Crowds gathered to support Scottish feminist Marion Millar as she attended the first day of a case which could see her imprisoned for up to two years. #gript

https://gript.ie/crowd-gathers-in-support-of-scottish-feminist-facing-imprisonment-over-trans-tweets/

“I don’t back down if I’m right”: A Cork politician has called for Ireland to vet all Afghan refugees entering the country, dismissing cries from groups like People Before Profit.

#gript

https://gript.ie/cork-politician-calls-to-vet-afghan-refugees-slams-pbp/

DAVID THUNDER: Private Censorship Now One of the Single Greatest Threats to Social Progress

#gript

https://gript.ie/private-censorship-now-one-of-the-single-greatest-threats-to-social-progress/

TRSI 267 - Supply and demand believes in you

A shortage of truck drivers in the UK demonstrates that supply and demand is real, and perhaps could even influence the price of houses; the biggest story you're not hearing about is the issues the electrical grid is going to face this winter; and the ICCL's interesting views on protests are calling out in the Sunday Times.

#gript

https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-267-supply-and-demand-believes-in-you/

Children under the age of 18 will only be allowed to play online videogames for one hour on Fridays, weekends and national holidays, the Chinese state has said, dubbing videogames “spiritual opium.”
#gript https://gript.ie/new-chinese-law-limits-children-to-one-hour-of-online-gaming/

Groups engaged in ‘decolonising education’ among recipients of grants totalling €410,000

#gript

https://gript.ie/groups-engaged-in-decolonising-education-among-recipients-of-grants-totalling-e410000/

"Whatever the claimed benefits might be in the long term, it is hard to see how Ireland’s migration statistics can possibly be reconciled with the Government’s ambition to reduce housing prices"
#gript
https://gript.ie/population-surges-to-5m-migrants-13-of-total/

"Biden seems to believe that the Taliban spent 20 years hiding in the mountains of Afghanistan, dodging drone strikes and eating malnourished goats, just so that they could eventually ensconce themselves in Kabul and announce a Minister for LGBTI rights"
#gript
https://gript.ie/biden-to-taliban-i-expect-you-guys-to-build-an-inclusive-government/

MICHAEL COOK: Transwoman ‘Emily Claire Hari’ does not belong in a women’s prison

#gript


https://gript.ie/transwoman-emily-claire-hari-does-not-belong-in-a-womens-prison/

“An amazing day”: Texas becomes first State in US to ban most abortions

#gript

https://gript.ie/an-amazing-day-texas-becomes-first-state-in-us-to-ban-most-abortions/

MATT TREACY: O'Brien to Church: 'Let us buy your land on cheap, so we can sell onto our friends"

#gript

https://gript.ie/obrien-to-church-let-us-buy-your-land-on-cheap-so-we-can-sell-onto-our-friends/

MATT TREACY: Coveney’s cronyism denial fails to convince

#gript
https://gript.ie/coveneys-cronyism-denial-fails-to-convince/

The HSE is investigating a significant jump in the number of syphilis cases in Ireland this year, with a 43% increase recorded from the same period last year.

#gript

https://gript.ie/huge-jump-in-number-of-recorded-syphilis-cases-in-ireland-this-year/

BREAKING: 3 things we know from Varadkar's texts about #ZapponeGate

#gript

https://gript.ie/breaking-3-things-we-know-from-varadkars-texts-about-zapponegate/

TRSI 267 - Your epistemology is bad and you should feel bad

Turmoil in the Green Party as unkind things said; Simon Coveney joins the long list of Irish politicians and high ranking guards who have had some trouble with phones; and October 22 becomes the day of freedom.

https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-267-your-epistemology-is-bad-and-you-should-feel-bad/

“I’m Delighted”: Piers Morgan Rejoices as GMB Ofcom Complaint Rejected

#gript

https://gript.ie/im-delighted-piers-morgan-rejoices-as-gmb-ofcom-complaint-rejected/

We review Secrets of Magic, the newest expansion for Pathfinder 2e, a tabletop fantasy RPG. It's got 2 two new classes, variant rules for high-magic worlds, and over 100 pages of new spells and magical items.

https://gript.ie/pathfinder-2e-secrets-of-magic-review/

NUI Galway's Covid Hall of Shame demonstrates that Progressive Ireland has not "moved on" from the culture of guilt and shame they used to stand against. Instead, writes John McGuirk, they've embraced it:
#gript
https://gript.ie/nui-galway-hey-come-visit-our-covid-hall-of-shame/

"An entirely useless organisation", writes John McGuirk, about the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, which opposed Vaccine Passports, and then apologised for doing so, just 24 hours later:
#gript
https://gript.ie/iccl-takes-left-wing-heat-for-opposing-vaccine-passports/

Germany’s forests targeted to make room for thousands of giant wind turbines

#gript

https://gript.ie/germanys-forests-targeted-to-make-room-for-thousands-of-giant-wind-turbines/

Despite claims to the contrary the tweet, in which the Cllr said a 300 euro fine received by a women who was convicted on two counts of assault was "a bargain", has not been deleted.

https://gript.ie/green-party-councillor-failed-to-delete-milkshake-these-racist-vermin-tweet/