If you were scouring newspapers, or opposition party press releases, for a single word critical of the Government's plan to legalise thousands of illegal migrants, you'd have found none. But cowardly opposition and journalism doesn't make it a good idea
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The Government’s migrant Amnesty is an admission of failure | Gript
Free for all.
The Chinese Communist Party has begun a heavy online crackdown of feminists online after recent indications that the country’s birth and marriage rate have dropped significantly.
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China censors feminists online after birth & marriage rates drop | Gript
Photo Credit: UN Women (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The Chinese Communist Party has begun a heavy online crackdown of feminists online after recent indications that the country’s birth and marriage rate have dropped significantly. “In recent days, more than a dozen…
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that Rule 50 forbids any kind of "demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda" during ceremonies, including taking a knee for Black Lives Matter or raising a Black Power fist.
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70% of athletes support ban on “taking a knee” at Tokyo Olympics says Commission | Gript
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that Rule 50 forbids any kind of “demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda” during ceremonies, including taking a knee for Black Lives Matter or raising a Black Power fist. As more and more…
For the last year or more, Ireland has been the worst-governed democracy in the world, argues John McGuirk, with a string of policy failures and cock-ups so extensive that it's almost impossible to remember them all. Why do we sit at home and take it?
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The worst-governed democracy in the world. | Gript
Failure.
Three Catholic clergy kidnapped by a gang in Haiti earlier this month have been released. However, seven other people, including a French nun and a priest, remain captured.
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Three kidnapped Catholic clergy released in Haiti, two others still held captive | Gript
Three Catholic clergy kidnapped by a gang in Haiti earlier this month have been released. However, seven other people, including a French nun and a priest, remain captured. According to local police, the gang, known as 400 Mazowo, kidnapped 10 individuals…
Caitlyn Jenner has filed the paperwork to run for governor of Democrat stronghold California as a Republican, “fiscally conservative and socially liberal” candidate.
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Caitlyn Jenner to run for governor of California - as a Republican | Gript
Caitlyn Jenner has filed the paperwork to run for governor of Democrat stronghold California as a Republican, “fiscally conservative and socially liberal” candidate. California faces a potential “recall” election, after a petition against the current Democrat…
“I had already tested negative to get on the flight home, so it doesn’t seem likely that I would test positive only one month after I recovered from Covid-19,” he claimed.
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Man in hotel quarantine tests positive one month after having Covid-19 | Gript
"I'm now told I can't even exercise outside, so even a prisoner has more right to fresh air than I have."
TRSI 223 - The Citizens' Assembly is just a prophylactic
The CA has come back with its latest round of considerations, showing that there is nothing a carefully selected group of people won't say if you barrage them with nonsense for two months.
https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-223-the-citizens-assembly-is-just-a-prophylactic/
The CA has come back with its latest round of considerations, showing that there is nothing a carefully selected group of people won't say if you barrage them with nonsense for two months.
https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-223-the-citizens-assembly-is-just-a-prophylactic/
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TRSI 223 - The Citizens' Assembly is just a prophylactic | Gript
The CA has come back with its latest round of considerations, showing that there is nothing a carefully selected group of people won’t say if you barrage them with nonsense for two months. https://www.citizensassembly.ie/en/what-we-do/meetings/voting…
The Government is in the process of legalising the use of body cams for gardaí, and intends to give gardaí powers to use other recording devices, including phones, cameras and drones in the line of duty.
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Government to legalise bodycams, drones & other recording devices for gardaí | Gript
The Government is in the process of legalising the use of body cams for gardaí, and intends to give gardaí powers to use other recording devices, including phones, cameras and drones in the line of duty. The Garda Síochána Digital Recording Bill which is…
Catholics in various parts of Ireland have been praying outside churches as doors remain closed to the public.
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Irish Catholics say rosary at churches in defiance of government | Gript
Catholics in various parts of Ireland are gathering on a weekly basis to pray outside the doors of local churches as the ban on public worship persists.
