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/

Aontú Bill seeks to cut TDs salaries by 25% during Covid Lockdowns

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https://gript.ie/aontu-bill-seeks-to-cut-tds-salaries-by-25-during-covid-lockdowns/

ON THIS DAY: 3 FEBRUARY 1537: Execution of ‘Silken’ Thomas Fitzgerald by Henry VIII and Grey’s legacy in Ireland

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-3-february-1537-execution-of-silken-thomas-fitzgerald-by-henry-viii-and-greys-legacy-in-ireland-2/

Dr MATT TREACY: More than 70% of Google jobs don’t go to Irish people. Yet they’re crowding Dubs out of the city

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https://gript.ie/more-than-70-of-google-jobs-dont-go-to-irish-people-yet-theyre-crowding-dubs-out-of-the-city/

The BBC last night released a report alleging that women in detention camps in China’s Xinjiang province were systematically raped, sexually abused and tortured by camp guards and police during their times in the camps.

https://gript.ie/uighur-women-detained-in-china-systemically-raped-abused-and-tortured-bbc/

Belgian regulators are the latest in a list of European countries who have advised against giving the AstraZenenca vaccine to older people because of insufficient data about its effectiveness.

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https://gript.ie/belgian-regulators-advise-against-giving-astrazeneca-jab-to-the-elderly/

Researchers from universities in Germany and Iran have found lower sperm counts and motility, as well as evidence of testicular damage, in studies conducted on men who contracted Covid-19.

https://gript.ie/scientists-covid-male-fertility/

“Remember Mammy loves you”: heart-breaking words of Lynsey Bennett

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https://gript.ie/remember-mammy-loves-you-heart-breaking-words-of-lynsey-bennett/

"Restart PEAT harvesting": Carol Nolan on the job losses in the Midlands because of green policies

"We need to recommence peat harvesting until 2030. Unhinged environmental policies have left workers in the Midlands devastated while we're importing peat from Germany" says CAROL NOLAN TD.

"Workers need a fair chance". TDs need to stop having one foot in the green camp and one for the workers."

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https://youtu.be/4KQxvpfWYa0

VOTE: POLL: Is €292,000 a fair salary for the new Secretary General of the Department of Health?

VOTE in our Poll online and leave your comments

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