Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has hinted that the “exceptional” emergency Covid powers seized by the government may not be temporary, as the government votes to extend them until January.

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https://gript.ie/donnelly-hints-covid-power-extension-may-be-permanent/

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD will introduce his party’s Bill to end restrictions around maternity care in the Dáil today at approximately 1pm, to coincide with the #BetterMaternityCare March which will take place outside the Dáil.

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https://gript.ie/aontu-bill-to-end-maternity-restrictions-to-be-introduced-in-dail-today/

MATT TREACY: Callum Robinson is right: It is his body, and his choice

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https://gript.ie/callum-robinson-is-right-it-is-his-body-and-his-choice/

An old video clip shot in 1929 showing a young girl singing a sean-nós song while feeding ducklings is going viral after being colourised and posted by to Twitter by Old Ireland in Colour.

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https://gript.ie/watch-old-footage-of-girl-singing-sean-nos-song-while-feeding-ducks-is-going-viral/

Several TDs have reacted negatively to the government’s decision to extend their Covid powers for a further 3 months, with some dubbing it “reckless,” “radical” and “undemocratic.”

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https://gript.ie/reckless-radical-tds-react-to-covid-power-extension/

Taiwan has pledged to defend its democracy against an increasingly aggressive China, with the island’s president warning that there will be “catastrophic consequences” for peace should the country fall to China.

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https://gript.ie/taiwan-president-catastrophic-consequences-await-if-country-is-to-be-invaded-by-china/

Politicians have been criticised on social media after Tánaiste Leo Varadkar shared an image of government representatives visiting the site of a new school build in Dublin 15.

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https://gript.ie/forcing-children-to-wear-a-mask-as-you-go-maskless-internet-responds-to-varadkars-instagram-post/

Michael Healy-Rae has slammed the government on energy prices, claiming that politicians have “lost touch” with the people.

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https://gript.ie/td-govt-has-lost-touch-with-the-people-on-energy-prices/

What do the Pandora Papers tell us? Well, for one thing, that people with money can, do, and always will shift it around the globe to beat high tax regimes:
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https://gript.ie/what-the-pandora-papers-really-tell-us-high-taxes-dont-work/

A Christian nurse is suing a London hospital for discrimination claiming she was “bullied out of her job and treated like a criminal” by administrators for wearing a cross around her neck

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https://gript.ie/i-have-been-treated-like-a-criminal-nurse-sues-london-hospital-over-ban-for-wearing-a-christian-cross/

Colmcille 1500: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of the famed saint

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https://gript.ie/colmcille-1500-celebrating-the-life-and-legacy-of-the-famed-saint/

JOHN MCGUIRK: On everything from the Corporate Tax, to Covid Jab Compliance, to Social Policy, there is never room in official Ireland for more than one acceptable opinion. Groupthink keeps causing disasters in Ireland, and yet, we remain addicted to it

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https://gript.ie/irelands-groupthink-crisis/

As the government moves today to decide on Ireland’s tax rate, it’s worth recalling that in 2020 all government parties explicitly assured voters they would retain Ireland’s 12.5% corporate tax regime if elected.

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https://gript.ie/government-at-2020-election-well-defend-12-5-tax-rate/

The states spending watchdog, the Comptroller and Auditor General has found that 151 contracts offering accommodation under the International Protection system in 2020 were not compliant with the government's own contract guidelines.

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https://gript.ie/report-contracts-for-asylum-accommodation-of-e91-million-in-breached-government-guidelines/

Clare TD Michael McNamara has blasted the HSE for acting as the "ministry for truth" after Gript revealed the HSE has been improperly reporting political comments, newspaper articles, and videos of politicians giving speeches as "harmful misinformation."

https://gript.ie/clare-td-brands-hse-orwellian-after-misinformation-revelation/

Thousands of people are expected to attend a protest tomorrow calling for full redress for Mica-affected homeowners. The Mica Protest is set to take place tomorrow, Friday October 8th at the Garden of Remembrance at Parnell Square, Dublin at 12 noon.

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https://gript.ie/thousands-expected-at-mica-protest-in-dublin-tomorrow/

A nationwide pro-life billboard campaign has been launched urging TDs and the public to Rethink Abortion as the legislation is subjected to the first review since 2018. A coordinated campaign is being rolled out by Life Institute and Iona Institute over the coming weeks.

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https://gript.ie/pro-life-billboards-spell-out-shocking-reality-of-abortion-regime-ahead-of-3-year-review/

“The science is not settled”: Irish climate scientist Professor Ray Bates speaks out against the mainstream narrative on climate alarmism, arguing that climate science has become “politicised.”

Prof. Bates, who received his PhD in Meteorology from MIT, has been employed as Prof. of Meteorology at the Niels Bohr Institute in University of Copenhagen. He was a senior scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and worked with MET Eireann.

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https://youtu.be/v36HzErkBHA

"Hypocrites": TDs attended maternity protest then voted for restrictions to continue

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https://gript.ie/hypocrites-tds-attended-maternity-protest-then-voted-for-restrictions-to-continue/

Sinn Féin, after telling voters at the last election that the party was “committed” to retaining the 12.5% corporate tax rate, now suddenly support changing it. @Ben_Scallan comments.

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https://gript.ie/sinn-fein-flip-flops-actually-raising-12-5-tax-rate-is-grand/

MICHAEL COOK: Medical journals recruited as ‘useful idiots’ in transgender campaign

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https://gript.ie/medical-journals-recruited-as-useful-idiots-in-transgender-campaign/