An Evangelical Christian pastor has said he will “apologise to nobody” for exercising his constitutional right to worship God in public, holding a socially-distanced Sunday service in the Phoenix Park.
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“This isn’t North Korea - I apologise to nobody”: Pastor holds service in Phoenix Park - Gript
An Evangelical Christian pastor has said he will “apologise to nobody” for exercising his constitutional right to worship God in public, holding a socially-distanced Sunday service in the Phoenix Park. “This may be a short message, but I believe it’s a message…
Government regulations introduced this year will make the tradition of offering a bride-to-be a free glass of champagne as she gets fitted for her dress a criminal offence. The regulations have been branded “extremely petty” and “joyless.” #gript
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Government bans free champagne for dress-shopping bridal parties | Gript
Government regulations introduced this year will make the tradition of offering a bride-to-be a free glass of champagne as she gets fitted for her dress a criminal offence. The regulations have been branded “extremely petty” and “joyless.” The Government…
The European Commission has issued a ruling that Ireland can’t be trusted to police its own fishing quotas under the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy, and the fishing sector will face significant Brussels-imposed penalties.
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European Commission: Ireland can't be trusted to police its fishing quotas | Gript
The European Commission has issued a ruling that Ireland can’t be trusted to police its own fishing quotas under the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy, and the fishing sector will face significant Brussels-imposed penalties. The ruling will remove a special law…
Government Report on outlawing pro-life protests to be introduced by the end of summer
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Government Report on outlawing pro-life protests to be introduced by the end of summer | Gript
The Garda Commissioner has also confirmed to government his opinion that existing laws are more than adequate to deal with whatever public order issues may arise.
The BBC’s most politically incorrect interview. Black ex-cop disses Biden over Minneapolis trial: he’s ‘an idiot’
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The BBC’s most politically incorrect interview. Black ex-cop disses Biden over Minneapolis trial: he’s ‘an idiot’ - Gript
The BBC made a huge mistake when they asked Brandon Tatum to comment on the Derek Chauvin verdict.
DAVID MULLINS: Why are the EU Greens lying about Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant?
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Why are the EU Greens lying about Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant? | Gript
In 2011 the Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan was hit by a 15-metre tsunami following a major earthquake. The resulting damage disabled the power supply and cooling of three Fukushima reactors, causing a nuclear accident. Since then the Japanese government…
“I felt hurt, and I felt alone, as a woman, and as a European. Because it is not about seating arrangements or protocol. This goes to the core of who we are," the EU Commission president claimed.
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EU president felt "hurt and alone" as a woman after seat drama | Gript
"So, I have to conclude that it happened because I am a woman. Would this have happened if I had worn a suit, and a tie?"
Gript's John McGuirk lists all the reasons why a Fianna Fáil TD's plan to ban people from videoing Gardai might be the worst idea proposed by an Irish politician this year. Which is saying something #gript
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FF TD’s dopey idea: Let’s ban people from videoing the Gardai | Gript
Ah here.
This year's Oscar ceremony was widely derided as just another liberal preach-fest by Hollywood stars. But it turns out only 9.8m people watched - a massive collapse in viewer numbers compared to recent years. Are its days numbered?
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Collapse: Oscars viewership hits all-time low | Gript
Dud.
Donnachadh McCarthy, an eco-columnist at Britain’s Independent newspaper, told ITV viewers that they should not replace their pets due to carbon emission levels from animals.
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Environmentalist says it's "selfish" to own pets due to carbon footprint | Gript
"So we do have an issue here of carbon emissions associated with our pets," he claimed.
Former Cllr Jonathan Dowdall charged with Regency murder
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Former Cllr Jonathan Dowdall charged with Regency murder | Gript
A former Sinn Féin counciller has been charged with the murder of gangland criminal David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in Dublin five years ago. Jonathan Dowdall, 43, was charged before the Special Criminal Court this morning, the fourth person to be charged…