BEN SCALLAN: “The Irish Left aren’t angry at Pat Kenny because he’s wrong - they’re angry at him because he’s right.”
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https://gript.ie/fascist-ideas-left-turns-on-pat-kenny-over-asylum-facts/
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https://gript.ie/fascist-ideas-left-turns-on-pat-kenny-over-asylum-facts/
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"Fascist ideas": Left turns on Pat Kenny over asylum facts - Gript
Eaten alive.
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In response to a question on transgender prisoners, the Minister for Justice, Simon Harris, has said that “it should be noted that Irish prisons are not legally defined as ‘male’ or ‘female’ prisons”.
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https://gript.ie/simon-harris-irish-prisons-not-legally-defined-as-male-or-female/
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https://gript.ie/simon-harris-irish-prisons-not-legally-defined-as-male-or-female/
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Simon Harris: Irish prisons not legally defined as 'male' or 'female' - Gript
In response to a question on transgender prisoners, the Minister for Justice, Simon Harris, has said that "it should be noted that Irish prisons are not legally defined as 'male' or 'female' prisons".
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Tick, tick, tick … does the Doomsday Clock need a reset?
KARL D STEPHAN writes
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https://gript.ie/tick-tick-tick-does-the-doomsday-clock-need-a-reset/
KARL D STEPHAN writes
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https://gript.ie/tick-tick-tick-does-the-doomsday-clock-need-a-reset/
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Tick, tick, tick … does the Doomsday Clock need a reset? - Gript
For 76 years it has been creeping towards midnight
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Which country has the highest fertility rate in Europe?
LOUIS T MARCH writes...
https://gript.ie/which-country-has-the-highest-fertility-rate-in-europe/
LOUIS T MARCH writes...
https://gript.ie/which-country-has-the-highest-fertility-rate-in-europe/
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Which country has the highest fertility rate in Europe? - Gript
We could learn something from the Faroe Islands
WATCH: The staff and students of St. Brigid’s Primary School, Educate Together and Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha in Kildare have come together to create what they say is the largest St. Brigid’s Cross ever formed.
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https://gript.ie/watch-kildare-schools-form-largest-ever-st-brigids-cross/
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https://gript.ie/watch-kildare-schools-form-largest-ever-st-brigids-cross/
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WATCH: Kildare schools form largest ever St. Brigid's Cross - Gript
1500 students
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In a Gript exclusive residents of the East Wall IPAS centre speak about anti-social behaviour and intimidation they say they are facing at the hands of ‘gang like’ elements within the facility.
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https://gript.ie/east-wall-asylum-centre-residents-afraid-of-mafia-like-elements-within-facility/
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https://gript.ie/east-wall-asylum-centre-residents-afraid-of-mafia-like-elements-within-facility/
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East Wall asylum centre residents “afraid” of “mafia” like elements within facility - Gript
Voices from inside East Wall Asylum Centre
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A new poll shows that a significant majority of people believe that Ireland has taken in too many refugees in the past year.
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Big majority believes Ireland has taken in too many refugees - Gript
A new poll shows that a significant majority of people believe that Ireland has taken in too many refugees in the past year.
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Massachusetts politicians propose prisoners as organ donors
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https://gript.ie/massachusetts-politicians-propose-prisoners-as-organ-donors/
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https://gript.ie/massachusetts-politicians-propose-prisoners-as-organ-donors/
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Massachusetts politicians propose prisoners as organ donors - Gript
A police abolitionist tweeted: “Imagine proposing that incarcerated people trade literal parts of their body for time off their sentence, and thinking you’re the good guy.”
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It is now believed that at least 2,300 people have died after multiple earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, including one that registered a 7.8 magnitude.
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https://gript.ie/video-devastation-in-turkey-and-syria-as-earthquakes-leave-2300-dead/
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https://gript.ie/video-devastation-in-turkey-and-syria-as-earthquakes-leave-2300-dead/
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As a poll shows more that more than four in ten voters now believe the media is biased against immigration protestors, JOHN MCGUIRK writes that once the media loses the trust of the public, it will be very hard to win it back:
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https://gript.ie/poll-the-media-are-losing-the-room-on-immigration/
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https://gript.ie/poll-the-media-are-losing-the-room-on-immigration/
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Poll: The media is losing the room on immigration - Gript
Bias.
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What exactly does "gender theory" say? And why is there a big row over how it might be taught in your child's school?
Here's the explanation:
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https://gript.ie/the-gender-id-fight-in-schools-really-matters/
Here's the explanation:
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https://gript.ie/the-gender-id-fight-in-schools-really-matters/
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Explaining the Gender ID fight in schools - and why it matters - Gript
Explaining "gender theory"
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Sweden is in the midst of its biggest wolf cull in recent history with an estimated 56 animals killed since the beginning of January.
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https://gript.ie/56-out-of-460-wolves-killed-since-jan-in-swedens-biggest-wolf-cull/
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https://gript.ie/56-out-of-460-wolves-killed-since-jan-in-swedens-biggest-wolf-cull/
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56 out of 460 wolves killed since Jan in Sweden’s biggest wolf cull - Gript
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TD Carol Nolan has said that she is deeply concerned at reports that the Cabinet is preparing to sign off on a review of regulations that would make it easier for inshore wind turbines to be constructed in and around rural communities in order to meet wind energy targets contained within the Governments climate action plan.
