Sarah McInerney

That’s #RTEInvestigates Thursday night

Michael Lowry denies he was giving two fingers to Paul Murphy in the Dail today. He claims Paul Murphy was shouting abuse at him and he beckoned him with his two fingers to come over to his seat.

Google is ready to work on AI weapons now The company’s promise to avoid building AI applications that cause harm has been deleted

“Deleting the section of your AI principles that once forbid you from making AI murder drones is, if nothing else, a bold way to let people know how you define “responsible.””
www.platformer.news/google-ai-pr...

Verona Murphy rules that Michael Lowry’s Regional Group can now NOT be recognised as a technical group.

Amid fears of a US-EU trade war, interesting to see Ireland’s share of imports to the US has increased significantly in the last decade.

On today's show: @sarahmcinerney.bsky.social
⛈️Ongoing storm cleanup and power restoration

📻Displaced Palestinians return home and Trump's plan to 'clean-out' Gaza

🤑Finance expert on scam that got him

📈Growing trend of micro-retirement

🗣️And International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Trump wiped January 6 convicts’ records clean. Now his DOJ is wiping evidence of rioters’ crimes from the internet | CNN Politics As President Donald Trump this week sought to rewrite the history of his supporters’ attack on the US Capitol, a database detailing the vast array of criminal charges and successful convictions of Jan...

A database detailing Jan 6 crimes and convictions has disappeared from the Department of Justice website.

“This is a huge victory for J6ers..."
www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/p...

Thanks Patrick.

On today's show:
🗣️Micheál Martin elected Taoiseach

⚖️Court of Appeal jails former soldier Cathal Crotty

⛈️'Red level' Storm Éowyn due

🏠Govt 10,000 homes short of 40,000 target in '24

⚽️And the 'stupid footballer' cliché is way off the mark, says new study

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To note:

Both Micheal Martin and Simon Harris said we would have “close to 40,000 houses built” in 2024.

Before the election, govt repeatedly dismissed reports that house completions in 2024 would be closer to 30,000 .

The number of houses built last year DECREASED by 6.7% according to the CSO.

A total of 30,330 homes were built in 2024.

Ireland’s government face-plants on first day as partners trigger bedlam Independents who back Taoiseach-nominee Micheál Martin’s new coalition provoke parliamentary gridlock over their strange demand to hold both government posts and opposition seats.

Ireland’s governing coalition got off to a rattled start today as its new member, a loose-cannon group of rural independents, insisted on holding positions in both the government and the opposition.

On air discussing all of this now, @drivetime.bsky.social y.social RTE Radio One

Independent Ireland TD Michael Fitzmaurice says his technical group would welcome Carol Nolan and Mattie McGrath should they decide to follow Aontú out of the Regional Technical Group.

If they leave Michael Lowry's Regional Technical Group would be down to four, and lose speaking rights in the Dail

He has joined another group, that includes Paul Gogarty and others.

It appears part of the solutio is that Michael Lowry and Regional Independents will get 8 minutes of speaking time rather than 10.

Meanwhile, confirmation today that Sunday Times political editor Hugh O'Connell, will join the government press office.

Dail now to resume at 4pm - let's see if they manage to sit for longer than 2 minutes this time.

Amid all the chaos in the Dail today, Aontu has now decided to remove itself from the technical group with the Regional Independents.

The new White House website

On the show today: @sarahmcinerney.bsky.social
🗣️4 more years begins today with Donald Trump's inauguration

🚫Calls for nicotine pouches to be banned

🕊️MP Moshe Turpaz on the release of hostages and the ceasefire deal

🏉And why Leinster Rugby switched off social media comments

On today's show: @sarahmcinerney.bsky.social
⚖️Gardaí send file on Moriarty Tribunal investigation to the DPP as FF & FG negotiate with Michael Lowry

🔥Wildfires rage in LA

⚰️Calls for a state-run death notice website following the RIP.ie controversey..

⚽️And Roddy Collins on managers making excuses

On today's show: @SarahAMcInerney
🥶Temperatures to plummet further

🏠Avg cost of 2nd-hand homes in Dublin to reach €630k this year

🔥LA wildfires wreak havoc

📰RIP.ie competitor websites begin to emerge

☕️And coffee's good for you, but only in the morning

"The Labour Party will be a significant force in the 34th Dáil. With an expanded and revitalised parliamentary party, we will...continue to build for our ambition to see a centre-left led government."

Breaking, but expected: The Labour party formally pulls out of govt formation talks.

Leader Ivana Bacik said: "the policy gap...is such that it would not be possible to implement the policy priorities in our ambitious and radical state-led manifesto for change."

IDF soldiers expose arbitrary killings and rampant lawlessness in Gaza's Netzarim corridor ***

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Sunday’s Business Post

‘We have never run out this early’: People ‘distraught’ after missing out on Capuchin Christmas food parcel tickets People ‘distraught’ on missing out after all 3,000 parcels are distributed by shortly after 9.30am

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...

On today's show:
⚖️Govt will intervene in ICJ case against Israel

🗣️Soc Dems' TD Gary Gannon apologises for accusing journalists of seeking special advisor jobs

🐮Young people confused about where food comes from

🎄And, Christmas pudding makes a comeback

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