As many as 23 of Berlin’s new “green” electric buses stopped running during the recent cold snap and had to be replaced with diesel alternatives, German media has reported.

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https://gript.ie/dozens-of-berlins-green-electric-buses-stop-running-due-to-cold-weather-replaced-with-diesel/

A class action suit against an Australian IVF provider is a reminder that IVF is a huge industry

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https://gript.ie/a-class-action-suit-against-an-australian-ivf-provider-is-a-reminder-that-ivf-is-a-huge-industry/

A Dutch court has ruled to end a government-imposed covid-curfew, calling the restriction a “far-reaching violation of the right to freedom of movement and privacy”, and arguing that it curtailed Dutch citizens’ rights to demonstrate and freely assemble.

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https://gript.ie/a-far-reaching-violation-of-freedoms-dutch-court-rules-covid-curfew-must-end-immediately/

“These reports have been carefully reviewed and based on the information provided, have not raised any concern regarding the safe use of Comirnaty (the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine) in this population,” Donnelly said.

“It can be expected that fatalities due to progression of underlying disease or natural causes will continue to occur, including following vaccination, however, this does not mean it was caused by the vaccine.

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https://gript.ie/donnelly-deaths-elderly-vaccine/

Mr Aysal had waited for three hours on top of the popular cliff before they found themselves alone. He is alleged to have pushed Ms Aysal off the cliff at this point, killing both her and the couple’s unborn baby. He later attempted to claim the personal accident insurance money.

https://gript.ie/husband-wife-cliff-insurance-money/

Dr MATT TREACY: Are we being told to get rid of our ‘Irishness’ to embrace woke diverseness?

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https://gript.ie/are-we-being-told-to-get-rid-of-our-irishness-to-embrace-woke-diverseness/

The bishop of Raphoe said parishes throughout Ireland "took the utmost care to make sure that our churches are as safe as possible", but that some in public service had deemed religion "non-essential."
https://gript.ie/bishop-politicians-mass-utterly-essential/

Mary uMcAleese got back into her favourite hobby this week, showing that not all recreation is banned during lockdown. But this time, she made a bit of a mess of it. John McGuirk lists all the ways her latest attack on the church got it badly #gript
https://gript.ie/breaking-news-mrs-mcaleese-really-doesnt-like-the-catholic-church/ppl

REVIEW: The transhumanist quest for a godlike humanity threatens personal freedom

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https://gript.ie/the-transhumanist-quest-for-a-godlike-humanity-threatens-personal-freedom/

AGATA DZBENSKA-BERNEY: What if “non-essential” travel is actually essential?

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https://gript.ie/agata-dzbenska-berney-what-if-non-essential-travel-is-actually-essential/

DAVID THUNDER: Lockdowns: One of the Most Catastrophic Policy Errors of Modern times

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https://gript.ie/lockdowns-one-of-the-most-catastrophic-policy-errors-of-modern-times/

Daily vaccination figures have improved slightly after having hit their lowest level since the HSE began reporting daily vaccination data. The number of vaccines administered per day has decreased by 35% over the last week of available data.

https://gript.ie/vaccine-update-35-decrease-in-numbers-vaccinated-daily-over-past-week/

THADE ANDY: Have tech giants made strategic blunder leaving them open to massive libel costs?

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https://gript.ie/have-tech-giants-made-strategic-blunder-leaving-them-open-to-massive-libel-costs/

MAIRÍN DE BARRA: Mary Robinson slammed after BBC shows shocking footage of Princess Latifa as ‘hostage’

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https://gript.ie/mary-robinson-slammed-after-bbc-shows-shocking-footage-of-princess-latifa-as-hostage/

ON THIS DAY: 17 February 1846: Daniel O’Connell speaks in House of Commons re poverty and starvation in Ireland

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-17-february-1846-daniel-oconnell-speaks-in-house-of-commons-re-poverty-and-starvation-in-ireland/

It is understood that students will be able to request a calculated grade whilst also sitting an exam if they wish, with the higher result being recorded as their official grade.

https://gript.ie/leaving-cert-calculated-grade-exam/

Independent TD Noel Grealish and former Fianna Fáil TD Donie Cassidy are to appear before a Co. Galway district court for their part in the infamous Oireachtas Golf Society dinner last August.

https://gript.ie/noel-grealish-prosecuted-golfgate-dinner/

Irish peat workers being thrown under the bus by green policies | Gript

Bord na Móna has moved to end all peat harvesting from Irish bogs - now Irish workers watch as briquettes and energy are being imported from Germany and elsewhere. Gript speaks to some of the people affected.

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https://youtu.be/T01NPSxz2JM

"It should never be a crime to seek to comfort somebody else in their moment of distress – but that’s exactly what it is, in Ireland, in 2021." The Gardai are facing criticism for their latest tweet, warning people about funerals

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https://gript.ie/gardai-to-public-stop-sympathising-with-the-bereaved-or-else

Joe Biden will set up a commission to look at whether reparation payments should be made to the descendants of enslaved African Americans. It's an odd idea, but it raises an interesting question: Is Ireland owed reparations from Britain for the famine?

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https://gript.ie/biden-maybe-its-time-to-pay-compensation-to-black-people-for-slavery

3 people were injured after a mail bomb exploded at Lidl’s Germany HQ. The day before, there was another mail bomb attack at a Capri Sun plant.

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https://gript.ie/mail-bomb-detonates-at-lidl-hq-in-germany-3-injured/