"[If] you get upset about the fact that the Gardaí are in it - that might not be the correct emotional response to a bunch of people getting thrown out of their home"
- Visual Artist Adam Doyle, also known as Spicebag, on his eviction image retweeted by
@EOBroin
#TonightVMTV
"The people who voted against the referendum, especially the mother one, we're not members of the far-right, we're not confused, we're not misinformed."
Sarah Carey tells
@ciarathedoc
why she voted 'no' in the referendum.
#TonightVMTV
"These younger boys.. they're being groomed almost by older criminals. They're in a situation where they have no respect for anybody and there are no consequences for their behaviour"
-John Lonergan on crime & anti-social behaviour in Dublin
#TonightVMTV
NEW: "He is there in black and white - Leo Varadkar, in 2016, being informed of that."
-
@leeofthemail
of
@irishdailymail
on the controversy around the State's strategy on refunding nursing home charges
#TonightVMTV
"I'm absolutely raging about it"
Journalist Larissa Nolan criticises the introduction of mask-wearing for some primary school children to combat the spread of coronavirus
#TonightVMTV
"We have a state that we've built here and bad and all as the damn thing is. We can't have people in cabinet, and in Government who are not up front about these matters."
Eamon Dunphy of
@Dunphy_Official
reflects on the prospect of Sinn Féin in Government.
#TonightVMTV
"The stories we are hearing from Italy are horrific....get the public health right now we can't afford the disaster later"
@ProfJohnCrown
reacts to the spread of
#COVID19
#TonightVMTV
"If the people who are in this employment are not getting paid a living wage, then what's the point of it all?"
-
@aoifegracemoore
on record employment rates during a cost of living crisis
#TonightVMTV
"How many people are doing the same thing, how many charities exist for exactly the same purpose"
#ConorSkehan
on the duplication of NGOs and charities.
#TonightVMTV
"This shows the confusion that there will be in immigration law"
@SenatorMcDowell
disagrees with
@HMcEntee
that the family referendum won't impact immigration laws
#TonightVMTV
“I actually think it would be more appropriate to call them vampire funds, because essentially what they’re going to be doing is feeding on generation rent for decades to come”
-
@RoryHearne
on vulture funds and the housing crisis
#TonightVMTV
"The system is completely broken"
@SenatorKeogan
reacts to a Business Post poll showing three out of four people think Ireland has taken too many refugees
#TonightVMTV
"These sort of things really break down the trust, especially in a housing crisis, between the people & the politicians"
-
@aoifegracemoore
on the impact of political scandals on the public
#TonightVMTV
"You shouldn't be able to buy healthcare because of the size of your wallet. You shouldn't be able to by an extension of your life because you get an early diagnosis because of your wallet"
Liam Doran on the need for a one-tier health system in Ireland.
#TonightVMTV
Ivan: "What has the Seanad ever done for a mother of three in Tallaght?"
Gary: "Such as
@SenLynnRuane
, who's a mother of two in Tallaght, who's been an amazing addition to the Seanad."
@1GaryGannon
with the answer of the night on the topic of Seanad reform.
#TonightVMTV
'The schools must open in September...'
@ciarakellydoc
reacts to new school guidelines and says 'there can be no protected group of workers when everyone else is pulling their weight'
#TonightVMTV
"Referring to people as 'scumbags' in the Dáil - that is unacceptable"
- John Lonergan reacts to comments made by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee
#TonightVMTV
"The Oireachtas will be staring at decisions coming down from the courts which can only be amended by referendum."
@SenatorMcDowell
on the upcoming referendum seeking to broaden the definition of family.
#TonightVMTV
"Someone on an income of €40,000 they could be spending 60 percent plus of their take home pay, that is just absolutely unsustainable"
-
@RoryHearne
on the percentage of salaries being spent on rent due to the rental crisis
#TonightVMTV
"Why if the hospital is going to be independent, does it have to be owned by a Vatican approved private company?"
- Dr Peter Boylan on co-location and the National Maternity Hospital
#TonightVMTV
"There's a chilling effect on them expressing their legitimate point of view, whether it's right or wrong"
- Senator
@RonanMullen
on proposed new hate speech legislation
#TonightVMTV
"We'll be waking up on Sunday morning, on Mother's Day, if these two referenda go through, having taken 'mother' out of the Constitution..."
@SenatorMcDowell
on what he sees the impact of a 'Yes' vote as being.
@clairebrockTV
#TonightVMTV
"All the people here want is to be consulted, and to be listened to, that the town is full"
@mattiemcgrathtd
on the clash between protesters and Gardaí in Roscrea
#TonightVMTV
'I think we need an All-Island approach, it would be more preferable to border controls.'
@HollyCairnsTD
and
@Fergusodowd
debate an All-Island approach to tackling Covid 19
#TonightVMTV
"I will not get over the fact that as of yet a woman has not occupied the highest office in government."
