The family at the centre of a large protest outside the Department of Justice earlier this month is being deported from Ireland. Titilayo Oluwakemi Oyekanmi said she and her three sons are being deported to South Africa on Saturday. Her sons Samuel, Joseph and Genesis, who are aged between five and 18, attended local schools … Read more
“Disastrous capitalism” is “poisoning the world”, according to former president Michael D Higgins. Speaking at a Labour Party event in Galway on Friday evening, Higgins severely criticised the current world order, saying the only regret of his political career was he did not “call out” capitalism more. While not naming any individuals, the veteran politician … Read more
Taoiseach says Department of Justice has ‘no knowledge’ of claims woman was trafficked into Ireland The Journal Irish Government has no files on Jeffrey Epstein, says Taoiseach The Irish Times Epstein survivor calls for ‘thorough’ Irish investigation RTE.ie Epstein abuse survivor to tell her story on Late Late Show for the first time RSVP Live ‘I wasn’t expecting this’ … Read more
Former Labour Party minister Brian O’Shea has been remembered as a “committed” teacher and politician and a “wonderful parliamentarian”. Mr O’Shea, a TD for Waterford for more than 20 years, died aged 81 on Wednesday. He was a local politician in Waterford during the 1980s and was elected to the Seanad in 1987. He first … Read more
Tánaiste concerned about ‘aggressive’ US deportations after Shannon flight The Journal Ireland seeks ‘legal clarity’ over Shannon stopover for US deportation flights The Irish Times Deportation flights from US do not need State clearance to stop in Shannon Airport, department says Irish Examiner Govt examining report of US deportees flight stopover RTE.ie Government ‘trying to establish the facts’ after … Read more
Labour’s marriage equality event forced to move venues amid protest threats The Journal Labour moves marriage equality event over protest threat RTE.ie Marriage equality event changes venue amid fears of far-right protest The Irish Independent Ireland to celebrate 10-year anniversary of gay marriage referendum Newstalk Marriage equality 10 years on: A boy sees us hold hands and says ‘I … Read more
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has told TDs she bears “no ill will and my door is always open” after she won a Dáil vote of confidence by 96 to 71 with two abstentions. In a short statement at the end of the debate, she said: “I will continue to uphold my solemn declaration to vindicate … Read more
Michael Lowry’s day of beckoning dawned on Tuesday. He got what he wanted from the Taoiseach and that’s all that matters. He palmed it into his back pocket with astonishing ingratitude, smirkingly disregarding the fact that his audacious demand was causing untold bother for the Government and leader he has publicly sworn to support. Shameless … Read more
An elderly man in Co Mayo died after health equipment he relied upon at home could not be used because of Storm Éowyn, a Sinn Féin TD has told the Dáil. “He had the mattress, the sleep apnoea machine, and several other pieces of equipment,” Sinn Féin Mayo TD Rose Conway-Walsh said. When his son … Read more
Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll indicates Aras race is between Mairead McGuinness, Michael McDowell, Bertie Ahern – and Tommy Tiernan Last week it emerged that a garda file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DDP) arising from a criminal investigations into the tribunal’s findings. Only 24c of respondents in the latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks … Read more