Minister Catherine Martin has confirmed that An Post applied to the courts for 14,915 summonses for failure to pay for a TV Licence in 2022.
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https://gript.ie/100-increase-in-people-summonsed-for-failure-to-pay-tv-licence-fee/
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https://gript.ie/100-increase-in-people-summonsed-for-failure-to-pay-tv-licence-fee/
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100% increase in people summonsed for failure to pay TV Licence Fee - Gript
Doubled
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POLL: Are you in favour of the new hate speech bill?
VOTE in our online poll and leave your comments
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https://gript.ie/poll-are-you-in-favour-of-the-new-hate-speech-bill/
VOTE in our online poll and leave your comments
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https://gript.ie/poll-are-you-in-favour-of-the-new-hate-speech-bill/
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POLL: Are you in favour of the new hate speech bill? - Gript
VOTE in our poll and leave your comments here and on social media.
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JOHN MCGUIRK: The Government wants to set up a scheme so it can invest your earnings into a pension on your behalf - but politicians are already talking about investing the money in unprofitable pet green projects.
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https://gript.ie/the-perils-of-letting-the-government-invest-your-pension/
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https://gript.ie/the-perils-of-letting-the-government-invest-your-pension/
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The perils of letting the Government invest your pension - Gript
Tilting at..... you guessed it.
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Public tenders latest: St Vincents Hospital group has issued a tender for paperweight mementos to award to staff as long service gifts. The costs are extraordinary:
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https://gript.ie/st-vincents-hospital-we-are-spending-e215000-on-paperweights/
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https://gript.ie/st-vincents-hospital-we-are-spending-e215000-on-paperweights/
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St. Vincent’s Hospital: We are spending €215,000 on…. Paperweights? - Gript
Money to burn.
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Senator Eileen Flynn has accused a taxi man of being a ‘criminal’ after she claims he was reluctant to drive her onto a halting site at night.
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https://gript.ie/senator-eileen-flynn-says-being-reluctant-to-enter-a-halting-site-is-a-crime-really/
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https://gript.ie/senator-eileen-flynn-says-being-reluctant-to-enter-a-halting-site-is-a-crime-really/
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Senator Eileen Flynn says being reluctant to enter a halting site is “a crime,” Really? - Gript
Is halting site entry reluctance a crime?
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GRIPT EXCLUSIVE: “The chat that saved me — Crisis pregnancy support changed my life.”
MMA star Shauna Bannon speaks to Gript about the support she received when faced with a crisis pregnancy, which helped her to choose life for her son.
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https://gript.ie/the-chat-that-saved-me-crisis-pregnancy-support-changed-my-life-says-mma-star-shauna-bannon/
MMA star Shauna Bannon speaks to Gript about the support she received when faced with a crisis pregnancy, which helped her to choose life for her son.
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https://gript.ie/the-chat-that-saved-me-crisis-pregnancy-support-changed-my-life-says-mma-star-shauna-bannon/
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"The chat that saved me": Crisis pregnancy support changed my life, says MMA star Shauna Bannon - Gript
Gianna Care
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"It is unconscionable that vulnerable older people, who contributed so much to Ireland, would be shunted aside because nursing homes are being offered financial incentives to house migrants and refugees instead"
NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN writes
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https://gript.ie/active-nursing-homes-were-closed-down-to-house-ukrainian-refugees-what-are-our-priorities/
NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN writes
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https://gript.ie/active-nursing-homes-were-closed-down-to-house-ukrainian-refugees-what-are-our-priorities/
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Active nursing homes closed to house refugees? What are our priorities? - Gript
It is unconscionable that vulnerable older people, who contributed so much to Ireland, would be shunted aside because nursing homes are being offered financial incentives to house migrants and refugees instead
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A Cavan family whose baby son died following childbirth say they hope that “lessons have been learned” after an inquest carried out last week returned a verdict of death by medical misadventure.
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https://gript.ie/we-hope-lessons-have-been-learned-say-cavan-parents-after-inquest-into-death-of-baby-son/
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https://gript.ie/we-hope-lessons-have-been-learned-say-cavan-parents-after-inquest-into-death-of-baby-son/
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"We hope lessons have been learned," say Cavan parents after inquest into death of baby son - Gript
Inquest concludes
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“This is literally a matter of life and death — we are asking everyone to turn out”: A protest is set to take place in Limerick city later this month to highlight a record number of people on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick (UHL).
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https://gript.ie/uhl-protest-later-this-month-as-numbers-on-trolleys-approach-record-level/
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https://gript.ie/uhl-protest-later-this-month-as-numbers-on-trolleys-approach-record-level/
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UHL protest later this month – as numbers on trolleys approach record level - Gript
‘Why has this situation been allowed to continue?’
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A man who has been charged with 13 offences including rape and penetrative sexual activity with an underage girl as part of the investigations into grooming gangs in Rochdale in the UK, has absconded to Dublin, a court has been told.
