Leitrim GAA recently unveiled a new jersey sponsorship partnership with left-wing NGO The Migrant Rights centre. Where, asks John McGuirk, does this leave the organisation's commitment to remaining non-political?
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Senator Ronan Mullen has said that he “would support” those who choose not to pay their TV license fee, arguing that the State broadcaster’s bias on the issue of abortion would warrant it.
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Ronan Mullen “would support” not paying license fee over abortion bias | Gript
Senator Ronan Mullen has said that he “would support” those who choose not to pay their TV license fee, arguing that the State broadcaster’s bias on the issue of abortion would warrant it. Speaking in the Seanad on Tuesday, Senator Mullin spoke about the…
WATCH: "Humane" bill proposes pain relief for unborn babies in late-term abortion.
This is about compassion": A new bill seeks to ensure pain relief is given to unborn babies whose lives are being ended by painful late-term abortion. The bill, presented by Carol Nolan TD, is being co-sponsored by 11 TDs.
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This is about compassion": A new bill seeks to ensure pain relief is given to unborn babies whose lives are being ended by painful late-term abortion. The bill, presented by Carol Nolan TD, is being co-sponsored by 11 TDs.
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WATCH: "Humane" bill proposes pain relief for unborn babies in late-term abortion.
WATCH: "Humane" bill proposes pain relief for unborn babies in late-term abortion. A group of TDs are co-sponsoring a new bill which seeks to ensure that pai...
An initiative called “The Plan” will see businesses that are still in lockdown open their doors from June 2nd, as café, pub and restaurant owners in particular become increasingly concerned about the future of their livelihoods.
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"The Plan": Irish businesses to open from June 2nd in defiance of lockdown | Gript
Former Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan was among other notable figures throwing his weight behind the campaign as momentum builds among owners.
Average monthly rents in Ireland have effectively doubled since 2011, according to a new report from Daft.ie.
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Monthly rent in Ireland now DOUBLE average cost in 2011 | Gript
Average monthly rents in Ireland have effectively doubled since 2011, according to a new report from Daft.ie. According to the new report’s figures, in the first quarter of 2021, rental prices outside Dublin soared to 7.1% higher than in the same period last…
Protest at RTÉ Cork claims broadcaster has failed in its duty during Covid-19 crisis
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Protest at RTÉ Cork claims broadcaster has failed in its duty during Covid-19 crisis | Gript
A protest outside the Cork city offices of RTÉ claimed that RTÉ had “betrayed” its duty as a public broadcaster because it engaged in “biased and one-sided reporting” of the Covid19 lockdown. The event was organised by the Independent Campaign for Truth…
An Taisce receives virtually no media scrutiny, despite being awarded millions of taxpayer euros annually. How much do the hard-line views of John Gibbons, its spokesman and board member, for example, influence its campaigns against dairy? We take a look:
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Outside the mainstream.
The deputy leader of Vox said the decision to suspend him was “fascist biology” and that next time he would try “2+2=4” with Twitter staff. #gript
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Contreras, who is deputy leader of Vox and a professor of legal philosophy, said the decision to suspend him was "fascist biology".
Aontú leader Peadar Toibín TD has hit out at the UK’s Tory government for offering amnesty to British soldiers over killings carried out in Ireland.
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Toibín says Tories “stopping justice” by offering amnesty to British soldiers over killings | Gript
Aontú leader Peadar Toibín TD has hit out at the UK’s Tory government for offering amnesty to British soldiers over killings carried out in Ireland. Speaking about the acknowledgment of the Ballymurphy victims by the British state for the first time, Toibín…
Three teens arrested in connection to DART attack
Two 16-year-olds and one 13-year-old boy were arrested following searches at five locations in north Dublin early this morning.
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Two 16-year-olds and one 13-year-old boy were arrested following searches at five locations in north Dublin early this morning.
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Three teens arrested in connection to DART attack | Gript
Bicycles, mobile phones and clothes are also thought to have been seized during the searches.
The High Court has ruled that a woman in her 20s, known as “Katie”, who has been in a vegetative state for 10 years, should be allowed to die at the request of her mother. #gript
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Irish High Court rules in favour of withdrawing life support from woman in her 20s | Gript
The High Court has ruled that a woman in her 20s, known as “Katie”, who has been in a vegetative state for 10 years, should be allowed to die at the request of her mother. Reportedly, the woman’s mother and the family, who sought the order to remove the life…
NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: Trite social media rows between FG and SF set a low bar in new civil war politics
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Meanwhile, after a lockdown that both parties insisted upon, ordinary people are suffering.
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has ripped “feeble” Irish leaders, and said they will not stand up to “diabolical” measures like the green travel passport because they want to be “the good boys of Europe.”
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WATCH: McGrath says “feeble” Irish leaders are “the good boys of Europe” - Gript
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has ripped “feeble” Irish leaders, and said they will not stand up to “diabolical” measures like the green travel passport because they want to be “the good boys of Europe.” Speaking in the Dáil on Europe Day this week, Deputy…
The group signalled a global corporate tax rate could see €5 billion lost in tax receipts here, whilst the €28 billion cost of lockdowns will likely cause further tax increases.
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IMF advises Ireland to increase taxes in post-Covid economy | Gript
The IMF said raising taxes would be necessary to fund investments in human and physical capital.
Harvard University expert Michael Mina declared yesterday that he "feels sorry for Ireland" after he watched an interview with Health Minister Stephen Donnelly
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Pity.
In what appears to be a bid to tackle so-called "vaccine hesitancy", the US Government has said that people who have been vaccinated can take off their masks, and get back to a normal, pre-pandemic lifestyle
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Biden tells Americans: You can all take off your masks – once you have the vaccine | Gript
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Despite the fact that we are a neutral country, we are not safe from cyber-warfare: Ireland is home to about 30% of all EU data, and experts have been warning that the country is a significant target for cyber-attacks for some time.
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It was coming.
Aontú leader Peadar Toibín TD has hit out at the UK’s Tory government for offering amnesty to British soldiers over killings carried out in Ireland. #gript
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Creaven, with an address at Adelaide Street, Dún Laoghaire, was remanded in custody until sentencing in July.
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Ex-RTÉ producer pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges | Gript
Creaven, with an address at Adelaide Street, Dún Laoghaire, was remanded in custody until sentencing in July.
ISME, the organisation representing small and medium enterprises in Ireland, has written to the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to express their concern with recent health authorities’ dismissal of rapid antigen testing, arguing that their objections are “not based on science.”
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Small business group ISME blasts NPHET’s “unscientific” view on antigen tests | Gript
ISME, the organisation representing small and medium enterprises in Ireland, has written to the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to express their concern with recent health authorities’ dismissal of rapid antigen testing, arguing that their objections…
They found that mask-skeptics were very well informed; scientifically literate; and “value unmediated access to information and privilege personal research and direct reading over ‘expert’ interpretations.”
Mask critics ARE following the science says MIT report reports THADE ANDY
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Mask critics ARE following the science says MIT report reports THADE ANDY
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Mask critics ARE following the science says MIT report - Gript
A group of MIT researchers have published their findings on how the science on the effectiveness of masks is analysed by mask-critics, and they found that mask-critics were well informed and engaged deeply with the published data. They reported that: “Far…