In Gary Gannon's recent conversion to the cause of reducing the burden of immigration on working class communities, there are lessons to be learned from history, writes JOHN MCGUIRK:
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https://gript.ie/the-dante-alighieri-of-dublin-central/

"A lot of this shifting and backtracking is happening because it's now impossible to ignore the fact that public opinion - outside of the NGO bubble - is increasingly critical of the mess the government has made of immigration and the asylum process."

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https://gript.ie/did-aodhan-o-riordain-get-the-fro-memo/

ON THIS DAY: 13 FEBRUARY 1847: Illustrated London News describes the scenes Clonakilty during Black '47

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-13-february-1847-illustrated-london-news-describes-the-scenes-clonakilty-2/

POLL: Do you think the Irish media is giving fair coverage to the ongoing immigration protests?

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Judge Nolan's decision to "take a chance" on two burglars with 172 previous convictions, writes JOHN MCGUIRK, "is not just being a poor Judge of character. This is recklessness to the point of dereliction of duty."

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https://gript.ie/martin-nolan-is-making-a-joke-of-justice/

Gardai are urgently appealing for information after a stabbing incident on Parnell St in the early hours of this morning left a 20 year old man fighting for his life in Beaumont Hospital

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https://gript.ie/gardai-investigating-serious-assault-in-dublin

Rural Independent TDs have condemned what they describe as a "secret report" which calls for a 30% cull of the National Cattle Herd - and they are demanding an Taoiseach and the Minister for Agriculture "publicly denounce" the recommendation.

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https://gript.ie/rural-tds-demand-immediate-rejection-of-30-cattle-cull/

Teacher Enoch Burke, who is at the centre of a long-running row over the use of transgender pronouns in a secondary school, was 'pulled out of the High Court by his arms' today as he sought to raise an unscheduled application with a judge.

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Protests continue to take place across the country as local groups react to what they see as the government's mishandling of the immigration crisis.

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https://gript.ie/watch-protests-across-the-country-on-immigration-policy-at-weekend/

“Cranks and faddists”: What would James Connolly have thought of modern Irish socialists?

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https://gript.ie/what-would-james-connolly-have-thought-of-modern-socialists/

“Not so long ago I noticed that a trip to Lidl had resulted in me buying two items strongly symbolic of female singleness: red wine and cat food.” Fatima Gunning asks whether an annual celebration that excludes thousands of people from participation really has a place in a modern ‘inclusive’ Ireland.

https://gript.ie/valentines-day-is-problematic-and-we-need-to-talk-about-it-fatima-gunning/

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The now disgraced Tavistock clinic to which 238 Irish children were referred featured a ‘Genderbread person’ character which advertised ‘infinite gender possibilities’.

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https://gript.ie/religion-not-science-fears-for-welfare-of-irish-children-referred-to-tavistock-gender-clinic/

Irish farmers are facing a major challenge in paying for the over €1 billion cost of fertilizers this year, with the government only offering limited support in the form of flimsy grant aid schemes, according to West Cork Deputy Michael Collins.

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https://gript.ie/irish-farmers-facing-e1bn-fertilizer-cost-with-no-government-support/

ON THIS DAY: 14 FEBRUARY: Feastday of St Valentine: The treasure trove at Whitefriar Street

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On Saint Valentine's day Lorcán Mac Mathúna recalls a planned proposal - and braving a stylish jewel den in pursuit of a ring.

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https://gript.ie/on-st-valentines-day-diamonds-are-forever-2/

A Clare TD says that new figures from the HSE highlight “chronic underinvestment” in the Mid West of the country, as just 7 full-time posts were created in the most overcrowded hospital in the country last year.

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https://gript.ie/hse-figures-highlight-chronic-underinvestment-in-mid-west/

New figures show Ireland's economic growth for 2023 is set to be the best in the EU by a large margin. Here's some ways to think and talk about that, from JOHN MCGUIRK:

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https://gript.ie/how-to-think-about-irelands-remarkable-growth-figures/

“I urge the Irish establishment to listen to the people”: A Swedish MEP has spoken out in support of the East Wall protests, accusing the Irish government of offering “smears instead of solutions.”

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https://gript.ie/ireland-avoid-swedens-mistake-swedish-mep-on-migration/

Ruth Coppinger says critics of gender ideology need to “take a long hard look at themselves’ after a trans identified teen was stabbed to death in the UK. Police have stated that there is “no evidence” that the murder was ‘motivated by hate’.
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https://gript.ie/ruth-coppinger-attributes-blame-to-critics-of-gender-ideology-in-murder-of-british-teen/

New figures show Irish rents up 13.7% year on year, showing not only, writes JOHN MCGUIRK, that the Government's rent controls don't work, but also that they are likely making the housing situation much, much worse:
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https://gript.ie/the-13-7-cost-of-rent-controls/

New data from Grant Thornton reveal that Irish business are increasingly concerned about the country’s economic outlook.

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https://gript.ie/report-just-56-of-irish-businesses-optimistic-about-economic-outlook-for-the-next-12-months/