"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/

It looks like Ireland is firmly on track to vaccinate 80,000 people a week, with 77,612 doses of vaccine having been administered over the last 7 days we have data for.

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https://gript.ie/vaccine-update-ireland-on-track-to-vaccinate-80000-people-a-week/

18,000 sign petition to free Irishman from Chinese custody

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https://gript.ie/18000-sign-petition-to-free-irishman-from-chinese-custody/

A British Tory MP was denied the chance to speak in Parliament yesterday as he was wearing a jumper, instead of a suit. Proper order, says John McGuirk, who would like to see the Ceann Comhairle bring back proper standards of dress to the Dáil

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https://gript.ie/uk-mp-denied-chance-to-speak-for-not-wearing-a-suit/

Continuing our #ZeroLeaks investigation: In Public, the Zero Covid campaign says "lock down hard to open up early". But in their private communications, they want to make sure that restrictions continue long after the vulnerable have been vaccinated:

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https://gript.ie/zeroleaks-how-zero-covids-science-isnt-science-at-all/

“Be less white” Coca-Cola employees are told

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https://gript.ie/be-less-white-coca-cola-employees-are-told/

Disability groups welcome DUP’s bill to ban late-term abortion on disability grounds

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https://gript.ie/disability-groups-welcome-dups-bill-to-ban-late-term-abortion-on-disability-grounds/

DONAL HORGAN: Fine Gael’s Decade in Power

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https://gript.ie/fine-gaels-decade-in-power/

The Government has narrowly failed to hit its target of administering 80,000 doses of the vaccine last week.

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https://gript.ie/vaccine-update-government-narrowly-misses-vaccination-target/

Beauty Salon owner arrested by Gardaí: other businesses say they will also open

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https://gript.ie/beauty-salon-owner-arrested-by-gardai-other-businesses-say-they-will-also-open/

Zeroleaks: Zero Covid activists discussed providing the Taoiseach with information that "may or may not be true" to "sway him to their side", Gript can reveal

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https://gript.ie/revealed-how-zero-covid-activists-deceived-politicians/