BEN SCALLAN: “From setting dogs on protesters in the Netherlands, to freezing bank accounts in Canada, & privately laughing at quarantined citizens in the UK, governments oppressed their own people for years. And now they want us all to forget.”

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https://gript.ie/hancock-leaks-show-why-pandemic-amnesty-cant-be-accepted/

Deputy Nolan was speaking as Minister Ryan is expected to bring a memo to Cabinet this week setting out how Government’s climate measures can be achieved, including measures to radically limit the use of private cars and massively increased congestion charges

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https://gript.ie/transport-policy-being-devised-as-if-we-should-all-live-in-noddys-toy-village-carol-nolan/

Eamon Ryan says making public transport free would increase the number of “unnecessary trips” in response to parliamentary question

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https://gript.ie/eamon-ryan-says-free-public-transport-would-increase-unnecessary-trips/

The Irish Farmer’s Association has called for tighter controls on dogs, after a lamb was beheaded and several others “torn to bits” in Cork.

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https://gript.ie/ifa-calls-for-tighter-dog-controls-after-lamb-beheaded-in-cork/

RTÉ falsely claimed that the ‘social contagion’ element of trans identification had been “debunked” by appearing to cite a study which has been criticised for its serious methodological flaws

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https://gript.ie/rte-makes-false-claim-about-social-contagion-factor-in-trans-identification-being-debunked/

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman says the people “have had enough” of being taken advantage of by illegal migrants as tax bill for hotel accommodation stands at £7 million a day

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https://gript.ie/illegal-migrants-have-taken-uk-for-a-ride-and-will-not-be-allowed-to-stay-says-suella-braverman/

The Irish Muslim Council has issued a statement in support of the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association’s concerns about the teaching of gender ideology at primary level saying that it is “not appropriate”

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https://gript.ie/irish-muslim-council-says-gender-ideology-not-appropriat

THE EDITORS: "It is simply not credible to suggest that teaching young children that they can change their genders as a matter of fact will not lead to at least some young children deciding that this is something that they wish to do."
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https://gript.ie/the-editors-opposing-the-governments-transgender-schools-obsession/

JOHN MCGUIRK writes that for all the media crying about the eviction ban, the issue which is having by far the largest impact on housing availability is basically unmentionable:
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https://gript.ie/the-unmentionable-fact-about-irish-housing/

A Spanish court has awarded the ex-wife of a business man €204,624 for 25 years of ‘unpaid’ housework - the woman said she stayed at home full time so her husband could pursue his career ambitions
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As the Government announces a referendum on gender equality Fatima Gunning asks what practical difference it could make and if it’s just a distraction?

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https://gript.ie/irish-constitution-back-on-the-chopping-block-for-gender-equality-referendum/

WATCH: “Ye put the cart before the horse” - TD accuses the government of “destroying” the public on energy costs by shutting down working fossil fuel power stations before the country had a viable alternative in place.

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https://gript.ie/td-ireland-paying-60-more-for-electricity-than-any-other-eu-country/

“Even here in Ireland…Russia’s presence is felt”: Ireland is considering closer cooperation with NATO and partnership on certain defence matters.

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https://gript.ie/ireland-considering-expanding-nato-cooperation-in-defence/

HSE drug abuse helpline sees cocaine calls jump 17% in a year

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https://gript.ie/hse-drug-abuse-helpline-sees-cocaine-calls-jump-17-in-a-year/

"The emails to Mr Burke by the principal, show that he was being obliged – forced in his words – to use ‘they’ pronouns."

The court also said terms like "transgenderism” would be avoided as they would not "find favour with transgender individuals".

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https://gript.ie/school-told-enoch-burke-he-was-obliged-to-use-they-pronoun-court-papers-show/

ON THIS DAY: 8th MARCH 1966: Nelson’s Pillar in Dublin is blown up

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-8th-march-1966-nelsons-pillar-in-dublin-is-blown-up-2/

Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has welcomed the decision of the Dáil, including the three Government party’s, to pass the Rural Independent Group motion on Access to Cash which was debated this morning

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https://gript.ie/significant-victory-as-access-to-cash-motion-passes-unopposed-through-dail/

ON THIS DAY: 8 MARCH 1999: European Parliament called for abortion legislation in Ireland

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-8-march-1999-european-parliament-called-for-abortion-legislation-in-ireland-3/

A Roma man has been jailed after sexually assaulting a three year old boy at a Dublin hotel in 2019. Gheorghe Rafaila (32) was extradited from the UK to face charges.

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https://gript.ie/roma-man-who-sexually-assaulted-toddler-told-gardai-it-was-playful-in-his-culture/

Senator Michael McDowell has said that he has “difficulty” accepting that there are more than two genders, and described the use of plural “they/them” pronouns as “linguistic chaos.”

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https://gript.ie/senator-i-have-difficulty-accepting-that-there-are-many-genders/

JOHN MCGUIRK: "This is precisely how culture wars take root: Everything becomes disputed, and nothing remains which is shared. The Presidency, once an office designed to unify the public, is now being turned by its holder into an instrument of division."
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https://gript.ie/president-and-secular-pope-why-higgins-spoke-out-on-sex-ed/