Also: Hate speech dropped, free gp care for under 18s, and the Government will give your baby a grand.
At the launch of Fine Gael’s #GE24 law and order policy today, Ben Scallan asked Justice Minister Helen McEntee if she had any plan to address the problem of offenders caught with child sex abuse imagery being let off with fully suspended sentences. This was her response.
The Minister implies that millions of people have the right to come here if they wish. She is wrong. They do not.
Election 2024
#GE24: Moments after saying politicians should be “respectful” and avoid “personal” attacks, Taoiseach Simon Harris said he has “no intention” of apologising for calling incoming US President Donald Trump a “gowl”, and says he doesn’t think this will damage Irish-US relations:
“We have a good track record here, we’ve done a lot”
If voters don’t think voting for them is necessary, then they need to think it desirable.
When brother turns on brother.
He wasn’t insulting teachers, but his critics certainly are insulting our intelligence.
They had 5 years to do it.
In Ireland, the choice is between energy, experience, and change. Those aren’t ideas, but marketing slogans.
General Election 2024 has been officially declared, with Taoiseach Simon Harris saying that the “sovereign” people of Ireland “deserve good government”: