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“This Motion is a distraction": Cllr slams motion calling on Stormont to tackle ‘far-right radicalisation’ of young men after unrest over Belfast ‘attempted beheading': https://gript.ie/cllr-sdlp-motion-on-radicalisation-of-young-men-a-distraction/

A suggestion by Minister of State, Niall Collins, that the TV licence fee which funds RTÉ be collected by the Revenue Commissioners rather than An Post drew the ire of online commentators - even as RTÉ complained of a €20 million shortfall. https://gript.ie/anger-as-collins-suggests-tv-licence-collected-by-revenue/

Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan has refused to say whether it was a mistake to grant Irish citizenship to Parnell Square attacker Riad Bouchaker: https://gript.ie/minister-refuses-to-say-bouchaker-citizenship-was-a-mistake/

Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan refuses to say whether it was a mistake for the State to grant Irish citizenship to Parnell Square attacker Riad Bouchaker, and refuses to say whether he will revoke Bouchaker's citizenship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXZbjUnlyoQ

An Indian man who went on a public masturbation spree one month after arriving in Ireland is to be deported next week after he completes his prison sentence, as he has “no entitlement” to stay. gript.ie/public-masturbation-spree-student-to-be-deported

A 68-year-old Irish man has appeared before Dublin District Court after he was charged with two counts of rape related to alleged offences in 2003. https://gript.ie/man-68-charged-with-two-rape-counts-brought-to-court/

A man who stabbed his parents and younger brother to death at the family home in Drumgowna, Co Louth, accepts he caused their deaths but denies murder, the Central Criminal Court heard today. https://gript.ie/man-accepts-killing-parents-and-brother-but-denies-murder/

A young Irish kickboxing team who took 15 medals at the WAKO World Youth Championships – with one teenager Ryan McConalogue achieving double gold – has been hailed as an inspiration to young people and an example of resilience and  community-building. https://gript.ie/young-kickboxers-double-gold-medal-win-an-inspiration/

FF's Dara Calleary says false electoral statements by politicians don't count as misinformation, and denies that Micheál Martin broke a political promise when he said he would not go into coalition with FG: "I don't see them as broken political promises, Ben - that's your spin." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvE_G-4DqJU

A Dublin businessman who had his right leg amputated above the knee after a motorbike collision has told a court the crash “altered every aspect” of his life and impaired the growth of his company. gript.ie/motorcyclist-who-lost-leg-in-crash-speaks-of-devastating-toll

Healy-Rae traffic attack accused granted High Court bail, judge 'not convinced' incident was politically motivated. gript.ie/healy-rae-assault-accused-granted-bail

In this week's edition of 'Beyond the Pale', Cormac Lucey and David Quinn discuss the budget and how every politician wants to be Santa and no-one wants to be Scrooge. They explain why Social Democracy is the default position of Irish politics, and that one day we will need a 'Scrooge' who is willing to rein in public spending. Charlie Haughey emerges as an unexpected hero. PODCAST:  https://gript.ie/podcasts/why-santa-is-bad/

With locals increasingly noting scarce housing being given to “persons with no connection to the local area”, MATT TREACYsent the Regulator for the Approved Housing Bodies questions on the allocation of social housing to former IPAS residents. https://gript.ie/the-regulator-and-allocation-of-housing-to-former-ipas-residents/

PETER CADDLE: The European Union and France have provided financial backing to an event attacking the United States for spreading "disinformation" https://gript.ie/eu-funds-event-attacking-us-government-disinformation/

[9:20 AM]Danny Healy-Rae hits out at Budget's €3 increase for pensioners living alone, while Govt tops up overseas aid and funding for Ukraine by €14 million: "You would not get a cup of tea for €3 [...] Zelenskyy was given €125 million in one day." https://gript.ie/healy-rae-e125m-for-ukraine-just-e3-for-pensioners/

“Fianna Fáil was the party of the small business, the small farmer and the working man but it has forgotten all about that in Micheál Martin’s quest for a European stage and a worldwide tour": Mattie McGrath TD slams 'Fine Gael Budget' in Dáil speech: https://gript.ie/mcgrath-hits-out-at-fine-gael-budget-says-martin-on-thin-ice/

"There are climate traitors among us": Trócaire has drawn harsh criticism after rolling out a "climate traitors" campaign for young people, with one critic dubbing it a "shameful exercise." https://gript.ie/trocaire-youth-climate-traitors-campaign-dubbed-shameful/

Politicians are immune from Meta’s fact-checking systems entirely, as one Cork councillor recently discovered when his post was only flagged because it was published on a personal profile rather than his official political account: https://gript.ie/politicians-immune-from-fact-checking-labels-on-meta/?updated=1

Broken political promises and false claims by politicians do not qualify as misinformation, Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan has claimed: https://gript.ie/broken-election-promises-not-misinformation-says-media-minister/

Irish Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan says broken electoral promises and false statements by politicians don't count as "misinformation": "I know you probably would [consider that misinformation]...but I wouldn't." https://youtu.be/xzWV0KQdHk4