Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster has said that the DUP will be launching a legal challenge to the Northern Ireland protocol of the EU-UK Brexit deal.

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https://gript.ie/dup-planning-to-launch-a-legal-challenge-against-the-brexit-deal/

PROF RAY KINSELLA: As Ulster Bank departs, what’s next for Irish mortgage holders?

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https://gript.ie/as-ulster-bank-departs-whats-next-for-irish-mortgage-holders/

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has ruled out the idea of making treatment programmes for prison sex offenders mandatory, despite previously supporting sexual consent classes for primary school students.

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https://gript.ie/mcentee-rules-out-mandatory-treatment-for-jailed-sex-offenders/

Ireland's forest parks, and beauty spots, had no shortage of people in them this weekend, writes John McGuirk. As public confidence rises, and observance of strict lockdown collapses, Government is going to have to relax restrictions more quickly

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https://gript.ie/is-observance-of-lockdown-rules-collapsing/

The rate at which doses are being administered has nearly doubled since the HSE made daily information available.

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https://gript.ie/vaccine-update-71000-vaccine-doses-administered-over-7-days/

Finally: Politicians are set to get a pay rise taking the basic annual salary for a TD to €100k per annum. Isn't it good to see some people, at least, doing well in these tough times?

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https://gript.ie/good-news-hard-working-tds-set-for-pay-rise-to-e100k/

Around 160,000 hospitality workers have been “devastated” by the news that they will not be able to return to work until mid-summer, according to Irish hoteliers.

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https://gript.ie/160000-hospitality-workers-devastated-by-mid-summer-re-opening-announcement-industry-says/

acebook has shut down numerous social media accounts advertising a “lockdown rave” on St. Patrick’s Day, at the request of Fine Gael.

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https://gript.ie/fine-gael-calls-on-facebook-to-shut-down-social-media-accounts-promoting-paddys-day-rave/

Twitters bars Bishop after he opposed Assisted Suicide

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https://gript.ie/twitters-bars-bishop-after-he-opposed-assisted-suicide

Immigrant Council founder brought man arrested in human trafficking operation to Ireland on work visa

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https://gript.ie/immigrant-council-founder-brought-man-arrested-in-human-trafficking-operation-to-ireland-on-work-visa/

"The difference between Ireland and the UK may only end up being a few months - but "a few months" means they get a summer, and we do not.
It's a catastrophic Irish political failure."
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https://gript.ie/brutal-boris-sets-end-date-as-ireland-extends-lockdown/

Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN yesterday that even with mass vaccination, it is possible that Americans will still be socially distancing and wearing masks through 2022:

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https://gript.ie/us-whizz-fauci-we-might-be-wearing-masks-in-2022-you-know/

The Kerry-based chef had turned down “so many media requests” in favour of an exclusive with RTÉ’s Claire Byrne, only to be told at the last minute that the station no longer had room for him in their schedule.

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https://gript.ie/rte-cancels-interview-restaurateur/

BRENDAN CODY: €3billion: The cost of Ireland’s vaccine cock-up

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https://gript.ie/e3billion-the-cost-of-irelands-vaccine-cock-up/

Leaked documents show that members of the Zero-Covid advocacy group ISAG, whose public facing campaign group is We Can Be Zero, were recently instructed to "look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty."

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https://gript.ie/look-for-ways-to-increase-insecurity-anxiety-and-uncertainty-zero-covid-document/

Senior scientists: Vaccine might be required for every trip abroad

You might have to be vaccinated before every trip abroad according to a group of eminent British scientists.

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https://gript.ie/oxford-scientists-vaccine-every-trip/

"We should have known we were in for a gruesome comedy when then Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, plagiarised the most hackneyed lines of Churchill, and a few comic book movies (his script writer was definitely not an Aristophanes). This was the first obvious clue that we were going to be led (and I use the term lead ironically) by a collection who exemplify a narcissistic selfie culture. No plans, but all solemn faces, photo ops, hyper virtue signalling, and blame-flinging."

THADE ANDY writes on why safetyism isn't safe

https://gript.ie/safetyism-isnt-safe/

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Several of the world’s biggest media and tech companies, including Microsoft, Intel, the BBC, Adobe, Arm and Truepic, have announced that they will be partnering up to combat what they call “misleading content.”

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https://gript.ie/worlds-biggest-tech-and-media-companies-join-to-combat-disinformation/

“I have to put food on the table. I have to pay my rent. All my bills have to be paid," the salon owner said.

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https://gript.ie/gardai-shut-down-salon-gym-after-owners-re-open/

The Sino-Vatican agreement on the appointment of bishops in China appears to have been torn up by the Chinese Communist Party.

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https://gript.ie/china-reportedly-betray-vatican/