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Fewer than 72,000 people have registered to vote in Ireland’s new Seanad Higher Education constituency despite an estimated eligible electorate of up to a million. https://youtu.be/_RZBKpWk54c

Cllr Malachy Steenson hits out at decision to rule his motion on north inner city policing out of order - saying the public are well aware that Gardaí are before the courts charged with assisting organised crime and drug possession. https://gript.ie/steenson-motion-on-north-inner-city-policing-ruled-out-of-order/

A man who gave Gardaí a false name when he was caught driving while disqualified has been spared jail. The accused was previously caught driving without a licence on four occasions. https://gript.ie/tech-recruit-driving-with-no-licence-gave-gardai-fake-name/

Dún Laoghaire District Court has heard that a woman with a long history of “mental health issues” is currently homeless as she waits on the social housing list. https://gript.ie/court-hears-woman-with-mental-health-issues-homeless/

O'Flynn presses Taoiseach on whether he has confidence in Dr Ebun Joseph, after the State Rapporteur said  'Let it go - we need teachers who do not have to speak Irish'. "If another State appointee had made those comments, this House would be in uproar." https://gript.ie/oflynn-challenges-taoiseach-over-racism-advisors-irish-remarks/

Gardaí have arrested an individual in relation to the alleged assault of Michael Healy-Rae. https://gript.ie/arrest-made-in-healy-rae-assault/

Sinn Féin’s meeting with Scottish and Welsh Independence campaigners may have “set back Irish Unity” and represents a strategic error, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has claimed. https://youtu.be/74x4P2sEY6I

The father of the late Grace Lynch has said he is "demoralised" following revelations that just six gardaí will receive pursuit training this year: https://gript.ie/dad-of-grace-lynch-demoralised-as-pursuit-training-stalls/

Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has released a defiant statement following yesterday’s attack in Dublin: https://gript.ie/michael-healy-rae-breaks-silence-after-assault/

Cllr Malachy Steenson hits out at decision to rule his motion on north inner city policing out of order - saying the public are well aware that Gardaí are before the courts charged with assisting organised crime and drug possession. https://youtu.be/DUAwF2bnqAc

PAT COYNE: Councillors clash over proposal to give Bohs’ massive cut-price lease. Cllr Ring said it amounted to “nearly half a million euro” in foregone rent, and the deal subsidised a club that “made over a million in Europe this year”. https://gript.ie/half-million-euro-row-as-cllrs-clash-over-bohs-cut-price-lease/

PETER CADDLE: Officials in Brussels reportedly failed to tell the leaders of EU member states that Canada would be joining the political bloc. https://gript.ie/brussels-failed-to-tell-eu-members-that-canada-is-joining-bloc/

We're making this FREE to read today because of enormous public interest in this story. Please SUBSCRIBE to Gript to keep us reporting the news others won't. https://gript.ie/membership/ NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: Why are so many Somalians on the Dublin Housing List? https://gript.ie/why-are-so-many-somalians-on-the-dublin-housing-list/

An Offaly TD has accused the Minister for Housing, James Browne, of refusing to provide clarity regarding the future of the Clonminch modular accommodation units in Tullamore. https://gript.ie/td-minister-fails-to-clarify-use-of-clonminch-modular-unit/

Scottish detransitioner, Michael Kerr, says underlying issues related to mental health were ignored as he was “affirmed” into taking cross-sex hormones, which he says he regrets. https://youtu.be/9DU0shox00c

An attack on Kerry TD, Michael Healy-Rae, who was hospitalised and needed stitches after being assaulted while in his car in Dublin yesterday, has been widely condemned – with the Justice Minister describing such aggressions as an “attack on democracy”. https://gript.ie/attack-on-michael-healy-rae-widely-condemned/

Tánaiste Simon Harris has rejected a Fianna Fáil councillor's proposal to randomly drug test politicians, but warned against the "creeping normalisation" of illegal drug use in Irish society: https://gript.ie/harris-rejects-mandatory-drug-testing-for-irish-politicians/

PAT COYNE: Councillors clash over proposal to give Bohs’ massive cut-price lease. Cllr Ring said it amounted to “nearly half a million euro” in foregone rent, and the deal subsidised a club that “made over a million in Europe this year”. https://gript.ie/half-million-euro-row-as-cllrs-clash-over-bohs-cut-price-lease/

"We didn't consult with a wider membership on this": GP group admits it did not survey or ballot its members on the three-day reflection period for abortion, despite advocating for its removal. TDs from across political spectrum "shocked" by admission: https://gript.ie/gp-group-admits-it-did-not-survey-members-on-three-day-wait/

TDs say all Councils must release data on housing lists after the revelation that 42% of those on the Dublin City Council list were not Irish - with 8.8% Somalian. One TD said the figures may be replicated across 'every local authority to some degree'. https://gript.ie/tds-call-for-all-councils-to-release-full-data-on-housing-lists/