MATT TREACY: As the war in Ukraine drags on through a fourth year, the numbers of refugees from that country who are under Temporary Protection in Ireland increased to over 122,000.

https://gript.ie/number-of-ukrainians-granted-asylum-here-continues-to-rise/

BEN SCALLAN compares a news segment on RTÉ from 2016 and 2026 on a 30-degree heat wave to demonstrate just how far down the rabbit hole of climate hysteria the broadcaster has gone:

https://gript.ie/in-10-years-rte-went-from-costa-del-athlone-to-climate-crazy/

"I have not read that book": Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton has denied all knowledge of the controversial book "What's the T?" - which was the same answer Norma Foley gave when asked about it last month:

gript.ie/education-minister-not-aware-of-whats-the-t-book-either

Referencing the brutal murder of Jamey Carney in Killarney, Carol Nolan TD has urged the Minister for Justice to act to ensure that the identity of suspects in serious crime cannot be kept hidden because they are asylum seekers.

https://gript.ie/nolan-tells-dail-identity-of-asylum-crime-suspects-cant-be-hid/

A Bill to allow people to find out if a partner has previous convictions for serious domestic violence offences has passed the final stages at Leinster House, to be named after Jennifer Poole, who was murdered in 2021:

https://gript.ie/jennies-law-domestic-violence-register-approved/

PETER CADDLE: The European Union is using its regular fines levied against American big tech to fund the bloc’s operations, officials inside Brussels have admitted.

https://gript.ie/eu-using-fines-against-us-tech-to-fund-bloc-brussels-admits/

BARBARA MCCARTHY: Germany has been castrated thanks to far left indoctrination, arrogance, extreme stupidity and decadence. In a nutshell: woke. It's happening here too.

https://gript.ie/woke-destroyed-germany-but-dont-laugh-it-will-destroy-us-too/

NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: Ten EU countries have sent a joint statement to the European Commission opposing plans for new climate taxes – and also demanding changes to the existing carbon emissions trading system in order to protect competitiveness. Ireland did not sign the statement.

https://gript.ie/10-eu-countries-push-back-against-new-climate-taxes/

Speaking at the Connacht Gathering

Maeve Halligan has just finished her Masters at the University of Cambridge, where her research examined the culture of propaganda in the Soviet Union. She is president of the Cambridge University Society of Women, the university’s only openly single-sex women’s society, and has appeared on the podcasts of The Daily Telegraph, Next Gen Podcast and Spiked.

More info here: https://gript.ie/a-connacht-gathering/

Direct link to tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/a-connacht-gathering-tickets-1989389580789?aff=oddtdtcreator

SÉAMUS CLARKE: For over 1,500 years, Catholicism was not simply Ireland’s dominant religion; it was the country’s moral framework. But people desire that framework, this is why DEI often resembles what sociologists call a civil religion.

https://gript.ie/from-catholicism-to-dei-a-new-moral-framework-for-ireland/

MATT TREACY: What will the IPAS contractor do with the newly purchased Green Isle Hotel, a familiar landmark on the Dublin-Naas road

https://gript.ie/treacy-what-will-ipas-contractor-do-with-green-isle-hotel/

42% of prisoners released in 2023 were convicted of another offence within one year, new CSO stats show

https://gript.ie/cso-42-of-prisoners-released-in-2023-re-offended-within-1-year/

WATCH: Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton has denied all knowledge of controversial book "What's The T?" by Juno Dawson, which contains graphic and inappropriate descriptions aimed at minors.

https://youtu.be/gcwwjEpXfQo

Girl (15) sexually assaulted on bus by man known as “Junkie John” tells judge she feels “traumatised” and “unclean”.

https://gript.ie/drug-user-sexually-assaulted-girl-15-on-dublin-bus/

EXCLUSIVE - "We're really trying to be as well-behaved as possible": A manager at a struggling rural Irish radio station told Gript that concerns over funding have meant that stations feel pressure to avoid antagonising Government Ministers:

https://gript.ie/struggling-radio-outlet-fears-criticising-minister-over-funding/

An FOI request has revealed that 116,000 animals were slaughtered in Ireland without being stunned, under exemptions provided for Halal and other forms of non-stun slaughtering of livestock.

https://gript.ie/116000-animals-slaughtered-without-stunning-in-2025/

The nephew of a Bohemians football player has been jailed after he used a bicycle to beat a man on the ground who was “unable to defend himself”.

https://gript.ie/football-stars-nephew-used-bike-to-hit-man-on-the-head/

Speaking at the Connacht Gathering

John Crotty Irish author and historian. His debut book, ‘Spike Island,’ was critically acclaimed and featured in thebookshop.ie’s ‘Books of the Year’. His most recent work, ‘The Irish Tricolour’, has reshaped understanding of the origins of Irish national symbols.

More info here: https://gript.ie/a-connacht-gathering/

Direct link to tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/a-connacht-gathering-tickets-1989389580789?aff=oddtdtcreator

KEVIN MYERS: The absence of any immediate public outrage at the brutal murder of Ann Widdecombe - including the apparent silence of King Charles and the failure of House of Commons to suspend business - indicates that England is in dire trouble.

https://gript.ie/the-absence-of-outrage-at-the-murder-of-ann-widdecombe/

VIDEO: Three young people were taken to hospital after a car repeatedly drove at a group of teens in Skerries last night, after scenes of violence in the north Dublin town between what are believed to be rival gangs of young people. https://gript.ie/video-skerries-shocking-moment-that-car-slams-into-teens/