Good to see Catherine Kelly from The Countess and 2 courageous men Graham Linehan and ⁦Andy Ngo 🏳️‍🌈⁩ at last night’s ⁦⁦Free Speech Ireland⁩ conf. Thanks ⁦ADF International⁩ Eoin O'Dell ⁦TCD Law School⁩ for enabling the free exchange of ideas, vital for our democracy #binthebill

With only five minutes for senators to express their views on the EU Migration Pact, there were more questions than answers at the end of today’s debate. In a rushed way the Government has sought and got its mandate. The views of the wider public on this contentious issue were

Handing over control of our failing migration policy to the EU is not a solution. This Government has sought to make us feel comfortable with accepting 15,000 irregular migrants per annum, whereas this figure was less than 4,000 per annum when the Government took office. At

It is a pity that 'trading insults' is how our Seanad debate on surrogacy and assisted human reproduction is being portrayed (Irish Times 21 June 2024). The Oireachtas to date has failed women and children by allowing the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill to get this far. If

The dogs that didn’t bark! In this excerpt from my interview on Radio Kerry today, I mention how the Government’s controversial Bill legalising surrogacy is now at Committee stage in the Seanad (having passed through the Dáil without a single vote being called). Why? Because

Further to that excellent conference organised by Free Speech Ireland and ADF International ...

Age verification before accessing pornography online. It has worked abroad. This is a real opportunity to protect young people from harm. I am hoping for cross-party support in the Seanad.

The huge increase in Ireland’s abortion rate (over 10,000 Irish abortions last year) is a tragedy for our country and an indictment of our political class. Leo Varadkar told us in 2018 that abortion would be ‘rare’ under the new law. The Government misled people. Please contact

Ahead of Thursday's 2nd Stage reading of my Bill requiring age verification for online access to pornographic material, I spoke with Michael Reade on LMFM RADIO. The prevalence of online pornography is a public health crisis. A robust age verification system is necessary to

Pornography harms children. We need to make it a criminal offence to make online pornography available without strict age verification. And Coimisiún na Meán must insist on the strictest age verification standards among Video Sharing Platforms headquartered in Ireland. I spoke

I’m pleased to report that the Government did not oppose my Protection of Children (Online Age Verification) Bill at its Second Stage in the Seanad yesterday. There is a way to go in the fight to impose strict age verification requirements for ‘adult content’ on the internet.

Plenty of pookies on display unfortunately at last night’s #ParisOlympics opening ceremony. But the horses, as always, were wonderfully dignified. Just great.

Great excitement and lively postering in Barnaderg…

Croke Park was heartbreaking in the afternoon but Croagh Patrick was marvellous in the morning. A joy to be there.

Gold medal in the ‘Mealy-Mouthed Apology’ category. Tbf only some of the ceremony was perverted and apt to bring on ‘Paris Syndrome’. Other parts were very dignified and moving. rte.ie/entertainment/…

The RTÉ celebrities who push their agenda, No.1: Oliver Callan today on RTÉ RTÉ Radio 1 Oliver Callan - "Roscommon, the county that ("famously" or "infamously") said 'No' to equal marriage”. No doubt about OC’s natural talent but he pushes this particular agenda too much.

Discussing the proposed Seanad Election reforms on Raidió na Gaeltachta at 5.15pm with Fachtna Ó Drisceoil Ag plé moltaí an Rialtais maidir le leasuithe ar chóras toghcháin an tSeanaid ar ball beag le Fachtna Ó Drisceoil inniú.

Grand as far as it goes, but allowing the Taoiseach to nominate 11 senators while just giving 6 senators to the entire Higher Education graduate cohort, and leaving everyone else bar elected politicians without a Seanad vote, is not serious reform. I have proposed an Open List

The Scoping Inquiry into abuse in schools: what now? See my article below from this week’s Irish Catholic on what steps the Religious Orders should, and should not, take in their dealings with the Government, the State, the media, the public, and above all those who have been