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Experts advise against Covid vaccine for healthy kids - but British government may push ahead

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Experts advise against Covid vaccine for healthy kids - but British government may push ahead | Gript

Now it is being reported that ministers might defy the advice of their own official vaccine advisors

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"(Varadkar) increasingly comes across as elitist, and aloof, and as somebody who understands very little of Irish life outside his own bubble of arty, liberal, middle class, disproportionately well off, urban dwelling friends."
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https://gript.ie/is-the-latest-varadkar-criticism-fair-yes-yes-it-is/

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Is the latest Varadkar criticism fair? Yes. Yes it is. | Gript

Leadership, but not by example.

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After a report in the Sunday Times, the Minister for Foreign Affairs stands accused of deleting text messages after an FOI request had been made for those messages - which would be a criminal offence:
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https://gript.ie/sunday-times-wonders-did-coveneys-text-deletions-break-the-law/

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Sunday Times wonders: Did Coveney’s text deletions… break the law? | Gript

Oops.

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Angry parents press Lord Mayor for answers on trans "Pronoun Pledge" for schools

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Angry parents press Lord Mayor for answers on trans "Pronoun Pledge" for schools | Gript

The Lord Mayor of Dublin has been criticised for failing to answer questions from parents

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PROF RAY KINSELLA: "There is much to celebrate about the centenary of the founding of the Legion of Mary. Lots of members will visit Dublin and the places where the great work began. A world-wide Novena begins on August 5th".

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https://gript.ie/frank-duff-and-a-centenary-well-worth-celebrating/

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Frank Duff and a centenary well worth celebrating | Gript

September 7th 2021 is the 100 year anniversary of the foundation of the Legion of Mary

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DERMOT DORGAN: A National Testing Program Would Have Been a Better Option Than a National Lockdown

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https://gript.ie/a-national-testing-program-would-have-been-a-better-option-than-a-national-lockdown/

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A National Testing Program Would Have Been a Better Option Than a National Lockdown | Gript

We Didn’t Need Lockdowns; Rapid Testing Could Have Kept Society Open.

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Bishop Barron: Election of Atheist as Harvard Chaplain President ‘Complete and Abject Surrender’

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Bishop Barron: Election of Atheist as Harvard Chaplain President ‘Complete and Abject Surrender’ | Gript

He said the election of an atheist as the president of the Chaplain's association equalled a “complete and abject surrender”.

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Housing for All plan commits Local Authorities to accommodate almost 3000 refugees

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Housing for All plan commits Local Authorities to accommodate almost 3000 refugees | Gript

Plan commits to have the local authority distribution key in place before the end of December this year

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ON THIS DAY: 6 SEPTEMBER 1593: Pirate queen Grace O'Malley met with Elizabeth I

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ON THIS DAY: 6 SEPTEMBER 1593: Pirate queen Grace O'Malley met with Elizabeth I | Gript

Grace O'Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille) demanded the release of her son, who had been imprisoned by Richard Bingham, Governor of Connacht.

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TRSI 269 - Maybe don't

Leo gets his head in the game by going on vacation; the Government's new housing plan is a mess; and a study of over 300,000 people has looked at what impact masks actually have

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https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-269-maybe-dont/

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TRSI 269 - Maybe don't | Gript

We add more items to our list of things you shouldn't say in politics.

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OpEd by Ben Scallan: "The stoppage of the Brazil vs. Argentina match by health authorities on live television is as melodramatic as it is senseless."

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https://gript.ie/stopping-brazil-argentina-match-for-covid-is-cringy-theatrics/

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Stopping Brazil-Argentina match for covid is cringy theatrics | Gript

The stoppage of the Brazil vs. Argentina match by health authorities on live television is as melodramatic as it is senseless.

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Ógra Fianna Fáil has slammed Fine Gael Tánaiste Leo Varadkar over his attendance of an LGBT music festival, in England after his government banned similar festivals in Ireland.

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https://gript.ie/is-this-leadership-ogra-ff-rips-leo-on-festival-attendance/

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“Is this leadership?”: Ógra FF rips Leo on festival attendance - Gript

The Fianna Fáil youth wing called it "a massive kick in the teeth to the entertainment industry."

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UK vaccines Minister: Teenagers CAN overrule parents to take Covid jab

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UK vaccines Minister: Teenagers CAN overrule parents to take Covid jab | Gript

Experts have advised against for age-group

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The government is considering increasing the social welfare rate in the upcoming 2022 Budget, even as they warn of tax hikes and the national debt about to hit a quarter of a trillion euros.

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https://gript.ie/government-looking-to-increase-social-welfare-in-next-budget/

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Government looking to increase social welfare in next budget - Gript

The government is considering increasing the social welfare rate in the upcoming 2022 Budget, even as they warn of tax hikes and the national debt about to hit a quarter of a trillion euros. In addition, as state pensions have not been increased in the last…

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Chinese-owned social media site TikTok has overtaken YouTube for average viewing time in Britain and America, according to a new report. #gript

https://gript.ie/chinese-owned-tiktok-overtakes-youtube-for-average-watch-time-in-us-uk/

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Chinese-owned TikTok overtakes YouTube for average watch time in US & UK - Gript

Analysts say that TikTok has “upended the streaming and social landscape.”

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Zappone pestered Ministers endlessly for a job at the UN, or to get a job from the Americans, presenting one qualification only for the latter: That she is a gay woman. The texts paint a picture of a very entitled, annoying person, writes John McGuirk:
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What the Zappone Texts reveal: She's a dose. | Gript

Surprise.

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MATT TREACY: Katherine Zappone’s easy connections have served her well for a long time

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Katherine Zappone’s easy connections have served her well for a long time | Gript

It would appear that the current revelations regarding Fine Gael ministers and the ill-fated attempt to appoint Katharine Zappone as Special Envoy to the United Nations may have persuaded others to follow Gript in looking more closely at why those in high…

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NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: If it were boys benefitting from ‘unconscious bias’ there’d be uproar

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https://gript.ie/if-it-were-boys-benefitting-from-unconscious-bias-thered-be-uproar/