Owen Keegan is in trouble over comments about homeless people. But the real point is that it is wrong, in a democracy, for an unelected official like Keegan to have the power he does in Dublin, where he has ruled for almost a decade, writes John McGuirk:
https://gript.ie/the-king-of-dublin-has-outstayed-his-welcome/
https://gript.ie/the-king-of-dublin-has-outstayed-his-welcome/
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The King of Dublin has outstayed his welcome - Gript
Democracy, anyone?
WATCH: A new video released by MIT’s Boston Dynamics shows a bipedal humanoid robot running through a parkour obstacle course. It’s as impressive as it is scary.
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https://gript.ie/watch-boston-dynamics-atlas-robots-get-an-upgrade/
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https://gript.ie/watch-boston-dynamics-atlas-robots-get-an-upgrade/
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WATCH: Boston Dynamics “Atlas” robots get an upgrade - Gript
A new video released by MIT’s Boston Dynamics shows a bipedal humanoid robot running through a parkour obstacle course. It’s as impressive as it is scary.
An independent Cork City councillor has refused to apologise for calling for “checks and balances” on Afghan refugees, dismissing those criticising him as “snowflakes.”
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https://gript.ie/cork-politician-refuses-to-apologize-for-calling-for-vetting-of-afghan-refugees/
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https://gript.ie/cork-politician-refuses-to-apologize-for-calling-for-vetting-of-afghan-refugees/
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Cork politician refuses to apologize for calling for vetting of Afghan refugees | Gript
“Checks and balances need to be put in place to ensure that these people coming in are genuine, and not the brainwashed who have lived under Sharia Law.”
CCTV footage suggests the driver of the vehicle which damaged the cars was trying to hit a man on foot who was involved in the fight.
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https://gript.ie/car-crashes-pitchfork-fight-derry/
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https://gript.ie/car-crashes-pitchfork-fight-derry/
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WATCH: Car crashes as pitchfork fight unfolds in Derry | Gript
Madness.
The sudden death of Dublin City Councilor Anthony Flynn has taken place this afternoon.
https://gript.ie/dublin-city-councillor-anthony-flynn-dies/
https://gript.ie/dublin-city-councillor-anthony-flynn-dies/
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Dublin City Councillor Anthony Flynn dies | Gript
The sudden death of Dublin City Councilor Anthony Flynn has taken place this afternoon.
Ireland’s best boy in the class eagerness to accept Afghan refugees is not matched by similar enthusiasm in the rest of Europe, writes Matt Treacy, where memories of the refugee crisis of 2015 still linger:
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https://gript.ie/coveney-open-ireland-door/
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https://gript.ie/coveney-open-ireland-door/
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While others wait, Coveney flings open Ireland’s doors to refugees - Gript
Angela Merkel is once bitten, twice shy.
The UK is to shift emphasis in the battle against drugs, with Home Secretary Priti Patel telling police to "name and shame" middle class drug users. Should Ireland follow suit? Yes, argues John McGuirk, who would actually go further:
https://gript.ie/should-ireland-follow-the-uk-and-prosecute-middle-class-drug-users/
https://gript.ie/should-ireland-follow-the-uk-and-prosecute-middle-class-drug-users/
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Should Ireland follow the UK, and prosecute middle class drug users? | Gript
Yes.
"From the very beginning of the Covid pandemic, their sole function has not been to provide any scientific insight, but to provide doom-mongering takes for radio and television programmes hungry for exactly that."
- John McGuirk has had enough of ISAG
https://gript.ie/zero-covid-crowds-new-crusade-facemasks-for-children/
- John McGuirk has had enough of ISAG
https://gript.ie/zero-covid-crowds-new-crusade-facemasks-for-children/
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Zero Covid Crowd’s new Crusade: Facemasks for Children | Gript
C'mon.
As thousands of Americans remain trapped in Afghanistan, President Biden is under fire for cancelling a Trump era crisis-preparedness protocol that critics say may have proved essential.
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https://gript.ie/biden-cancelling-afghan-plans/
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https://gript.ie/biden-cancelling-afghan-plans/
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Biden under fire for “cancelling” Afghan contingency plans | Gript
History has repeated itself.
