Parents of young children have expressed their concern at a decision by Deansgrange Library to invite a sexually explicit 'queer feminist' drag queen group called Glitter Hole to host a storytime event for young children aged 3-7. Glitter Hole which are known for their sexually explicit 'queer feminist variety shows' in Dublin have been invited to the Library on June 26th to read to 3-7 year olds in what is described as the .."first ever drag story time event , providing families with glamorous , positive and unbashadely queer role models , Join us to celebrate the imagination and playfulness of childhood as well as picture books that celebrate being

Thousands of yellow vest protesters marched through Paris and other French cities today for the 12th successive weekend of anti government protests . The protesters gathered at midday on a plaza in eastern Paris where they applauded Jerome Rodrigues, a prominent member of the movement who suffered an eye injury last week . Protesters denounced the use of flashball riot control guns and paid homage to those injured in the past months . On Friday , France's Council of State ruled that security forces have a right to use the controversial high speed rubber ball launcher for crowd control despite being banned in much of Europe

A wage subsidy scheme and moratorium on new licenses are among some of the issues being raised by Taxi Drivers at a protest in Dublin Today . Over a Thousand Taxi Drivers gathered at the pheonix park in Dublin this morning where they drove to Government Buildings to highlight their demands . A Press release issued on behalf of the Taxi representative groups explained the Taxi Drivers demands as follows : a moratorium on the issuing of licenses until business levels reach pre pandemic figures a two year extension on vehicle age limits across the fleet allowing cars to stay in the fleet up to 12 years