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.

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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/

Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said Ireland has seen no excess mortality due to heatwaves this year:

https://gript.ie/minister-no-excess-mortality-recorded-during-irish-heatwave/

PETER CADDLE: The United Kingdom says it is going to scrap plans to introduce digital ID, the country's revamped Labour government is now claiming.

https://gript.ie/uk-to-scrap-digital-id-plans-as-ireland-forges-ahead/

Hungary's president has accused the government of undermining the separation of powers through a constitutional amendment that removed public officials and changed the country's legal framework:

https://gript.ie/hungarys-president-slams-move-to-remove-officials-from-office/

The MEP's call to sanction came in relation to the Irish government’s wish to revive a long-stalled EU equality directive aimed at extending protections for groups in public services, despite objections from Germany and other states around excessive costs

https://gript.ie/mep-to-foley-sanction-states-that-obstruct-gender-equality/

Minister for Justice doubles down on law prohibiting identification of asylum seekers, even those convicted of serious crimes, saying stories “must be covered in a manner that does not lead to the person being identified as an applicant for international protection".

https://gript.ie/minister-doubles-down-on-asylum-crime-reporting-anonymity/

TADHG PIDGEON: The European data proves high duties don’t stop us drinking, they just reveal a nanny state obsessed with policing our downtime.

https://gript.ie/our-schoolmaster-state-and-the-stupidity-of-our-sin-taxes/

A 26-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving in connection with a serious incident in Skerries over the weekend.

https://gript.ie/skerries-drogheda-man-charged-with-dangerous-driving/

MATT TREACY: Justice Humphreys sets date for final demolition of unauthorised Brittas development and awards costs to local objector. Developer Paddy Byrne has also expressed interest in a dilapidated holiday park in Westmeath

https://gript.ie/treacy-court-sets-date-for-brittas-demolition/

Speaking at the Connacht Gathering

Felice Basbøll is a historian and writer from Denmark. She recently completed her undergraduate at Trinity College Dublin, and is beginning an MSt in Early Modern History at the University of Oxford. She has written for publications includingThe Spectator, Compact Magazine, The Critic, and UnHerd.

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The Government has said that an outright ban on e-scooters is still on the table, but, while that has been deferred, immediate actions agreed today include a move to increase the minimum legal age for their use from 16 to 18.

https://gript.ie/no-outright-ban-but-e-scooters-restricted-to-o-18s-only/

A Dublin man has been jailed for 10 months and ordered to stay off buses after he sexually assaulted a schoolgirl who was on her way home from her best friend’s house.

https://gript.ie/junkie-john-jailed-for-ten-months-over-schoolgirl-assault/