Department of Justice prioritised NGO staff for Afghanistan Refugee Programme

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https://gript.ie/department-of-justice-prioritised-ngo-staff-for-afghanistan-refugee-programme/

The World Health Organisation might not have gotten much right since the pandemic began, writes John McGuirk, but their opposition to so-called "booster" shots is perfectly rational:
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https://gript.ie/world-health-organisation-hold-off-on-those-covid-booster-shots-please/

As Australia shoots dogs to stop Covid, John McGuirk writes that it is "hard to know whether Australia is a real country, or an imaginary place invented by NPHET to make the Irish Government seem like a benevolent and kind alternative":
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https://gript.ie/australias-new-plan-to-stop-covid-shoot-stray-dogs/

The popular blue surgical face masks that have been commonly used throughout the pandemic are only 10% effective at preventing Covid infection, a new study has shown.

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https://gript.ie/study-blue-surgical-face-masks-only-10-effective-at-stopping-covid/

Report: Afghan refugee crisis may make 2015 look like “a walk in the park”

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https://gript.ie/report-afghan-refugee-crisis-may-make-2015-look-like-a-walk-in-the-park/

British police have painted gay pride rainbows on the side of their squad cars in an effort to tackle alleged online “hate crime.”

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https://gript.ie/uk-police-cars-painted-with-gay-pride-rainbows-to-fight-online-hate-crime/
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TD queries Minister’s “bizarre” decision to appeal animal neglect case

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https://gript.ie/td-queries-ministers-bizarre-decision-to-appeal-animal-neglect-case/

"One wonders if anyone in the Irish authorities has spotted the irony that as the Gardaí are carrying out raids on illegal immigration gangs to stop people-smuggling, the state is gearing up to offer amnesty to illegal migrants." - Ben Scallan

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https://gript.ie/gardai-raid-illegal-immigration-gang-as-state-offers-amnesty-to-law-breakers/

NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: Sarah Louise Dunn's tragic abortion story is being ignored. Here's why.

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https://gript.ie/sarah-louise-dunns-tragic-abortion-story-is-being-ignored-heres-why/

"Being a citizen in Ireland these days is more akin to being seated in a hardline Presbyterian church: The booming voice of the Minister, ever present, reminding us that we are sinners."

- John McGuirk on Government's addiction to hectoring the public:

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https://gript.ie/coveney-declares-those-hurling-fans-at-croke-park-were-a-disgrace/

"Now, John Cleese is defending the same shows from intolerant liberals whose non-stop campaign to cancel everything by employing a special mix of bullying, whinging and wailing would leave even the most die-hard censors of the fifties in the shade."

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https://gript.ie/john-cleeses-bid-to-tackle-cancel-culture-should-be-interesting/

"But for how long must (vaccine passports) endure? Is it really the Government’s intention to create a permanent class of semi-citizens, permitted to exist within our borders, but not to socialise or mingle with others, like lepers?"
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https://gript.ie/holohan-perhaps-this-electric-picnic-can-go-ahead-for-vaccinated-people/

MATT TREACY: What criteria is being used to vet migrants coming from Afghanistan to Ireland?

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https://gript.ie/what-criteria-is-being-used-to-vet-migrants-coming-from-afghanistan-to-ireland/

New study finds Catholic pupils and teachers being subjected to bullying

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https://gript.ie/new-study-finds-catholic-pupils-and-teachers-being-subjected-to-bullying/

MATT TREACY: Why did Cuomo pardon a leftist icon jailed for robbery-murder?

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https://gript.ie/why-did-cuomo-pardon-a-leftist-icon-jailed-for-robbery-murder/

In a study based on over 1.2 million app users, UK researchers found that the protection offered by two doses of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca covid vaccines began to decline after only 4 to 6 months.

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https://gript.ie/uk-study-covid-jab-protection-declines-within-4-to-6-months/

The Surgical Director of the National Kidney Transplant Service at Beaumont Hospital has written to patients on the kidney transplant waiting list to assure them that “your status on the kidney transplant waiting list is not altered.”

https://gript.ie/beaumont-assures-unvaccinated-transplant-patients-their-place-on-waiting-list-is-safe/

Massive spike in under-15-year-old girls posting sexual content online

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https://gript.ie/massive-spike-in-under-15-year-old-girls-posting-sexual-content-online/

The Chief Medical Officer of New South Wales, Dr Kerry Chant, says that facemasks will be mandatory for "years" to come, even after everybody is vaccinated:
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https://gript.ie/australian-covid-supremo-yeah-well-be-wearing-masks-for-years/

The Government blames the Council. The Council blames the Government. But the truth, says John McGuirk, is that none of them actually want the Electric Picnic to go ahead, and the row suits them just fine:
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https://gript.ie/the-fake-row-over-the-electric-picnic/

Irish hospitals treated 914 children for physical and mental illnesses related to drugs or alcohol last year, with a clear majority of those affected being girls.

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https://gript.ie/900-children-in-ireland-hospitalised-with-drug-or-alcohol-illness-last-year/