As New York City residents seek to avert their City’s decline and prepare for a mayoral election John Aidan Byrne sits down with Matthew Taylor to discuss his new documentary This is New York.
https://gript.ie/podcast-john-aidan-byrne-interviews-filmmaker-matthew-taylor-on-his-documentary-this-is-new-york/
https://gript.ie/podcast-john-aidan-byrne-interviews-filmmaker-matthew-taylor-on-his-documentary-this-is-new-york/
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PODCAST: John Aidan Byrne interviews Filmmaker Matthew Taylor on his documentary This Is New York | Gript
This is America
Most of the staff of the socialist magazine Current Affairs have been sacked “without warning” after they tried to apply socialist principles to the magazine by turning it a worker’s co-op.
https://gript.ie/socialist-magazine-fires-majority-of-staff-for-trying-to-start-a-workers-co-op/
https://gript.ie/socialist-magazine-fires-majority-of-staff-for-trying-to-start-a-workers-co-op/
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Socialist magazine fires majority of staff for trying to start a worker's co-op | Gript
There’s no power in this union.
Irish Nurses for Transparency and Openness (INFTO) say they have been contacted by more than 200 nurses and healthcare workers since their inception last month.
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https://gript.ie/nurses-tds-adverse-reactions-vaccines/
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https://gript.ie/nurses-tds-adverse-reactions-vaccines/
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Nurses group to lobby TD's over adverse reactions to vaccines - Gript
Most concerned about children.
The controversial World Economic Forum, who first proposed the “Great Reset”, have suggested that laser beams may be used to identify people by their heartbeat’s unique signature if their face is covered by a covid mask.
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https://gript.ie/wef-you-could-be-identified-by-your-heartbeat-using-lasers/
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https://gript.ie/wef-you-could-be-identified-by-your-heartbeat-using-lasers/
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WEF: You could be identified by your heartbeat using lasers - Gript
The technology in question - known as “Jeston” - has existed for years, and can pick up on a unique cardiac signature from 200 meters away through clothes.
"Irish climate policy is destroying many more lives and livelihoods than it will ever save", says John McGuirk, arguing that Brazil's latest announcement makes a mockery of the Irish Government's war on cattle:
https://gript.ie/report-brazil-to-add-24million-cattle-to-national-herd-by-2030/
https://gript.ie/report-brazil-to-add-24million-cattle-to-national-herd-by-2030/
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Report: Brazil to add 24million Cattle to national herd by 2030 - Gript
Mooo.
Some people are talking about ditching the Tricolour as the price for a United Ireland, again:
https://gript.ie/good-news-were-having-the-irish-flag-in-a-united-ireland-debate-again/
https://gript.ie/good-news-were-having-the-irish-flag-in-a-united-ireland-debate-again/
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Good News: Time for another “Irish Flag in a United Ireland” debate - Gript
Perennial.
Consultants at Beaumont Hospital have been told to suspend patients who are unvaccinated, "for whatever reason," from the organ transplant waiting list "with immediate effect" and "until the COVID crisis has passed."
https://gript.ie/beaumont-hospital-to-suspend-unvaccinated-from-organ-transplant-waiting-list/
https://gript.ie/beaumont-hospital-to-suspend-unvaccinated-from-organ-transplant-waiting-list/
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Beaumont hospital to “suspend” unvaccinated from organ transplant waiting list - Gript
The Hospital told us this was done "to protect all immunosuppressed transplant patients from COVID-19 to the greatest degree practical"
The video style is similar to that of ISIS propaganda clips.
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https://gript.ie/watch-taliban-troll-usa-video/
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https://gript.ie/watch-taliban-troll-usa-video/
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WATCH: Taliban in seized gear troll USA with propaganda video - Gript
From turbans to tactical radios.
“There was no grand scheme with Roger Stone and Alex Jones and all of these people to storm the Capitol and to take hostages.”
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https://gript.ie/fbi-trump-january-insurrection/
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https://gript.ie/fbi-trump-january-insurrection/
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FBI: No evidence Trump was involved in Jan 6 "insurrection." - Gript
Vindicated.
Why Ireland should legalise pepper spray | Gript
With violent crime surging across the country, it may finally be a time for Ireland to have a conversation about legalising tools like pepper spray for self-defence. Ben Scallan comments.
https://youtu.be/302z03dVOhU
With violent crime surging across the country, it may finally be a time for Ireland to have a conversation about legalising tools like pepper spray for self-defence. Ben Scallan comments.
https://youtu.be/302z03dVOhU
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Why Ireland should legalise pepper spray | Gript
With violent crime surging across the country, it may finally be a time for Ireland to have a conversation about legalising tools like pepper spray for self-defence. Ben Scallan comments.
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