"The fact that over €335,000 of taxpayers' money has been spent on a bicycle shed for Leinster House is nothing short of scandalous," said Collins. "This kind of extravagant spending is a perfect illustration of the government's total disregard for fiscal responsibility and their ongoing mismanagement of public funds."

The escalating number of Gardaí resigning from the force is a stark indicator of a system under immense strain. Our frontline officers are the backbone of public safety, and their increasing departure points to deep-rooted issues that demand immediate attention.

MEP Mullooly Hosts German MEP Chrisitine Singer on Visit to Irish Farms

Independent Ireland Inaugural Think In to take place this weekend

Cllr Linda de Courcy Criticises South Dublin Co. Council Leaflet "Biased and neglects critical issues"

99% of failed asylum applicants still in Ireland

Alarming decline in suckler cow numbers - Farmer income average just 14,700 per year

“Yet another example of a green policy that does not work in the real world"

“Proposed hate speech legislation needs to be scrapped once and for all” 

“We are committed to implementing policies that will ensure the HSE is adequately staffed, address the housing affordability crisis, and ultimately improve healthcare outcomes for all Irish citizens,” 

Independent Ireland MEP, Ciaran Mullooly, has strongly condemned the recent proposal from the European Commission to reduce the Promotion Budget and 2025 Annual Works Programme for agricultural produce by 50%, stating: “This proposal must be rejected and when Council representatives meet in September there must be unanimous opposition to it.”

Cllr Paul Hogan has called on the management of Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar and The Minister for Health to clarify

Independent Ireland spokesperson for Urban Affairs Cllr. Ken O'Flynn, has expressed his sympathies with the family and friends of  Joe Carthy, aged 14, who died tragically in Kilkenny yesterday.

Taxing people with reckless abandon to fund pipe-dream programs is not just bad governance, it is economic malpractice.  The Green Party represents fewer than five percent of the Irish people, yet Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil allow them to impose their radical agenda on the rest of us. 

Michael Collins TD, Leader of Independent Ireland, expressed his dismay at the government's decision. "This bailout is an outright scandal. The Irish people are being forced to bail out a broadcaster that has failed to manage its finances responsibly. It's a reward for all-round bad practice, and it's the taxpayers who will suffer," Collins said. "We need transparency and accountability, not another instance of the government kicking the can down the road and kicking the taxpayer once again - it is shocking that people who are already struggling to cope are being once again punished for state owned incompetence."

"The government's failure to address these critical issues is evident," O'Donoghue continued. "The traditional view of 'Generation Rent' as young people in early career stages or education is outdated. The 2022 Census data shows a growing number of those aged 40 and over now living in private rental accommodation. This broader demographic shift towards renting over homeownership is a clear indication that our current housing policies are inadequate."