DONAL HORGAN: "When push comes to shove, it seems class really does count especially when Ireland’s quality get to look down their noses at working people and call them names."

https://gript.ie/political-royalty-irelands-bourgeoise-working-class/

Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, has said that the UK will be the world’s “first truly Islamist country with nuclear weapons” under a Labour government.

https://gript.ie/the-uk-will-be-an-islamist-country-under-labour-says-jd-vance/

In 2022, a memo warned the Irish government that a large asylum seeker influx may damage "social cohesion", particularly among "deprived communities".
In light of this, Ben Scallan asks Minister Eamon Ryan if the State holds any culpability for the Coolock riots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUcE2294-xg

US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has said that she will not be resigning, despite her agency failing to prevent former President Donald Trump from being shot.

https://gript.ie/secret-service-director-wont-resign-despite-trump-shooting/

The population of the Republic of Ireland could exceed seven million by the year 2057 in a “high migration” scenario outlined by the Central Statistics Office.

https://gript.ie/republic-of-irelands-population-could-exceed-7-million-by-2057/

KEVIN MYERS: Ireland depending on wind energy is as sensible as Ireland depending on the potato, and will end much the same way.

https://gript.ie/reliance-on-wind-power-in-ireland-is-a-recipe-for-a-climate-disaster/

"I have never seen myself as a career politician": Leo Varadkar has announced that he will not be contesting the next general election, saying that he is leaving politics "at a time when the Fine Gael party is in good shape."

https://gript.ie/leo-varadkar-will-not-contest-next-general-election/

“No flag other than the Irish flag should be allowed”: A Senator has called for Ireland to ban the flying of foreign flags over State and government buildings, claiming that the current approach is “just crazy”.

https://gript.ie/senator-calls-for-ban-on-non-irish-flags-over-government-buildings/

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien praised the conduct of the Gardaí during the Coolock riot, saying: "The Guards in their approach yesterday, from what I saw, carried out their duties with incredible restraint. And I personally want to thank them for what they did yesterday as well."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM-G3lvkWso&t=97s&ab_channel=GriptMedia

xThe Government is currently looking at more than 30 large buildings for use as accommodation for migrants claiming asylum, as numbers continue to rise, with a 94% rise in applicants to June 2024 compared to the previous year.

https://gript.ie/30-large-buildings-identified-for-use-as-asylum-accommodation/

Women in Ireland continue to have their first baby later and later in life, the CSO has said, with the fertility rate expected to drop significantly by 2037.

https://gript.ie/average-age-of-first-time-mothers-in-ireland-increasing-says-cso/

"The issue of single homeless people is steadily getting worse, and ambitious measures must be taken to provide these people with a roof over their heads." 

https://gript.ie/issue-of-single-homeless-adults-a-ticking-timebomb/

NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: Just as in Coolock, across the country more and more protests will take place. How many Gardaí will be required to quell them all? The chaos created by the state's disastrous polices - not the bogeyman 'far-right' - is unsustainable.

https://gript.ie/coolock-george-floyd-and-why-brute-force-wont-make-migrant-centres-popular/

Armed children are alleged to have hijacked a bus in Limerick City and threatened the driver only days after a female driver was shot in the face by an air gun on the same route.
https://gript.ie/limerick-bus-hijacked-by-armed-children-before-being-driven-to-ambush-location/

One of the owners of the proposed asylum accommodation centre in Coolock had no qualms about kids causing a “commotion” and “protesting” in favour of a popular cause, writes MATT TREACY. No prizes for guessing which one. 

https://gript.ie/coolock-asylum-accommodation-owner-is-doing-his-best-to-save-planet-earth/

TD Carol Nolan has said she is “directly accusing” the Government of pursuing asylum policies that “threaten to utterly destabilise the social order with no long-term benefit to either genuine asylum seekers” or “those who will now be in direct competition for vital services,”

https://gript.ie/td-carol-nolan-slams-unadulterated-greed-and-profiteering-over-asylum-policy/

JASON OSBORNE: Whether it’s on the streets of disadvantaged communities or in the pages of climate reports, the State is increasingly revealing that it prefers the language of coercion to consultation.

https://gript.ie/consultation-when-it-suits-the-government-coercion-when-it-doesnt/

UK researchers have created a drug that “dramatically” extends the lifespan of mice by over 20%, and claim that “the drugs could have a similar effect in elderly humans.”

If it did work similarly on people, here’s what it might mean for your lifespan:

https://gript.ie/new-drug-extends-life-in-mice-by-over-20-researchers-claim/

A man and a woman in their 70s and both travelling in the same car have died after a two-car collision in Co. Donegal.

https://gript.ie/man-and-woman-killed-in-donegal-collision/