A CDC report has revealed that almost 3 in 5 teenage girls in the United States reported feeling “persistently sad or hopeless” almost every day for at least two weeks in a row, evidencing a worrying spike in sadness.
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https://gript.ie/57-of-teenage-girls-feel-persistently-sad-or-hopeless-u-s-report-finds/
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https://gript.ie/57-of-teenage-girls-feel-persistently-sad-or-hopeless-u-s-report-finds/
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57% of teenage girls feel “persistently sad or hopeless”, U.S. report finds - Gript
Sexual violence increased
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Roald Dahl’s French and Dutch publishers have said they will refuse to change the beloved author’s books, as backlash grows to a decision to tone down the language and rewrite the books to make them more ‘relevant’.
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https://gript.ie/roald-dahls-european-publishers-refuse-to-make-changes-to-beloved-authors-books/
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https://gript.ie/roald-dahls-european-publishers-refuse-to-make-changes-to-beloved-authors-books/
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Roald Dahl’s European publishers refuse to make changes to beloved author’s books - Gript
UK versions changed
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If you are a tax-paying ordinary worker, writes JOHN MCGUIRK, then yesterday's big Government cost-of-living plan sure wasn't for you:
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https://gript.ie/governments-cost-of-living-plan-ireland-for-some/
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https://gript.ie/governments-cost-of-living-plan-ireland-for-some/
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Government’s cost of living plan: Ireland for Some? - Gript
But not the humble worker.
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JOHN MCGUIRK argues that the anti-religious panic against Kate Forbes in Scotland is identical in spirit to the religious panics of the past, and that her opponents are more like Cromwell or the supporters of William of Orange than they'd ever admit:
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https://gript.ie/the-great-kate-forbes-religious-panic/
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https://gript.ie/the-great-kate-forbes-religious-panic/
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The great Kate Forbes religious panic - Gript
And why voters ask to be lied to.
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Gript have sent a number of emails to IPAS enquiring about operational issues in relation to the East Wall asylum centre, however some of these questions appear to be difficult for IPAS to answer
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https://gript.ie/ipas-continues-to-dodge-gripts-questions-about-east-wall-asylum-centre/
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https://gript.ie/ipas-continues-to-dodge-gripts-questions-about-east-wall-asylum-centre/
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IPAS continues to dodge Gript’s questions about East Wall Asylum Centre - Gript
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"We've haven't done a cead míle fáilte, we've only done 70,000 [refugees]." "We'd build houses ... but everything takes time." Voices from the #IrelandForAllRally
Dessie Ellis SF Declan Canton SD
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https://youtu.be/cxIyq4MU6Wo
Dessie Ellis SF Declan Canton SD
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https://youtu.be/cxIyq4MU6Wo
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"There needs to be a plan, not a limit on refugees": The #IrelandForAll Rally
"We've haven't done a cead míle fáilte, we've only done 70,000 [refugees]." "We'd build houses ... but everything takes time." Voices from the #IrelandForAllRally
Dessie Ellis SF Declan Canton SD
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Last year Irish taxpayers spent over half a million euros providing prisoners with televisions, as well as services like Netflix and Sky Sports. Millions are also typically given to prisoners in “pocket money” from the State in a normal year.
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https://gript.ie/e500k-in-taxpayer-money-spent-on-tvs-channels-for-prisoners/
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https://gript.ie/e500k-in-taxpayer-money-spent-on-tvs-channels-for-prisoners/
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€500k+ in taxpayer money spent on TVs & channels for prisoners - Gript
Dramatic increase from the year prior.
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping is planning a visit to the Russian capital of Moscow amid the ongoing Ukraine war to push for peace, a report has claimed.
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https://gript.ie/chinas-xi-to-visit-moscow-amid-ukraine-war-report-indicates/
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https://gript.ie/chinas-xi-to-visit-moscow-amid-ukraine-war-report-indicates/
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China’s Xi to visit Moscow amid Ukraine war, report indicates - Gript
“China-Russia relations are strong.”
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Sentencing for assaults against the Gardaí may be increased as attacks on officers continue to rise, Simon Harris has said.
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https://gript.ie/sentencing-for-assaults-on-gardai-may-be-increased-says-harris/
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https://gript.ie/sentencing-for-assaults-on-gardai-may-be-increased-says-harris/
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Sentencing for assaults on Gardaí may be increased, says Harris - Gript
“Nothing off the table.”
