The horror at BALLYSEEDY: "What was carried out in the name of the state, and covered up at the highest level for decades, amounted to a series of war crimes."
The lie that was read into the Dáil record must be corrected, writes NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN
https://gript.ie/ballyseedy-was-a-war-crime-the-record-must-be-corrected/
The lie that was read into the Dáil record must be corrected, writes NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN
https://gript.ie/ballyseedy-was-a-war-crime-the-record-must-be-corrected/
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Ballyseedy was a war crime. The record must be corrected. - Gript
What happened in Ballyseedy was a war crime. And the lie that was told to cover-up the atrocity is still on the Dáil record.
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POLL: Do you agree with President Higgins that Irish Primary Schools "should teach sexuality in its fullest sense"?
VOTE in our online poll and leave your comments!
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https://gript.ie/poll-do-you-agree-with-president-higgins-that-irish-primary-schools-should-teach-sexuality-in-its-fullest-sense/
VOTE in our online poll and leave your comments!
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https://gript.ie/poll-do-you-agree-with-president-higgins-that-irish-primary-schools-should-teach-sexuality-in-its-fullest-sense/
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POLL: Do you agree with President Higgins that Irish Primary Schools "should teach sexuality in its fullest sense"? - Gript
VOTE in our poll and leave your comments here and on social media.
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The Independent TD was sharply critical of the long delay in introducing such reforms which have been called for and supported by organisations such as the Irish League of Credit Unions
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https://gript.ie/credit-unions-more-important-than-ever-as-pillar-banks-rural-services-deteriorate-michael-collins/
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https://gript.ie/credit-unions-more-important-than-ever-as-pillar-banks-rural-services-deteriorate-michael-collins/
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“Credit Unions more important than ever as pillar banks rural services deteriorate.” Michael Collins - Gript
The Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022
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A national conversation on Newstalk Breakfast this morning heard that “political cowardice” is preventing Ireland from having a real debate on the issue of teaching transgenderism in primary schools — with host and former GP Ciara Kelly claiming politicians are “completely out of step” with parents.
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https://gript.ie/political-cowardice-stopping-politicians-having-real-debate-on-transgender-education-in-primary-schools/
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https://gript.ie/political-cowardice-stopping-politicians-having-real-debate-on-transgender-education-in-primary-schools/
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‘Political cowardice’ stopping politicians having real debate on transgender education in primary schools - Gript
‘Parents' deep misgivings’
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The Government’s plans to teach primary school children about transgender issues ignores the consent of most parents, Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín has said, with the TD hitting out at the proposals after sustained controversy this week.
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https://gript.ie/teaching-primary-school-children-about-trans-issues-ignores-consent-of-most-parents-toibin/
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https://gript.ie/teaching-primary-school-children-about-trans-issues-ignores-consent-of-most-parents-toibin/
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Teaching primary school children about trans issues “ignores consent of most parents” – Tóibín - Gript
Govt plans
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The Minister for Justice has said that migrants who enter Ireland with ‘false or no’ documentation are free to seek work in the country after six months.
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https://gript.ie/migrants-who-arrive-without-passports-are-free-to-work-here-after-6-months/
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https://gript.ie/migrants-who-arrive-without-passports-are-free-to-work-here-after-6-months/
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Migrants who arrive without passports are free to work here after 6 months - Gript
The Minister for Justice has said that migrants who enter Ireland with 'false or no' documentation are free to seek work in the country after six months.
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New figures show a tiny percentage of Deportation Orders for illegal immigration are carried out
MATT TREACY writes...
https://gript.ie/new-figures-show-a-tiny-percentage-of-deportation-orders-for-illegal-immigration-are-carried-out/
MATT TREACY writes...
https://gript.ie/new-figures-show-a-tiny-percentage-of-deportation-orders-for-illegal-immigration-are-carried-out/
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New figures show a tiny percentage of Deportation Orders for illegal immigration are carried out - Gript
Of a total of 4,631 deportation orders signed by the Minister for Justice between 2018 and 2022, just 314 – 6.78% - were actually enforced by the state on people who refused to leave.
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"But this particular data dump should at least make a major dent in the pro-lockdown narrative as it reveals how callous, inhumane, scientifically uninterested, and shamelessly self-serving some of the leading decision-makers were in one of the nations that ended up with the dubious honour of helping to pave the way for prolonged lockdowns across the world."
DAVID THUNDER writes
https://gript.ie/the-hancock-lockdown-files-a-rare-glimpse-into-the-moral-and-political-rot-at-the-top-of-the-uk-government/
DAVID THUNDER writes
https://gript.ie/the-hancock-lockdown-files-a-rare-glimpse-into-the-moral-and-political-rot-at-the-top-of-the-uk-government/
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The Hancock Lockdown Files: A rare glimpse into the moral and political rot at the top of the UK government - Gript
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ON THIS DAY: 10 MARCH 1883: Birth of AN SEABHAC, author, storyteller, activist and politician
#gript
https://gript.ie/on-this-day-10-march-1883-birth-of-an-seabhac-author-storyteller-activist-and-politician/
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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-10-march-1883-birth-of-an-seabhac-author-storyteller-activist-and-politician/
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ON THIS DAY: 10 MARCH 1883: Birth of AN SEABHAC, author, storyteller, activist and politician - Gript
He was involved in the establishment of the Irish Manuscripts Commission in 1928.
