"Therein lies the rub. The work done by civil society is almost always addressing a void in state provision"
This is an excellent piece about how big Jim is eroding Irish democracy.
Contrast Rob's raising of the alarm with opposition TD Michael Collins' tripe last night on #MondayGR
#IrishPol
This is an excellent piece about how big Jim is eroding Irish democracy.
Contrast Rob's raising of the alarm with opposition TD Michael Collins' tripe last night on #MondayGR
#IrishPol
"At best his actions represent a bumbling breach of democratic norms. At worst political reprisal, from an embattled minister, against an organisation deemed to have been unsupportive of him in the past"
My latest in the Examiner about what's at stake when civil society is silenced #spéirgorm
My latest in the Examiner about what's at stake when civil society is silenced #spéirgorm
DRCC consent ad shows it's a huge risk to tell the State something it doesn't want to hear
The justice minister's assertion that Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's WeConsent campaign 'didn't reflect the views of Government' went almost unnoticed in the storm
www.irishexaminer.com
November 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
🗣️"For the love of god where are we at...that there's harm in a grandparent hugging their grandchildren!"
Independent Ireland Leader Michael Colling has criticised the recent ad from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and dismissed that his party are a "culture-war" party on #MondayGR
Independent Ireland Leader Michael Colling has criticised the recent ad from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and dismissed that his party are a "culture-war" party on #MondayGR
November 2, 2026 at 10:42 PM
🗣️"For the love of god where are we at...that there's harm in a grandparent hugging their grandchildren!"
Independent Ireland Leader Michael Colling has criticised the recent ad from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and dismissed that his party are a "culture-war" party on #MondayGR
Independent Ireland Leader Michael Colling has criticised the recent ad from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and dismissed that his party are a "culture-war" party on #MondayGR
Who is James Talarico and why does he look set to turn Texas blue for the first time in almost 40 years in the upcoming US Midterms?
Our news corresponded Richard Chambers is in Austin and has been speaking to some voters.
📺Stream #MondayGR on Virgin Media PLAY now.
Our news corresponded Richard Chambers is in Austin and has been speaking to some voters.
📺Stream #MondayGR on Virgin Media PLAY now.
November 2, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Who is James Talarico and why does he look set to turn Texas blue for the first time in almost 40 years in the upcoming US Midterms?
Our news corresponded Richard Chambers is in Austin and has been speaking to some voters.
📺Stream #MondayGR on Virgin Media PLAY now.
Our news corresponded Richard Chambers is in Austin and has been speaking to some voters.
📺Stream #MondayGR on Virgin Media PLAY now.
On #MondayGR tonight: Public sector workers set to strike again after failed talks to resolve pay dispute.
Plus Virgin Media News Correspondent Richard Chambers is live in Texas as the US go to the polls for the crucial midterm elections.
📺 Join us tonight at 10pm on Virgin Media PLAY & One
Plus Virgin Media News Correspondent Richard Chambers is live in Texas as the US go to the polls for the crucial midterm elections.
📺 Join us tonight at 10pm on Virgin Media PLAY & One
November 2, 2026 at 7:07 PM
On #MondayGR tonight: Public sector workers set to strike again after failed talks to resolve pay dispute.
Plus Virgin Media News Correspondent Richard Chambers is live in Texas as the US go to the polls for the crucial midterm elections.
📺 Join us tonight at 10pm on Virgin Media PLAY & One
Plus Virgin Media News Correspondent Richard Chambers is live in Texas as the US go to the polls for the crucial midterm elections.
📺 Join us tonight at 10pm on Virgin Media PLAY & One
🗣️"The French President might be more used to his city being shut down but Zelenskyy won't be too comfortable!"
John Lee, Executive Editor of the Irish Daily Mail gives the latest on the ongoing public sector pay row.
📺Stream #MondayGR on Virgin Media PLAY now
John Lee, Executive Editor of the Irish Daily Mail gives the latest on the ongoing public sector pay row.
📺Stream #MondayGR on Virgin Media PLAY now
November 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
🗣️"The French President might be more used to his city being shut down but Zelenskyy won't be too comfortable!"
John Lee, Executive Editor of the Irish Daily Mail gives the latest on the ongoing public sector pay row.
