WATCH: In a landmark speech in Munich, U.S. Vice-President JD Vance lashed out at suppression of free speech and freedom of association in Europe – pointing towards censorship of political parties, of Christians, and of peaceful pro-life prayer activists.
The reaction to JD Vance’s speech highlighting the many failures of Europe’s elites - outrage and denial - brought to mind the eloquent words of Genghis Khan: 'If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.'
Sport Ireland has awarded a €400,000 contract for a media research project on gender representation, according to a notice posted on the Government procurement website.
“Dubliners deserve to feel safe in our city”: A murder investigation has been opened after a man in his 30s was fatally stabbed just off Grafton Street this morning:
MATT TREACY on Guoqing Wu whose companies owe Revenue more than €1.5 million but who seeks a planning exemption to make an asylum centre of the Abbey Hotel. He is the latest potential IPAS entrepreneur to secure financial backing from an Israeli company.
“It's not a fashionable thing to say”: A senior economist received pushback during an Irish TV debate this week for saying that the “scale of immigration” Ireland has seen in recent years has put pressure on housing demand:
The Government has been accused of deliberately “sitting on” the revelation that the Arts Council spent almost €7 million on a failed IT project until after the general election, with one TD saying they took voters “for fools”:
The Medical Council has set up an advisory group, and did not deny that they told an applicant from Pakistan that it was challenging to assess intern training from that country as there was a wide variety in the type of training provided there.
“I can confirm that I am aware of the reports”: Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan is aware of reported Islamist terror threats against St. Patrick’s Day events in Ireland.
"It's not good enough by a long shot": FF TD and Leas-Cheann Comhairle John McGuinness, who previously served as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, says there is "little or no appetite within Government to take the steps that are necessary to protect taxpayers' money":
"It's not good enough by a long shot": FF TD and Leas-Cheann Comhairle John McGuinness, who previously served as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, says there is "little or no appetite within Government to take the steps that are necessary to protect taxpayers' money":
Labour’s finance spokesman has said the Irish State doesn't have a systemic waste problem "at all", adding that “We do not want...some kind of [Elon] Musk-inspired DOGE-like entity" in Ireland that goes around firing civil servants:
114,466 Ukrainians have been granted International Protection status in Ireland since March 2022, however it is “not possible” to say how many have since left the State, according to the Department of Justice.
A Romanian national has been jailed for 8 years for causing "disfiguring" injuries to a homeless Irish man last year.
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DEBATE: John McGuirk and Ben Scallan set out the pros and cons of the US-proposed peace plan for Ukraine. Here, Ben writes that the most important thing is to stop the killing today, and worry about tomorrow when it comes: https://gript.ie/debate-trumps-ukraine-peace-plan-is-practical-and-sound/
05.03.202517:20
DEBATE: John McGuirk and Ben Scallan set out the pros and cons of the US-proposed peace plan for Ukraine. Here, John writes that it bears a striking resemblance to what those in Trump's orbit said caused the war in the first place:
Over the past decade, Irish political parties have received more than €165 million from the taxpayer - a quiet financial pipeline that cements political power
PREMIUM: MATT TREACY: The owner of 131C Slaney Road is Peter Fitzpatrick, previously described as aiming to be “king of the diamonds”, and the application for an asylum exemption was made by the leaseholder.
THEO MCDONALD: The drums of war are beating, and Simon Harris is committing €700 million to Ukraine, but why is Dublin following London in maintaining the facade of an eventual Ukrainian victory in this proxy war?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is “ready to come to the negotiation table” with Donald Trump, and that it is “time to make things right” in order to “get a peace that lasts”.
JOHN MCGUIRK: Opposition politicians love nothing better than calling for referenda on things ranging from housing to neutrality - but they have nothing to say on the public being on the hook for €26billion in climate fines without being consulted once. https://gript.ie/yes-there-should-be-a-referendum-but-not-on-neutrality/
05.03.202510:19
LAURA PERRINS: Today is Ash Wednesday, and thus begins my annual pretence that I'm really going to give something up for lent. https://gript.ie/perrins-lent-fasting/
04.03.202521:16
Étáin and Máire Ní Churraoin have exploded in popularity on the Irish music scene in recent years. The duo’s name – An Chéad Ghlúin Eile (The Next Generation) – sums up their mission: to bring their love of Irish music and language to the next generation.
A man who slashed a homeless man who was in a tent outside the Irish Time building on Townsend Street, Dublin 2 last year has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