@MaryLouMcDonald
on why she believes she'll eventually be Taoiseach.
#TonightVMTV
"The only assistance I want to give the Taoiseach is to get him out of government as quickly as possible."
@EOBroin
in response to
@CowenBarry
#TonightVMTV
NEWS: "I told everyone it was six months, but it actually a year. I couldn't tell my family and friends that I was leaving for 12 months."
@PhelanVicky
on her treatment plan in the US.
#TonightVMTV
"Sir, – I attended court with a young homeless boy who had been charged with theft of a bottle of orange, value €1."
Father Peter McVerry tells us about the letter he sent to The Irish Times today titled 'A tale of two cities'.
#TonightVMTV
"Saying durable relationships are also families, gives rise to a number of unforeseen circumstances, which will lead to legal chaos..."
@SenatorMcDowell
on why he will vote no in the Family Referendum.
@ClaireBrockTV
#TonightVMTV
"There's been a 47% increase in child homelessness in the last year. And now we're going to consult the AG about potentially having a ban on evictions? There should be a rent freeze, there should be a ban on evictions"
-
@HollyCairnsTD
on the homelessness crisis
#TonightVMTV
"If you put those who have so spectacularly failed to manage a health service in charge of managing the country the results, unfortunately, are predictable"
Independent
@MlMcNamaraTD
on the new restrictions imposed by the Government.
#TonightVMTV
"I have blessed a cow in labour, I have blessed a sick parrot, I blessed a horse donkey, but I can't bless two men or two women who love each other. There's something not quite right about that"
- Fr Joe McDonald on Catholic Church & comments by Pope Francis today
#TonightVMTV
"The referendums have shown there isn't a trust in the government"
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín on why he opposes the government's Hate Crime Bill
@Toibin1
#TonightVMTV
"I'll tell you who's missing from the discussion at the moment - the Irish Government."
-
@cjhumanrights
on what he feels is a lack of political leadership when it comes to working towards a United Ireland.
#TonightVMTV
VIDEO: Public health specialist Dr.
@GabrielScally
says the new proposals for quarantine coming into Ireland are like "bailing out a boat with a sieve"
#TonightVMTV
'We need a strategy to get out of lockdown, criteria, not just that we are exhausted...'
@aoifemcl
on the need for a clear exit plan and targets
#TonightVMTV
"If we don't engage in very rigorous social distancing now...we will be Italy in three weeks time."
@ciarakellydoc
on the importance of social distancing to help slow down the spread of
#COVID19
.
#TonightVMTV
"The reality is, what covid-19 has done, it has shone a light on the social inequality in our society."
@ProfSuperJunior
says it's easier for some people to adhere to the regulations.
#TonightVMTV
"There could be the Tubbercurry variant"
Restaurant owner
@PaulTreyvaud
criticises senior health officials over their cautious approach to battling the coronavirus pandemic
#TonightVMTV
"Michael was a regular on the Tonight Show, he will be missed by all both in front and behind the camera. We on the Tonight Show extend our sympathy to his family at this sad time."
@ClaireBrockTV
pays tribute to journalist
@Michael_O_Regan
who died suddenly over the weekend.
"I'd like to argue, a politician will never have to look at two patients in the A&E department when there's one ICU bed and say who gets this bed."
@DrNinaByrnes
says NPHET had clearly thought of the effects on people of a level 5 lockdown
#TonightVMTV
"When we don't have women at the decision-making table, we don't have decisions made for women."
@HollyLeahCairns
of
@SocDems
on the obstacles preventing women from getting involved in politics.
#TonightVMTV
"There are tenants and renters across this country who are living in absolute terror about what is going to happen in the coming days"
-
@RoryHearneGaffs
on the impact of the eviction ban being lifted
#TonightVMTV
"We have put him in charge, at the age of 29 into his 30's, of the largest public expenditure body in the country...and we expect him to succeed. It's insanity." -
@john_mcguirk
on Simon Harris and his inexperience as Minister for Health.
#TonightVMTV
"I'd rather see something that builds houses rather than write it down on a page and stick it in the constitution"
-
@karldeeter
on the right to housing
#TonightVMTV
WATCH:
@ProfJohnCrown
“If we are going to beat this thing, if we’re not going to turn into Italy... we need to close everything down
Any time we can avoid two people meeting we need to do it.”
#TonightVMTV
#covidireland
Warning: Distressing Content
“The springs that were inserted broke through my client's ribs"
- Solicitor Simon McElwee who is representing a family involved in the spinal surgeries controversy at Temple Street Hospital
#TonightVMTV
"My problem is with the durable relationships and the absolute nonsense..."
Journalist and barrister
#BrendaPower
tells
@clairebrockTV
about her concerns around succession rights ahead of the upcoming referendum seeking to broaden the definition of family.
#TonightVMTV
"It is a political culture that creates a kind of elaborate career structure, or a revolving door career, where you're a minister one day and a lobbyist for bankers the next."
