Ireland senator weighs in on bill to'restrict' speech for the'common good.' (Credit: Houses of the Oireachtas, June 13, 2023) Ireland's government condemned the recent burning of a hotel meant to house 70 migrants outside of Galway in the west of the country as a suspected arson attack. "I am deeply concerned about recent reports of suspected criminal damage at a number of properties around the country which have been earmarked for accommodating those seeking international protection here, including in County Galway last night," Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said in a statement Sunday. "There is no justification for violence, arson or vandalism in our Republic. Garda [police] investigations are underway." The statement came in response to a fire that erupted Saturday night at the Ross Lake House Hotel in Rosscahill, County Galway, in the west of Ireland, destroying the building.

Leo Varadkar has warned that developments in artificial intelligence (AI) will force people across the economy out of work unless they are retrained.