MATT TREACY: The Dáil ‘debate’ on the immigration crisis was more like a homily on behalf of the Migrancy Party – or a competition to see who could label people ‘far-right’ most often.

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https://gript.ie/dail-debate-more-like-a-homily-on-behalf-of-the-migrancy-party/

The CEO of a leading airline manufacturer has warned that sustainable aviation fuels – known as SAFs – will “never achieve the price of jet fuel”, appearing to dampen hopes of alternatives to cheap aviation fuel.

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https://gript.ie/boeing-ceo-cheap-sustainable-aviation-fuel-wont-happen/

“Government has bounced itself into a corner on this issue by failing to take more effective and active measures to prevent or reduce the level of numbers arriving.”

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https://gript.ie/information-vacuum-on-asylum-accommodation-symptomatic-of-wider-government-chaos-td-says/

With this issue in the news again, a reminder of Ben Scallan's comment on the issue.

"If you arrive with no travel papers, you should be deported. Doh."
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https://gript.ie/if-you-arrive-with-no-travel-papers-you-should-be-deported-duh/

A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Latvian woman who pleaded guilty to stabbing a man she allegedly met through dating app Tinder.

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https://gript.ie/bench-warrant-issued-for-latvian-woman-who-stabbed-tinder-date-in-limerick/

WATCH: At the 10th World Fiddle Day in Scartaglin, a key moment was the unveiling of a gorgeous new piece of music in honour of Meath musician, Dónal Ó Laoire, who passed away this year after a short illness.

“Dónal Ó Laoire the Gentleman”. #gript https://gript.ie/the-gentleman-donal-o-laoire-a-new-tune-of-remembrance-at-world-fiddle-day/

“We have witnessed incidents of verbal and physical abuse, harassment, and intimidation, with the purpose of sabotaging and derailing such events as well as silencing the women who wish to speak at them,” Alsalem said in a strongly-worded statement.

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https://gript.ie/women-being-attacked-and-intimidated-on-trans-issues-says-un-lead-on-violence-against-women/

Pro-life vigil at Dáil, 5 years since 8th repealed
"Every one of those 31,000 abortions is a child's life that has been lost. We remember them."

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https://youtu.be/pnhCIeB5aIQ

MATT TREACY wonders how difficult might it become to distinguish between things generated by AI and things genuinely the creation of human beings, and whether this might leave us free for early afternoon pints of porter.

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https://gript.ie/will-ai-ever-write-a-funny-buke/

“It’s an absolute disgrace that you can’t even go to the cinema with your brother in your own town – he can’t even go to the cinema with his brother. It’s an absolute disgrace.”

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https://gript.ie/horror-as-young-man-with-aspergers-and-brother-beaten-outside-cinema-by-gang-of-20-men/

Wicklow man who discussed sexually abusing children with transgender individuals, including a Brazilian male prostitute jailed for the possession of thousands of images of “depraved” child pornography, has avoided jail

#gript https://gript.ie/wicklow-man-who-discussed-abusing-kids-to-impress-paedophile-transgender-escort-avoids-jail/

The Financial Services Union says it has “real concerns” about continued job losses in the tech sector after 490 redundancies were announced by Meta yesterday, in addition to around 320 jobs that were lost at the company’s Irish operation in November.
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https://gript.ie/real-concerns-about-additional-tech-job-losses-after-meta-announcement/

An analysis of Ireland’s asylum system by The Times newspaper has asserted that many migrants “lie about their nationality” in order to claim to be refugees fleeing persecution.

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https://gript.ie/some-migrants-lying-about-nationality-to-claim-asylum-journalist-claims/

The Governor of South Carolina has today signed a bill into law that will ban most abortions at six weeks into a pregnancy — the point at which a developing baby’s heartbeat can be detected in the womb.

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https://gript.ie/south-carolina-governor-signs-6-week-abortion-ban-into-law/

Does Irish politics suffer from a major deficit of…. ability? That’s the question John and Sarah take on this week in the wake of a farcical health proposal, an aborted tax cut, and the entry of a new contender to replace Joe Biden.

PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/the-competence-deficit/

Former ISIS member and ex Irish soldier, Lisa Smith, has walked free from prison after serving just a year of a 15-month sentence for joining one of the world’s most notorious terrorist organisations.

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https://gript.ie/former-isis-member-lisa-smith-walks-free-from-prison-after-serving-year-of-sentence/

LOOKBACK: We published this piece this time two years ago...

"HEADS NEED TO ROLL" - Independent Cork TD Michael Collins rips government failures in the fishing industry ahead of a major Cork harbour fishing protest this week.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhvac_J0w-4

British Cycling has announced that its new policy will prevent riders who were born male from racing in elite female events after it undertook a review of medial science and a consultation with cycling communities.
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https://gript.ie/breaking-british-cycling-to-ban-cyclists-born-males-from-female-events/

' “Crime don’t climb” not up to Howth and Dalkey or the pleasant foothills of the Dublin mountains, or even to the postcodes where the average house tips 700K. Anarcho-tyranny is the pleasure theory of the elite and it is visited on the law-abiding poor.'

THADE ANDY writes

https://gript.ie/pearse-street-migrant-camp-a-reminder-of-the-disaterous-chaz-chop-chaos-experiment/

Carol Nolan has condemned the lack of prior notice given to families in the Clonminch Lane area regarding the construction of 62 modular homes for Ukrainian refugees as ‘the latest manifestation of Government and ministerial arrogance towards communities.’

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https://gript.ie/tokenistic-engagement-on-offaly-modular-homes-plan-is-arrogant-and-disrespectful-says-td/