Senator Garret Ahearn: "I can understand why there would be concern."

But who is pushing the proposal to give over our data to AI companies?

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Ireland's AI Minister refutes claims that the Irish presidency had a hand in drafting legislation that would scrap GDPR protections for AI products. 

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Should social media companies be held "criminally liable" over certain content being shared online? Sinead Gibney TD believes they can and should.

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Is taking an entire domain down not considered "totalitarian"? Shane Coleman asks Social Democrats TD Sinead Gibney.

Senator Garret Ahern, Fine Gael says shutting down sites is not the answer.

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Does Coimisiún na Meán need to be better resourced to tackle the sharing of dangerous driving on social media?

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Why are videos of dangerous driving still being shared on social media? Because they are "making money," says Sinéad Gibney TD, Social Democrats.

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Claire Scott recaps the Oireachtas grilling of TikTok over dangerous driving videos - including questions over their reach and whether the platform had enough time to prepare its facts and figures.

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On #TonightVMTV at 10pm:

- Social media firms grilled over dangerous driving videos.

- AI Minister rejects claims Ireland helped draft plans to weaken GDPR protections.

- And Taoiseach meets Mamdani to strengthen Irish-American ties.

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Are people in their 20s buying houses in Ireland?

Shane Coleman challenges Pearse Doherty TD over what he calls a “very gloomy narrative” about young people’s prospects in Ireland.

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🗣️ “This could have been a seismic moment for the FAI to seriously change perception of the association.”

Former Ireland international Kevin Kilbane says boycotting the Israel game could have given the FAI an opportunity to get back onside with the public.

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- Could your heating bill force a Budget U-turn?

- And are soaring costs driving young people out of Ireland?

- Carbon tax battle
- The United Nations General Assembly
- Ireland v Israel boycott calls

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“Lots of young people are buying houses.”

Shane Coleman challenges the picture of a generation unable to get ahead, as outlined by Sinn Fein's Pearse Doherty. #TonightVMTV

“There is a feeling that there is a better quality of life elsewhere.”

Gráinne Ní Aodha reacts to research showing 68% of 18-24-year-olds are considering moving abroad, while 71% believe they would have a better quality of life outside Ireland. #TonightVMTV

"If you have your finger on the pulse, you know what struggles people are having out there.”

Pearse Doherty says the Government should understand the financial pressure households are facing as the Budget debate intensifies. #TonightVMTV

A war of words over Sinn Féin’s figures.

Pearse Doherty presses for a straight answer on whether the Government accepts his party’s calculations on the public finances, as the row over cutting tax on home-heating oil intensifies.

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“If the Government doesn’t get it, of course people will take to the streets.”

Pearse Doherty says it is “not responsible” for the Government to refuse to cut tax on home-heating oil while the State has billions in surplus funds. #TonightVMTV

John Lahart TD says the Government is “highly sensitive” to how people are feeling about the cost of living, as it responds to a rapidly changing economic environment ahead of Budget 2027. #TonightVMTV

“People are wondering: when is this going to get easier for us?”

Live from New York, News Correspondent Zara King says the Taoiseach believes ending the Iran conflict is key to bringing fuel prices down, following Donald Trump’s stark warning to Tehran at the UN. #TonightVMTV