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It is "a statement of the blindingly obvious" that people seeking Irish citizenship should at least be able to speak English, Tánaiste Simon Harris said: https://gript.ie/migrants-face-tougher-tests-for-naturalised-irish-citizenship/?updated=1

WATCH: When asked directly on behalf of taxpayers if there should be a cap on charity CEO pay, the head of the Charities Regulator said one could generally "trust" CEOs to "do the right thing": https://gript.ie/charities-regulator-trusts-ceos-to-not-pay-themselves-too-much/

On this week's episode of The Long Game, the lads discuss Simon Harris' claim that society is losing sight of the "value of human life"; the 30% fall in Catholic baptisms; Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks; the Government's plan to tighten citizenship rules; and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjzz52m2jgA

NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: The ALCI are standing by their man for the tax-payer funded conference, despite his writing on inducing ‘lactation for Kinksters’ and breastfeeding and sexual gratification. Woke's not dead - it's been kept alive by your taxes. https://gript.ie/fury-as-breastfeeding-event-persists-with-kinksters-speaker/

MATT TREACY: Is Fingal Co Co ignoring reports on the ecological threat from the new “city” at Dunsink? The detail from local ecologists is impressive in regard to an area bursting with wildlife - with tree and hedge lines dating back to the 1700s. https://gript.ie/did-council-ignore-reports-on-dunsink-city-threat-to-ecology/

"Politically partisan" - Coimisiún na Méan has been slammed for spending over €100k in taxpayer money teaching 8-year-olds to fight alleged "disinformation": https://gript.ie/cnam-funding-anti-misinformation-resources-for-8-year-olds/

The daughter of an elderly woman filmed being poorly treated by a staff member at University Hospital Limerick has thanked the public for sharing the footage – adding that she does not want an investigation to end with a promise that “lessons will be learned.” https://gript.ie/daughter-of-dementia-patient-in-video-says-family-want-change/

Ireland’s health service digital infrastructure is “really stone‑age compared with the rest of Europe,” Fianna Fáil TD Dr. Martin Daly told the Oireachtas Health Committee during a hearing on priorities for the next national cancer strategy. https://gript.ie/hse-digitalisation-is-stone-age-ff-td-tells-health-committee/

PETER CADDLE: The European Union could soon launch a bottle cap-style campaign against alcohol producers across the bloc as part of its green agenda. https://gript.ie/eu-could-launch-bottle-cap-style-campaign-against-alcohol/

"Women who say they too have experienced institutional power and silencing within the Irish family-justice system": A silent protest through the streets of Dublin has heard calls for “transparency and accountability” in the Irish family courts. https://gript.ie/silent-protest-through-dublin-urges-family-court-reform

PAT COYNE: WATCH: Ceuta was on edge last night as thousands of residents converged on the city centre, angry at Madrid over a migrant crisis they say has pushed their home to breaking point. https://gript.ie/watch-ceuta-erupts-as-fury-boils-over-in-the-streets/

The M9 crash exposes a "deeper" cultural issue of people losing any respect for authority and human life, Tánaiste Simon Harris said: https://gript.ie/people-losing-respect-for-human-life-in-society-warns-harris/?updated=1

DURROW IPAS REFUSAL: Cllr Clooney said that local people in the small town were "absolutely delighted" and "relieved" that the IPAS application had been refused on appeal - and that it "felt like a dark cloud was lifted off Durrow". https://gript.ie/durrow-locals-delighted-as-ipas-planning-overturned-by-acp/

US President Donald Trump has put public schools on notice, saying that telling kids they are “in the wrong body” is “child abuse”. https://gript.ie/telling-kids-they-are-in-the-wrong-body-is-child-abuse/

PAT COYNE: The High Court has blocked Cork City Council from shifting key duties away from long-serving Head of Finance pending full trial https://gript.ie/finance-chief-wins-court-protection-after-sudden-role-switch-row/

Independent Ireland TD, Ken O’Flynn, has hit out at An Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s commitment to the Coalition of the Willing in relation to Ukraine, with O’Flynn saying that “standing with Ukraine cannot mean a blank cheque with no questions asked.” https://gript.ie/cork-td-says-standing-with-ukraine-cannot-mean-a-blank-cheque/

MATT TREACY: “Racist gutter”? Fingal Councillors angrily reject the fact that immigration is a key driver of housing demand - and for the most part are content not to participate meaningfully in the discussion of proposed Dunsink ‘city quarter’. https://gript.ie/cllrs-angrily-reject-that-migration-key-driver-of-housing-demand/

NOW FREE TO READ: Subscribe to Gript at just €10 a month to keep us reporting what others won't. MATT TREACY EXCLUSIVE: Persons who are issued with a deportation order do not have their PPS number cancelled the Department has admitted. https://gript.ie/persons-issued-with-deportation-order-dont-have-pps-cancelled/

JASON OSBORNE: It is utterly bizarre that over the 20 years of the Confucius Institute's presence on UCD campus, its deep ties to "Red" Renmin University have not stirred more scrutiny. https://gript.ie/20-years-of-bizarre-incuriosity-about-the-ucd-confucius-institute/

Society is losing its understanding of "the value of human life", Tánaiste Simon Harris has warned in the context of the M9 crash: https://gript.ie/people-losing-respect-for-human-life-in-society-warns-harris/