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Security at Crooksling IPAS centre leave asylum seekers standing in the rain after refusing to open gate.

Asked why Ireland is raising carbon tax when its emissions are a fraction of a percent of the world total, Finance Minister Michael McGrath says he hears this point "quite often". However, he says "We have to play our part" because "we are part of a collective European Union."

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that "the State has within its power the capacity to make sure that we don't have tents back up on Mount Street", adding that it is "not acceptable for migrants" and that government has a "determination" to ensure it won't happen again.

Gript reporter Fatima Gunning gives a first hand account of what happened in Newtownmountkennedy when riot police clashed with protestors last week.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin says that the Department of Justice failing to register an asylum seeker as a sex offender, despite being aware of his offence for years, is "not satisfactory at all". He added that the Department must "inquire as to why that happened."

Niall Boylan says he would object to amendments in EU law that allow biological males into women's single sex spaces.

Activist Kellie Jay Keen says "lies don't last" and that it's "impossible to imagine" how laws were passed in the UK and Ireland that allow violent men be house in female prisons.

Cllr John Snell speaking from the protest at Newtownmountkennedy today where a large crowd marched from the town to the proposed IPAS centre

Speaking at an event at the RDS, Countess CEO Laoise de Brún says the Gender Recognition Act must be amended in order to protect vulnerable women

"Big trouble here": A Palestinian asylum seeker living in the IPO tent city on Mount Street has told Gript that he can't sleep at night because as many as "10 or 11" other asylum seekers living in the tents are buying drugs. He asked to have his face blurred to avoid "trouble."

Gardaí advance on and pepper spray protesters opposing an IPAS centre in Newtownmountkennedy in clashes last night. Gript captured front line images.

Chaotic scenes at Newtownmountkennedy tonight as a local protest opposed to immigration centre clashed with gardaí who deploy riot shields and pepper spray

Gript Media reporter Fatima Gunning was pepper-sprayed this evening by a member of An Garda Siochána in Newtown Mount Kennedy, despite having repeatedly and audibly identified herself as a working journalist.

Asked about Michael McNamara's viral exchange with Helen McEntee this week, Taoiseach Simon Harris said he hasn't seen the Committee debate. He also said that Ireland would have to significantly improve asylum processing times by 2026 when the EU Migration Pact comes into force.

As radio presenter Niall Boylan launches his election campaign with the Independent Ireland Party today, Fine Gael TD Ciaran Cannon has accused him of being "polarising". Boylan responded: "I'll give him a hug if he needs it."

Wicklow Cllrs. say politicians are "running for the hills" to avoid having to face local concerns over IPAS centres in the garden county as key figures enjoy the financial benefit of the asylum crisis.

While Irish politicians were telling the public that it was a "red herring" to suggest the recent referendums may impact on immigration, FOI emails tell a very different story. “These people can never talk about the dangers of misinformation ever again," says Ben Scallan #gript

"There has always been music that is quite violent in its language": During a press event on knife crime, Justice Minister Helen McEntee is asked if she is aware of the impact of violent "drill" music in the UK and its rise in Ireland.

"When we're talking about a human-centred approach, we're not actually centering Irish people in Irish communities" - Gript Editor John McGuirk discusses whether the Government is "at war" with people on immigration.

"Is this not a ridiculous situation?": Justice Minister Helen McEntee is asked whether it makes sense for violent biological males who have threatened to attack women to be able to identify as women under Irish law. Question by Ben Scallan.

Female protester says she was "manhandled" and "pushed" by Garda public order unit at 'Newtownmountkennedy Says No' protest.

Taoiseach Simon Harris says that while his re-appointment of Helen McEntee as Justice Minister may have surprised some, it "didn't come as a surprise" to him, adding that he was "pleased" to return McEntee to the job. Question by Ben Scallan.

Protesters at IPAS site in Newtownmountkennedy say an alleged arson attempt is "playing perfectly into IPAS's hands" as large numbers of Gardaí are now patrolling the protest.

Sinn Féin is complaining that “nasty actors” online are saying they support open borders. To help explain why people are saying this, Ben Scallan takes a deep dive into their immigration policies going back decades.

“You can throw money at a problem and not achieve anything." Michael McNamara TD says a dedicated asylum body would be the “Irish Water" of immigration: "a big unaccountable body that fails miserably." "If you want to get thousands onto the streets that's a good way to start."