📺Stream #MondayGR on Virgin Media PLAY now
John Lee, Executive Editor of the Irish Daily Mail gives the latest on the ongoing public sector pay row.
📺Stream #MondayGR on Virgin Media PLAY now
📺 On #MondayGR tonight: Public sector strikes are paused, but has Micheál Martin complicated pay talks by demanding productivity gains?
Plus, riots over cost of living, is Europe heading for a winter of discontent?
Live at 10pm on Virgin Media One & Virgin Media PLAY. | Gavan Reilly
Plus, riots over cost of living, is Europe heading for a winter of discontent?
Live at 10pm on Virgin Media One & Virgin Media PLAY. | Gavan Reilly
October 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
📺 On #MondayGR tonight: Public sector strikes are paused, but has Micheál Martin complicated pay talks by demanding productivity gains?
Plus, riots over cost of living, is Europe heading for a winter of discontent?
Live at 10pm on Virgin Media One & Virgin Media PLAY. | Gavan Reilly
Plus, riots over cost of living, is Europe heading for a winter of discontent?
Live at 10pm on Virgin Media One & Virgin Media PLAY. | Gavan Reilly
“France is on a precipice right now, and there is a huge amount at stake.”
Professor John O'Brennan of Maynooth University explains that France's economic and political turmoil could easily become a wider European problem.
📺 Stream #MondayGR now on Virgin Media PLAY
Professor John O'Brennan of Maynooth University explains that France's economic and political turmoil could easily become a wider European problem.
📺 Stream #MondayGR now on Virgin Media PLAY
October 19, 2026 at 10:16 PM
“France is on a precipice right now, and there is a huge amount at stake.”
Professor John O'Brennan of Maynooth University explains that France's economic and political turmoil could easily become a wider European problem.
📺 Stream #MondayGR now on Virgin Media PLAY
Professor John O'Brennan of Maynooth University explains that France's economic and political turmoil could easily become a wider European problem.
📺 Stream #MondayGR now on Virgin Media PLAY
“It's like asking an Olympic runner to go a bit slower so you don't win the race.”
Chris Donoghue warns against allowing AI companies to regulate themselves. Can the industry be trusted to put safety ahead of competition?
📺 Stream #MondayGR now on Virgin Media PLAY
Chris Donoghue warns against allowing AI companies to regulate themselves. Can the industry be trusted to put safety ahead of competition?
📺 Stream #MondayGR now on Virgin Media PLAY
October 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM
“It's like asking an Olympic runner to go a bit slower so you don't win the race.”
Chris Donoghue warns against allowing AI companies to regulate themselves. Can the industry be trusted to put safety ahead of competition?
📺 Stream #MondayGR now on Virgin Media PLAY
Chris Donoghue warns against allowing AI companies to regulate themselves. Can the industry be trusted to put safety ahead of competition?
📺 Stream #MondayGR now on Virgin Media PLAY
BUDGET 2027: What Will It Mean for You? 💶
The waiting is almost over. On the eve of #Budget2027 we’re asking who wins, who loses – and what could have been done differently?
📺 10PM | Virgin Media One & Virgin Media PLAY
#MondayGR | Gavan Reilly
The waiting is almost over. On the eve of #Budget2027 we’re asking who wins, who loses – and what could have been done differently?
📺 10PM | Virgin Media One & Virgin Media PLAY
#MondayGR | Gavan Reilly
October 5, 2026 at 7:10 PM
BUDGET 2027: What Will It Mean for You? 💶
The waiting is almost over. On the eve of #Budget2027 we’re asking who wins, who loses – and what could have been done differently?
📺 10PM | Virgin Media One & Virgin Media PLAY
#MondayGR | Gavan Reilly
The waiting is almost over. On the eve of #Budget2027 we’re asking who wins, who loses – and what could have been done differently?
📺 10PM | Virgin Media One & Virgin Media PLAY
#MondayGR | Gavan Reilly
Following the controversial Ireland v Israel football fixture, the #MondayGR panel discussed whether politics and sport can truly be separated, and why what transpired in Debrecen was “indicative of the failure of leadership” at the FAI.
September 28, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Following the controversial Ireland v Israel football fixture, the #MondayGR panel discussed whether politics and sport can truly be separated, and why what transpired in Debrecen was “indicative of the failure of leadership” at the FAI.
