ON THIS DAY: 11 MARCH 1858 – Birth of Thomas Clarke, leader in the 1916 Rising

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Figures from the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Shared Services Centre (SSC) have shown that more than 3,000 households availing of the scheme in Ireland have fallen into rent arrears.

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https://gript.ie/more-than-3000-households-receiving-housing-assistance-payment-hap-in-rent-arrears/

A major pro-life Rally which will take place in Belfast at the weekend, will hear that 25 years after the Good Friday agreement, communities must “call for peace” in order to “end the violence of abortion”.

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https://gript.ie/belfast-rally-for-life-a-call-for-peace-against-violence-of-abortion-on-25th-anniversary-of-good-friday-agreement/

What happens when both when both technical progress and ethical progress stagnate?

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https://gript.ie/obesity-iq-and-democracy-at-risk/

The Rally for Life Belfast gathered in Customs House Quay under the banner Stop Abortion Violence, saying that Peace begins in the womb.


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Three years after the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar introduced the Covid-19 lockdown, advocacy group, Care Champions, are sharing heart-breaking memories of vulnerable and elderly people dying afraid and alone because of what the group describes as “excessive” restrictions.

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https://gript.ie/do-you-not-love-me-anymore-heart-breaking-memories-of-elderly-dying-alone-in-the-covid-lockdown-shared/

Controversial activist Peter Tatchell has been slammed online for cheering ‘Bravo’ to the UK’s acceptance of abortion, assisted dying and prostitution.

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https://gript.ie/peter-tatchell-slammed-for-bravo-tweet-supporting-abortion-assisted-suicide-prostitution/

PODCAST: TRSI 350 - Respectable extremists

We’ve seen the President, the Taoiseach, and the Tánaiste all speak out against a letter which highlighted concerns about the teaching of gender theory to young children, but it’s well past time we started to question the motives of the organisations pushing for children to be indoctrinated into these theories.

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https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-350-respectable-extremists/

It was a magic moment: the entire Oscars audience singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to actor James Martin, who has Down Syndrome, and who is star of ‘An Irish Goodbye’ which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

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https://gript.ie/watch-james-martins-oscars-happy-birthday-whole-audience-sings-to-actor-with-down-syndrome/

"Senators have no business commenting on the employability of private citizens."
Was FG Senator Barry Ward wrong to suggest that Enoch Burke's younger brother is an "inappropriate" person to become a Barrister? JOHN MCGUIRK discusses:
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https://gript.ie/senator-wards-inappropriate-attack-on-simeon-burke/

Gary Lineker is wrong on the facts of illegal channel crossings, and his defenders are complete hypocrites about free speech

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https://gript.ie/why-the-lineker-row-is-about-cultural-power-not-free-speech/

ON THIS DAY: 300 tenants evicted at Ballinglass in 13th March 1846

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-300-tenants-evicted-at-ballinglass-in-13th-march-1846-2/

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow weather warning with ice and snow expected from tonight. A marine warning is also in place for small crafts.


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https://gript.ie/status-yellow-weather-warning-issued-as-snow-and-ice-predicted-for-parts-of-ireland-from-tonight/

The footage of people playing traditional music on a transatlantic flight from Dublin to New York has divided social media users.
How would you react?
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"This housing crisis, no, let’s be realistic and use that new term ‘emergency’, has not suddenly appeared. Hence the reason Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, in his trite Christmas 2017 speech, devoid of meaning, promised: “In 2018 we will house 100 families every working day.” Not 100 people, note, but families!"

STEPHEN BLENDELL writes...

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https://gript.ie/irelands-housing-emergency/

“It is now 2-years on and farmers concerns around bog rewetting and flooding remain unanswered.” Carol Nolan

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https://gript.ie/it-is-now-2-years-on-and-farmers-concerns-around-bog-rewetting-and-flooding-remain-unanswered-carol-nolan/

Dutch farmers protested at The Hauge on Saturday amid threats of fines and imprisonment as the government pushes ahead with planned nitrogen emission cuts that farmers say would force a 30% cull of the national herd

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https://gript.ie/dutch-farmers-bring-protest-to-hague-amid-threats-of-fines-and-imprisonment-in-ongoing-nitrogen-row/

Employers who seek work permits for migrant workers undoubtedly benefit from downward pressure on wages. And why are we bringing in workers while our own are leaving in droves, asks MATT TREACY.

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https://gript.ie/what-are-the-implications-of-the-huge-increase-in-work-permits-for-migrants/

The Department of Health has launched disciplinary proceedings against a senior civil servant who went public with details of secret dossiers. Whistleblower Shane Corr says the action exemplifies “what happens when you tell the truth in Ireland”.
#gript https://gript.ie/misconduct-action-launched-against-care-home-whistleblowing-civil-servant/

SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE:

Sa bhliain 1844, tháinig aicíd nua ar na prátaí i Meiriceá Thuaidh. An aicíd dhubh a bhí ann. Níorbh fhada gur shroich sí an tír seo.

PÓL Ó MEADHRA

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"Are Ireland’s woke left today’s Red Guards? Paragons of idealism and reason they may like to see themselves but that’s no excuse for an increasingly intolerant attitude to anyone who disagrees with them."

DONAL HORGAN writes

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https://gript.ie/maos-woke-red-guards/