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https://gript.ie/sacrificing-communities-to-meet-governments-wind-turbine-ambitions-will-not-be-tolerated-carol-nolan/
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https://gript.ie/sacrificing-communities-to-meet-governments-wind-turbine-ambitions-will-not-be-tolerated-carol-nolan/
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“Sacrificing communities to meet Government’s wind turbine ambitions will not be tolerated.” Carol Nolan - Gript
Leamonaghan Wind Farm
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Thousands of people attended a march through Dublin city centre on bank holiday Monday protesting the government’s immigration policies while also sharply criticising the media’s coverage of the issue.
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https://gript.ie/watch-thousands-at-march-oppose-immigration-policies-criticise-media/
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https://gript.ie/watch-thousands-at-march-oppose-immigration-policies-criticise-media/
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WATCH: Thousands at march oppose immigration policies, criticise media - Gript
Thousands of people attended a march through Dublin city centre on bank holiday Monday protesting the government's immigration policies, while also sharply criticising the media's coverage of the issue.
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Gardai said the man, charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl at a bus stop in Ballymun after being apprehended by locals, could not be identified. He was granted bail.
MATT TREACY writes
https://gript.ie/no-passport-man-charged-with-sexual-assault-on-girl-in-ballymun-could-not-be-identified-in-court/
MATT TREACY writes
https://gript.ie/no-passport-man-charged-with-sexual-assault-on-girl-in-ballymun-could-not-be-identified-in-court/
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No passport? Man charged with sexual assault on girl in Ballymun could not be identified in court - Gript
Caught by locals
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Homeless: 'We asked the Council if we could renovate one of their derelict houses: they said no'.
A family with an autistic son who are facing eviction as their landlord is selling their home, asked the Co. Council if they could pay for a derelict house owned by the authority to be renovated, but were refused.
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https://youtu.be/2LwT4tkMQ6U
A family with an autistic son who are facing eviction as their landlord is selling their home, asked the Co. Council if they could pay for a derelict house owned by the authority to be renovated, but were refused.
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https://youtu.be/2LwT4tkMQ6U
YouTube
Homeless: 'We asked the Council if we could renovate one of their derelict houses: they said no'.
A family with an autistic son who are facing eviction as their landlord is selling their home, asked the Co. Council if they could pay for a derelict house owned by the authority to be renovated, but were refused.
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White people possess “inherent advantages” on the “basis of their race” according to a document on equality, diversity, and inclusion published by the Arts Council.
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https://gript.ie/art-council-flags-white-privilege-in-its-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-toolkit/
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https://gript.ie/art-council-flags-white-privilege-in-its-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-toolkit/
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Art Council flags “white privilege” in its ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ Toolkit - Gript
Arts Council’s toolkit on equality, diversity, and inclusion.
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“There was one particular fella that was in here from Chile…he was afraid to go back because of earthquakes”: BEN SCALLAN goes over an old 2015 RTÉ interview, to highlight how long Ireland has been a soft touch on immigration.
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https://gript.ie/chancers-2015-interview-reveals-extent-of-irelands-asylum-woes/
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https://gript.ie/chancers-2015-interview-reveals-extent-of-irelands-asylum-woes/
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“Chancers”: 2015 interview reveals extent of Ireland’s asylum woes - Gript
Flashback.
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“What I really want to say is that my main overwhelming feeling is gratitude”: Sir Salman Rushdie has broken his silence to speak publicly for the first time since the “colossal” attack that almost claimed his life, and left him blind in one eye.
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https://gript.ie/salman-rushdie-after-colossal-attack-my-overwhelming-feeling-is-gratitude/
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https://gript.ie/salman-rushdie-after-colossal-attack-my-overwhelming-feeling-is-gratitude/
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Salman Rushdie after "colossal" attack: ‘My overwhelming feeling is gratitude’ - Gript
Six months on
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Extended family members pulled the baby out alive from the rubble of a home in Northern Syria, after the newborn was found still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother.
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https://gript.ie/watch-miracle-newborn-baby-rescued-from-under-earthquake-rubble-in-syria/
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https://gript.ie/watch-miracle-newborn-baby-rescued-from-under-earthquake-rubble-in-syria/
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WATCH: ‘Miracle’ newborn baby rescued from under earthquake rubble in Syria - Gript
Baby found tied to umbilical cord
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A new report has found a significant jump in the number of Irish parents who said they did not have enough food to feed their children, as the cost of living crisis intensifies.
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https://gript.ie/huge-jump-in-number-of-parents-unable-to-feed-children-as-cost-of-living-crisis-intensifies/
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https://gript.ie/huge-jump-in-number-of-parents-unable-to-feed-children-as-cost-of-living-crisis-intensifies/
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Huge jump in number of parents unable to feed children as cost of living crisis intensifies - Gript
A new report has found a significant jump in the number of Irish parents who said they did not have enough food to feed their children, as the cost of living crisis intensifies.
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