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Some 500 police had raided the offices of Apple Daily during a board meeting last week under national security laws created by the pro-China leader of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam.

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https://gript.ie/hong-kong-democracy-newspaper/
The Gardai have announced that they will "use their discretion" to not enforce some laws against on-street drinking. But why can't politicians just change the laws?
It's not up to the Gardai to decide what is legal, says John McGuirk
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https://gript.ie/gardai-on-street-drinking-fine-we-just-wont-enforce-the-law-so/
Discrimination against black people was based on the notion that they were physically or mentally inferior.
Today "white privilege" justifies discrimination against whites, writes
John McGuirk, on the basis that they are morally inferior. It's nonsense:
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https://gript.ie/no-white-people-are-not-privileged/
TIM JACKSON: The media’s decision to ratchet up attention on Catholic opposition to the flag resembles that of a teacher humiliating the one boy who refused to sit down when he had a point to make.

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https://gript.ie/pride-flag-bullies-genuflect/
The health minister said it was “too early to say” if Ireland’s re-opening plan would be delayed by the spread of Covid-19 variants.

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https://gript.ie/donnelly-refuses-opening/
Whatever your personal views on abortion and the maternity hospital might be, the Nuns, by publicly agreeing that their new hospital will do abortions so long as they can keep the land, are a disgrace. So says John McGuirk:
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https://gript.ie/nuns-to-public-well-do-abortions-in-the-new-hospital-promise/
"The results of the poll are not surprising. After all, when the media does make a horrendous mistake, like the Carlow School, who is going to tell the public? Because, as we've learned this week, it sure won't be the media":
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https://gript.ie/poll-everybody-loves-and-trusts-the-irish-media/
TIM JACKSON: We now live in a country where at least 6,000 Baby Christopher’s are killed annually, not that our cruel nation cares.

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https://gript.ie/media-abortions-wrongful/
The victims, who were between the ages of 13 and 17, were sometimes shown pornography, with Barry later attempting to fondle them in bed.
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https://gript.ie/jailed-scout-sex-abuse-boys/
Dutch PM Mark Rutte told reporters before the meeting that Hungary has “no place in the EU anymore”.

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https://gript.ie/hungary-eu-hypocrites-lgbt/