As nightclubs across the country shift their opening hours to evade the intent of the Government's latest restrictions, JOHN MCGUIRK writes that "what we’re seeing now is the inexorable collapse of trust, confidence, and compliance with the authorities.":
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https://gript.ie/nightclubs-to-government-scrw-you-well-just-open-earlier/

JOHN MCGUIRK: Across the world, Governments are setting horrible, dangerous precedents with regard to the unvaccinated, appealing to the very worst in human nature:
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https://gript.ie/singapore-if-youre-unvaccinated-you-pay-for-your-own-healthcare/

ON THIS DAY: 19 NOVEMBER 1916: Death of Fr Michael Patrick Hickey, Irish language activist

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-19-november-1916-death-of-fr-michael-patrick-hickey-irish-language-activist/

LISTEN: John McGuirk on Newstalk – ‘COVID response among biggest public policy failures in history of State’

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https://gript.ie/listen-john-mcguirk-on-newstalk-covid-response-among-biggest-public-policy-failures-in-history-of-state/

100% of people who died with Covid-19 in the past week in Ireland were vaccinated, according to figures released by the HSE's Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

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https://gript.ie/100-of-covid-deaths-in-last-week-reported-were-amongst-vaccinated-people/

Irish MMA star Conor McGregor has slated Tánaiste Leo Varadkar following the Fine Gael leader’s appearance on CNN, calling him a “poisonous individual” and a “blithering fool.”

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https://gript.ie/get-this-blithering-fool-off-my-screen-mcgregor-rips-varadkar/

"Can we have some common sense?" Councillor calls for basic border controls | Gript

"We need to grow up as a society": Cork Councillor Ken O'Flynn calls for "common sense" border controls, and says political correctness is running amok in modern Ireland.

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https://youtu.be/Z9BHJQfGXI8

The British Heart Foundation has said that the number of those waiting for a heart ultrasound has increased – with 64,962 people in England alone waiting six weeks or more for a heart ultrasound. It is a dramatic 20-times increase from 3,238 in February last year.

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https://gript.ie/lives-at-risk-a-shocking-20-times-increase-in-numbers-waiting-vital-heart-scans-since-covid-crisis-in-uk/

The International Olympic Committee has announced that biologically male transgender athletes will be allowed to compete in female sports without lowering their testosterone under new guidelines.

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https://gript.ie/olympics-trans-athletes-dont-have-to-lower-testosterone-to-compete/

All Austrian residents will be legally required to receive the vaccine by February 1st 2022, as the country goes under lockdown starting Monday.

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https://gript.ie/vaccination-legally-required-in-austria-from-february-2022/

Michael Healy-Rae TD has accused Climate Minister Eamon Ryan of living in “Never-Never Land” like Michael Jackson, adding that he would like to welcome the Minister to “the real world” as regards the rising cost of living.

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https://gript.ie/td-eamon-ryan-michael-jackson-both-from-never-never-land/

Kyle Rittenhouse and Justice on Trial

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https://gript.ie/kyle-rittenhouse-and-justice-on-trial/

The HSE is under pressure, & government is threatening a lockdown to deal with the looming crisis. But is this situation new, or something we experience every year? @Ben_Scallan investigates 5 times the HSE was on the brink pre-Covid.

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https://gript.ie/5-times-the-hse-was-on-the-brink-of-collapse-before-covid/

DAVID MULLINS: Social Democrats: Compel Catholic parents to send kids to Sex Ed

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https://gript.ie/social-democrats-compel-catholic-parents-to-send-kids-to-sex-ed/

MATT TREACY: Latest Wuhan report does not settle the Covid origin question

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https://gript.ie/latest-wuhan-report-does-not-settle-the-covid-origin-question/

LOOKBACK.... We shared this piece this time last year...

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Tánaiste Leo Varadkar advises people who are abroad not to come home for Christmas "at the moment".

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UnFAmLnx9I

"The presidential oath to God – whether you believe in God or not – is a vital part of our civic process, & to do away with it, even if it only feels like symbolism, would leave us at the mercy of man & the State’s worst excesses." -@Ben_Scallan

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https://gript.ie/the-presidential-oath-to-almighty-god-is-important-heres-why/

On this Day: 20 November 1920: The body of Fr Griffin found in a shallow grave, most likely murdered by Auxiliaries

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-20-november-1920-the-body-of-fr-griffin-found-in-a-shallow-grave-most-likely-murdered-by-auxiliaries-2/

Dublin City Council will today honour famed poet and nationalist, Lady Jane Wilde, with a commemorative plaque at 1 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.

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https://gript.ie/speranza-jane-wilde-honoured-with-merrion-square-plaque/

Investigation shows Direct Provision "dinner in a bag" video was faked

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https://gript.ie/investigation-shows-direct-provision-dinner-in-a-bag-video-was-faked/

JIM STACK: The State’s attitude to abortion

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https://gript.ie/jim-stack-the-states-attitude-to-abortion/