“In effect, the Irish fishing sector has been thrown under the proverbial bus, while the Irish government watch on like bystanders instead of protecting our interests." - Michael Collins TD.

https://gript.ie/uk-donegal-rockall-fishing/

An EU political grouping has blasted the EU for its COVID failures, saying the EU has been busy with "politicking" whilst "millions across the continent have suffered." They say the EU's failures show more power needs to be given back to member states.

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https://gript.ie/eu-political-party-calls-on-eu-to-be-held-accountable-for-vaccine-rollout-failures/

This time yesterday, "what to do about schools" was an uncontroversial question. And then, for some reason, Fianna Fáil decided that it doesn't have quite enough enemies, so it was time to make some more #gript

https://gript.ie/on-schools-fianna-fail-points-the-gun-at-its-foot-and-shoots/

The National Museum of Ireland has removed General Michael Collins’ blood-stained cap from public display on the basis that it may upset or cause offence to descendants of the slain rebel leader.

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https://gript.ie/political-correctness-gone-wrong-museum-removes-michael-collins-cap-to-avoid-offence/

After thousands of complaints, RTE removes God rape ‘joke’

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https://gript.ie/after-thousands-of-complaints-rte-removes-god-rape-joke/

The children’s series, which is aimed at children as young as four, focuses on the fictional life of John Dillermand (“Diller” is the Danish word for “penis”).

The lyrics of the show’s opening title reads: “He has the world’s longest pee-pee. There’s almost nothing he can’t do with it. He has the world’s longest pee-pee. He swings it around; he can get a little embarrassed. He can save the world if he’s allowed.”

https://gript.ie/danish-tv-launches-cartoon-penis/

MARCUS ROBERTS: 2020: what a time to fly


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https://gript.ie/2020-what-a-time-to-fly/

THADE ANDY: Bidens climate statements fail environmentalist’s fact check

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https://gript.ie/bidens-climate-statements-fail-environmentalists-fact-check/

DUALTA ROUGHNEEN: Free speech is a test of character – and RTÉ failed

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https://gript.ie/free-speech-is-a-test-of-character-and-rte-failed/

"Irish politicians, for example, will line up to denounce a police shooting in the United States. But when China boasts on twitter about the positive affects of genocide, like it did yesterday, our lads look the other way and stay silent."

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https://gript.ie/china-tweets-actually-we-did-women-a-favour-by-sterilising-them/

The number of people in hospital continues to rise in an almost perfectly straight line, raising questions about how prepared Ireland was for the Covid surge

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https://gript.ie/covid-number-in-hospital-passes-1100/

Armin Laschet? Friedrich Merz? Norbert Rottgen? If you've never heard their names, here's what you need to know, because one of them may succeed Angela Merkel this year. DOMINIK MICHALIK walks us through the contenders to be the next Chancellor of Germany

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https://gript.ie/primer-who-are-the-people-vying-to-succeed-angela-merkel/

Dr MATT TREACY: Who is pushing the view that Gardai acted with racial bias in the death of George Nkencho in Ireland?

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https://gript.ie/who-is-stirring-up-racial-tensions-in-ireland/

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BEN SCALLAN: The government say they’re broke and need people to urgently pay tax on their covid payments, while wasting billions on some of the most useless tripe you’ve ever seen in your life.

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https://gript.ie/pup-is-being-taxed-because-the-state-is-broke-so-why-do-they-keep-wasting-money/

US prosecutors have opened a murder investigation into the death of a US Capitol Police man who died of the injuries he sustained following Wednesday’s rioting at Capitol Hill. #gript

https://gript.ie/murder-capitol-police-man/

Blue ribbons were fixed to the gates of Stormont as mourners gathered to remember 14-year-old Noah Donohoe.

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https://gript.ie/blue-ribbons-tied-to-stormont-gates-in-support-of-belfast-schoolboy-noah-donohoe/

The company claims two of the president’s tweets today had violated its policy prohibiting the glorification of violence.

They were, “The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!” and, “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th”.

https://gript.ie/twitter-permanently-suspends-trumps-account/

SHANNON ROBERTS: The demographics of 2021

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https://gript.ie/the-demographics-of-2021/

BEN SCALLAN: Birthrates can change a lot in a society over time - & they may just be the key to a long-term conservative victory.

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https://gript.ie/the-long-game-how-the-family-will-decide-the-future/

MATT TREACY: Ireland is getting no favours from the EU re the vaccine roll-out

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https://gript.ie/ireland-is-getting-no-favours-from-the-eu-re-the-vaccine-roll-out/