MATT TREACY: Local Catholic residents say they intend to protest on Sunday if the decision to allow the Orange Order in Portadown to hold a parade along the Garvaghy Road for the first time since 1997 is upheld. gript.ie/garvaghy-orange-par…

Some people developing advanced AI reportedly believe it could destroy humanity. Their work continues despite that warning. Watch the full video: piped.video/watch?v=K8_VO8a1…

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has carried out “dawn raids” of businesses active in the solar panel industry as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected breaches of competition law involving potential bid-rigging. gript.ie/dawn-raids-by-compe…

A growing body of research is challenging a long-standing public narrative about violence against transgender Americans and instead suggesting that intimate partner violence, not ‘hate crime’, is the dominant force behind transgender homicides. gript.ie/most-documented-tra…

"It is unprecedented that you would have the HSE becoming a political lobby group in terms of a piece of legislation. It’s a stand that wouldn’t be far off People Before Profit’s": Peadar Tóibín TD adds to criticism of HSE over remarks on three-day wait: gript.ie/the-hse-is-over-ste…

TADHG PIDGEON: Why do we have the highest energy prices in Europe? Because our own natural resources are lying untapped and our government won't look at credible alternatives like nuclear. And we are paying the price for broken system. gript.ie/tadhg-pidgeon-our-e…

PETER CADDLE: Brussels appears to have abandoned the majority of its AI ambitions, with attention in the EU capital shifting to steering the global regulation of the technology instead. gript.ie/brussels-abandons-a…

Following Dublin City Council's release of social housing data broken down by nationality, a Fianna Fáil councillor has said other local authorities should follow suit.

Social Democrats politician Sinéad Gibney said nationalising online platforms would let the state direct their algorithms and promote “whatever we choose to do.” Watch the full video: piped.video/watch?v=K8_VO8a1…

Making this FREE TO READ due to huge interest: Please SUBSCRIBE to Gript today to keep us reporting the news that Coimisiún na Méan doesn't sponsor: gript.ie/membership/ MATT TREACY: All new jobs created in the first half of year went to immigrants. Yet 135,600 young Irish people have left the state since 2022. gript.ie/all-new-jobs-create…

Controversial plans to light up Belfast City Hall in support of abortion have been stalled after a council procedure to challenge the move. Pro-life group, Precious Life, said a protest organised for Monday will go ahead to urge full cancellation. gript.ie/controversial-abort…

Italy has approved a return to nuclear power almost 40 years after abandoning it in the wake of the Chornobyl disaster. gript.ie/italy-approves-retu…

THOMAS O'REILLY: A discreet gathering of European home affairs officials, including participation from the UK, is expected to open discussions on potential revisions to the EU Migration Pact by 2027. gript.ie/ireland-set-to-join…

MATT TREACY: More than 900 people with deportation orders remain in IPAS centres - a near doubling of numbers. Questions also need to be urgently answered regarding the increased number of asylum seekers being privately accommodated, as IPAS is full. gript.ie/treacy-cohort-in-ip…