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Newly released figures show that the Irish Government has spent nearly 6 million euro on placing COVID-19 ads in Irish media. The HSE has refused to disclose the sums paid to individual media outlets. #gript

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REVEALED: The HSE gave media nearly €6 million for COVID-19 ads - Gript

Figures released to TD Carol Nolan show that the HSE has spent nearly €7 million on COVID-19 related advertisements since the beginning of the pandemic. Of the €6.9 million spent by the HSE since March 2020, €5.9 million went to purchasing advertisements…

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56% of Irish people say they are satisfied with the EU’s covid-19 response - a 15% drop since summer 2020 - according to a new continent-wide poll by Eurobaromater, with many more interesting findings.

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https://gript.ie/number-of-irish-people-satisfied-the-eus-covid-response-drops-by-15-eu-survey/

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Number of Irish people “satisfied” the EU’s covid response drops by 15% - EU survey | Gript

56% of Irish people say they are satisfied with the EU’s covid-19 response – a 15% drop since summer 2020 – according to a new continent-wide poll by Eurobaromater, with many more interesting findings. The report, entitled Public Opinion In The European Union…

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‘Women can’t win’. Upset as transgender athlete looks set for women’s weightlifting in Olympics

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'Women can't win'. Upset as transgender athlete looks set for women's weightlifting in Olympics | Gript

The controversy is set to continue.

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MÁIRÍN DE BARRA: Bobby Sands: burial wishes ignored claims former blanket man

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Bobby Sands: burial wishes ignored claims former blanket man | Gript

The 40th anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands on hunger strike on May 5, 1981, brought renewed controversy over his legacy. Former H-Block blanketman Anthony McIntyre published a comm (a message written in tiny writing smuggled out of the prison) from…

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MATHEW OTIENOLS: Kenya’s biggest abortion provider trying to gag critics?

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Is Kenya’s biggest abortion provider trying to gag critics? | Gript

Marie Stopes Kenya is suing a leading pro-life campaigner for defamation.

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3 polyamorous parents listed on child’s birth certificate in British Columbia

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3 polyamorous parents listed on child’s birth certificate in British Columbia | Gript

A new chapter in the Reproductive Revolution. A polyamorous “throuple” in British Columbia has succeeded in a legal battle to have all of their names recorded on their baby’s birth certificate. Bill, Eliza and Olivia have lived as a “triad” since 2017. The…

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POLL: Should Investment Funds be prevented from buying housing in Ireland?

Vote in our online poll and leave your comments here and on the site.

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POLL: Should Investment Funds be prevented from buying housing in Ireland? | Gript

VOTE in our poll and leave your comments here and on social media.

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The 38 people were known to homeless services around the country, with 30 of the deaths happening within the Dublin area.
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38 people in homeless services die in first three months of 2021 | Gript

The 38 people were known to homeless services around the country, with 30 of the deaths happening within the Dublin area.

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“The DUP from the latter stages of Ian Paisley’s leadership broadened its base and with it the party’s appeal. This necessitates leading the party from the centre of unionism and not its extremes," Peter Robinson claimed.

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Robinson warns DUP to lead from centre, not extremes | Gript

The race between Poots and Donaldson will be decided by the party's 8 MPs and 28 MLAs next Friday.

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The Seanad - which sits only two days a week and offers an income close to €100k - is one of the most family friendly workplaces in Ireland. So there was some surprise amongst Senators this week when sitting days were changed to make life even easier

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https://gript.ie/seanad-changes-sitting-days-to-become-more-family-friendly/

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Seanad changes sitting days to become “more family friendly” | Gript

Priorities.

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Alluding to a feminist kickback against her rejection, O’Connell claims “it will weigh heavy on the conscience of people in the constituency” that “women have borne the burden of the last year in terms of the pandemic”.

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BREAKING: O'Connell won't run in by-election as FG turns her down | Gript

O'Connell said she would not be leaving the party because of "one person", however.

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One of the world's best known Science Journalists has published a detailed investigation into the origins of Covid-19, and concludes that the overwhelming evidence points to it having been developed in, and accidentally released from, a laboratory

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https://gript.ie/leading-us-expert-yeah-covid-was-developed-in-a-lab/

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The Defence Forces have agreed to recall and re-print their annual review after the original edition included a "far right" slur against Gript Media

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Defence Forces recall and re-print annual review after “far right” slur | Gript

Retreat.

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Lisa Smith has won her legal battle to cross the border into Northern Ireland after challenging a ban handed down by the UK’s Home Office.

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"ISIS bride" Lisa Smith wins legal battle to enter Northern Ireland | Gript

The ex-Irish soldier and bride of an ISIS jihadist, whose father in from Belfast, was banned from entering the UK amid security mesures that allow for the exclusion of EEA nationals.

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376 Irish work permits issued to Indian workers in month that Covid pandemic spiked there

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376 Irish work permits issued to Indian workers in month that Covid pandemic spiked there - Gript

The number of work permits issued in April was 999, which brings the total for the year to 4,380.

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A newly-discovered ant species in Ecuador has been given the gender-neutral suffix “-they” rather than a traditional Latin scientific suffix, and has been named after a gay activist and protégé of Andy Warhol, despite the ant not being non-binary and having only the normal genders of male and female.

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Newly discovered ant species given “non-binary” name after gay political activist | Gript

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TRSI 227 - And then the locusts came

FF have some thoughts on housing policy; the Government has pumped millions into Irish media; April vaccine target missed by 160,000; and Mick Wallace says China is a normal country.

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TRSI 227 - And then the locusts came | Gript

FF have some thoughts on housing policy; the Government has pumped millions into Irish media; April vaccine target missed by 160,000; and Mick Wallace says China is a normal country.

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⁣On the Streets of Dublin: People react to the late term abortion happening in Ireland

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⁣On the Streets of Dublin: People react to the late term abortion happening in Ireland

⁣On the Streets of Dublin: People react to the late term abortion happening in Ireland

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ON THIS DAY: 8 May 1916: The last words of Éamonn Ceannt, 1916 leader

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