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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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
DAVID MULLINS: Fighting white-collar crime. More of the same or is real change coming?
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Fighting white-collar crime. More of the same or is real change coming? | Gript
Are things ever going to change?
DR MATT TREACY: Reports on population figures ignore historical realities – and future problems
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Reports on population figures ignore historical realities – and future problems | Gript
Just as in the 19th century, much of what happens in Ireland will depend on what people in other places decide is best for us
ON THIS DAY: 8 SEPTEMBER 1908: Founding of St. Endas
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ON THIS DAY: 8 SEPTEMBER 1908: Founding of St. Endas | Gript
Pádraig Mac Piarais founded St. Enda's (Scoil Éanna) in Rathfarnham.
JOHN MCGUIRK: "The real scandal here is the arrogance and contempt with which Coveney is treating the truth. He spent yesterday spouting a cock and bull story, and he doesn’t mind that some of us know it, as long as it confuses the public at large."
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A key negotiator in the Good Friday Agreement has said that US President Biden is risking “civil unrest” and “a return to sectarian strife” in Northern Ireland by siding with the EU in the Brexit border dispute.
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Biden risking “civil unrest” in Northern Ireland, says GFA negotiator | Gript
The remarks were made in a letter to the White House penned by David Trimble, who was one of the architects of the Good Friday peace deal.
According to the latest leaks from Government, an increase in the basic social welfare rate is on the cards for the budget. Good idea, or bad idea?
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Is the Government right to be considering a dole increase? | Gript
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By Ben Scallan: As Ireland’s political parties drive ahead with what they call one of the most “ambitious” climate policies in the world, here are 6 things that every rural person should know about how this will impact their lives.
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6 things every rural person should know about Ireland’s climate policy | Gript
Useful tidbits.
The opposition has called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to sack Simon Coveney over his handling of the Zappone Gate scandal, saying that if he failed to do so, a motion of no-confidence may be tabled.
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Opposition calls on Taoiseach to sack Simon Coveney | Gript
The remarks were made by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, who described Coveney’s behaviour as “not of the standard expected of a minister.”