JOHN MCGUIRK: If you want evidence that the Government is in a state of drowning panic and desperately grasping at anything in sight that it thinks might resemble a lifejacket, look no further than the "community hotel" idea it announced for Roscrea.
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https://gript.ie/the-disastrously-stupid-community-hotels-idea/
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https://gript.ie/the-disastrously-stupid-community-hotels-idea/
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The disastrously stupid "community hotels" idea - Gript
C'mon.
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A 30-year-old man who Gardaí believe to be from Eastern Europe has been arrested in connection with the suspected human trafficking of 14 people into Rosslare port last week.
#gript https://gript.ie/man-arrested-in-connection-with-rosslare-alleged-human-trafficking-investigation/
#gript https://gript.ie/man-arrested-in-connection-with-rosslare-alleged-human-trafficking-investigation/
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Man arrested in connection with Rosslare alleged human trafficking investigation - Gript
Arrest made after “tip off”
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The Court of Appeal has ruled that an 18-month-sentence given to a man who punched, kicked, strangled, choked, falsely imprisoned, spat at and slapped his partner was too lenient.
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https://gript.ie/court-of-appeal-rules-sentence-for-man-who-repeatedly-punched-and-kicked-partner-too-lenient/
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https://gript.ie/court-of-appeal-rules-sentence-for-man-who-repeatedly-punched-and-kicked-partner-too-lenient/
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Court of Appeal rules sentence for man who repeatedly punched and kicked partner too lenient - Gript
Victim thought she would die
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A man has died following an explosion at a homeless accommodation centre in Dublin City.
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https://gript.ie/man-dies-after-explosion-at-de-paul-homeless-accommodation-in-dublin/
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https://gript.ie/man-dies-after-explosion-at-de-paul-homeless-accommodation-in-dublin/
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Man dies after explosion at De Paul homeless accommodation in Dublin - Gript
Cause of blast under investigation’
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“Why are people in breach of the law not being prosecuted in this state? Who is giving the order not to do so?”
Michael McNamara TD has asked the Housing Minister why there are almost no prosecutions for entering the state without valid documents.
https://gript.ie/the-law-is-not-being-applied-td-on-migrants-without-passports/
Michael McNamara TD has asked the Housing Minister why there are almost no prosecutions for entering the state without valid documents.
https://gript.ie/the-law-is-not-being-applied-td-on-migrants-without-passports/
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“The law is not being applied”: TD on migrants without passports - Gript
“Sometimes rules are applied, sometimes they're not.”
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THADE ANDY looks at the beauty and value of Gaeilge - and at the motivations of those who seem determined to hasten its decline. "A nation’s language nurtures its soul. Tír gan teanga, Tír gan anam."
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https://gript.ie/the-answer-to-the-question-of-falling-irish-standards-is-not-to-abandon-the-language/
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https://gript.ie/the-answer-to-the-question-of-falling-irish-standards-is-not-to-abandon-the-language/
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The answer to the question of falling Irish standards is not to abandon the language - Gript
THADE ANDY looks at the beauty and value of Gaeilge - and at the motivations of those who seem determined to hasten its decline. A nation’s language nurtures its soul. Tír gan teanga, Tír gan anam.
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The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Arts, Sports and Culture has heard that traditional mainstream media in Ireland is now perceived as the “big bad wolf,” and that social media is “eroding” journalism.
https://gript.ie/traditional-mainstream-media-now-perceived-as-the-big-bad-wolf-oireachtas-committee-hears/
https://gript.ie/traditional-mainstream-media-now-perceived-as-the-big-bad-wolf-oireachtas-committee-hears/
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Traditional mainstream media ‘now perceived as the big bad wolf,’ Oireachtas Committee hears - Gript
Claims social media is ‘eroding’ journalism
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JOHN MCGUIRK: "Roderic O'Gorman's assertion that the family referendum has nothing to do with "throuples" requires the public to bet the house that the Supreme Court will side with him, and not senior counsel and former attorney general Michael McDowell".#gript
https://gript.ie/the-family-referendum-and-roderic-ogormans-throuple-trouble/
https://gript.ie/the-family-referendum-and-roderic-ogormans-throuple-trouble/
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The family referendum and Roderic O’Gorman’s throuple trouble - Gript
Good news for polygamists?
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PREMIUM: Irish Bishops these days reserve their moral lectures to the public for those occasions when they're certain the state and the media will pat them on the head, and the intervention over Roscrea proves it, argues JOHN MCGUIRK.
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https://gript.ie/the-bishops-speak-out-stop-protesting-immigration-irish-christians/
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https://gript.ie/the-bishops-speak-out-stop-protesting-immigration-irish-christians/
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The Bishops speak out: Stop protesting immigration, Irish Christians - Gript
Warning.
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A 30-year-old man who grew up in state care says he cannot afford rent even though he regularly works on construction sites. A Limerick based community centre has started a campaign to help Cian find a home.
