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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Sunday Times wonders: Did Coveney’s text deletions… break the law? | Gript
Oops.
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
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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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
DERMOT DORGAN: 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.
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”.
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
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.
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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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.
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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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.
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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“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."
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
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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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…
Chinese-owned social media site TikTok has overtaken YouTube for average viewing time in Britain and America, according to a new report. #gript
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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.”
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.
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…
NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: If it were boys benefitting from ‘unconscious bias’ there’d be uproar
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If it were boys benefitting from 'unconscious bias' there'd be uproar | Gript
Boys, it seems, are not doing well. No-one seems to care. In fact, some commentary seems to suggest that increasingly negative outcomes for boys and men should either be dismissed as “lazy stereotyping” – or viewed as a sort of payback deserved for years…
No Turf: warning of electricity shortage due to closure of peat stations and low wind
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No Turf: warning of electricity shortage due to closure of peat stations and low wind - Gript
Carol Nolan says energy policy is nonsense
ON THIS DAY: 7 SEPTEMBER 1695: Penal Laws are enacted
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ON THIS DAY: 7 SEPTEMBER 1695: Penal Laws are enacted | Gript
These laws sowed the seed for further discontent and rebellion.
MATT TREACY: Cowen to Coveney: Zappone may have breached lobbying rules as former Minister
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Cowen to Coveney: Zappone may have breached lobbying rules as former Minister | Gript
One year cooling off period
LOOKBACK... We published this piece this time last year...
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Is there a future for Ireland in the EU, or would we be better off leaving altogether? Ben Scallan comments.
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Is there a future for Ireland in the EU, or would we be better off leaving altogether? Ben Scallan comments.
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BEN SCALLAN: Should Ireland leave the EU? | Gript
Is there a future for Ireland in the EU, or would we be better off leaving altogether? Ben Scallan comments.
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Both twins tragically aborted when doctors mistakenly target healthy baby in Birmingham
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Both twins tragically aborted when doctors mistakenly target healthy baby in Birmingham - Gript
Both babies ended up dying after the botched abortion in which surgeons mistakenly targeted the wrong twin