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“The sheep sector may as well as be shouting into the abyss as aid requests are ignored.” Michael Collins, Independent TD, Cork South-West
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https://gript.ie/the-sheep-sector-may-as-well-as-be-shouting-into-the-abyss-as-aid-requests-are-ignored-michael-collins/
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https://gript.ie/the-sheep-sector-may-as-well-as-be-shouting-into-the-abyss-as-aid-requests-are-ignored-michael-collins/
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“The sheep sector may as well as be shouting into the abyss as aid requests are ignored.” Michael Collins - Gript
Speaking after he attended a meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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“Unacceptable”: The IFA has complained that fertiliser is significantly more expensive in the Republic than in Northern Ireland, despite all of the island’s fertiliser coming from the same sources.
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https://gript.ie/why-is-fertiliser-so-much-cheaper-in-northern-ireland-asks-ifa/
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https://gript.ie/why-is-fertiliser-so-much-cheaper-in-northern-ireland-asks-ifa/
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“Why is fertiliser so much cheaper in Northern Ireland?”, asks IFA - Gript
“Unacceptable”: The IFA has complained that fertiliser is significantly more expensive in the Republic than in Northern Ireland, despite all of the island’s fertiliser coming from the same sources
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"I think it had something to do with Wednesday being International Women’s Day - which is to official Ireland in 2023 as a full moon is to a werewolf - but this was certainly a week when establishment Ireland just let all the insanity hang out."
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https://gript.ie/freak-week/
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https://gript.ie/freak-week/
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Freak Week - Gript
Government lets it all hang out.
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JOHN MCGUIRK writes that FF's new "opportunity to buy" policy for renters "is so bad we might struggle to get 800 words out of it".
Here's what he did manage:
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https://gript.ie/fianna-fails-mortifyingly-bad-opportunity-to-buy-policy/
Here's what he did manage:
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https://gript.ie/fianna-fails-mortifyingly-bad-opportunity-to-buy-policy/
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Fianna Fáil's mortifyingly bad "opportunity to buy" policy - Gript
Cringe indeed, Micheál.
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As Italy continues to see high numbers of illegal migrants arrive on its shores the Meloni government has announced tougher penalties for human traffickers after an illegal migrant ship sank last month
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https://gript.ie/italian-pm-giorgia-meloni-has-vowed-to-break-the-global-human-trafficking-trade/
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https://gript.ie/italian-pm-giorgia-meloni-has-vowed-to-break-the-global-human-trafficking-trade/
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Italian PM Giorgia Meloni has vowed to ‘break the global human trafficking trade’ - Gript
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Illegal IPTV service providers a “significant problem” in Ireland says CEO of copyright protection agency Fact as multi county dodgy box crackdown announced
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https://gript.ie/bad-news-for-dodgy-boxes-as-multi-county-crackdown-announced/
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https://gript.ie/bad-news-for-dodgy-boxes-as-multi-county-crackdown-announced/
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Bad news for ‘dodgy boxes’ as multi county crackdown announced - Gript
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“I don’t know what else can explain it at this point except incompetence or complete indifference to the fate of the fisheries sector.”
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https://gript.ie/incompetence-td-slams-lack-of-fuel-subsidies-for-fishermen/
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https://gript.ie/incompetence-td-slams-lack-of-fuel-subsidies-for-fishermen/
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“Incompetence”: TD slams lack of fuel subsidies for fishermen - Gript
An Independent TD has urged the government to adopt fuel subsidies for fishermen, similar to supports seen in other European countries.
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Figures released under FOI show that 1 in 3 people on the Laois County Council housing list are not Irish citizens, while a majority of those in receipt of housing assistance payments in the county are also citizens of other counties.
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https://gript.ie/non-irish-citizens-make-up-1-in-3-on-housing-list-in-laois/
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https://gript.ie/non-irish-citizens-make-up-1-in-3-on-housing-list-in-laois/
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Non-Irish citizens make up 1 in 3 on housing list in Laois - Gript
Figures show that 1 in 3 people on the Laois County Council housing list are not Irish citizens, while a majority of those in receipt of housing assistance payments in the county are also citizens of other counties.
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TD Carol Nolan has expressed "deep disappointment" as Bord na Móna to cease production of briquettes in Co. Offaly amid plans to replace current operations with new green energy.
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https://gript.ie/disappointment-at-lack-of-engagement-as-bord-na-mona-to-close-briquette-factory-in-offaly/
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https://gript.ie/disappointment-at-lack-of-engagement-as-bord-na-mona-to-close-briquette-factory-in-offaly/
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Disappointment at “lack of engagement” as Bord na Mona to close briquette factory in Offaly - Gript
Disappointment at “lack of engagement” as Bord na Móna to close briquette factory in Offaly
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WATCH: a clash of reactions after BBC tells Gary Linekar to take a step back from presenting its flagship Match of the Day programme until an agreement was reached on his use of social media to support political campaigns.
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https://gript.ie/clash-of-reactions-as-bbc-tells-gary-linekar-to-step-back-after-political-tweets/
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https://gript.ie/clash-of-reactions-as-bbc-tells-gary-linekar-to-step-back-after-political-tweets/
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Clash of reactions as BBC tells Gary Linekar to step back after 'political' tweets - Gript
Gary Linekar has been told by the BBC to take a step back from presenting its flagship Match of the Day programme until an agreement was reached on his use of social media to support political campaigns.
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