The TD for Cork North Central Mick Barry has called for the Leaving Cert to be abolished. He has form on this issue, although earlier in the year he was content on the exams just being cancelled for 2021.
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Mick Barry says to abolish the Leaving Cert. | Gript
Education and exams and standards are there for a reason.
The Sports Councils in the UK have released new guidelines which say that the inclusion of transgender players in female sports undermines the safety and competitive fairness of those sports.
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Trans inclusion cannot co-exist with fairness and safety: UK Sports Councils | Gript
The new guidelines say that, for many sports, allowing trans people to compete as women undermines the fairness and safety of the sport.
Another Australian state, Queensland, legalised assisted dying last week. The bill passed in the unicameral parliament by an impressive margin — 61 to 30 — on Thursday afternoon. It was a “conscience vote”, ie, MPs were not bound by their party’s policy."
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Why has opposition to euthanasia crumbled? | Gript
Politicians aren't listening to logical, evidence-based arguments.
"Mr. Martin attempted to win votes for his struggling Government. Instead, with this bonus scheme, he will have alienated most of the public sector, and won weeks of miserable coverage about who will get what"
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On Bonuses, the Government shoots itself in the foot, yet again | Gript
Clueless.
POLL: Do you think the state should step in and pay the cost of the crumbling Mica homes in Donegal, which could run to the hundreds of millions?
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POLL: Do you think the state should step in and pay the cost of the crumbling Mica homes in Donegal, which could run to the hundreds…
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JOHN MCGUIRK: Irish politicians have no idea how to solve big problems, and are addicted instead to inventing small, symbolic, and entirely fake problems to solve instead. "Birth Mother" is not, and never was, an offensive term:
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O’Gorman identifies new problem: “Birth Mothers” is an offensive term | Gript
Ah c'mon.
Murderer used police ID to kidnap Sarah Everard under pretence she had breached Covid rules
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Murderer used police ID to kidnap Sarah Everard under pretence she had breached Covid rules | Gript
Family's haunting statements
“Government must grasp opportunity to support Family Carers": Carol Nolan
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“Government must grasp opportunity to support Family Carers": Carol Nolan | Gript
Deputy Nolan said that while there is a clear moral obligation involved in supporting family carers
Revealed: What the ICHH internal report says about the Anthony Flynn case
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Revealed: What the ICHH internal report says about the Anthony Flynn case | Gript
The future of Inner City Helping the Homeless (ICHH) seems to be in jeopardy.
A planned “Instagram experience” for children under-13 called “Instagram Kids” has been suspended after significant backlash from parents.
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Instagram for children paused after backlash from parents | Gript
Instagram says the project has been paused while the company engages in dialogue with parents and lawmakers about what they would like to see in the app.
According to figures from the Belgian statistical agency Stratbel, 74% of those living in the capital city of Brussels are of a foreign background.
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https://gript.ie/study-only-26-of-brussels-residents-are-native-belgians/
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Study: Only 26% of Brussels residents are native Belgians - Gript
According to figures from the Belgian statistical agency Stratbel, 74% of those living in the capital city of Brussels are of a foreign background. As reported by Belgian news site The Bulletin, in 2010, 36.2% of Brussels residents were of a native Belgian…
TDs pledge support to healthcare staff “segregated because of vaccine status”
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TDs pledge support to healthcare staff "segregated because of vaccine status" - Gript
Vaccine injuries may be under-reported
McGrath: "The lunatics are running the asylum" on green energy
Mattie McGrath TD says that "the lunatics are running the asylum" when it comes to green energy and potential power outages this winter.
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Mattie McGrath TD says that "the lunatics are running the asylum" when it comes to green energy and potential power outages this winter.
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https://youtu.be/fT4tjj-qdkU
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McGrath: "The lunatics are running the asylum" on green energy
Mattie McGrath TD says that "the lunatics are running the asylum" when it comes to green energy and potential power outages this winter.
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ON THIS DAY: 30 SEPTEMBER 1935: Hoover Dam opened
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ON THIS DAY: 30 SEPTEMBER 1935: Hoover Dam opened | Gript
Good for people. Less good for wildlife.
WATCH: 'Blocks as strong as Weetabix' crumbled for TDs at Dáil
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WATCH: 'Blocks as strong as Weetabix' crumbled for TDs at Dáil | Gript
Over 4,000 houses are believed to be affected by the issue across counties Donegal and Mayo.
State Report: Traveller children feel ‘unwanted’ in education system
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State Report: Traveller children feel ‘unwanted’ in education system | Gript
Name-calling, exclusion and feeling ignored
The Attorney General is the Government's top lawyer. It was revealed yesterday that in his own time, he is also representing private clients against the Government. Acceptable, or, in fact, an astonishing conflict of interest?
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Why is the Attorney General still representing private clients? - Gript
Odd, to say the least.
NEW: In April this year, Gript Media reported comments under oath from a NPHET advisor in which she warned the High Court that Covid vaccines might not work against Covid variants. The HSE tried to have our story censored by Facebook and Twitter:
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Revealed: How the HSE censored an inconvenient fact - Gript
Silenced.
Joe Biden's approval ratings continue to slide badly, and, last night, a new blow, as the Democratic Party failed to agree amongst itself on a way to pass Biden's signature domestic spending agenda:
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In America, Biden’s political woes deepen | Gript
Troubled.
NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: Report: Women in Ireland shocked at "excruciating pain" of "horrific" abortion pill
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Report: Women in Ireland shocked at "excruciating pain" of "horrific" abortion pill | Gript
Reality not what is portrayed
"Ivana Bacik says Covid proves “strong State intervention” is needed to tackle global issues “for the public good.” But state intervention is what gave us the longest & harshest lockdown in the EU, with a huge tax bill to boot." - @Ben_Scallan
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Bacik is wrong: Covid shows dangers of “strong State intervention” | Gript
The fact that people like Bacik see Covid as a golden opportunity to open the floodgates to all manner of “strong state” control should worry all of us.