ON THIS DAY: 19 MARCH 1921: Extraordinary victory at Crossbarry turning point in War of Independence
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ON THIS DAY: 19 MARCH 1921: Extraordinary victory at Crossbarry turning point in War of Independence | Gript
Today marks the centenary of the Battle of Crossbarry, a hugely significant victory for Tom Barry's flying column in the War of Independence, and one of the largest battles in that conflict.
DAVID MULLINS : Law to protect adults with intellectual disabilities from sexual attack must be published
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Law to protect adults with intellectual disabilities from sexual attack must be published | Gript
When there is no political will or perhaps even worse, political indifference or skewed political prioritisation, then delays and excuses are trotted out ad nauseam.
NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: Assisted Suicide bill now looks on shaky ground
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Assisted Suicide bill now looks on shaky ground | Gript
Last October, after an extensive and supportive media build-up, the Dáil voted on a bill proposed by the Socialist TD, Gino Kenny seeking to legalise Assisted Suicide in Ireland - ensuring doctors could end the lives of patients.
Spending on Direct Provision to reach its highest level in 21 years
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Spending on Direct Provision to reach its highest level in 21 years | Gript
This represents a €21 million increase on the spending allocated for 2020.
SF, FF & FG all agree: children should be allowed to vote
FF, FG, the Greens, SF, PBP as well as SocDems & Labour TDs have all declared that Ireland should lower the voting age to 16 - an idea so bad it’s almost difficult to put into words. Ben Scallan tries anyway. #gript
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FF, FG, the Greens, SF, PBP as well as SocDems & Labour TDs have all declared that Ireland should lower the voting age to 16 - an idea so bad it’s almost difficult to put into words. Ben Scallan tries anyway. #gript
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SF, FF & FG all agree: children should be allowed to vote
FF, FG, the Greens, SF, PBP as well as SocDems & Labour TDs have all declared that Ireland should lower the voting age to 16 - an idea so bad it’s almost dif...
Police in Northern Ireland are investigating the deaths of two women and a man in a suspected murder-suicide in Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim.
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Three dead after suspected murder-suicide near Belfast | Gript
Police in Northern Ireland are investigating the deaths of two women and a man in a suspected murder-suicide in Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim.
Paddy Holohan says “today is a brighter day” as he leaves Sinn Féin
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Paddy Holohan says "today is a brighter day" as he leaves Sinn Féin | Gript
He said "today is a brighter day" as he pledged to work as an Independent Councillor on South Dublin County Council.
Kõuts, and another accomplice who is yet to stand trial, secretly began working for China’s Intelligence Bureau of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission in 2018.
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Senior NATO scientist caught spying for China | Gript
A senior Estonian scientist employed by NATO has been convicted of conducting intelligence activities on behalf of the Chinese military.
The ICCL told Minister Simon Coveney that vaccine passports and immunity certificates “may present unjustified interference with the right to non-discrimination, right to freedom of movement, right to privacy, right to equality and right to bodily integrity.”
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties warns against vaccine certificates | Gript
The group claim the EU Commission's proposal to create such a system could have "negative implications for the rights of Irish citizens and others wishing to travel into and/or between EU member States."
MARGARET HICKEY: The Catholic Church’s teaching on Marriage is not understood by its Critics
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The Catholic Church's teaching on Marriage is not understood by its Critics. | Gript
The Vatican’s latest affirmation of marriage as the lifelong union of one man and one woman is presented as an unfeeling even judgmental rejection of the love of same sex couples. It is however just a re-iteration of the Church’s well considered understanding…
NEIL CARMODY: The escalating situation in Myanmar
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NEIL CARMODY: The escalating situation in Myanmar | Gript
Since February 1st a South East Asian country that rarely makes the news here in Ireland has been gradually and tragically turning into a bloodbath.
The Standards in Public Office (SIPO) ethics watchdog is investigating whether Sinn Féin used funds raised abroad to purchase a Donegal constituency office with €180,000 in cash.
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Sinn Féin under investigation after €180k cash purchase | Gript
The Standards in Public Office (SIPO) ethics watchdog is investigating whether Sinn Féin used funds raised abroad to purchase a Donegal constituency office with €180,000 in cash.
ON THIS DAY: 21 March 1920 : Death of An tAthair Peadar Ó Laoghaire, Irish Language revivalist, Land League activist
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ON THIS DAY: 21 March 1920 : Death of An tAthair Peadar Ó Laoghaire, Irish Language revivalist, Land League activist | Gript
A farmer’s son, Peadar Ó Laoghaire was born in Clondrohid, Cork, and grew up in the Muskerry Gaeltacht
Dr. Gerard Waters claimed he was a “conscientious objector” on RTÉ last month, telling Liveline’s Joe Duffy that Covid-19 was not sufficiently severe to justify using a “messenger RNA” injection.
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Medical Council suspends GP who refused to give vaccine - Gript
Dr. Gerard Waters has been suspended from the Medical Council following his announcement that he wouldn't be administering the Covid-19 vaccine.
There is mounting evidence - including the bizarre attempt to fine a Cavan Priest €500 even though he broke no law - that Gardai are directionless in the lockdown and that local members are being allowed make the law up themselves, writes John McGuirk:
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Are the Gardai….. just making the laws up? - Gript
Inconsistency.
In the first of Gript's #MyLockdown series, "Tom", who owns a pub in the midlands, tells us how he's been left with less than €200 a week, no car, feels isolated, and watched a customer catch Covid, and die, after going to hospital for a broken hip
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#MyLockdown: "I feel like a broken man, to be honest" - Gript
Hardship.
Broadcaster slams RTÉ for publishing anti-lockdown protesters addresses after arrest
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Broadcaster slams RTÉ for publishing anti-lockdown protesters addresses after arrest - Gript
Broadcaster Niall Boylan has slammed RTÉ for publishing the addresses of anti-lockdown protestors after they were arrested on Saturday and subsequently charged in court. He claimed that while what RTÉ had done was perfectly legal, a” line of decency” had…
German politician dies in Irish hospital after falling ill on flight
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German politician dies in Irish hospital after falling ill on flight - Gript
A German member of Parliament from Angela Merkel's CDU party has died in an Irish hospital after falling ill during a trans-atlantic flight.
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Covid-19: Ireland Should Not Rely On China; globalisation has made our economy vulnerable. Ireland's dependence on China for goods like PPE is another sign of how vulnerable we are when international markets fail.
TIM JACKSON says indigenous industries should be rebuilt where possible. #gript
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Covid-19: Ireland Should Not Rely On China; globalisation has made our economy vulnerable. Ireland's dependence on China for goods like PPE is another sign of how vulnerable we are when international markets fail.
TIM JACKSON says indigenous industries should be rebuilt where possible. #gript
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Covid-19: Ireland Should Not Rely On China For Help, globalisation makes us too vulnerable
Ireland's dependence on China for goods like PPE is another sign of how vulnerable we are when international markets fail. Tim Jackson says indigenous indust...
MARGARET HICKEY: Josepha Madigan has her work cut out for her with linguistic crusade
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Josepha Madigan has her work cut out for her with linguistic crusade | Gript