Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived an assassination attempt earlier this year, has blamed the rhetoric of Donald Trump’s political opponents for contributing to the US President’s shooting.

https://gript.ie/slovakian-pm-fico-blames-trumps-opponents-for-shooting

A Senator has called for Ireland to ban the flying of foreign flags over State and government buildings, claiming that “no flag other than the Irish flag should be allowed."

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

“What kind of Republic is this?...We should be ashamed of ourselves”: A two-year-old child in Ireland has had to have a limb amputated because the surgery for limb reconstruction was “not available”, the Seanad has heard.

https://gript.ie/2-year-olds-limb-amputated-due-to-lack-of-surgery-seanad-hears/

A recruitment freeze at the Health Service Executive is to end today, confirmed yesterday by HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster.

https://gript.ie/hse-ends-recruitment-freeze-today/

JOHN MCGUIRK: Sinn Féin's apology to the voters amounts to an admission that the party's critics were right - the problem is that there is no way for them to regain that lost trust:
https://t.co/DKzd8fO8Ag

PREMIUM: Last week Gript asked the Electoral Commission about its plan to research the regulation of misinformation; the possibility of more widespread postal voting in Ireland; non-resident voting; lowering the voting age; and more.

https://gript.ie/postal-vote-video/

According to newly-elected Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman, Ireland’s hate speech bill should be passed within a matter of months.Ben Scallan says the Bill is still “an absolute disaster.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVgoxMuyMuY

"If you're going to deal with crime, I would rather you deal with people actually getting punched in the face, and mugged, and robbed, as opposed to tweets that may or may not be offensive in some people's subjective opinion."
Ben Scallan on the Irish hate speech bill on #VMTV.
Watch the full episode on the Virgin Media Player now: https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/1294

Glen Moore from the Irish Freedom Party addresses the crowd.

Anti EU Migration Pact protest in Dublin now. Chants of "No passport, not entry," "Mary Lou's a traitor," and "You'll never beat the Irish,".

JOHN MAC GHLOINN examines the "Scary Experiment" on farming taking place in Denmark - and asks why the vital role of farmers seems to attract punishment

https://gript.ie/the-scary-experiment-taking-place-in-denmark/

The network of those involved in Gaelic Games associations will contact the Minister about the policy of “male players” from age 12 competing in the female category, after the Minister said she would rule out allowing under-16s legally change gender.

https://gript.ie/ladies-football-group-to-contact-minister-on-trans-policy-after-gender-change-for-u16s-ruled-out/

Cork priest Fr Gabriel Burke has said after denying Minister Colm Burke communion that abortion is so high in Ireland that the Church has to make a stand.

https://gript.ie/the-real-victims-are-the-babies-killed-by-abortion-says-priest-who-denied-minister-communion/

A former nursing home in Birr, which was then used to house Ukrainian refugees - who were "devastated" at being moved - is now set to be used to provide accommodation to arrivals claiming asylum, the Department of Integration has confirmed.
https://gript.ie/elm-grove-house-former-nursing-home-in-birr-to-become-ipas-centre/

Multiple arrests made in Coolock after Gardai moved in on protest early this morning. Pepper spray was deployed by Public Order Unit; protesters threw missiles at Gardaí. The protest at the Crown Paints site has been ongoing for 3 months https://youtu.be/WxKeetRWA6A?si=OMam3sOS_TMGa_1T

Local councillors are amongst those who have reportedly been pepper-sprayed by Gardaí as tension spilled into disorder in Coolock after attempts to force through a large asylum centre was met with protests by locals.

https://gript.ie/coolock-councillors-reportedly-pepper-sprayed-trying-to-de-escalate-tensions/

One of Townbe owners lives in Switzerland, Far From the Madding Crowd. MATT TREACY on the company behind the proposed Coolock asylum centre which has pocketed more than €38 million for asylum services since 2021.

https://gript.ie/owners-of-proposed-coolock-asylum-centre-have-pocketed-more-than-e38-million-since-2021/

JOHN MCGUIRK: "The rioting we saw yesterday happened, in large part, because those who rioted feel as if they have nothing to lose and everything to gain from taking the law into their own hands.

Are they wrong?"

https://gript.ie/why-i-wont-bother-condemning-the-coolock-rioters/

A Swiss couple have been separated by the authorities from their daughter for over a year as a result of their refusal to consent to controversial ‘gender transition’ measures.

https://gript.ie/swiss-authorities-take-teen-as-parents-refuse-to-endorse-gender-transition/