Griptmedia

"It was a stunt that backfired": Senator Michael McDowell says he believes the Attorney-General's advice on #Referendum2024 was leaked from "within government" to strengthen the case for the Care amendment in a "cynical move."

Leo Varadkar says he was "confident" the Yes side would win when he started the #Referendum2024 campaign, but in the last week became "increasingly concerned." He also responds to whether Neale Richmond's "serious consequences for immigration" claim contributed to the defeat.

"It's just the best Mother's Day present ever": Campaigner Maria Steen has hailed the win of the 'No' side in #Referendum2024 as a "victory for common sense." Laoise de Brún of The Countess says the result shows a disconnect between the public and the "NGO Industrial Complex".

Minister Roderic O'Gorman says the public's rejection of #Referendum2024 was not a rejection of the political parties who advocated for a 'Yes'/'Yes' vote, or a rejection of State-funded campaigning NGOs like the National Women's Council.

"We're very much in touch with the people." Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald denies being "out of touch" with her base after she supported a 'Yes/Yes' vote in the apparently defeated #Referendum2024, blaming the government for the referendum's failure.

Aontú's Peadar Toibín says the projected defeat of the Yes campaign in #Referendum2024 is a rejection of the Government, & that the referendum was about politicians "virtue signalling." He also called for a no confidence vote in Roderic O'Gorman, saying he "misled" the public.

Early tallies in the referendum indicate a massive 'No' victory, with some areas indicating a 'No' vote of over 75%. Ben Scallan reports from Dublin Castle #gript

"So a woman can have a penis?" "Well, quite clearly." Today Western politicians are celebrating International Women's Day - but do they know what a woman is? Gript takes a look back at Irish and foreign politicians' statements. https://youtu.be/euUn9UmfgGs

TDs calling for a 'no' vote have said that "€20 million" spent on the referendum would have been better spent on the needs of the Irish people.

TD Mattie McGrath calls on government to intervene as Tipperary man is facing jail after erecting a log cabin on his own land while planning permission is not required for refugee accommodation.

Minister Eamon Ryan has said the removal of the word ‘mother’ from the constitution will make the document “stronger” while calling for a ‘yes’ vote on Friday.

Referendum bills which will bring "huge uncertainty into fundamental law" were "put through in a matter of hours" with amendments "guillotined" says Senator Michael McDowell. #gript

Senior Counsel Cormac Ó Dúlacháin on referendums: "Not even the Oireachtas will have the power to decide" what 'durable relationships' mean.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin denies that Catherine Martin's "women in the home" claim was an example of "misinformation," saying that describing it as such was a "complete over-the-top reaction." Question by Ben Scallan.

Asked if there is a morale crisis within the Gardaí, Justice Minister Helen McEntee says that Garda members requested that the force's retirement age be raised from 60 to 62 to stay on longer, and that "many people believe it's a job worth doing." Question by Ben Scallan.

Education Minister Norma Foley is asked about the Leaving Cert calculated grades system, where students' individual results were "checked and reviewed" based on traits like gender and socio-economic status to ensure "equitable" outcomes. Question by Ben Scallan.

“Her opinion here doesn’t matter”: Mattie McGrath TD has said that Minister Catherine Martin’s refusal to retract her false “women in the home” claim, and her “bullish” insistence that she knows better than the Electoral Commission, represents a “subversion of democracy.”

Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness says that the government’s current immigration policy is “simply shambolic” and is “giving rise to a huge public reaction that is negative.”

Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness, ex-Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, says that Media Minister Catherine Martin has shown “poor judgement” in her handling of the RTÉ crisis, and says RTÉ may only be the tip of the iceberg regarding wasteful State-funded bodies.

'Lawyers for No' have called on the Irish people to reject both proposed constitutional amendments saying they could wreak havoc on family and succession law.

Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness, ex-Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, says that Media Minister Catherine Martin has shown “poor judgement” in her handling of the RTÉ crisis, and says RTÉ may only be the tip of the iceberg regarding wasteful State-funded bodies.

Mattie McGrath: “The thought that [asylum seekers] all get automatic medical cards is just a pure joke. It sticks in the craw of…all the other countless patients that are striving and begging to get a medical card, and they can’t.”

A solitary snowman keeps watch over Gardiner Place, Dublin as the first day of spring gets off to a chilly start. https://gript.ie/photos-dublin-city-blanketed-in-sneachta-as-met-eireann-issue-weather-warnings/

Roderic O’Gorman said that progressive groups who weren't supporting a 'Yes' vote in the referendum would have to explain why. Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness says this "sounded like a threat," and that O'Gorman was "out of order." He added that he is personally voting 'No'.

“They’re not Independent TDs, they’re Fine Gael lite”: Mattie McGrath has slammed Independent deputies who shot down a Dáil debate on the EU nature restoration law this week, complaining that “they keep voting with Fine Gael all the time.”