in Ireland, opposition parties and the media live in mortal fear of being accused of “playing the race card”. Merely expressing scepticism of any policy in relation to immigration runs the very real risk of being called a racist.
It has previously been reported that 90% of those presenting for asylum are eventually refused residency here.
Recipients of the awards announced by Minister O’Gorman include Muslim Sisters of Eire, LGBT Ireland, the Immigrant Council of Ireland and the Irish Refugee Council.
The political correspondent for the Sunday Independent, Hugh O’Connell, had an article in Sunday’s edition titled ‘Religious orders stall on joining redress scheme.’ The sub-heading of the article is ‘Mother and baby home survivors wait as negotiations continue with Government.’ Let us take a critical look at those claims in more detail, because the best […]
The Government has passed legislation which critics say will ensure that records of controversial mother and baby homes will remain sealed for 30 years. The Bill was passed by 78 votes to 67, despite strong opposition in the Dáil. Minister for Children, Roderic O’Gorman, refused to take amendments to the bill. The Commission of Investigation […]
Actor John Connors has issued a major apology for leading what he describes as a “homophobic crusade” against Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman. Mr. Connors was the most prominent speaker at the so-called “hands off our kids” rally which attracted around a thousand people to Dublin last weekend in the aftermath of online reporting about the […]
Tatchell influence on sex-ed?: Ind TD Mattie McGrath today asked the Minister for Children and the Minister for Education to clarify whether Tatchell or his foundation or organisations had any input or influence into sex education programmes or other policies in Ireland.
The left, far and near, are still vexed over last Saturday’s protest outside Leinster House. ‘Anti Fascist Action’s’ Facebook page is like what you might find when a soccer hooligan firm loses face after fleeing ignominiously from some “tasty geezers.” They refer to someone at the rally as wearing the “cheapest wig in the shop,” and […]
Plans to make it far easier for children under 16 to legally change their gender are “not a good idea”, according to Psychotherapist and Author, Stella O’Malley. She was responding to the new Minister for Children, Roderic O’Gorman, who said children should be able to do so once a GP signs off on it and their parents […]
“Hands off our kids” – up to 1000 protesters outside the Dáil call for the resignation of the new Childrens’ Minister, following his controversy with alleged child-sex apologist Peter Tatchell. #gript
The new minister for children welcomed an alleged child-sex apologist to a Pride march in 2018. Are parents homophobic for being concerned about this? Ben Scallan comments. #gript
Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín TD has called on the government to allow children their childhood, and not drag children as young as 5 years old into adult gender politics. “The new Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman seeks to change the law to allow for 16- and 17-year olds self-declare their gender possibly without parental consent. The […]