by Emmet Doyle | Jun 8, 2026 | Petitions
The EU migration pact is bad for Ireland. It outsources decisions on cost and numbers coming here, and locks us into those decisions. Nearly 60,000 people applied for asylum in Ireland in the last four years. In the years before that, there were about 2,000 to 3,000...
by Emmet Doyle | Jun 5, 2026 | News
Rural pubs are a social anchor, and the Government must do all it can to support publicans as they struggle to keep their doors open. That’s according to Aontú Senator Sarah O’Reilly who says “The Vintners Federation of Ireland has proposed a tax credit scheme (VFI),...
by Emmet Doyle | Jun 5, 2026 | News
The need for separate emergency facilities for people with Mental Health issues is essential and the findings of the Expert Advisory Group on Ireland’s next ‘Suicide Reduction Strategy’ don’t reflect that. That’s according to Aontú Senator Sarah O’ Reilly, who says...
by Emmet Doyle | Jun 4, 2026 | News
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says the absurd situation is like something from Hall’s Pictorial Weekly. Deputy Tóibín said: “You couldn’t make it up. This week, the European Commission is taking us to court over cutting too much turf – next week, we sign up for the...
by Emmet Doyle | Jun 4, 2026 | News
National communications director Larissa Nolan looks at Aontú in the news in the past seven days. Cost-of-living pressures continued this week, with the announcement Electric Ireland is to hike its gas and electricity prices. The company said it’s increasing...
