DAVID MULLINS: Parasites in the age of the virus
"It is almost 100 years since the Money Lenders Bill 1929 was introduced in Dáil Eireann. At that time the practice of lending relatively small sums of money to low income or destitute families at extortionate levels of interest was described as “an evil that is almost ineradicable.” "
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"It is almost 100 years since the Money Lenders Bill 1929 was introduced in Dáil Eireann. At that time the practice of lending relatively small sums of money to low income or destitute families at extortionate levels of interest was described as “an evil that is almost ineradicable.” "
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It is almost 100 years since the Money Lenders Bill 1929 was introduced in Dáil Eireann. At that time the practice of lending relatively small sums of money to low income or destitute families at extortionate levels of interest was described as “an evil that…
15 Things You Can Do to Help Others During the Covid-19 Outbreak
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During this incredibly difficult time, it’s easy to focus on all of the darkness, pain and suffering going on around the world and within our own communities.
MATT TREACY: Cardinal Mindszenty’s resistance to Nazism and communism made him a hero and a hate figure
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Cardinal Mindszenty's resistance to Nazism and communism made him a hero and a hate figure | Gript
The birth date of former Primate of Hungary and one of the most important Churchmen of the 20th century, the Venerable Cardinal József Mindszenty fell last week on March 29.
DR ANNE McCLOSKEY: Why I’m going back to work during the Coronavirus crisis
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Dr. Anne McCloskey writes how she is going back to work to help our during the coronavirus crisis
Are the Chinese authorities trying to shift blame with respect to the current epidemic? #gript
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American scientists have made an astonishing breakthrough in the fight against Climate Change by genetically engineering an American Bison calf to breath in Carbon Dioxide. Meet "Cabbage":
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Hope.
Senator Ronan Mullen appears on course to top the poll in the NUI Seanad election and to be re-elected for a third term. Unfortunately, some people are not taking the news very well
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Pain.
News website TheJournal is to close its business website and cut back staff pay as the recession starts to bite in the media:
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An infectious disease expert has called on the Irish Government to seal the country's border to fight the virus. But the problem nobody is talking about is this: When can you re-open them again? It could be years, not months:
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Build the Wall.
UK church sues city council after event cancelled due to speaker’s views on homosexuality
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A Scottish church is to sue the City of Edinburgh Council after it cancelled the congregation's three-day conference because of a keynote speaker's views on homosexuality and abortion.
Access to churches ‘at least as important as off-licences’ says Bishop
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Families who lose a loved one during the Coronavirus crisis should be offered the opportunity of a church funeral under strict conditions, a senior church figure has said. Bishop of Derry, Dónal McKeown, also told the Irish News that churches should be allowed…
Royal College of Midwives confirms abortion up to birth now legal in Northern Ireland
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Director of the RCM Karen Murray said she was "broadly welcoming" of the regulations, saying the numbers of abortions after 24 weeks is "miniscule."
DR DECLAN HAYES writes on the Coronavirus winners and losers
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Although the corona virus will run for months yet, its social, economic and political ramifications over the longer term are already apparent. Wall St's winners will be those fit bucks who gobble up their debt-hobbled opponents in the recession that awaits…
BREAKING: 283,000 people have lost their jobs as a result of the Coronavirus Crisis, more than doubling the unemployment rate in a single month. And the bad news is that it's likely to get worse:
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Awful.
Good news? The American FDA has approved a drug for use as a treatment against Coronavirus after a properly conducted study showed promising results. But it's not a cure:
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Nurses write to Taoiseach: TDs push for abortion is “opportunistic” at time of crisis
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A group of nurses and midwives have written to the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, to sharply criticise efforts by some TDs to use the coronavirus crisis to further liberalise Ireland’s abortion laws. They say the push was made even as medical professionals are…
In the midst of terrible job numbers and rising deaths, Irish politicians are managing to have an immensely stupid row about whether the Dáil should meet today.
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Spare us.
If doctors can’t care for all the coronavirus victims, what happens then?
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If doctors can’t care for all the coronavirus victims, what happens then? | Gript
Twenty years ago, the Catholic bioethicists of Australia came together to write the first ever Code of Ethical Standards for Catholic Health and Aged Care Services in Australia. Two years of robust discussion, informed by wide consultation, followed by even…
1918 Flu Pandemic originated in China, National Geographic reports
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1918 Flu Pandemic originated in China, National Geographic reports - Gript
The deadly flu pandemic in 1918 is estimated to have taken 50 million lives – more than were lost in World War I, and National Geographic says it is believed to have originated in China. This 2014 article on the origins of the so-called Spanish Flu of 1918 …
“Don’t nag your husband during lockdown” – Malaysian government defends ill-treated men everywhere
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Thank God for Malaysia.