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/

The Irish Government is publicly worrying that it might be difficult to legally enforce so-called "mandatory home quarantine". Is that because it's fundamentally unconstitutional? It might be, you know

https://gript.ie/is-enforcing-home-quarantine-unconstitutional/

Fianna Fáil is pushing a new campaign on "Period Poverty" titled "About Bloody Time". But what does it say about the Government's management of the economy, if the party thinks that women can't afford tampons, which cost 19 cents each?

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https://gript.ie/ffs-new-campaign-its-bloody-time-to-deal-with-period-poverty/

WATCH: Clare TD says media reliance on government funds leads to attacks on those who question Covid-19 lockdown

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https://gript.ie/watch-clare-td-says-media-reliance-on-government-funds-leads-to-attacks-on-those-who-question-covid-19-lockdown/

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan has expressed his sympathies and “huge regret” for the women victimised by the CervicalCheck scandal, but stopped short of offering an apology.

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https://gript.ie/holohan-extends-sympathy-but-no-apology-to-victims-of-the-cervical-scandal/

GOOD NEWS: Preborn babies get Covid-19 antibodies from mothers, study finds

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https://gript.ie/good-news-preborn-babies-get-covid-19-antibodies-from-mothers-study-finds/

A Barrister looks at the assisted suicide bill

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https://gript.ie/a-barrister-looks-at-the-assisted-suicide-bill/

A GP located on the Aran Islands, Co. Glaway, has said that the island’s population – particularly the elderly – should not be expected to travel to the Irish mainland to be vaccinated against covid-19.

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https://gript.ie/gps-slam-expectation-of-elderly-island-residents-to-travel-to-mainland-for-vaccine/

Insurers must compensate pubs for Covid losses High Court rules

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https://gript.ie/insurers-must-compensate-pubs-for-covid-losses-high-court-rules/