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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https://gript.ie/in-america-bidens-political-woes-deepen/

NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: Report: Women in Ireland shocked at "excruciating pain" of "horrific" abortion pill

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https://gript.ie/report-women-in-ireland-shocked-at-excruciating-pain-of-horrific-abortion-pill/

"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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https://gript.ie/bacik-is-wrong-covid-shows-dangers-of-strong-state-intervention/

CULTURE: Patrick O’Keefe music festival first to be back with a bang after Covid

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https://gript.ie/patrick-okeefe-music-festival-first-to-be-back-with-a-bang-after-covid/

TRSI 276 - Behold the brick

Gary finally finds a tax break he doesn't support; politicians continue to be astounded that their actions have consequences; and Michael talks of his aluminum based fears.

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https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-276-behold-the-brick/

MATT TREACY: "Public art, and sculpture in particular, has mildly excited some public comment this week with the installation of a new work at City Hall on Dublin’s Dame Street. This one by Alan Phelan is entitled ‘RGB Sconce., Hold Your Nose’ and netted the artist the guts of 50 large. Not to sniffed at, to keep with the nasal theme."

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https://gript.ie/new-public-art-close-your-eyes/

BEN SCALLAN: Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has partially blamed low winds for the power shortage - even as his government moves to increase Ireland’s reliance on wind power.

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https://gript.ie/leo-blames-low-wind-for-power-shortage-while-investing-in-more-turbines/

Abortion provider, Informing Choice NI, which was the central access point for early medical abortions in Northern Ireland, has folded due to a lack of funding.

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https://gript.ie/abortion-provider-in-ni-to-close/

Independent TD Michael Collins has said that Ireland is “the laughing stock of the world” because of its climate policies, adding that “The Brazilians must be falling over in stitches because of what is happening in this country.”

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https://gript.ie/collins-ireland-a-laughing-stock-because-of-green-policies/

COMMENT: A global economic collapse? Hmmm. We haven’t had one of those for a while

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https://gript.ie/a-global-economic-collapse-hmmm-we-havent-had-one-of-those-for-a-while/

ON THIS DAY: 2 OCTOBER 2007: Death of Dan Keating, survivor of the Tan war. Read this insightful interview

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-2-october-2007-death-of-dan-keating-survivor-of-the-tan-war/

Slovenia has suspended the use of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson after a 20-year-old woman died two weeks after receiving the jab.

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https://gript.ie/jj-covid-vaccine-suspended-in-slovenia-after-20-year-old-dies/

An Irish-registered pharmaceutical company, Perrigo, has settled its €1.6 billion tax bill with the Irish Revenue Commissioners for €297 million. The settlement is also exempt from interest or penalty charges.

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https://gript.ie/perrigo-settles-with-revenue-as-80-of-tax-bill-written-off/

A therapeutic pill by pharmaceutical giant Merck appears to offer what some doctors are calling “phenomenal” protection against Covid-19, even in very vulnerable patients.

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https://gript.ie/new-pill-appears-to-offer-phenomenal-covid-protection/

POLL: Do you think the Government should set a maximum price that can be charged for rent?

VOTE in our online poll and leave your comments!

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https://gript.ie/poll-do-you-think-the-government-should-set-a-maximum-price-that-can-be-charged-for-rent/

A well-known Belfast priest, Fr Paddy McCafferty, has responded to the latest criticism of the Catholic Church by former President Mary McAleese who claimed that the Church needed to provide freedom of speech for its members.

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https://gript.ie/priest-mary-mcaleese-no-right-to-impose-ideologies-on-church/

Newport Council: Welsh language should be ‘part of everyone’s lives’ within a decade

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https://gript.ie/newport-council-welsh-language-should-be-part-of-everyones-lives-within-a-decade/

ON THIS DAY: 3 OCTOBER 1981: Hunger Strike in the Maze Prison ends

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-3-october-1981-hunger-strike-in-the-maze-prison-ends/

The infamous multi-million euro Dáil printer which was too large to fit in its room has finally come into use, three years after it was initially purchased.

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https://gript.ie/infamous-dail-printer-finally-operational-after-three-years/

A Fianna Fáil TD has slammed his own government’s climate policy, saying it’s his belief that most of the government’s climate rhetoric is simply “to placate the Green Party,” and reiterating that Ireland “must be the laughing stock of Europe.”

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https://gript.ie/ff-td-govts-climate-policies-mostly-just-to-placate-greens/

JOHN MCGUIRK: In Donegal, thousands of houses are in the process of falling down. It will likely cost the taxpayer billions. And yet, as ever in Ireland, nobody has been prosecuted, or held to account, for one of the worst scandals in living memory:
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https://gript.ie/the-mica-crisis-is-about-more-than-just-hard-cash/