THADE ANDY: Great Purges are not how democracy should work

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https://gript.ie/great-purges-are-not-how-democracy-should-work/

Around this time last year, Irish farmers protested in Dublin against the carbon tax and more

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https://gript.ie/photos-farmers-protest-14th-january-2020/

“The working man without bread has no choice”. Looking at the work and legacy of the Cardinal who stood with and negotiated for the London dock workers striking for just pay and conditions. His anniversary was Thursday past.

MATT TREACY on the Cardinal who supported social justice and worker’s rights.

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https://gript.ie/the-working-man-without-bread-has-no-choice-the-cardinal-who-supported-social-justice-and-workers-rights/

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that people could be forced to provide proof that they have had a covid-19 vaccine before they are allowed to get on a plane or enter a pub.
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https://gript.ie/martin-you-might-have-to-prove-youd-had-the-vaccine-if-you-want-a-pint/

Switzerland will put Covid lockdowns to referendum as unease grows with restriction of freedoms

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https://gript.ie/switzerland-will-put-covid-lockdowns-to-referendum-as-unease-grows-with-restriction-of-freedoms/

Would you like to see the St. Patrick’s Day parade go ahead this year?

VOTE in our poll below and leave your comments here and on social media.

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PODCAST: Given Germany’s mixed history on genocide they should have asked for more than a phone license

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https://gript.ie/podcasts/given-germanys-mixed-history-on-genocide-they-should-have-asked-for-more-than-a-phone-license/

MARGARET HICKEY: For many Irish people, the Mothers and Baby Homes story has a personal dimension. This is mine.

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https://gript.ie/for-many-irish-people-the-mothers-and-baby-homes-story-has-a-personal-dimension-this-is-mine/

“Modern Ireland would have aborted us” – Adoptee says cruelty to babies continues today

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https://gript.ie/modern-ireland-aborted-adoptee-babies/

Dr MATT TREACY: A new report claims China’s Lockdown was a ‘Fraud’ we all fell for

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https://gript.ie/a-new-report-claims-chinas-lockdown-was-a-fraud-we-all-fell-for/

Free-speech platform, Parler, posted online at the weekend, with CEO John Matze posting a message to “lovers and haters”

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https://gript.ie/free-speech-platform-parler-posted-online-at-the-weekend-with-ceo-john-matze-posting-a-message-to-lovers-and-haters/

The number of Irish people who say they want to take the Covid vaccine has surged to 86%; meanwhile, a scandal has erupted after staff in the Coombe hospital vaccinated their family members, jumping the queue

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https://gript.ie/86-of-irish-people-want-to-take-vaccine-poll/

DANIEL O'DOWD: Ireland Facing the Harsh Reality of an EU, Minus Britain

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https://gript.ie/ireland-facing-the-harsh-reality-of-an-eu-minus-britain/

Irish Journal of Medical Science letter slams denial of biological sex

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https://gript.ie/irish-journal-of-medical-science-letter-slams-denial-of-biological-sex/

Seanad Leader Regina Doherty is unhappy with the conclusions of the Mother and Baby report, and wants a report into the report, she says.
Like the Nice and Lisbon referenda, says JOHN MCGUIRK, the attitude is "wrong result - do it again":

https://gript.ie/regina-doherty-we-need-a-report-into-the-mother-and-baby-report/

BEN SCALLAN: When people think of a “dictator”, they usually don’t think of someone who was censored by social media and then voted out of office – but that didn’t stop Mary McAleese from embarrassing herself with the absurd comparison anyway.

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https://gript.ie/mary-mcaleese-yer-man-trump-is-a-dictator-so-he-is/

Germany builds detention centres for people who flout Covid quarantine rules

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https://gript.ie/germany-detention-centres-covid-quarantine/

How Irish people are conditioned to hate their own culture | Gript

BEN SCALLAN: Through years of propaganda, Irish people have been successfully conditioned to hate their own culture, and for some reason nobody is talking about it. #gript

https://youtu.be/GD7sxWmb9KI

Hungary planning sanctions against Facebook & Twitter censorship

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https://gript.ie/hungary-planning-sanctions-censorship/

Irish communism lies fractured this morning, after a split in the movement saw the youth wing break away from the main Irish Communist Party, amidst charges of factionalism, and insufficient commitment to Democratic Centralism

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https://gript.ie/bad-news-major-split-in-irish-communist-party/

Gardaí issue 300+ fines for 5km travel breaches over the weekend

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https://gript.ie/gardai-issue-300-fines-for-5km-travel-breaches-over-the-weekend/