Jane Matthews
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TD hits back after sports minister suggests she may be 'pro-Taliban' (opens the original)
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MEDIA AND SPORTS Minister Patrick O’Donovan has been accused of deflection after he suggested today that Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger may be a supporter of the Taliban. Coppinger, a self-proclaimed feminist, hit back at the minister and pointed out that she has submitted multiple parliamentary questions in relation to human rights abuses by the Taliban in Afghanistan. O’Donovan made the comment earlier today in relation to the ongoing focus on the Football Association of Ireland (FAI)’s decision
Are you going to be impacted by the changes to citizenship rules? We want to hear from you (opens the original)
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EARLIER THIS MONTH, Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan received government approval for a new law which would increase the length of time a person seeking Irish citizenship must have reckonable residence in the country from five to eight years. Additional changes to the law aim to ensure that new citizens have an “understanding” of Ireland and the country’s values. As part of this, a language test is set to be introduced in English, Irish or Irish Sign Language, as well as an Irish civics, society
Grants worth €600 for solar panel batteries to be signed off by government today (opens the original)
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ENERGY AND CLIMATE Minister Daragh O’Brien is this morning seeking government sign-off on a number of retrofitting grants, including a new €600 solar panel battery grant for homeowners. Details of the grants were announced by O’Brien last week and include plans to introduce a new €2,000 boiler scrappage scheme, which will come into effect from January 2027. The grants are being presented by O’Brien as a way to help households and businesses reduce energy costs and move away from fossil fuels, as
Government to carry out commission of investigation into spinal care instead of public inquiry (opens the original)
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS accepted the recommendation to carry out a commission of investigation into spinal and orthopaedic care by Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) rather than a public inquiry. The recommendation was made as part of the final report of the CHI Inquiry Scoping Exercise, which was published today by Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. The 134-page report, undertaken by Senior Counsel (SC) Remy Farrell, recommends a commission of inquiry rather than a tribunal of inquiry. His
Taoiseach tells UN the world will be shamed when 'true horrors' of Gaza are fully revealed (opens the original)
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TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN used his address at the UN General Assembly this year to highlight the plight of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank and to also draw attention to human rights violations in other parts of the world. In a wide-ranging speech, the Taoiseach reaffirmed Ireland’s support of Ukraine against Russia, called out the rollback of women’s rights and LGBTQ rights in parts of the world, and drew attention to what he described as the “forgotten war” in Sudan. He also spoke of Irel
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