📺 Coming up on #MondayGR
🚨 Could the standoff on the Garvaghy Road threaten powersharing in the North?
🚨 The debate continues over Ireland vs Israel in Debrecen.
🕙 10pm | Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One
Gavan Reilly
🚨 Could the standoff on the Garvaghy Road threaten powersharing in the North?
🚨 The debate continues over Ireland vs Israel in Debrecen.
🕙 10pm | Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One
Gavan Reilly
September 28, 2026 at 6:29 PM
📺 Coming up on #MondayGR
🚨 Could the standoff on the Garvaghy Road threaten powersharing in the North?
🚨 The debate continues over Ireland vs Israel in Debrecen.
🕙 10pm | Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One
Gavan Reilly
🚨 Could the standoff on the Garvaghy Road threaten powersharing in the North?
🚨 The debate continues over Ireland vs Israel in Debrecen.
🕙 10pm | Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One
Gavan Reilly
🗣️ “When you become a united Ireland, you can’t just become partitionist and say, well, they can celebrate that up north but not in the rest of the country.”
The #MondayGR panel discussed the Garvaghy Road dispute and how Orange Order marches could be dealt with in a potential united Ireland.
The #MondayGR panel discussed the Garvaghy Road dispute and how Orange Order marches could be dealt with in a potential united Ireland.
September 28, 2026 at 9:49 PM
🗣️ “When you become a united Ireland, you can’t just become partitionist and say, well, they can celebrate that up north but not in the rest of the country.”
The #MondayGR panel discussed the Garvaghy Road dispute and how Orange Order marches could be dealt with in a potential united Ireland.
The #MondayGR panel discussed the Garvaghy Road dispute and how Orange Order marches could be dealt with in a potential united Ireland.
Tonight on #MondayGR:
• Drumcree deadlock. How did we get here, and is there a way out?
• Are we destined for a second round of fuel protests in the days after the Budget?
• Has the drama of Debrecen caused fissures in Irish football that might never heal?
Your comments please wa.me/353896074218
• Drumcree deadlock. How did we get here, and is there a way out?
• Are we destined for a second round of fuel protests in the days after the Budget?
• Has the drama of Debrecen caused fissures in Irish football that might never heal?
Your comments please wa.me/353896074218
September 28, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Tonight on #MondayGR:
• Drumcree deadlock. How did we get here, and is there a way out?
• Are we destined for a second round of fuel protests in the days after the Budget?
• Has the drama of Debrecen caused fissures in Irish football that might never heal?
Your comments please wa.me/353896074218
• Drumcree deadlock. How did we get here, and is there a way out?
• Are we destined for a second round of fuel protests in the days after the Budget?
• Has the drama of Debrecen caused fissures in Irish football that might never heal?
Your comments please wa.me/353896074218
📺 Tonight's #MondayGR panel:
📰 Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor, Irish Independent
📰 Megan O’Brien, Political Reporter, Business Post
🎓 Aidan Regan, Professor of Political Economy at UCD
📰 Amanda Ferguson, Belfast-based Journalist
🕙 10pm | Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One
Gavan Reilly
📰 Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor, Irish Independent
📰 Megan O’Brien, Political Reporter, Business Post
🎓 Aidan Regan, Professor of Political Economy at UCD
📰 Amanda Ferguson, Belfast-based Journalist
🕙 10pm | Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One
Gavan Reilly
September 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
📺 Tonight's #MondayGR panel:
📰 Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor, Irish Independent
📰 Megan O’Brien, Political Reporter, Business Post
🎓 Aidan Regan, Professor of Political Economy at UCD
📰 Amanda Ferguson, Belfast-based Journalist
🕙 10pm | Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One
Gavan Reilly
📰 Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor, Irish Independent
📰 Megan O’Brien, Political Reporter, Business Post
🎓 Aidan Regan, Professor of Political Economy at UCD
📰 Amanda Ferguson, Belfast-based Journalist
🕙 10pm | Virgin Media Play & Virgin Media One
Gavan Reilly
It's day two of a tense standoff on the Garvaghy Road, where nationalist residents insist a disputed Orange Order parade will not pass through their community.
The Orange Order says it will not leave until the parade is completed.
But how did we get here?
#MondayGR
The Orange Order says it will not leave until the parade is completed.
