"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”.
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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

https://gript.ie/an-drochshaol-2/

"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/

US President Joe Biden is set to visit Ireland next month to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

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https://gript.ie/us-president-joe-biden-set-to-visit-ireland-next-month/

JOHN MCGUIRK on why the Mater Hospital's employment of a Romanian man with child sex abuse convictions demonstrates the need for stricter garda vetting requirements for non-nationals, including EU citizens:
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https://gript.ie/the-maters-garda-vetting-disgrace/

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (The ASI) is calling on Ireland to recognise and celebrate Mothers living with dementia this Mother’s Day, Sunday 19th March. It encourages those affected by the condition to reach out for support.

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https://gript.ie/this-mothers-day-the-alzheimer-society-of-ireland-recognises-mothers-living-with-dementia-urges-those-affected-to-reach-out-for-support/

From today some of Gript's content is going member-only. Read why, and avail of a free trial membership, right here:
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"Despite the rain and snow, the Belfast Rally for Life was lit up by a series of passionate speakers on Saturday - and Down Syndrome rights activist Conor O'Dowd was indisputably the star of the show."

MÁIRÍN DE BARRA reports from Belfast

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https://gript.ie/photos-down-syndrome-activist-steals-the-show-at-belfast-rally-for-life/

A Moldovan-Romanian man who subjected a woman to a violent sexual assault in a Cork park had travelled to Ireland just 18 days after being released from a prison sentence for the rape of a 14-year old girl.

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https://gript.ie/moldovan-rapist-who-violently-attacked-woman-in-cork-came-to-ireland-18-days-after-release-from-prison-for-rape/

“Our dad was never alone”, Mike Daly speaks to Gript about finally obtaining a new inquest into his father Michael’s death and how the ordeal impacted on him and his family.
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https://gript.ie/he-was-a-kind-and-considerate-man-limerick-man-mike-daly-speaks-about-his-late-father/

The Rural Independent Group of TDs is calling on the government to provide emergency financial aid to farm families as input costs for feed, fertiliser, and fuel continue to skyrocket, threatening the viability of Irish farms and their ability to compete with farmers in other jurisdictions

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https://gript.ie/save-our-farms-urgent-action-needed-for-irish-farmers-devastated-by-high-input-costs-say-rural-tds/

BEN SCALLAN: “For a toddler to say “Daddy, I think I’m so-and-so gender” is completely meaningless - they don’t even know what they’re saying. It is the babblings of a confused infant - much like Paul Murphy’s tweets.”

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https://gript.ie/paul-murphy-raising-his-baby-boy-with-they-them-pronouns/

Tá rud éigin do gach éinne i Seachtain na Gaeilge agus nach maith an rud é – le beocht agus saibhreas an teanga le feicéail ar fud na tíre.

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https://gript.ie/gaeilge-abu-lots-of-seachtain-na-gaeilge-events-before-st-patricks-day/

The SNL sketch is also not funny, which ought to be the standard for comedy, so it fails on that level, writes MATT TREACY

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https://gript.ie/paddy-and-patty-join-the-ranks-of-the-racially-offended-and-stereotyped-and-about-time-too/

Facebook’s parent company has announced more jobs cuts following on from those in shed in November 2022, saying it will now cut an additional 10,000 job globally, and that it not proceed with around 5,000 open roles that were waiting to be filled.

#gript https://gript.ie/10000-more-job-cuts-at-facebook-parent-meta/

Hannah Barnes' book 'Time to Think' reveals the inside story of the collapse of theTavistock clinics gender change services for children - which reads as a caution for Ireland's blind acceptance of the same mistakes.

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https://gript.ie/review-time-to-think-the-inside-story-of-the-collapse-of-the-tavistocks-gender-service-for-children-by-hannah-barnes/