Lord of the Rings star claims Christianity has “made the world a better place”
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The abolition of the slave trade was one of Christianity's greatest "glories" according to Welsh actor, with the right of the individual conscience coming from early Christianity, he claimed.
Judge compares UK police to Gestapo for investigating “transphobic” tweets
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Mr. Justice Julian Knowles said the effect of workplace visits by police due to political opinions of staff "must not be underestimated."
REVIEW: Why an Old Dub Fenian thought Arthur Griffith was a hero. MATT TREACY reviews Colum Kenny’s The Enigma of Arthur Griffith
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Why an Old Dub Fenian thought Arthur Griffith was a hero. MATT TREACY reviews Colum Kenny's The Enigma of Arthur Griffith | Gript
My grandmother, Esther Hannon, had two heroes other than Mattie my namesake granddad who was from Tipperary and whose own history remains a mystery. We are not closely related to the most famous Treacy who was from the football part of the county. She was…
"Caroline Flack has died. She is the latest victim of a culture that has become relentlessly, and viciously cruel"
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Caroline Flack, pecked to death by fellow humans. | Gript
If a single chicken has a cut, the rest of the flock will peck it to death without any mercy. Are people really so different?
THIS WEEK: UK: Dad facing jail for removing son from school teaching LGBT lessons
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Dad facing jail for removing son from school teaching LGBT lessons | Gript
A Birmingham father who took his son out of school for months because of a dispute about LGBT lessons now faces the possibility of fines and jail for his actions.
THIS WEEK: CDC Director: “Coronavirus is probably with us beyond this year”
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CDC Director: “Coronavirus is probably with us beyond this year” | Gript
In the wake of reports of the rapid spread of novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China, the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) has said it is in “aggressive containment mode”, and fear the illness isn’t going away any time soon.
How a new organisation is helping to stop elder abuse in Kenya
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‘Karika’: empowering grandparents in an African megacity | Gript
As a child, both my grandmothers would frequently visit us, often staying for months. At every visit, my parents were happy to pay medical specialists to examine them – no matter how minute their complaint – and pamper them by serving them their favorite…
THIS WEEK: Jane Fonda: My expensive jewellrey at the Oscars is “sustainable”, you know
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Jane Fonda: My expensive jewellrey at the Oscars is "sustainable", you know | Gript
Well obviously she's better than you - you can't afford a 73 grand fake diamond now, can you?
It will be interesting to see if any new government keeps up with the mandatory screen tax that was being proposed by the last government
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HEATHER ALBERRO writes that we should be wary of blaming 'overpopulation' for the climate crisis
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Why we should be wary of blaming ‘overpopulation’ for the climate crisis | Gript
The annual World Economic Forum in Davos brought together representatives from government and business to deliberate how to solve the worsening climate and ecological crisis. The meeting came just as devastating bush fires were abating in Australia. These…
Ireland has politicians who want to avoid Government at all costs and voters who seem to hate everybody to roughly a similar extent. The one thing we love is the electoral system, but what if it's actually the system itself that's to blame?
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Every politician secretly thinks the next Government will be hated by the public. Is that their fault, or is it ours?
"Professor Donal O’Shea is a consultant endocrinologist at St Vincent’s and St Columcille’s Hospitals in Dublin, and, as such, has seen an explosion in the number of people, young people in particular, who are presenting with gender dysphoria."
TIM JACKSON writes that the advice of medical experts is being ignored in the rush to please trans activists
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TIM JACKSON writes that the advice of medical experts is being ignored in the rush to please trans activists
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The advice of medical experts is being ignored in the rush to please trans activists | Gript
As an expert in hormone therapy, O'Shea has been privy to some of the most heart-wrenching cases of post-operation regret among transgender patients, with some dying by suicide and others undergoing difficult reversal surgery, hormonal treatment and prolonged…
"Fuinseóg, the ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior), the commonest hedgerow tree in Ireland, now threatened by the ash dieback disease (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus), brought into Ireland on imported ash plants for forestry.
This tree is of great importance in Irish tradition as the tree from which hurleys (or camáns) are made for the game of hurling. They are also of enormous ecological importance as the keystone species of Ireland's lime rich woodlands.
It is a sad fact that EU freedom of trade rules allow the free movement of plants around the continent of Europe without due regard to the considerable phytosanitary risks and the risks of introducing invasive plant species to new areas. That is not good enough!
In some parts of Europe 80% of this species has been wiped out."
Photo and commentary: Peter Carvill
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This tree is of great importance in Irish tradition as the tree from which hurleys (or camáns) are made for the game of hurling. They are also of enormous ecological importance as the keystone species of Ireland's lime rich woodlands.