But how did we get here?
#MondayGR
September 28, 2026 at 9:26 PM
It's day two of a tense standoff on the Garvaghy Road, where nationalist residents insist a disputed Orange Order parade will not pass through their community.
The Orange Order says it will not leave until the parade is completed.
But how did we get here?
#MondayGR
The Orange Order says it will not leave until the parade is completed.
But how did we get here?
#MondayGR
Peter Brown, Managing Director, Baggot Investment Partners, questions how effectively AI can be regulated when, he says, we still haven't managed to properly regulate social media.
#MondayGR
#MondayGR
September 21, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Peter Brown, Managing Director, Baggot Investment Partners, questions how effectively AI can be regulated when, he says, we still haven't managed to properly regulate social media.
#MondayGR
#MondayGR
Tonight, #MondayGR goes deep on AI.
• Is it coming for your job?
• Is it about to destroy the global economy?
• Could it *really* wipe out mankind?
With Charles Taylor, Liz Carolan and Peter Brown, and comments from YOU! WhatsApp here: wa.me/353896074218
Live at 10pm on Virgin Media One and Play.
• Is it coming for your job?
• Is it about to destroy the global economy?
• Could it *really* wipe out mankind?
With Charles Taylor, Liz Carolan and Peter Brown, and comments from YOU! WhatsApp here: wa.me/353896074218
Live at 10pm on Virgin Media One and Play.
September 21, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Tonight, #MondayGR goes deep on AI.
• Is it coming for your job?
• Is it about to destroy the global economy?
• Could it *really* wipe out mankind?
With Charles Taylor, Liz Carolan and Peter Brown, and comments from YOU! WhatsApp here: wa.me/353896074218
Live at 10pm on Virgin Media One and Play.
• Is it coming for your job?
• Is it about to destroy the global economy?
• Could it *really* wipe out mankind?
With Charles Taylor, Liz Carolan and Peter Brown, and comments from YOU! WhatsApp here: wa.me/353896074218
Live at 10pm on Virgin Media One and Play.
AI Boom: Are Living in Gutters Under Ads Saying Humans Are Redundant?
Charlie Taylor, Technology and Innovation Editor, Business Post, explains the stark contrast between the AI boom and the people being left behind by it.
#MondayGR
Charlie Taylor, Technology and Innovation Editor, Business Post, explains the stark contrast between the AI boom and the people being left behind by it.
#MondayGR
September 21, 2026 at 9:29 PM
AI Boom: Are Living in Gutters Under Ads Saying Humans Are Redundant?
Charlie Taylor, Technology and Innovation Editor, Business Post, explains the stark contrast between the AI boom and the people being left behind by it.
#MondayGR
Charlie Taylor, Technology and Innovation Editor, Business Post, explains the stark contrast between the AI boom and the people being left behind by it.
#MondayGR
"Like, you know, I, I called to renew my prescription and they asked if I wanted to speak to an AI, right? I was like, no, I want to talk to the pharmacist."
Liz Carolan says people are increasingly experiencing AI through a decline in the quality of everyday services.
#MondayGR
Liz Carolan says people are increasingly experiencing AI through a decline in the quality of everyday services.
#MondayGR
September 21, 2026 at 9:37 PM
"Like, you know, I, I called to renew my prescription and they asked if I wanted to speak to an AI, right? I was like, no, I want to talk to the pharmacist."
Liz Carolan says people are increasingly experiencing AI through a decline in the quality of everyday services.
#MondayGR
Liz Carolan says people are increasingly experiencing AI through a decline in the quality of everyday services.
#MondayGR
Peter Brown warns the Government could face a “terrible” choice as inflation bites: accepting that some businesses “aren’t saveable”.
He says Budget measures risk being wiped out within months as prices continue to rise.
#MondayGR
He says Budget measures risk being wiped out within months as prices continue to rise.
#MondayGR
September 21, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Peter Brown warns the Government could face a “terrible” choice as inflation bites: accepting that some businesses “aren’t saveable”.
He says Budget measures risk being wiped out within months as prices continue to rise.
#MondayGR
He says Budget measures risk being wiped out within months as prices continue to rise.
#MondayGR
The real danger isn’t running out of oil - it’s the “crack spread”.
