TIM JACKSON: The idea of excluding unvaccinated citizens from day-to-day activities based on a small chance that a 95%-effective vaccine doesn’t work is about as divisive and intolerant as any policy could be.

Despite often lecturing us on inclusion, tolerance and compassion, all three virtues are being thrown by the wayside in the race to appear virtuous and denounce our fellow citizen.

https://gript.ie/denouncing-vaccine-critics-doesnt-build-trust/

Although numerous allegations of fraud have been dismissed by judges in the key states, the latest lawsuit is a change of direction for allies of President Trump, using litigation between states in the hope of having their case heard at a federal level.

https://gript.ie/texas-files-lawsuit-supreme-court-election/

ROLF NORFOLK: Beware fact checkers — they may be playing for one of the teams

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https://gript.ie/beware-fact-checkers-they-may-be-playing-for-one-of-the-teams/

A campaign seeking to lift what they say are “callous” restrictions on nursing home visits say that older people are “dying with broken hearts” because of the isolation and loneliness brought about by the Covid lockdown.

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https://gript.ie/elderly-dying-with-broken-hearts-says-campaign-for-nursing-home-visits/

Figures out yesterday show how the most elite courses in the most elite Irish universities are still dominated by the rich, after nearly 25 years of "free fees".

But is it really all about money, or are there more obvious factors that politicians ignore?

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https://gript.ie/why-are-rich-kids-still-getting-all-the-college-places/

Social Democrat TD Holly Cairns is making a name for herself campaigning for paid parental leave for politicians. But is it necessary, and is it a good idea?

Not necessarily:

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https://gript.ie/do-politicians-actually-need-parental-leave/

MICHEAL O’DOWD: Is the National Disability Authority Fit for Purpose?


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https://gript.ie/is-the-national-disability-authority-fit-for-purpose/

The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine should not be taken by people with a history of significant allergic reactions, the British medicines regulator has warned.

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https://gript.ie/nhs-allergies-reaction-pfizer-vaccine/

100 years ago: The Burning of Cork by the Tans made world news

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https://gript.ie/100-years-ago-the-burning-of-cork-by-the-tans-made-world-news/

BEN SCALLAN: Sinn Féin's liberal pandering backfires

As the Brian Stanley controversy rolls on, Sinn Féin's politically-correct liberal pandering finally catches up to them. Ben Scallan reacts.

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https://youtu.be/uX9BL1lfZ3w

Iona Institute banned from advertising Church video on Twitter

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https://gript.ie/iona-institute-banned-from-advertising-church-video-on-twitter/

“I always felt that the best way to convince people to take the vaccine was to engage with them, answer their questions, and not to browbeat them or patronise them. We need to stick to the facts,” he insisted.

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https://gript.ie/varadkar-january-lockdown-christmas/

POLL: What party leader do you personally trust most?

Leave your comments below and on our website!

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https://gript.ie/poll-what-party-leader-do-you-personally-trust-most/

“A victory for free speech”: Cambridge votes against limiting freedom of expression

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https://gript.ie/a-victory-for-free-speech-cambridge-votes-against-limiting-freedom-of-expression/

Quiet, now: With just days to go before the US Electoral College meets to formally elect Joe Biden, Youtube has announced that it will ban all video content that alleges that widespread fraud changed the result of the US Election


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https://gript.ie/youtube-were-banning-videos-claiming-that-trump-won/

US Congressman: I won’t say whether I had sex with this Chinese Spy

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https://gript.ie/us-congressman-i-wont-say-whether-i-had-sex-with-this-chinese-spy/

JIM STACK: The Irish Times’s bad reporting on our abortion regime

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https://gript.ie/jim-stack-the-irish-timess-bad-reporting-on-our-abortion-regime/

HEART-BREAK: Married for 62 years, now Covid has them apart

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https://gript.ie/heart-break-married-for-62-years-now-covid-has-them-apart/

“It’s time to talk about the €250m jobpath gravy train”

Carol Nolan TD, writing for Gript, reveals that €250m of taxpayer funding has been spent with two companies operating the “jobpath” scheme, which, she says, often leads to misery for the people referred to it

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https://gript.ie/carol-nolan-its-time-to-talk-about-the-e250m-jobpath-gravy-train/

BEN SCALLAN: If you needed any more proof that radical feminism is embedded deep within our political system, look no further than stories like this.

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https://gript.ie/oriordan-boys-in-all-boys-schools-grow-up-to-beat-women/

'Depraved': outrage at abortion instruments use as Christmas Tree star

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https://gript.ie/depraved-outrage-at-abortion-instruments-use-as-christmas-tree-star/