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JOHN MCGUIRK: "The objective here is plain: It is to reinforce liberal sensibilities, and lock those who speak a little too plainly out of civilised society."
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https://gript.ie/the-covert-classism-of-the-hate-speech-bill/
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https://gript.ie/the-covert-classism-of-the-hate-speech-bill/
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The covert classism of the hate speech bill - Gript
How to speak proper, innit?
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Australia announces plans to hugely expand marine reserve located in its Southern Ocean
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https://gript.ie/australia-to-expand-marine-nature-reserve-to-area-the-size-of-germany/
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https://gript.ie/australia-to-expand-marine-nature-reserve-to-area-the-size-of-germany/
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Australia to expand marine nature reserve to area the size of Germany - Gript
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A pregnant mother from the UK has said her unborn baby “saved her life” after her first scan at 6 weeks uncovered that she had early stage bladder cancer.
#gript https://gript.ie/first-time-mum-says-unborn-baby-saved-her-life-after-tumour-spotted-during-baby-scan/
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First-time mum says unborn baby "saved her life" after tumour spotted during baby scan - Gript
Bladder cancer
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BEN SCALLAN: “Parents would be horrified to know this, but many aren’t aware of it. And you can hardly take your child out of a class to avoid them being exposed to harmful material, if you don’t even know that said material is on the agenda.”
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https://gript.ie/foleys-answer-on-school-gender-ideology-raises-more-questions/
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https://gript.ie/foleys-answer-on-school-gender-ideology-raises-more-questions/
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Foley’s answer on school gender ideology raises more questions - Gript
Parental rights.
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JOHN MCGUIRK on the frontrunner for the SocDem leadership:
"If she becomes leader, then Paul Murphy and Richard Boyd Barrett will have stiff competition for the “record number of appearances on RTE in a week” award."
#gript
https://gript.ie/why-the-socdems-should-and-likely-will-bet-on-holly-cairns/
"If she becomes leader, then Paul Murphy and Richard Boyd Barrett will have stiff competition for the “record number of appearances on RTE in a week” award."
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https://gript.ie/why-the-socdems-should-and-likely-will-bet-on-holly-cairns/
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Why the SocDems should (and likely will) bet on Holly Cairns - Gript
Media manna
A prominent pro-life doctor has told Gript that the medical director of abortion provider Marie Stopes may have given “misleading” advice on abortion pill reversal treatment in order to forward the “political agenda” of abortion providers.
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https://gript.ie/doctors-say-women-seeking-abortion-pill-reversal-being-misled-by-abortion-providers/
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https://gript.ie/doctors-say-women-seeking-abortion-pill-reversal-being-misled-by-abortion-providers/
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Doctors say women seeking abortion pill reversal being "misled" by abortion providers - Gript
Complaint with Medical Council
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Poor political and departmental leadership is contributing significantly to the ongoing crisis being experienced within the private forestry sector, according to Independent TD for Cork South-West Michael Collins.
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https://gript.ie/td-says-forestry-sector-plagued-by-inertia-and-bureaucratic-paralysis/
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https://gript.ie/td-says-forestry-sector-plagued-by-inertia-and-bureaucratic-paralysis/
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TD says forestry sector "plagued by inertia and bureaucratic paralysis" - Gript
'In crisis'
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Deputy Nolan called on Micheal Martin to direct the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, to demand from energy companies their rationale for “continuing to fleece ordinary households, farming families and businesses.”
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https://gript.ie/its-time-to-confront-the-energy-companies-and-for-once-the-taoiseach-agrees-with-me-carol-nolan/
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https://gript.ie/its-time-to-confront-the-energy-companies-and-for-once-the-taoiseach-agrees-with-me-carol-nolan/
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“It’s time to confront the energy companies, and for once, the Taoiseach agrees with me.” Carol Nolan - Gript
"Energy provider companies should be brought before the Oireachtas to explain why they are not passing on savings to customers as the wholesale price of gas and electricity reduces"
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A migrant centre in East Wall which has been the subject of much controversy was still without a fire cert last week, more than a month after the issue was first raised.
#gript
https://gript.ie/fire-cert-still-not-in-place-for-east-wall-migrant-centre/
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https://gript.ie/fire-cert-still-not-in-place-for-east-wall-migrant-centre/
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Fire Cert still not in place for East Wall migrant centre - Gript
A migrant centre in East Wall which has been the subject of much controversy was still without a fire cert this week, more than a month after the issue was first raised.
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