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.
Previously said politics should be “respectful”.
#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:
“The largest ever Party Leaders’ debate.”
“We have a good track record here, we’ve done a lot”
In the run up to #GE2024, Gript’s Ben Scallan asked Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD for his pitch to right-leaning voters who may feel that his party isn’t strong enough on immigration for their liking. Here was his response:
€10 billion overhaul of the public transport system.
Party leader Mary Lou McDonald says she believes she has struck the right balance for #GE2024 with 71 candidates.
General Election 2024 has been officially declared, with Taoiseach Simon Harris saying that the “sovereign” people of Ireland “deserve good government”:
Minister Paschal Donohoe says Fine Gael “won’t be recommending” the closure of QUANGOs and State agencies in the upcoming election, saying they are “highly accountable” and that “the majority of the time they do use the country’s money in the way the country wants.”