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.

#gript

https://gript.ie/video-devastation-in-turkey-and-syria-as-earthquakes-leave-2300-dead/

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:
#gript
https://gript.ie/poll-the-media-are-losing-the-room-on-immigration/

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/

Sweden is in the midst of its biggest wolf cull in recent history with an estimated 56 animals killed since the beginning of January.


#gript

https://gript.ie/56-out-of-460-wolves-killed-since-jan-in-swedens-biggest-wolf-cull/

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.

#gript


https://gript.ie/sacrificing-communities-to-meet-governments-wind-turbine-ambitions-will-not-be-tolerated-carol-nolan/

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.

#gript


https://gript.ie/watch-thousands-at-march-oppose-immigration-policies-criticise-media/

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/

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.

#gript

https://youtu.be/2LwT4tkMQ6U

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.


#gript

https://gript.ie/art-council-flags-white-privilege-in-its-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-toolkit/

“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.

#gript

https://gript.ie/chancers-2015-interview-reveals-extent-of-irelands-asylum-woes/

“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.

#gript

https://gript.ie/salman-rushdie-after-colossal-attack-my-overwhelming-feeling-is-gratitude/

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.

#gript

https://gript.ie/watch-miracle-newborn-baby-rescued-from-under-earthquake-rubble-in-syria/

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.

#gript

https://gript.ie/huge-jump-in-number-of-parents-unable-to-feed-children-as-cost-of-living-crisis-intensifies/

What is the US Debt Ceiling, and why might it be time to start getting concerned about it? This is a phrase you might start hearing about over the next few months, so here is our run down of what the issue is:
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https://gript.ie/why-it-might-be-time-to-worry-about-americas-debt-ceiling-row/

To strip Manchester City - if found guilty - of league titles would be to make a farce of football and repeat the mistakes made in athletics, argues JOHN MCGUIRK:
#gript
https://gript.ie/what-should-happen-to-manchester-city/

John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost is long considered a masterpiece. Singer and composer Lorcán Mac Mathúna saw in the poem “the story of a war in heaven and the fall of man .. constructed as a series of dialogues perfectly set for the retelling in the narrative tradition of song.”

#gript

https://gript.ie/paradise-lost-and-the-folly-that-you-create-your-own-truth/

There was a strong reaction from some viewers to Monday’s episode of RTÉ’s Upfront programme, with numerous people criticising the national broadcaster for what they described as its “gaslighting” of those who have genuine concerns about mass immigration.

#gript

https://gript.ie/rtes-upfront-accused-of-biased-gaslighting-of-immigration-protestors/

The Irish media has spent years promoting the views of the Irish Network Against Racism, but it never quite got around to seeing if those claims stood up.

That's a shame, as the reports have methodological weaknesses which make them largely meaningless.



#gript


https://gript.ie/inars-reporting-on-irish-racism-doesnt-hold-up-to-review/

Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address calling for secured access to abortion, an lgbt equality act, the banning of automatic weapons, and unlimited support of Ukraine.

#gript https://gript.ie/us-president-joe-biden-heckled-during-state-of-the-union-address/

Five fire engines and three water trucks were dispatched to tackle a blaze at a poultry farm in New Zealand that claimed the lives of 50,000 laying hens.

#gript

https://gript.ie/50000-birds-killed-as-fire-ravages-new-zealand-chicken-farm/