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An NGO event in Cork City Hall this month heard that Gardaí should be "ashamed" of killing George Nkencho, and that his death was due to racism. Ben Scallan presses Justice Minister Helen McEntee on the fact that her Department funds the NGO behind the event.

Newtownmountkennedy grandmother says she no longer trusts Gardaí after clashes last month in which she says her daughter and son-in-law were "badly pepper sprayed".

A Fine Gael election policy document released last week claims that under the party's leadership, Garda numbers are "up 2,000 since 2019." However, the actual net figure appears to be nowhere near this at 26. Ben Scallan asks party Deputy Leader Heather Humphreys about this.

Green Party Deputy Leader Catherine Martin says that her party will be pushing for Europe-wide hate speech laws if they are elected to the European Parliament.

Half of the law-and-order pledges Fianna Fáil made in its 2019 local election manifesto have re-appeared in their 2024 manifesto. Ben Scallan asks Education Minister Norma Foley why the public should believe her party will achieve these if they didn't over the last 5 years.

Dublin Lord Mayor Daithí de Róiste speaks to Gript about a new housing development in Dublin 1 beside the Ilac Centre. He also discussed people "acting the maggot" at the Dublin-New York Portal project, saying.

Integration Minister Roderic O'Gorman says his Department is projecting around 22,000 asylum seekers arriving in Ireland this year - a dramatic increase on the 13,000 that arrived last year.

During Covid, the Irish government closed schools for longer than the OECD average. Ever since, the trend of students missing school days has been seen at a much higher rate nationwide. Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman says he doesn't think these are linked.

The Irish government currently gives funding to political parties that run "people of diversity" as candidates, while FF's 2024 local election manifesto calls for mandatory "gender targets" in local government boards. Gript's Ben Scallan asks Micheál Martin about this.

Taoiseach Simon Harris says it's wrong to think of "international obligations" as a set of received rules, saying that instead "We're part of the international community - we're part of the countries that make the rules." Question by Ben Scallan. https://youtu.be/6t5P_-42mgM?si=PBXS5khsvi0iRZY8

In 2022 Darragh O'Brien accused Carol Nolan of undermining "social cohesion" because she warned that his government's 'no cap' asylum policy would lead to crisis. Asked if Nolan now deserved an apology, Roderic O'Gorman said: "I certainly don't think she's owed an apology, no."

FLASHBACK: A Fianna Fáil Senator previously said there's "no question" but that 16-year-olds would vote for the government due to their climate policies, while a Sinn Féin TD said 16s should vote as they're "more engaged" with issues like climate change and Black Lives Matter.

Asked if the government would consider whether some "international obligations" were actually outdated and bad for Ireland, Fine Gael Minister Heather Humphreys said: "Ireland is a very proud & active member of the EU. We make decisions collectively." Question by Ben Scallan.

Locals in Crooksling say their community cannot cope with large number of male asylum seekers housed on the grounds of a former nursing home.

Senior government figures, such as Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty, have said that Ireland should discuss lowering the voting age to 16. Ben Scallan asks Doherty if this makes sense, given that 16-year-olds aren't even allowed to drink.

Thousands marched through Dublin City centre yesterday to protest against the government's immigration policies.

Security at Crooksling IPAS centre leave asylum seekers standing in the rain after refusing to open gate.

Asked why Ireland is raising carbon tax when its emissions are a fraction of a percent of the world total, Finance Minister Michael McGrath says he hears this point "quite often". However, he says "We have to play our part" because "we are part of a collective European Union."

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that "the State has within its power the capacity to make sure that we don't have tents back up on Mount Street", adding that it is "not acceptable for migrants" and that government has a "determination" to ensure it won't happen again.

Gript reporter Fatima Gunning gives a first hand account of what happened in Newtownmountkennedy when riot police clashed with protestors last week.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin says that the Department of Justice failing to register an asylum seeker as a sex offender, despite being aware of his offence for years, is "not satisfactory at all". He added that the Department must "inquire as to why that happened."

Niall Boylan says he would object to amendments in EU law that allow biological males into women's single sex spaces.

Activist Kellie Jay Keen says "lies don't last" and that it's "impossible to imagine" how laws were passed in the UK and Ireland that allow violent men be house in female prisons.

Cllr John Snell speaking from the protest at Newtownmountkennedy today where a large crowd marched from the town to the proposed IPAS centre

Speaking at an event at the RDS, Countess CEO Laoise de Brún says the Gender Recognition Act must be amended in order to protect vulnerable women