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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https://gript.ie/poll-is-e292000-a-fair-salary-for-the-new-secretary-general-of-the-department-of-health/

Human Rights Commission says title of ‘Dying with Dignity bill’ is “potentially misleading”

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https://gript.ie/human-rights-commission-says-title-of-dying-with-dignity-bill-is-potentially-misleading/

BEN SCALLAN: Last April I wrote an article claiming that the year of the lockdown presented an unprecedented chance to finally test the claims of the climate lobby. A year later, the evidence is not looking good for our green friends.
#gript https://gript.ie/the-lockdown-proves-that-the-demands-of-climate-activists-are-impossible/

Yesterday, Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond accused Gript of "Xenophobia", after a column by Dr. Matt Treacy drew attention to Google's hiring practices in Ireland. Our Editor, John McGuirk, responds to Deputy Richmond here

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https://gript.ie/do-better-deputy-richmond/

Yesterday, the Irish Times newspaper made a submission to the Government calling for itself - and other media outlets - to receive substantial taxpayer funding.
Here are all the reasons that is an outrageous, and terrible, idea:
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https://gript.ie/irish-times-to-government-put-us-on-the-payroll/

Ross McCarthy on why we need to ensure companies are held to account for failing to abide by agreed standards, and how ensuring everyone abides by those standards would protect jobs in Europe.

https://gript.ie/why-do-some-liars-cheats-thieves-and-incompetents-get-state-contracts/

54% of Irish people said they have privacy concerns about the covid tracker app, with civil rights groups raising concerns about the app's ties to Google.

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https://gript.ie/survey-54-of-irish-people-concerned-about-data-privacy-with-covid-tracker-app/

Consumers hammered as government bans domestic gas exploration say Rural Independents

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https://gript.ie/consumers-hammered-as-government-bans-domestic-gas-exploration-say-rural-independents/

Sam Jacobs: The shift from capitalism to corporatism has led to a situation in which tech and media companies now have the power to undermine your rights and manipulate political opinion with impunity.

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https://gript.ie/deplatformed-how-big-tech-and-corporate-america-subvert-your-rights/

Refugee Council: ‘We need €117 million to replace Direct Provision Centres.’

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https://gript.ie/refugee-council-we-need-e117-million-to-replace-direct-provision-centres/