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https://gript.ie/homeless-man-who-grew-up-in-care-says-he-works-full-time-but-cannot-afford-housing/
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https://gript.ie/homeless-man-who-grew-up-in-care-says-he-works-full-time-but-cannot-afford-housing/
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Homeless man who grew up in care says he works full-time but cannot afford housing - Gript
‘I didn’t choose to live like this
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REVEALED: Despite claims from senior government figures regarding checks that take place after asylum seekers are fingerprinted, information obtained from the Dept of Justice shows that no such checks against criminal databases are, in fact, carried out.
https://gript.ie/revealed-asylum-seekers-fingerprints-not-checked-against-criminal-databases/
https://gript.ie/revealed-asylum-seekers-fingerprints-not-checked-against-criminal-databases/
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REVEALED: asylum seekers' fingerprints NOT checked against criminal databases - Gript
European databases only
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As a proportion of the total number of PPS numbers issued, people of Irish nationality accounted for 23.9% of the overall figure, writes MATT TREACY
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https://gript.ie/pps-numbers-continue-to-reflect-dramatic-demographic-shift-in-ireland/
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https://gript.ie/pps-numbers-continue-to-reflect-dramatic-demographic-shift-in-ireland/
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PPS numbers continue to reflect dramatic demographic shift in Ireland - Gript
As a proportion of the total number of PPS numbers issued, people of Irish nationality accounted for 23.9% of the overall figure, writes MATT TREACY
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The Countess has slammed the upcoming referendum on ‘women in the home’ as “incoherent” and “lazy” saying it is little more than “a narcissistic assault” on women which ignores their ‘foundational’ contribution to society
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https://gript.ie/women-and-childrens-rights-group-the-countess-launches-vote-no-referendum-campaign/
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https://gript.ie/women-and-childrens-rights-group-the-countess-launches-vote-no-referendum-campaign/
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Women and Children's Rights group ‘The Countess’ launches VOTE NO referendum campaign - Gript
‘contribution of women to society erased’
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The Digital Services Bill would grant "wide-ranging powers of regulation" and would have "a particular impact on free speech," a Dáil Committee has heard. Politicians this week heard that the Dáil was on "a very tight deadline" to pass the legislation.
https://gript.ie/digital-services-bill-would-grant-wide-ranging-powers-of-regulation-dail-committee-hears/
https://gript.ie/digital-services-bill-would-grant-wide-ranging-powers-of-regulation-dail-committee-hears/
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Digital Services Bill would grant ‘wide-ranging powers of regulation,' Dáil Committee hears - Gript
Concerns raised
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Michael Healy-Rae has voiced his opposition to a proposed ban on the use of electric shock collars for dogs, saying it would be a "totally wrong" and "backward" step. A government consultation on the issue will close next week:
https://gript.ie/michael-healy-rae-govt-proposal-to-ban-electric-dog-collars-totally-wrong-and-backward-step/
https://gript.ie/michael-healy-rae-govt-proposal-to-ban-electric-dog-collars-totally-wrong-and-backward-step/
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Michael Healy-Rae: Govt proposal to ban electric dog collars “totally wrong” and “backward step” - Gript
Senator calls for consultation extension
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Ceisteanna práinneacha sa Ghaeltacht maidir le tithíocht. Tá laghdú 25% tagtha ar dhaonra Oileán Chléire idir 2016 is 2022, agus, le baol a dúnta do bhunscoil an oileáin, níl tithe ar fáil ar cíos do mhúinteoir, a deir PÓL Ó MEADHRA
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https://gript.ie/ceisteanna-prainneacha-sa-ghaeltacht-maidir-le-tithiocht/
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https://gript.ie/ceisteanna-prainneacha-sa-ghaeltacht-maidir-le-tithiocht/
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Ceisteanna práinneacha sa Ghaeltacht maidir le tithíocht - Gript
Ísliú dhaonra
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“I have serious difficulty promoting this referendum...This is an insult”: Leas-Cheann Comhairle Catherine Connolly says she'd "take her chances" with the Constitution's existing wording over what the government has proposed for the women's referendum.
https://gript.ie/womens-referendum-absolutely-empty-symbolic-says-td/
https://gript.ie/womens-referendum-absolutely-empty-symbolic-says-td/
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Women’s referendum “absolutely empty” & “symbolic,” says TD - Gript
“I am now left with a decision to make.”
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MATT TREACY: "Hope and Courage: Another taxpayer-funded NGO, and one which a government TD thought it right to facilitate as it slurred a member of the public within the precincts of Leinster House."
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https://gript.ie/hope-and-courage-the-taxpayer-supported-political-police-with-far-left-origins/
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https://gript.ie/hope-and-courage-the-taxpayer-supported-political-police-with-far-left-origins/
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Hope and Courage? The taxpayer-supported political police with far-left origins - Gript
“Collective”
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