Senator Sharon Keogan has said a family from Bangladesh who arrived in Ireland on the 28th of November and made an application for international protection on the same day were given an apartment hours later.


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https://gript.ie/senator-claims-family-from-bangladesh-given-apartment-hours-after-arriving-in-ireland/

The average spending this Christmas is expected to fall 13% compared with last year, according to new research from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. 39% of people plan to use borrowing to fund spending, an increase on 2022.

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https://gript.ie/average-expected-spend-this-christmas-lower-than-2022-expected-to-fall-by-13/

Unfair treatment from management is the biggest reason for members of An Garda Síochána leaving the force, according to a study by the GRA. 97% of former Garda in the case study said that their mental health had suffered since joining the force.

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https://gript.ie/unfair-treatment-from-management-top-reason-for-gardai-resigning-gra-study-finds/

The Iona Institute has said that it is “concerning” that the proposed referendum on Article 41 of the Constitution seeks to amend the section without mentioning the word “home” at all.

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https://gript.ie/proposed-deletion-of-mention-of-the-home-from-constitution-concerning/

"The only safeguard is not to introduce assisted suicide," a Professor of Geriatric Medicine has told the Oireachtas Committee. Disabled playwright Dr Rosaleen McDonagh expressed concern about consent, saying, "When I say no, people often think I mean yes":

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https://gript.ie/only-safeguard-is-not-to-introduce-assisted-suicide-geriatric-care-expert-tells-committee/

"In plain English, women wonder, consciously or otherwise, 'Is this man a provider? is he trustworthy? Is he capable of overcoming adversity?'"

JOHN MACGHLIONN writes

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https://gript.ie/what-do-women-really-want/

JOHN MCGUIRK: The Minister appears to have inadvertently confirmed that social media companies are being pressured - outside of official channels - to remove content the state doesn't like.

Why the public needs answers on the McEntee/Musk row:

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https://gript.ie/why-the-public-need-answers-on-the-mcentee-musk-row/

"Robotaxis may be cool, but dangerous they should not be. GM may patch up their Cruise operation and get it going again, but then again, it may go the way of the Segway. Time will tell."

KARL D. STEPHAN writes

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https://gript.ie/cruise-gets-bruised-robotaxis-pose-unacceptable-risk/

JOHN MCGUIRK: Why the "delete the word woman from the constitution" referendum should be rejected:

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https://gript.ie/a-progressive-renewal-of-baptismal-promises/

ON THIS DAY: 6 December 1922: Irish Free State is formed.

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https://gript.ie/otd-6-december-irish-free-state/

Rural Independents lead the charge in the Dáil, opening up a long-overdue debate on Ireland's immigration. With Sinn Féin distancing from 'open borders,' it's a critical moment for Irish immigration policy. Where do we go from here? asks MATT TREACY.

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https://gript.ie/immigration-debate-signals-possible-u-turn-by-sinn-fein/

“No poet had a greater commentary on the politics and direction of culture of Ireland than Ó Rathaille.” His poetry speaks of the times with elegance of language that still shines.

LORCÁN MAC MATHÚNA on Aodhagáin Ó Rathaille, Ireland's first penal poet

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https://gript.ie/gile-na-gile-aodhagain-o-rathaille-the-first-penal-poet/

“This is progress…in the interests of the Irish people”: Ireland’s Minister for Media, Catherine Martin, has said that her government’s hate speech bill and crackdowns on “misinformation” are needed to protect “our liberal democratic values.”

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https://gript.ie/irish-minister-hate-speech-bill-needed-to-protect-democratic-values/

“When there’s an elephant in the room, mention it” - In a frustrated speech, a TD has told in the Dáil that “Middle Ireland is sick of” the government’s current immigration policy.

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https://gript.ie/middle-ireland-is-sick-of-liberal-immigration-policy-td-says/

"You're a horrible little man," Michael Healy-Rae told Labour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin as scenes became heated at a Dáil debate on immigration. It came after Ó Ríordáin described the group's actions in relation to immigration as "despicable."

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https://gript.ie/watch-youre-a-horrible-little-man-heated-scenes-at-dail-debate-on-immigration/

“An ultra-macho image”: Conor McGregor is a “multimillionaire tweeter” who promotes “toxic masculinity” and “imprisons” young men in a “rigid gender stereotype,” People Before Profit TD Mick Barry has told the Dáil.

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https://gript.ie/conor-mcgregor-promotes-toxic-masculinity-says-td/

Swedish government says simply living in Sweden can no longer qualify migrants for benefits and that “newcomers” and “non citizens” must work, pay taxes, and learn Swedish in order to access benefits ‘step by step’

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https://gript.ie/swedish-gov-says-asylum-claims-down-26-under-new-strategy/

The Farmers Alliance have called for the immediate resignation of the Minister for Agriculture saying that their concerns are being ignored amid plans to cull 200,000 cattle in a ‘senseless act of slaughter’ in attempt to prove “green credentials”

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https://gript.ie/farmers-alliance-say-green-policies-will-decimate-rural-ireland/

JOHN MCGUIRK on the lack of public appetite for a UK-style covid enquiry:
"If it were to transpire that Dr. Holohan was wrong about something major, then it would follow that the 60% or 70% of the country who tribally agreed with him were also wrong."
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https://gript.ie/boriss-covid-apology-and-why-it-wont-be-repeated-in-ireland/