@MaryLouMcDonald
on the Katherine Zappone controversy and no-confidence motion against Simon Coveney.
"I'm a republican, I've never been particularly enamoured by monarchy. But you can't but not have been impressed by for example, her laying a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance"
- Sinn Féin TD
@EOBroin
reacts to the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth
#TonightVMTV
"That's not normal, it's not a functioning society"
-
@crazyhouseprice
on people in their twenties, thirties, and forties living at home with their parents due to the increase in house prices
#TonightVMTV
"Public land should be used for 100 percent affordable public housing"
@RoryHearne
on why he believes public land should be used to deliver public housing.
#TonightVMTV
"There isn't work for those numbers of people in West Clare ... unless we want to create division, we're going to have to address this..."
@MIMcNamara
on the pressure that housing refugees in hotels has had on local economies.
#TonightVMTV
"I don't think we're actually neutral at all. Never been a neutral country - just pretenders."
-
@BerryCathal
on neutrality during the Ukrainian crisis.
#TonightVMTV
"If I can in some way help the businesspeople, the people who have lost their jobs, the youth...then it's worth it.
- Dr Martin Feeley on whether it was worth losing his job after he spoke out against what he called "draconian" Covid measures.
#TonightVMTV
"This year, the government will give more money to landlords through HAP, over €800m, than it will give directly to local authorities for new builds."
@EOBroin
and
@Damien_English
debate housing supply and the rental crisis.
#TonightVMTV
"What was a good economy three or four weeks ago hasn't become a bad economy - its just become a paralysed economy"
@davidmcw
on what needs to be done for the Irish economy to come through the
#COVID19
crisis.
#TonightVMTV
"I was emotional last night when I got elected, it was the honor of my life to get elected to the parliament, and emotional and tired as I was I thanked my family and friends"
@CarrollJennifer
reacts to controversial comments made by Sinn Féin's David Cullinane.
#TonightVMTV
"Nurses are close to my heart for what they've done over the years, I think we need to treat them well."
@ProfJohnCrown
on the need for student nurses on the front line against
#COVID19
to be paid for their work.
#TonightVMTV
"It''s not worth it. I'd say that to anyone considering becoming a landlord in this country."
- Jeanette Brown on how, despite being a homeowner, she has now been left with nowhere to live due to the moratorium on evictions.
#TonightVMTV
WATCH: CNN's
@donie
says major social media platforms like Facebook have a responsibility to tackle disinformation and online conspiracy theories
#TonightVMTV
"If this happened in Donnybrook rather than Bonnybrook we wouldn't have had families having to fight for four decades to get justice"
@LNBDublin
on whether there was a class element to the Stardust tragedy
#TonightVMTV
"We need to reform local government if we are going to get that right."
@neasa_neasa
of
@greenparty_ie
on the issues within local authorities and their impact on the building of social housing.
#TonightVMTV
"My wife had 5 messages on her answer phone in work saying 'we're going to get your husband'...she doesn't need to hear that."
@laoneill111
on death threats he has received from anti-vaxers.
#TonightVMTV
"The reality is whether it's criminalised or not criminalised drug use is already normal"
-
@SenLynnRuane
on drug use and decriminalisation
#TonightVMTV
#WATCH
Sinn Féin TD
@loreillysf
reacts to comments made by the Tánaiste about the main opposition party when he accused it of "infecting a new generation of young people"
#TonightVMTV
“Having looked at all the evidence, I would be more than happy to give it to my child or my grandchild in that age group”
Prof Karina Butler, Chair of NIAC, speaks to
@ZaraKing
on the approval of the Pfizer vaccine for 5-11 year olds
#TonightVMTV
"Picking arbitrary rules about table numbers and where people can go and how long they can stay - none of these are evidence-based."
-
@Orla_Hegarty
on the lack of focus on ventilation and filtration in the Government's strategy for covid.
#TonightVMTV
"Leo Varadkar and the lads may say they have lots of experience, they do. They are well schooled in the politics of cronyism, they are well schooled insiders."
@MaryLouMcDonald
responds to accusations Sinn Féin do not have the experience to serve in government.
#TonightVMTV
"As some people may not know, I have autism, and life can be challenging enough without having to deal with rubbish like this ..."
@lukeming
on being vindicated after a former parliamentary assistant admitted posting a tweet about Saoirse McHugh from his account.
#TonightVMTV
"The Sinn Féin policy can be reduced to one single sentence, 'Lads, the answer is yes, now what was the question?'" Fianna Fail TD
@willieodeaLIVE
in response to Sinn Féin TD
@davidcullinane
#TonightVMTV
"This is a 13 or 15 grand role . . . I don't think we want to make a huge mountain out of a molehill here either"
@EmerHigginsTD
on the Governments appointment of Katherine Zappone to a UN role after reports that the Taoiseach was blindsided by the move.
#TonightVMTV