It is a sad fact that EU freedom of trade rules allow the free movement of plants around the continent of Europe without due regard to the considerable phytosanitary risks and the risks of introducing invasive plant species to new areas. That is not good enough!
In some parts of Europe 80% of this species has been wiped out."
Photo and commentary: Peter Carvill
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Ireland has politicians who want to avoid Government at all costs and voters who seem to hate everybody to roughly a similar extent. The one thing we love is the electoral system, but what if it's actually the system itself that's to blame?
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ON THIS DAY: 17th February 1846: Daniel O'Connell speaks in the House of Commons re poverty and starvation in Ireland.
The level of poverty in Ireland was evidenced by further comments from O’Connell:
"The last Population Returns of 1841 showed that, out of the whole rural population of Ireland, 46 per cent lived in a single room; the entire human family and the pigs occupied the same apartment together. The next fact was, that of the civil population — that is, of the inhabitants of towns — 36 per cent lived in a single room, and that two or three families sometimes occupied the same room."
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“Destitution in Ireland. Failure of the potato crop”, illustration was published in The Pictorial Times on 22 August 1846. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
The level of poverty in Ireland was evidenced by further comments from O’Connell:
"The last Population Returns of 1841 showed that, out of the whole rural population of Ireland, 46 per cent lived in a single room; the entire human family and the pigs occupied the same apartment together. The next fact was, that of the civil population — that is, of the inhabitants of towns — 36 per cent lived in a single room, and that two or three families sometimes occupied the same room."
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“Destitution in Ireland. Failure of the potato crop”, illustration was published in The Pictorial Times on 22 August 1846. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
TIM JACKSON writes that ending the cult of celebrity would be the kindest solution for everyone
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In our hyper-stimulated world, where all sorts of products and people are vying for our attention, we would surely be better off without this toxic relationship.
"A couple of weeks ago we discussed different strategies that European countries are taking to increase their birth rates and thus their natural population growth."
MARCUS ROBERTS discusses the Finnish parental leave expansion.
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MARCUS ROBERTS discusses the Finnish parental leave expansion.
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A couple of weeks ago we discussed different strategies that European countries are taking to increase their birth rates and thus their natural population growth.
A study analyzing the behaviour of over 5,000 adults has found a significant link exists between the number of sexual partners a person has had and their chances of developing cancer.
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Having 10 or more sexual partners can significantly increase risk of cancer, study shows | Gript
A study analyzing the behaviour of over 5,000 adults has found a significant link exists between the number of sexual partners a person has had and their chances of developing cancer.
The UK media is relentlessly calling for the head of Boris Johnson's adviser Andrew Sabisky. Here, British journalist
Ben Sixsmith writes that "dull minded journalists are trying to ruin this young man's career"
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Ben Sixsmith writes that "dull minded journalists are trying to ruin this young man's career"
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Britain's Andrew Sabisky, a victim of the media | Gript
The row over Boris Johnson's adviser is an example of how the media chooses to make the news, rather than simply report on it.
ON THIS DAY: 18 FEBRUARY 1366: Statute of Killkenny was passed
The Statute of Kilkenny were a set of laws made by the English Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lionel of Antwerp. They were passed at a meeting of the Irish parliament held at Kilkenny. It was to ensure that the English colonisers here did not adopt Irish customs and that the Irish must adopt English ones. After the Bruce invasion, the government was weak and the Irish started to reclaim their lands.
Edward III was concerned that the English living here were too familiar with Irish ways and people and the new laws were an attempt to keep English control and the colonisers on side. They favoured those who were called "New English" and gave them positions of power, creating even more animosity between both groups. These laws were serious, to break one was seen as treason and could be punished by death.
It was against the law for the English in Ireland to:
- Marry an Irish person
- Adopt an Irish child
- Use an Irish name
- Wear Irish clothes
- Spea
The Statute of Kilkenny were a set of laws made by the English Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lionel of Antwerp. They were passed at a meeting of the Irish parliament held at Kilkenny. It was to ensure that the English colonisers here did not adopt Irish customs and that the Irish must adopt English ones. After the Bruce invasion, the government was weak and the Irish started to reclaim their lands.
Edward III was concerned that the English living here were too familiar with Irish ways and people and the new laws were an attempt to keep English control and the colonisers on side. They favoured those who were called "New English" and gave them positions of power, creating even more animosity between both groups. These laws were serious, to break one was seen as treason and could be punished by death.
It was against the law for the English in Ireland to:
- Marry an Irish person
- Adopt an Irish child
- Use an Irish name
- Wear Irish clothes
- Spea