PODCAST: John Aidan Byrne talks with Dick Bove on the return of 1970s style inflation in the US
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PODCAST: John Aidan Byrne talks with Dick Bove on the return of 1970s style inflation in the US | Gript
The box office hit TULSA has just became the #2 All-Time Box Office for self-distributed films and announced that it will be available for streaming everywhere on February 2nd.
SIMON GRIFFIN: I attended the Stephen’s Green protest, and this is why
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SIMON GRIFFIN: I attended the Stephen’s Green protest, and this is why | Gript
If these fallacies go unchallenged, we may yet witness the splitting of Irish communities along politically ideological lines, with those who feel unrepresented and marginalised sending a message to those who dismiss and demonise them.
MICHAEL COOK: Shuffling off this mortal coil is not always pleasant
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Shuffling off this mortal coil is not always pleasant | Gript
The dying process is an under-examined aspect of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Most people assume that it is swift and painless, but this is not always the case. In Oregon, for instance, which publishes very informative statistics about its “Death with…
A government spokesperson has said An Taoiseach Micheál Martin is “surprised” at the Catholic bishop’s request that Masses be re-opened to the public when Level 5 restrictions are eased.
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Taoiseach "surprised" bishops want Mass re-opened | Gript
The Taoiseach expressed surprise at the bishops’ statement on the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.
Morgan had claimed on Monday morning he “didn’t believe a word” of Markle’s claim she was suicidal.
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Morgan quits show after ridiculing Meghan's claims | Gript
Morgan had claimed on Monday morning he "didn't believe a word" of Markle's claim she was suicidal.
"Clarifying that Fine Gael is not conservative, given its recent record, is the first nice thing Leo Varadkar has done for conservatives in his entire career."
The Tánaiste says his party is not conservative. But what is it, then?
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The Tánaiste says his party is not conservative. But what is it, then?
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https://gript.ie/varadkar-hey-fine-gael-isnt-a-conservative-party-you-know/
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Varadkar: Hey, Fine Gael isn’t a conservative party, you know | Gript
Oh.
A senior US Admiral warned the US Congress yesterday that China is now ready to operationally deploy the DF-21D - a so-called "carrier killer" missile that could threaten the US Aircraft Carrier fleet, and alter the balance of power in Asia dramatically #gript
https://gript.ie/ooof-us-admiral-warns-about-chinas-new-carrier-killer-missile/
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Ooof: US Admiral warns about China’s new “Carrier Killer” missile | Gript
Threat.
JONATHON VAN MAREN: Journal of Medical Ethics suggests children could be taken away from their parents if they oppose sex change surgeries and hormone therapy
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Journal of Medical Ethics suggests children could be taken away from their parents if they oppose sex change surgeries and hormone…
By far the most terrifying aspect of the transgender phenomenon is the spectre of government intervening to force parents to allow their children to “transition.” As young people increasingly inhabit digital communities populated exclusively by their peers…
ON THIS DAY: 10 MARCH 1883: Birth of AN SEABHAC, author, storyteller, activist and politician
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ON THIS DAY: 10 MARCH 1883: Birth of AN SEABHAC, author, storyteller, activist and politician | Gript
Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha was born near Dingle, Co. Kerry in 1883, one of nine children to Patrick Sugrue and Ellen Cleary. He attended the local CBS until he was 16 where he was educated under English, and learned to read and write Irish from a local school…
BEN SCALLAN: RTÉ is the only Irish member of a left-wing climate activism group which aims to “transform” the media . But how can you trust an organisation to tell you the truth when it’s siding with activists instead of scientists?
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Why is RTÉ a member of a climate change activism group? - Gript
How can you trust an organisation to tell you the truth when it’s siding with activists instead of scientists?
Internal documents show that members of the zero-covid group ISAG repeatedly mocked and insulted journalists, politicians, medical professionals, and academics who they felt were not supportive of zero-covid. #gript
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“Frankly, I’d prefer to sort this out with a good hurley and no witnesses” - Zero Covid Group - Gript
Previously Gript has revealed on some of the comments made by the zero-Covid group ISAG about politicians and media figures who they felt most positively about. But we have also reported that ISAG members have discussed the need to identify people who they…
"Sinn Féin must stop playing politics with people's pain. Time to be honest about what can and cannot be achieved."
DAVID MULLINS writes on the birth cert debate currently going through the Dáil
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DAVID MULLINS writes on the birth cert debate currently going through the Dáil
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https://gript.ie/are-sinn-fein-toying-with-the-hopes-of-adopted-people-on-the-birth-cert-debate/
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Are Sinn Fein toying with the hopes of adopted people on the birth cert debate? | Gript
The only people it will not serve are the adoptees and those who recognise that resolving complex clashes of fundamental rights are never achieved by petty political game playing.
Dr MATT TREACY: Foreign work permits still being issued as Leo says Deliveroo is “essential”
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Foreign work permits still being issued as Leo says Deliveroo is "essential" | Gript
“I knelt down…begging them not to shoot and torture the children, but to shoot me and kill me instead,” she said. #gript
https://gript.ie/nun-begs-police-stop-firing/
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WATCH: "Shoot me instead" - Nun begs police to stop firing | Gript
"I can't stand and watch without doing anything."
Whitty also warned that Covid-19, like the flu which sometimes causes 20,000 winter deaths in the UK, will likely be a seasonal virus most felt during autumn and winter each year.
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UK CMO expects another Covid surge by autumn | Gript
"All the modelling suggests at some point we will get a surge in the virus."
"I’m hopeful that over the coming weeks we will start to be able to tell people what the bonus from vaccination is and what it means you can or can’t do,” Dr Glynn said. #gript
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NPHET considers extra freedoms for vaccinated people - Gript
The idea will be considered by NPHET.
Mr. Paul Reid began his post in May 2019 on a salary of €229,194 per annum and is now in the second year of a five year contract.
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Salary of HSE boss rose to €420,000 last year | Gript
Reid began his post in May 2019 on a salary of €229,194 per annum and is now in the second year of a five year contract.
A motion to be debated at the TUI annual congress calls for the Union to support making the covid vaccination mandatory in schools. Even were it adopted by the Union and the Government, however, it would likely be unconstitutional:
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Teachers Union wonders: Should vaccines be mandatory in schools? - Gript
Questions.
An FOI request has revealed that Irish hospitals in general operated well below capacity for most of last year as a result of lockdown. Most concerningly, however, the figures appear to show that activity fell dramatically in specialist cancer hospitals
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Wait: Were Irish hospitals….. never under that much Covid pressure? - Gript
Questions.
The Taoiseach says that lockdown will have to be extended by two months because of a shortage of vaccines, and has claimed that "his hands are tied":
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“My hands are tied” says Martin, as he plans to extend lockdown AGAIN | Gript
Significant covid-19 restrictions are set to remain in place for at least two months, as both Micheal Martin and Leo Varadkar have stated that the states “hands are tied” by a shortage of vaccines. The news comes as the government has missed its vaccine targets…