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Gript's Fatima Gunning raises with Helen McEntee the case of Kadima Mbuye, who has accrued 8 indecent exposure convictions over a decade in Ireland and is now facing deportation. The Minister says she will decline to comment.

Gript's Fatima Gunning raises with Helen McEntee the case of Kadima Mbuye, who has accrued 8 indecent exposure convictions over a decade in Ireland and is now facing deportation. The Minister says she will decline to comment.

"What happens when they're full?" Gript Editor John McGuirk says that the Government's plan to build new asylum centres with 4,000 beds will make the problem worse, not better. https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/1294/215414/0/The-Tonight-Show

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan says that it will be up to the courts to define what "durable relationships" mean with "flexibility for a legal judgment in individual cases".

"Misinformation and disinformation can impact on election": Green Party Malcolm Noonan, Minister of State for Electoral Reform, responds to whether or not he did any assessment on how "misinformation" regulations could potentially be abused. Question by Ben Scallan.

"It applies to all online information": Ireland's Electoral Commission, which has the power to shut down alleged "misinformation" online, clarifies that its powers even extend to mainstream media publications and broadcasters like RTÉ.

Supreme Court Judge and Chair of the Electoral Commission, Marie Baker, clarifies the Constitution does not say "a woman's place is in the home," but merely that mothers provide an "important support" to society and shouldn't "have to go out to work" due to "economic necessity."

"There was some confusion...if you're in any doubt, contact your local authority": Ireland's Electoral Commission clarifies why some lifelong voters are claiming their name is not on the electoral register for the upcoming referendums. Question by Ben Scallan.

“Leave the farmers alone”: In an exclusive interview with @Ben_Scallan, Elon Musk has said that the Irish government’s plan to cut 200,000 cattle nationwide will have “zero” impact on the climate, and bets $1 billion that the impact would “not even be measurable.” Elon Musk, Demographics, Space X, X, Twitter, Big Tech, Climate Change, Tesla, Electric Car, Grok, Gript, Ben Scallan, Hate Speech Bill, Irish, Leo Varadkar, Heather Humphreys, Disinformation, Misinformation, Free Speech, Censorship, Twitter Files

“We’ll make sure that if there’s an attempt to suppress the voice of the Irish people, we’ll do our absolute best to defend the people of Ireland and their ability to speak their mind.” Elon Musk tells @Ben_Scallan that he will challenge the Irish hate speech bill if it becomes law.

"I'll bet you a billion dollars": In a Gript exclusive, Ben Scallan interviews Elon Musk on Helen McEntee's hate speech bill, how climate policies like cutting herd sizes will impact on Irish farmers, and more.

FLASHBACK: While this week asylum seekers were found in a refrigerated trailer in Rosslare, last month Gript asked Garda Detective Superintendent Derek McGuire about the role that border control plays in fighting human trafficking:

In 2019, a Fine Gael Cabinet Minister openly demanded a "national debate" on immigration "now", and said many of the same things that local communities are saying about migration today, except with minimal controversy. What changed, asks Ben Scallan?

"For Roderic O'Gorman to send down heavy-handed men to push people and shove women and children is totally wrong...what happened could have been avoided": Roscrea locals discuss asylum centre controversy.

Dutch academic, Dr Jan van der Beek, discusses research which predicts that immigration will cost the Netherlands €600bn by 2040. https://dr-janvandebeek.backme.org/

"Part of my job is to tell the truth about migration": Leo Varadkar recently said it's a “far-right myth” to say that refugees must apply for asylum in the first safe country they enter. Ben Scallan asks if he was spreading "misinformation" when he made the same claim in 2019: Leo Varadkar, Immigration, Taoiseach, Ben Scallan

BEN SCALLAN: “Disinformation” is just a long-winded way of saying “lies.” When governments say they want to “regulate disinformation,” they're literally talking about letting politicians regulate lying: #gript

"Your policy has produced this situation, nobody elses" - Gript Editor John McGuirk and Fine Gael Minister Neale Richmond have a heated exchange on the immigration crisis in Ireland. https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/1294/214717/0/The-Tonight-Show?_gl=1*16itkdk*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTg1NzE4MDM3Ny4xNzA0ODAwNTcx*_ga_Q61BX3L8E9*MTcwNDgwMDU3MC4xLjAuMTcwNDgwMDU3MC4wLjAuMzc3MTE3NzM3

A new report has shown that Irish business insolvencies in 2023 were at their highest level in 5 years. When asked about this, Finance Minister Michael McGrath said that "some businesses which may not have been viable were sustained" during the Covid lockdown by government supports. Question by Ben Scallan. #gript

It is "beyond belief" that some find it acceptable to drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Garda Supt. Jane Humphreys has said in a warning to road users. She added that "distracted driving" and "inappropriate speed" for the weather were factors in collisions. #gript

Leo Varadkar says it's a “far-right myth” and “misinformation” to claim that refugees in Europe have to stop at the first safe country they enter. But numerous politicians from his own government have been saying this for years. Ben Scallan comments: #gript

Brian Kallar has written a book provisionally entitled 'The Last Who Remember' about the wisdom he gathered from older Irish men and women who remember the great traditions and customs.

"I would emphasise the fact that it was a draft": Arlene Forster, the head of Ireland's national curriculum body, defends a proposal which would teach white Irish and male students that they have a "privileged status." Question by Ben Scallan. #gript

Life Institute has said that Safe Access Zone legislation coming before the Seanad on Weds is a "vindictive" measure that seeks to criminalise silent prayer and vigils in support of abortion-minded women. #gript

Justice Minister Helen McEntee says it's important to be "honest" about the high levels of immigration Ireland has seen recently, adding: "I don't think this is going to change any time soon." She also expands on her definition of "far-right." Question by Ben Scallan. #gript