BEN SCALLAN: EU backpedals on Irish border – but is the damage to their credibility already done?

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https://gript.ie/ben-scallan-eu-backpedals-on-irish-border-but-is-the-damage-to-their-credibility-already-done/

MICHAEL COOK: Belgian euthanasia is broken, says academic study

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https://gript.ie/belgian-euthanasia-is-broken-says-academic-study/

O’Leary said NPHET had spread “scare stories” around the country, whilst RTÉ were “pandering” to their “misinformation”.

https://gript.ie/oleary-nphet-rte-covid-hysteria/

Irish College of GPs removes newly published transgender guidelines from website

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https://gript.ie/irish-college-of-gps-removes-newly-published-transgender-guidelines-from-website/

TRSI 191 – A glorious moment of European unity


The UK considers gifting surplus vaccines to Ireland; the European Commission has managed to bring Europe together in opposition to the Commission; and the latest opinion polls.

https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-191-a-glorious-moment-of-european-unity/

Claiming that a referendum on uniting Ireland is not “for now”, Ahern said he told former US senator George Mitchell, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton that he would support such a vote being held on the 30th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, provided certain conditions were met.

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https://gript.ie/ahern-border-poll/

WATCH: Anti-lockdown protests take place across Europe  
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https://gript.ie/watch-anti-lockdown-protests-take-place-across-europe/

Man caught with 1,299 videos of child abuse gets suspended sentence

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https://gript.ie/man-caught-with-1299-videos-of-child-abuse-gets-suspended-sentence/

HSE distributes 50,000 crackpipes in 5 years

The HSE has distributed 50,000 crack pipes over the past 5 years to make life safer for drug users. But did this plan work? Ben Scallan reacts. #gript

https://youtu.be/tHOX-E9h9eU

Brussels' incompetence on the vaccine acquisition has ruthlessly exposed the delusions many in the Irish establishment had about the EU, Brexit, and our new relationship with Britain, writes John McGuirk

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https://gript.ie/on-vaccines-dublins-delusions-about-the-eu-have-been-exposed/

Are you struggling to make head or tail of this coup in Myanmar? We've got you covered on who the goodies and the baddies are

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https://gript.ie/so-who-are-the-goodies-and-baddies-in-myanmar/

MAIRÍN DE BARRA: Is India reaching herd immunity with Covid-19?

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https://gript.ie/is-india-reaching-herd-immunity-with-covid-19/

Tóibín calls for Emergency Response Unit for Nursing Homes after 369 deaths in January

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https://gript.ie/toibin-calls-for-emergency-response-unit-for-nursing-homes-after-369-deaths-in-january/

A total of 1,543 people have reportedly died of covid-19 in Irish nursing homes, with 369 of those having occurred in just the month of January 2021.

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https://gript.ie/ben-scallan-the-care-home-failure-that-shames-the-state/

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ON THIS DAY: 2 FEBRUARY 1972: Protests in Dublin and other cities after Bloody Sunday killings

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-2nd-february-1972-protests-in-dublin-and-other-cities-after-bloody-sunday-killings/

The cabinet has approved Climate Minister Eamon Ryan’s suggestion to ban all oil and gas exploration in Ireland, despite the country facing a potential energy crisis post-Brexit.

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https://gript.ie/govt-to-ban-oil-gas-exploration-despite-potential-impending-energy-supply-crisis/

Fianna Fáil PRO suspended for having opinion on Covid

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https://gript.ie/fianna-fail-pro-suspended-for-having-opinion-on-covid/

Opinion: By letting Kevin Harty walk with a suspended sentence, after he had possessed and viewed 1300 images of child sex abuse - some involving children, Judge Elma Sheahan got it horrendously wrong, as the Irish judiciary regularly does with sex crime:

https://gript.ie/if-someone-views-child-abuse-send-them-to-jail-judge-sheahan/

The public are entirely correct to be outraged about the proposed €292,000 salary for the incoming Secretary General of the Health Department, says John McGuirk.
"The position is an administrative one, with no policy making role", he points out:
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https://gript.ie/yes-e292k-for-a-civil-servant-is-an-outrage/

In light of this week's ruling allowing a convicted viewer of child abuse images to walk free if he continues rehabilitation, here's a flashback to figures we reported in 2019: Only 6% of Irish sex offenders are engaging with rehabilitation programmes

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https://gript.ie/only-6-of-irish-sex-offenders-engaging-in-rehabilitation-programmes/