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Government has ‘no sense of what a republic truly means’ – Connolly [Video]
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Government has ‘no sense of what a republic truly means’ – Connolly [Video]

Yesterday, Simon Harris was formally appointed Ireland’s youngest-ever Taoiseach.Mr Harris was nominated by the Dáil with a majority vote of 88 to 69 after he was proposed by Fine Gael and supported by Fianna Fáil, the Green Party and a number of independents.He then travelled to Áras an Uachtaráin where he was formally appointed by President Michael D Higgins.Before the vote was held, opposition parties and independent groups voiced their opposition to the change in leader and continued their calls for an election.________________________________________________________________________________________________📱 Have you downloaded the Newstalk app?- Find the app in the Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thisisaim.newstalk&hl=en_IE&gl=US- Find the app via Apple: https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/newstalk-106-108-fm/id372643826#️⃣ SUBSCRIBE to the Newstalk social channels:- YOUTUBE | youtube.com/@Newstalkfm – TWITTER | twitter.com/newstalkfm- INSTAGRAM | instagram.com/newstalkfm/- FACEBOOK | facebook.com/newstalkfm- WEBSITE | https://www.newstalk.com/🎧 PODCAST – listen at your leisure: newstalk.com/podcasts- iTunes: search for Newstalk in your app!- Spotify: search for Newstalk for our latest pods and news- Or wherever you get your podcasts!📱GET IN TOUCH WITH NEWSTALK- WhatsApp: get in touch on 0871400106

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Bambie Thug claims Eurovision bosses not supportive in Israel row | Culture [Video]
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Bambie Thug claims Eurovision bosses not supportive in Israel row | Culture [Video]

Bambie Thug has accused Eurovision organisers of not supporting them over a row with Israel. The ouji pop star, who secured a sixth place finish in Irelands first grand final of the music event since 2018, accused the Israeli broadcaster, Kan, of a rule break and said they have been waiting to hear back from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) about what action would be taken. Bambie, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, told journalists in the press centre on Saturday (11 May): Kan the broadcaster incited violence against me twice, three times. We brought it up to the EBU. They said they follow up. They waited to the last minute, we still havent gotten statement back to us, allowed us to be scapegoats, allowed us to be the spokesperson for standing up for ourselves. And yeah, the broadcaster has disobeyed the rules and I hope next year they wont be able to compete because of that. The Independent has contacted both Kan and the EBU for comment following Bambies claims.