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https://gript.ie/tahir-rashid-charged-in-rochdale-grooming-gang-rape-case-has-absconded-to-dublin/
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https://gript.ie/tahir-rashid-charged-in-rochdale-grooming-gang-rape-case-has-absconded-to-dublin/
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Tahir Rashid, charged in Rochdale grooming gang rape case, has absconded to Dublin - Gript
A man who has been charged with 13 offences including rape and penetrative sexual activity with an underage girl as part of the investigations into grooming gangs in Rochdale in the UK, has absconded to Dublin, a court has been told.
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Gript is bringing real journalism back to the Irish media landscape. Help us continue asking the big questions by supporting us at gript.ie/membership.
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A festival in Joe Éínniú's honour is held each year in his birthplace, and it has become a place where singers and musicians gather to sing his songs and to stay fast to tradition.
#gript #JoeEinniu https://gript.ie/feile-joe-einniu-conamara-giant-of-seannos-remembered-this-weekend/
#gript #JoeEinniu https://gript.ie/feile-joe-einniu-conamara-giant-of-seannos-remembered-this-weekend/
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Féile Joe Éinniú: Conamara giant of seannós remembered this weekend - Gript
A festival in Joe Éinniú's honour is held each year in his birthplace, and it has become a place where singers and musicians gather to sing his songs and to stay fast to tradition.
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Women’s groups have held protests at the opening of a new wing of Limerick’s prison, saying that men should not be held in female prisons. Violent transgender prisoner Barbie Kardashian is held in the women’s prison.
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https://gript.ie/women-protest-at-limerick-female-prison-where-barbie-kardashian-is-still-held/
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https://gript.ie/women-protest-at-limerick-female-prison-where-barbie-kardashian-is-still-held/
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"In theory, modern buildings should not collapse."
Karl D. Stephan writes about the NYC parking garage collapse
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https://gript.ie/digidog-to-the-rescue-the-nyc-parking-garage-collapse/
Karl D. Stephan writes about the NYC parking garage collapse
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https://gript.ie/digidog-to-the-rescue-the-nyc-parking-garage-collapse/
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Digidog to the rescue: the NYC parking garage collapse - Gript
In theory, modern buildings should not collapse.
Irish civil servants have called for a 4-day work week in all government departments.
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https://gript.ie/irish-civil-servants-call-for-4-day-working-week/
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https://gript.ie/irish-civil-servants-call-for-4-day-working-week/
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Irish civil servants call for 4-day working week - Gript
Irish civil servants have called for a 4-day work week in all government departments
’Nefarious' - a movie about demonic possession has critics and audiences divided. Unlike many movies that deal with topics relating to the demonic, this one has the approval of a prominent Catholic Church figure
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https://gript.ie/the-nefarious-movie-has-critics-and-audiences-at-odds-with-one-another-but-why/
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https://gript.ie/the-nefarious-movie-has-critics-and-audiences-at-odds-with-one-another-but-why/
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The “Nefarious” movie has critics and audiences at odds with one another, but why? - Gript
“Demons aren’t really a thing”
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“We live at a time where there is [an] increasing danger of cancels culture […] There’s a very real desire among people in power – and not just in Ireland – to interfere with people’s natural and legitimate freedom to express ideas.”
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https://gript.ie/watch-a-desire-to-interfere-with-freedom-senator-blasts-hate-speech-legislation/
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https://gript.ie/watch-a-desire-to-interfere-with-freedom-senator-blasts-hate-speech-legislation/
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WATCH: “A desire to interfere with freedom” — Senator blasts Hate Speech legislation - Gript
“Chilling effect on the ordinary person”
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FLASHBACK: Though the government is moving to implement "hate speech" laws, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar previously said that "speech should never be gagged or throttled" and warned against creating "echo chambers."
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https://gript.ie/varadkar-in-2016-speech-should-never-be-gagged-or-throttled/
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https://gript.ie/varadkar-in-2016-speech-should-never-be-gagged-or-throttled/
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Varadkar in 2016: "Speech should never be gagged or throttled" - Gript
FLASHBACK: Though the government is moving to implement "hate speech" laws, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar previously said that "speech should never be gagged or throttled" and warned against creating "echo chambers."
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"My son was asked by his teacher if men can breastfeed. Have we learned nothing from the past?"
MICHAEL FLANAGAN writes...
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https://gript.ie/my-son-was-asked-by-his-teacher-if-men-can-breastfeed-have-we-learned-nothing-from-the-past/
MICHAEL FLANAGAN writes...
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https://gript.ie/my-son-was-asked-by-his-teacher-if-men-can-breastfeed-have-we-learned-nothing-from-the-past/
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PODCAST: New polling shows nearly 50% of the country feels their quality of living has declined over the last 12 months; Simon Harris has some thoughts on his political opponents; and FG continue to fall in opinion polls.
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https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-356-in-which-mention-of-the-un-nearly-kills-michael/
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https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-356-in-which-mention-of-the-un-nearly-kills-michael/
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TRSI 356 - In which mention of the UN nearly kills Michael - Gript
Only 22% believe that things will get better over the next year.