This day, 2nd April, 1914, saw the foundation of Cumann na mBan. CAROL NOLAN writes on Jane Deegan Coleman, a local CnmB member in her area of Cadamstown, Co. Offaly.
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CAROL NOLAN: Prayer and patriotism. The heroes of Cumann na mBan | Gript
This includes powerful women like Jane Deegan Coleman who was born in 1896.
PROF RAY KINSELLA: A Betrayal in Holy Week
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PROF RAY KINSELLA: A Betrayal in Holy Week | Gript
The Government have succeeded in keeping our Churches – not their Churches but our Churches – closed during Holy Week: a week on which our whole Christian faith pivots. It cannot be said too often that there was no medical reason to do so. It has been a …
The Government has finally arrested a religious minister; mandatory quarantine moves from failing to farcical; vaccination figures don’t add up; & Sinn Fein having a Facebook moderator from Serbia is not the knockout scandal the Indo seem to think it is.
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TRSI 214 - It’s incredibly cheap and the genocide is over | Gript
The Government has finally arrested a religious minister; mandatory quarantine moves from failing to farcical; vaccination figures don’t add up; and Sinn Fein having a Facebook moderator from Serbia is not the knockout scandal the Indo and FG seem to think…
74 year old gran ‘a prisoner’ in Dublin ‘surprise’ quarantine after flight from New Zealand – which has almost no Covid
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74 year old gran 'a prisoner' in Dublin 'surprise' quarantine after flight from New Zealand - which has almost no Covid | Gript
A 74-year old grandmother who flew from New Zealand to live with her family in Ireland, says that she feels “a prisoner” after being forced to stay in a Dublin quarantine hotel – even though her country of origin has an exceptionally low rate of Covid infection…
“Suspension of Constitutional rights “: anti-lockdown protest spokesman arrested ahead of event in Cork
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"Suspension of Constitutional rights ": anti-lockdown protest spokesman arrested ahead of event in Cork | Gript
A Campaigner and former councillor has said that an anti-lockdown event planned for Easter Saturday will go ahead despite his arrest at a protest yesterday in Cork city centre. Diarmaid Ó Cadhla was one of three men arrested on St Patrick’s Bridge yesterday…
"Those slaves are from countries such as India, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and some are African. It is estimated that around 6,500 people have lost their lives in the building of World Cup facilities."
MATT TREACY writes
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Kneeling for Slavery | Gript
Part of the rationale for the Black Lives Matter kneel is to express either anger at the treatment of “people of colour”, if you are a person of colour, or alternatively remorse at the treatment, past present and future of people of colour if you are a white…
The law is an ass when it comes to Mass writes Dualta Roughneen
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The law is an ass when it comes to Mass | Gript
Dualta Roughneen writes
PODCAST: TRSI 215 - Brevity is the essence of wit
Paul Reid and Stephen Donnelly should both be sacked.
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Paul Reid and Stephen Donnelly should both be sacked.
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TRSI 215 - Brevity is the essence of wit | Gript
Paul Reid and Stephen Donnelly should both be sacked.
PHOTOS: Good Friday Procession in the Phoneix Park
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PHOTOS: Good Friday Procession in the Phoneix Park | Gript
St Patricks Day: GPO Dublin, Gardai enforce Lockdown
A new review of the evidence for giving puberty blockers to children has slammed the available studies, saying they are “not reliable", are "subject to bias" and offer a "very low level of certainty."
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Evidence for using puberty blockers on children “very low”, studies “not reliable” – NHS review | Gript
A new review of the evidence behind administering puberty blockers to children has said that the evidence available regarding “the clinical effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness” of administering puberty blockers to children, and adolescents aged 18…
TIM JACKSON: Easter - Christ breaks death’s lockdown to give eternal life
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Easter: Christ breaks death's lockdown to give eternal life | Gript
The stark message of Easter is that we don't have to be locked down in misery, fear, tears or empty promises anymore, because Christ has opened the way to heaven with Him, and all we must do is prepare.
ALEJO JOSÉ SISON: Carebots don’t really care about us
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Carebots don’t really care about us | Gript
Our elders deserve better company than robots
"In modern Ireland, those responsible for real scandals – be it in the Beacon Hospital, Davy Stockbrokers, or anywhere else – avoid any meaningful consequences. But one of the ordinary people who steps a foot out of line? Well, they'll be torn to pieces."
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C'mon
PHOTOS: On Easter Sunday in O'Connell Street, the Gardai enforced lockdown
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PHOTOS: Dublin city centre locked down on Easter Sunday | Gript
Good Friday Procession in the Phoenix park
"Let me do this little thing" - Lorcán Mac Mathúna explores the intense spirituality of the writings of Patrick Pearse: poet, visionary, educator and leader of the Easter Rising, 1916.
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“Let me do this little thing.” The intense spirituality of Patrick Pearse’s writings | Gript
Lorcán Mac Mathúna explores the intense spirituality of the writings of Patrick Pearse: poet, visionary, educator and leader of the Easter Rising, 1916
Well known columnist and media personality Colette Browne has joined the Social Democrats as Communications Director. It's a canny career move, but is the job going to be as easy as it seems?
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New Soc Dems spindoctor is…. Colette Browne? | Gript
New Signing.
NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: Is RTÉ’s ridiculous apology to Paschal Donohue a symptom of reliance on State funding?
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Is RTÉ's ridiculous apology to Paschal Donohue a symptom of reliance on State funding? | Gript
Asking mildly-mean questions about children's shoes might put you on a naughty list in that regard.
Malachy Steenson on remembering Cumann na mBan, his grandmother’s role and mother's memories.
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Cumann na mBan: remembering my mother, Marion Steenson - Gript
Easter is perhaps the most important time of the year to remember those who fought for our freedom, and by commemorating the past, we look forward to the future. We celebrate the various battles in the fight for Irish Freedom and recall with pride the ultimate…
Larry McCarthy has said the GAA will introduce vaccine passports for crowds if they are “allowed to do it”.
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GAA president supports "vaccine passports" for match-day crowds | Gript
The president of the GAA has said vaccine passports might be needed to allow crowds attend matches in the near future.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the increased testing capacity was needed so that the months of lockdown sacrifices “are not wasted.”
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English people to be offered two free Covid-19 tests every week | Gript
"Everyone will be able to take a free rapid coronavirus test twice a week from the 9th April."
NEW: It has now been four full weeks since the US State of Texas lifted all lockdown restrictions, including the mandatory use of facemasks. In the four weeks since, Covid cases have not spiked. In fact, they've fallen by 50%:
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Texas: No lockdowns or masks for a month, cases down by half. | Gript
Progress.