"If the Irish establishment wants a properly far-right, anti-immigration party to succeed, they are doing everything right.
The problem is not, and never has been, “racism”, the problem is neglect, and the attitude to these towns shown by Dublin."
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The problem is not, and never has been, “racism”, the problem is neglect, and the attitude to these towns shown by Dublin."
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Tullamore is right to object to Dublin's absurd direct provision policy | Gript
The problem is not, and never has been, “racism”, the problem is neglect, and the attitude to these towns shown by Dublin.
GriptComment: Is Ireland a nation in thrall to Landlords again? Tim Jackson on bad government policy
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Cllr John Leahy speaks out on the proposed Direct Provision centre for Tullamore #gript
Turf cutter says he’ll return to EU-protected bog after four men found not guilty
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Turf cutter says he'll return to EU-protected bog after four men found not guilty | Gript
“They don’t see themselves as criminals. They’re just doing what they’ve done all their lives and their parents and grandparents did before them.”
Tullamore is right to object to Dublin’s absurd direct provision policy
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Tullamore is right to object to Dublin's absurd direct provision policy | Gript
The problem is not, and never has been, “racism”, the problem is neglect, and the attitude to these towns shown by Dublin.
‘Her apparently friendly neighbour delivered masked & armed gunmen to her home’: Inquiry into State collusion with Glennane Gang
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'Her apparently friendly neighbour delivered masked and armed gunmen to her home': A new inquiry into State collusion with the…
I knew a woman from around Ardboe in East Tyrone whose family narrowly missed being killed by the loyalist outfit now commonly referred to as the Glenanne Gang. They were fortunate to have been out of their farmhouse in the fields and outhouses when their…
Outpouring of love for little boy bullied so badly he was suicidal
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Outpouring of love for little boy bullied so badly he was suicidal | Gript
An nine-year old Australian boy with dwarfism has received a huge outpouring of love and support after his mother felt forced into sharing a video showing that he wanted to take his own life because of repeated bullying.
Minister spends €86,600 on ‘awareness’ raising for Sulky Racers
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Minister spends €86,600 on ‘awareness’ raising for Sulky Racers | Gript
Footage of a sulky race being held in the early hours of last weekend on the N7 near Citywest in Dublin has brought the issue back into the public spotlight.
MARCUS ROBERTS on South Korea's ongoing demographic crisis
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Is South Korea’s population peak upon us? | Gript
It is incredible how rare babies are becoming in the Republic of Korea. In 2018, the country’s total fertility rate (the number of babies a woman will have on average in her lifetime) crashed down to 0.98. That’s far below the rate of 2.1 considered necessary…
Once again, the Belgian parliament is debating abortion – not whether to decriminalise it, for that happened in 1990, but whether to criminalise protests against it.
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Belgium could criminalise abortion protest | Gript
Once again, the Belgian parliament is debating abortion – not whether to decriminalise it, for that happened in 1990, but whether to criminalise protests against it. A new bill would relax existing restrictions by allowing abortions up to 18 weeks (from 12…
US Intelligence: Russia trying to help Bernie Sanders win nomination
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US Intelligence: Russia trying to help Bernie Sanders win nomination | Gript
US officials have informed Senator Bernie Sanders that Russian agents are trying to help him win the Democratic nomination to contest the US presidential election.
Jean Vanier, the deceased founder of the acclaimed L’Arche community set up to help people with intellectual disabilities, is now at the centre of several sexual abuse allegations that will be detailed in a soon-to-be released report commissioned by the community’s new leader.
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L'Arche founder Jean Vanier sexually abused women - report | Gript
His legacy came under suspicion just before his death when allegations were leveled by no less than six women that they had been coerced and manipulated into sexual activity with the founder between 1970 and 2005.
The world’s major economies are being hit hard by demographic change
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The world’s major economies are being hit hard by demographic change | Gript
The world’s major economies are being hit hard by demographic change. From China to Europe, they may well grow old before they grow any richer. Over the next three decades, the global number of older persons is projected to more than double, reaching over…
An interview with a paediatrician who has worked with victims of slavery and sex trafficking, Dr Joseph Zanga, of the American College of Pediatricians
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The hidden scourge of modern slavery | Gript
MercatorNet interviewed a paediatrician who has worked with victims, Dr Joseph Zanga, of the American College of Pediatricians.
"The DART train emerging from one of the tunnels on Bray Head on its way from Greystones to Dublin. This railway line was designed by the Isambard Kingdom Brunel, but because of the ongoing problems of coastal erosion, it came to be known as Brunel's Folly.
In Bray Station, at the north side of Bray Head, there is a mosaic portraying Brunel among a series of very attractive mosaics illustrating the history of the railway.
The Dublin to Wexford railway has been regarded by some as one of the world's great railway rides and is well worth taking, passing through spectacular coastal, woodland and river scenery."
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In Bray Station, at the north side of Bray Head, there is a mosaic portraying Brunel among a series of very attractive mosaics illustrating the history of the railway.
The Dublin to Wexford railway has been regarded by some as one of the world's great railway rides and is well worth taking, passing through spectacular coastal, woodland and river scenery."
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ON THIS DAY: 23RD FEBRUARY 1976: Murder of Francis Rice by Shankill Butchers
Following on from our post on Friday night which discussed the vicious Shankill butchers (a loyalist gang connected with the UVF); a Catholic civilian Francis Rice, (24), was abducted, beaten, tortured and had his throat cut almost through to the spine. His torture and death was described as grotesque and obscene. His body was found near Mayo Street, Shankill, Belfast.
When the Butchers were finally brought to court, the presiding Judge deemed the whole affair to be the biggest murder trial in UK legal history, sentencing all the Butchers except the leader, Lenny Murphy, to a record 2000 plus years behind bars. Murphy was described as the 'Master Butcher', and a 'psychopath' who terrorized Catholics in the North.
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Following on from our post on Friday night which discussed the vicious Shankill butchers (a loyalist gang connected with the UVF); a Catholic civilian Francis Rice, (24), was abducted, beaten, tortured and had his throat cut almost through to the spine. His torture and death was described as grotesque and obscene. His body was found near Mayo Street, Shankill, Belfast.
When the Butchers were finally brought to court, the presiding Judge deemed the whole affair to be the biggest murder trial in UK legal history, sentencing all the Butchers except the leader, Lenny Murphy, to a record 2000 plus years behind bars. Murphy was described as the 'Master Butcher', and a 'psychopath' who terrorized Catholics in the North.
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The questions that the Government has yet to answer: Seriously, How will Ireland cope with an outbreak of Coronavirus?
Will the schools be closed? How will pubs and restaurants cope? Where will we quarantine the infected?
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Will the schools be closed? How will pubs and restaurants cope? Where will we quarantine the infected?
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Seriously: How will Ireland cope with a Coronavirus outbreak? | Gript
Whatever about the medical impacts, what is the Government's plan to deal with the inevitable public order and economic fallout of a likely outbreak?
World has rapidly closing “window of opportunity” to contain coronavirus – WHO
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World has rapidly closing "window of opportunity" to contain coronavirus - WHO | Gript
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on Friday that "this outbreak could go in any direction."