JOHN MCGUIRK: "The difficulty for RTÉ is that while this might suit the Government, it is terrible news for Montrose. RTÉ’s position is not getting stronger by the day – it is getting weaker."

https://gript.ie/the-real-reason-the-tv-licence-is-staying-for-now/

"This is the problem with this particular referendum. Nobody, not even the people paid to tell you the official truth, can say with 100% what the new wording in the constitution will mean," writes JOHN MCGUIRK

https://gript.ie/throuplegate-listen-very-carefully-to-the-electoral-commission/

A UK court has heard how a man spied on his housemate and offered to get plastic surgery to make her ‘love’ him before stabbing her to death after she began a relationship with someone else.

https://gript.ie/man-who-spied-on-housemate-with-recording-devices-killed-her-after-stalking-her-boyfriend/

If we make it impossible for Gardaí to carry out basic duties without a fear of disproportionate disciplinary procedures then we can expect, not just lowered morale, but a exodus from the force, writes NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN.

https://gript.ie/punished-for-doing-their-job-no-wonder-gardai-are-leaving-in-droves/

Jordan Peterson has said his professional licence is “as good as gone” and that “woke” regulatory boards are “a major threat to the free speech and free thought of all Canadians, not just professionals,”


https://gript.ie/jordan-peterson-says-his-psychologists-licence-is-as-good-as-gone-amid-row-with-regulators/

WATCH: "French farmers' SOS to the world": Protests by farmers in France are intensifying and edging closer to Paris, one week after demonstrations erupted in the south of the country over the impact of Green climate policies.

https://gript.ie/watch-sos-french-farmers-protest-against-climate-policies-approaches-paris/

The latest release of payments for the provision of accommodation and other services for Ukrainian refugees and those who have applied for International Protection show large payments for modular home provider, MATT TREACY writes.

https://gript.ie/new-figures-on-asylum-accommodation-show-large-payments-for-modular-home-provider/

Annie and Bruce left the rat race to embark on a journey to self sufficiency in rural County Clare.

#gript


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZi_MQcfPUg

MAYFIELD locals say huge protest will return if asylum centre still an option: “We don’t want the problem moved on to another area, that’s not what the protest is about. We’re saying this country can’t house all the people who are coming in especially when our own communities are already struggling,” she said, calling for a cap on immigration.

https://gript.ie/video-mayfield-locals-say-huge-protest-will-return-if-migrant-centre-still-option/

A federal judge has just found that the Canadian federal government acted unconstitutionally when it invoked the Emergencies Act to shut down the “Freedom Convoy” protest that brought Ottawa to a standstill in February 2022.

https://gript.ie/federal-judge-rules-trudeaus-invocation-of-emergencies-act-was-unconstitutional/

PREMIUM: The Government has clearly lost the immigration debate, with 66% of voters saying the country has accepted too many refugees and 16% supporting the Government's position.
But does that matter?

https://gript.ie/government-has-lost-the-immigration-debate-but-does-it-matter/

Pepper Finance, an arm of a global giant investment fund, owns more than 80,000 mortgages in Ireland and has sought almost 1,000 repossession orders. It made an operating profit of more than €23 million for 2021 and 2022, writes MATT TREACY

https://gript.ie/a-closer-look-at-the-mortgage-vulture-funds-and-their-irish-operations/

National broadcaster RTÉ has released details of its 10 highest earners for 2022, with former Late Late host Ryan Tubridy coming in at first on the list, making €515,000.

https://gript.ie/rtes-highest-earners-in-2022-revealed/

A confidential plan drawn up by EU officials seeks to sabotage Hungary’s economy if Viktor Orbán’s government blocks aid to Ukraine, according to the Financial Times.

Senior Hungarian officials said Brussels was using "blackmail" against Hungary.

https://gript.ie/eu-threatens-hungarys-economy-if-orban-wont-agree-to-ukraine-aid/

The EU has urged politicians to abandon “gendered language” such as “no man’s land,” “where no man has gone before,” and “virile,” and says that terms like “master plan” serve to “exclude women.”

https://gript.ie/eu-calls-to-ditch-gendered-language-such-as-no-mans-land/

“We have no choice, because this is not sustainable”: Donald Trump has said that if he is re-elected US President in November, “within moments” of taking office he will begin “the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.”

https://gript.ie/trump-promises-largest-deportation-operation-in-us-history/

‘January Bonus’ double social welfare payments are due this week with 1.3 million expected to benefit from the €342 million package. Full list of payees in article



https://gript.ie/double-payment-social-welfare-bonus-due-this-week-for-1-3-million-recipients/