, and that led him to speaking out. He was speaking to the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Hearing on Google and Censorship on July 16th 2019. Dr […]
Two first time women candidates who topped the poll in the recent local elections
Emer Tóibín elected as a first time councillor for Aontú in Navan and Máirín McGrath elected as a first time councillor in Cahir, Co. Tipperary.
Was there really a ‘Green Wave’, why did Sinn Féin’s vote take such a hit, and how did Aontú perform?
Election 2019 analysis from our panel at Gript.
‘It’s a viral video but the message is serious’: Ben Gilroy talks to Gript News as his European election video nears 1 million views ahead of the vote tomorrow.