The UK is engulfed in a perfectly modern culture war bunfight over whether to stop singing "Rule Britannia" at the BBC's last night of the proms - but a lot of people don't seem to understand what the song is about, writes JOHN MCGUIRK.
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https://gript.ie/the-uks-very-dumb-rule-britannia-row/

A report from Grant Thornton will say that there is no written record of the RTÉ Board formally signing off on the decision to host ‘Toy Show The Musical’ which ended up amassing losses of €2.2 million.

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https://gript.ie/rte-board-never-signed-off-on-e2-million-loss-making-toy-show-the-musical/

"With almost 100 Christian churches attacked, Trudeau has yet to dedicate a single speech to the crisis." JONATHON VAN MAREN writes


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https://gript.ie/why-are-canadas-churches-burning/

“We’ll make sure that if there’s an attempt to suppress the voice of the Irish people, we’ll do our absolute best to defend the people of Ireland and their ability to speak their mind.”

Elon Musk tells @Ben_Scallan that he will challenge the Irish hate speech bill if it becomes law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL73EwSN2zs

“Leave the farmers alone”: In an exclusive interview with @Ben_Scallan, Elon Musk has said that the Irish government’s plan to cut 200,000 cattle nationwide will have “zero” impact on the climate, and bets $1 billion that the impact would “not even be measurable.”

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The inclusion of the European People's Party in a projected “sharp right turn” for the European Parliament would take a serious leap of the imagination, writes MATT TREACY.

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https://gript.ie/liberal-ngo-forecasts-sharp-turn-to-the-right-in-european-elections/

JOHN MCGUIRK: "Nobody who becomes familiar with the case of serial public masturbator and eight times convicted sex offender Kadima Mbuye could possibly have confidence in the immigration system, the justice system, or the Minister who oversees both."
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https://gript.ie/kadima-mbuye-and-the-myth-of-public-confidence-in-the-asylum-system/

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Independent Ireland Leader, Michael Collins TD, has called for a government aid package and a two-year extension to the deadline for warehousing of tax owed to Revenue.

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https://gript.ie/td-calls-for-tailored-support-for-smes-amid-financial-struggles/

An Oireachtas briefing on the Siege of Jadotville and the long-running campaign to have those who fought in the historical event recognised with the medal of bravery was widely attended by members of almost all political party and independent TD’s and senators.

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https://gript.ie/wide-cross-party-agreement-for-justice-for-jadotville-heroes-says-td/

The Digital Services Bill was passed in the Dáil last night after a 20 minute debate where Sinn Féin attempt to include NGOs as “trusted flaggers” and exclude those with whom they disagree, writes MATT TREACY 

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https://gript.ie/digital-services-bill-passed-in-dail/

The research showed that, in most counties, areas that provide asylum accommodation are more disadvantaged, on average, than areas that do not.

In Mayo, 6 centres were in areas with high deprivation scores, while affluent areas had no asylum centres.


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https://gript.ie/asylum-centres-more-likely-to-be-in-disadvantaged-areas-in-most-counties-oireachtas-study-finds/

A refusal by the local authority to maintain safe swimming and sea
access in Doolin has sparked shock and dismay in the community, writes LOUISE ROSEINGRAVE

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https://gript.ie/dismay-over-council-refusal-to-designate-doolin-bathing/

On immigration, the government and the media "love to intentionally misconstrue and straw man" those they disagree with, Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath has said. It came as he told the Dáil that "all voices must be heard" on the issue.

https://gript.ie/govt-and-media-love-to-intentionally-misconstrue-and-straw-man-those-they-disagree-with-mcgrath/

"It would take away a huge amount of freedom for dogs. It may even take certain dogs away from people": A professional K9 handler and trainer says a ban on e-collars could drive their use underground, and would mean less freedom for dogs and their owners.

https://gript.ie/ban-on-e-collars-would-be-devastating-could-drive-use-underground-says-professional-trainer/

Ireland’s official Covid inquiry will take a “no blame approach,” a draft government plan suggests.

https://gript.ie/irish-covid-inquiry-to-pursue-no-blame-approach-draft-plan-suggests/

A man who exposed his genitals to a 10-year-old girl asking her ‘Do you want to sleep with them?’ has been given a fully suspended sentence with the sitting judge remarking that he may have been ‘under stress’ at the time of the incident.

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https://gript.ie/businessman-who-exposed-genitals-to-10-year-old-girl-gets-suspended-sentence/

"It was a spectacular flop, and the TV licence payers should rightly be angered by what has happened": A Fine Gael TD has said that the position of the remaining of the RTÉ board members is “no longer tenable” following a report on the Toy Show musical.

https://gript.ie/rtes-toy-show-the-musical-saga-is-farcical-says-fine-gael-td/

Minister Catherine Martin has said that despite “serious failings in governance oversight” at RTÉ over the failed Toy Show musical, the current board should stay in place “for now,” and that RTÉ remains “a fundamental part of our society and democracy.”
https://gript.ie/martin-rte-fundamental-to-democracy-despite-musical-report/

“Bystander CPR is proven to save lives”: A Fianna Fáil TD has called for CPR training to be made mandatory in all Irish secondary schools.

https://gript.ie/td-suggests-mandatory-cpr-training-for-secondary-schools/