Peter Brown says the gap between crude oil and refined fuel prices is the key pressure point, as damage to refineries threatens to push fuel costs higher.
#MondayGR
Peter Brown says the gap between crude oil and refined fuel prices is the key pressure point, as damage to refineries threatens to push fuel costs higher.
#MondayGR
September 21, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The real danger isn’t running out of oil - it’s the “crack spread”.
Peter Brown says the gap between crude oil and refined fuel prices is the key pressure point, as damage to refineries threatens to push fuel costs higher.
#MondayGR
Peter Brown says the gap between crude oil and refined fuel prices is the key pressure point, as damage to refineries threatens to push fuel costs higher.
#MondayGR
“People are going to get a real shock very soon.”
Charlie Taylor warns the impact of fuel prices could hit home harder as households turn their heating back on this winter - and says when the public feels it, it could become a major issue for the Government.
#MondayGR
Charlie Taylor warns the impact of fuel prices could hit home harder as households turn their heating back on this winter - and says when the public feels it, it could become a major issue for the Government.
#MondayGR
September 21, 2026 at 9:56 PM
“People are going to get a real shock very soon.”
Charlie Taylor warns the impact of fuel prices could hit home harder as households turn their heating back on this winter - and says when the public feels it, it could become a major issue for the Government.
#MondayGR
Charlie Taylor warns the impact of fuel prices could hit home harder as households turn their heating back on this winter - and says when the public feels it, it could become a major issue for the Government.
#MondayGR
Is AI going to take your job?
Could it destabilise the global economy?
On #MondayGR, the panel will discuss the rapid rise of AI and its potential impact on jobs, the economy and society.
Tonight at 10pm on Virgin Media PLAY and Virgin Media One.
Could it destabilise the global economy?
On #MondayGR, the panel will discuss the rapid rise of AI and its potential impact on jobs, the economy and society.
Tonight at 10pm on Virgin Media PLAY and Virgin Media One.
September 21, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Is AI going to take your job?
Could it destabilise the global economy?
On #MondayGR, the panel will discuss the rapid rise of AI and its potential impact on jobs, the economy and society.
Tonight at 10pm on Virgin Media PLAY and Virgin Media One.
Could it destabilise the global economy?
On #MondayGR, the panel will discuss the rapid rise of AI and its potential impact on jobs, the economy and society.
Tonight at 10pm on Virgin Media PLAY and Virgin Media One.
🗣️ “We could not countenance going into government unless we were sure we could deliver on those policies.”
Labour leader Ivana Bacik discusses what it would take for her party to enter government and the policy commitments Labour would seek.
📺 Catch up on #MondayGR on Virgin Media Play
Labour leader Ivana Bacik discusses what it would take for her party to enter government and the policy commitments Labour would seek.
📺 Catch up on #MondayGR on Virgin Media Play
September 15, 2026 at 4:05 PM
🗣️ “We could not countenance going into government unless we were sure we could deliver on those policies.”
Labour leader Ivana Bacik discusses what it would take for her party to enter government and the policy commitments Labour would seek.
📺 Catch up on #MondayGR on Virgin Media Play
Labour leader Ivana Bacik discusses what it would take for her party to enter government and the policy commitments Labour would seek.
📺 Catch up on #MondayGR on Virgin Media Play
🗣️ “A steady, gradual, inexorable decline of Britain.”
Cormac Lucey discusses today’s meeting between Sinn Féin, the SNP and Plaid Cymru, who say they want “self-determination” for their people, and why he believes constitutional change is more likely in Ireland.
#MondayGR
Cormac Lucey discusses today’s meeting between Sinn Féin, the SNP and Plaid Cymru, who say they want “self-determination” for their people, and why he believes constitutional change is more likely in Ireland.
#MondayGR
September 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
🗣️ “A steady, gradual, inexorable decline of Britain.”
Cormac Lucey discusses today’s meeting between Sinn Féin, the SNP and Plaid Cymru, who say they want “self-determination” for their people, and why he believes constitutional change is more likely in Ireland.
#MondayGR
Cormac Lucey discusses today’s meeting between Sinn Féin, the SNP and Plaid Cymru, who say they want “self-determination” for their people, and why he believes constitutional change is more likely in Ireland.
#MondayGR