Taoiseach Micheál Martin ahead of Pride last year. Taoiseach Micheál Martin ahead of Pride last year. TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN has said he has “no time” for a “toxic discussion” surrounding trans people, adding that “acceptance is key”.
Ireland passed the Gender Recognition Act in 2015 which has provided people the legal right to gender recognition based on self-declaration for the past seven years. “I’d be very concerned about that and and I’ve watched it in the UK and we certainly don’t need that kind of debate in Ireland. We don’t need to have that kind of debate in Ireland,” he said.
The context of the question from Adam Long of NXF came following the controversy over three days of debate about trans issues on the Liveline programme which led to the decision by Dublin Pride to end it’s partnership with RTÉ.
Way more important issues in the country than catering for perverts and deviants.
Leo looking well in the background
That's great but it will not save his party at the next election.
As herself 😉
Why?
What's that behind Martin.
No colours please they are repulsive
IrelandisFull and we're sick of your communist agenda
He's gay for the day. Other guys go back to bring queers and arse bandits on Monday. Hypocrite.
Why wouldn't he? He is globalist puppet after all 🏳️🌈 🦄 🇪🇺
These politicians have no integrity whatsoever. Their motives are solely based on money and self preservation. If the EU was promoting and funding hetrosexual pride for a month, the likes of martin would also be in the thick of it.
“Freedom of speech is very important in society” but this must be balanced with “ensuring that anything that gets said isn’t undermining a person”. FIRST time DublinPride broke their 'partnership' with RTE was because RTE paid damages to ppl it libelled. Is libel undermining?
No time for debate, the same way there was no time for informed debate when the 2015 GRA was made law. Not having time for debate has led to male sex offenders in the women's prison and the word woman being erased from legislation. There is going to have to be debate some time.
I'm sure they'll be dancing in the streets at the thought of him being there
It says in your article the Taoiseach didnt actually listen to liveline but that didnt stop you completely misrepresenting liveline joeliveline as a toxic debate. What's happened to honest journalism?
Just like the Tanaiste who didnt listen to liveline but pontificated that trans voices should have been included (spoiler they were) 'Martin said he had not heard the debates which caused controversy' but he alleges they were toxic (spoiler they weren't)
Did anyone else notice it's the least diverse parade in Ireland
Groomers day out.
No time for debate but has time to attend the parade. 🙄 Most people don't want a debate around trans issues but we sure as hell need discussions around women's rights.
Won't celebrate Easter though 🤔
Hopefully he'll get rightly rodgered, after all the people he's screwed over.
Democracy is all about debate discussion and different opinions especially allowing ones you disagree with on all issues. The Taoiseach is actually censoring and being undemocratic.... People are diverse... That means differed t thought processes
Langer no.1 will b out swinging 2day
Looking for votes no doubt, worst performing FF Taoiseach, and that's saying a lot after what went before him.
You really think there will change. Sin fèin or the same is all that looks possible to me. Either way we are fucked.
He's irrelevant come December.
About all he's fit for really.
Should be more worried that half our nations citizens houses are falling down around them! Every day this lot should be on this. Someone could easily die in an accident use will need more than a few security guards then! micareress MeHoletheNormanMartin
So it's acceptable again for men to tell women what they should and shouldn't be concerned about.
Ah would you look at the lads
There'll be an Islamic attack on this one of these in Ireland eventually.
After the parade he is off to Croke Park to watch men play with the big ball...what a day ...
Can't wait for this rainbow shit to be over!!!
He won't be able to escape it I'm afraid. By putting an absurd untruth on the statute books ie that a male can become female, we have set ourselves up for conflict. We have to come to terms with the fact that sometimes biological sex must take precedence over gender identity.
Will this sexual deviant be allowed to be at it
Fair play to Micheal if FF aren't able to replace the members leaving the party in their droves over the last few years with the liberal set it certainly won't be for lack of advocacy and effort on his behalf. He has driven FF as far as possible from their traditional base.
Will Mr Smithers be accompanying him?
Wab!
God a whole 🤬 month of Woke Keep it down LGBTQIA-P stop being so in our face! Calm your overwhelming Pride or we'll put you back in your closet! By the way only L & G is genetic the others are perverse sexaholics recruiting new members whilst their personalities are maliable!
Does he even care about people struggling financially? What has he done?absolutely nothing, things are getting worse and all they and the media care about is pride,flags and marches. These need to get real or fluck off
June is now Pro life month
Obviously doesn't know that pride is a sin.
AnalysisBrexit The rainbow coloured Tea Sock puts his best foot forward..
Another NGO scam paid for by the taxpayers, Martin is a waste of space
what is a UK style debate? its no longer the cosy everyone holding hands under the table hoping the plebs dont cop on type 'under the radar debate' irelandisfull
His pronouns are tic/tac/teeth
Great stuff MichealMartinTD will you be dressing up in drag to show your support or staying in your suite, showing you are there for the votes from heterosexuals only.
So basically having no debate is what he's looking for. I'm afraid that horse has bolted.
Yeah like who gives a toss 😂 don’t get me wrong I hope it’s a great weekend and everyone has a ball but gobshite Brains going for a photo op is not exactly breaking fucking news now is it 😂😂
Pity he's not doing anything about the cost of living disaster eh
Amazes me that so far, and as far as I know (MSM), that since Pride month began, not a single candle lit vigil held, or anything mentioned of the 2 souls that were brutally murdered in Sligo recently. I’d have thought this would have been the ‘focus’ of this years Festival?
Did you get tails on the coin flip? To be fair you’ve competition to look has as bad as this gobsh!te
Freak show.
Jesus Christ 🤦♂️🤦♂️
The STI clinic will experience its busiest day of the year on Monday
And isn’t been seen in the right places all that matters to him, none of that talk about housing crisis and fuel poverty while he proudly marches .
Parade of SHAME for him .. Náire = shame
Comments closed on the app. There's a surprise 🙄
Correct… no debate! Woman : an adult human female
I’ve had a belly -full of him. Every time he opens his mouth, some woke vomits out. He’s the same vintage as me , and I DON’T BELIEVE HIM.
He’ll slot right in…
They should honour them 2 lads that got their heads chopped off by that Muslim migrant Micheal and Co let into the country 👍
The grassroots Fianna Failers must be loving the woke direction Mehole’s taking the party 🥴
Will he slap on some rouge, a wig and a pair of ill fitting fish nets.
He should lead the parade really.
Don't forget your pride skirt.
Mehole will always take the most extreme positions. Of course he won’t debate.
Relentless.
State of him 👀🤡
As a drag queen?
The place for him .
He has made a balls of everything else. He will fit in there.
😂😂
Can be we throw eggs? And confetti
Seems this gay and trans stuff etc. has become more important than homelessness and all the other chaos going on around us ...
And then that gonna get housed for the homeless or u just want to be in the parade like a drama queen 😅🤣🤣😅😅😅🥳
Chasing votes
Oh no. No debates allowed here! This is a semi fascist state
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Of course he will , if people can't see the only reason he's going is for votes then they need help.
So should biological men be allowed into women's prisons? can men be pregnant? the reason there's a debate is because most people have common sense.
Thanks for the heads up, I'll avoid Dublin City Centre this weekend 🤢
Plenty of opportunity to look up men's skirts, I'm sure.
What date is the non pride parade on?
What is a woman.
No pride in erasing women.
I wonder what percentage of fiannafailparty voters actually share this view
Leo is taking part 🥳
Pride is worse than Christmas. The buildup seems to start earlier and earlier every year. Is a few days not enough?
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