The New Orthodoxy

NEIL CARMODY writes on the upcoming elections in the Philippines

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https://gript.ie/neil-carmody-the-new-orthodoxy/

BEN SCALLAN: With the country embroiled in a brutal cost of living and energy crisis, one Fianna Fáil senator is focused on the really important issues: putting “non-binary” gender options on the census.

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https://gript.ie/ff-senator-complains-at-lack-of-gender-non-binary-option-on-census/

The criticism of Ireland by Ukraine's President Zelenksky has sparked anger on social media after it was reported that he seemed to single out Ireland for "lagging in support" for his country, despite assurances that this small country would take 200,000 Ukrainian refugees and had committed millions to aid for the country.

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https://gript.ie/anger-at-zelenskys-criticism-of-ireland-as-we-prepare-to-take-200000-ukrainian-refugees/

Newstalk has seen significant backlash online after accusing Harry Potter author JK Rowling of “opposing rights for trans people” similar to Vladimir Putin.

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https://gript.ie/newstalk-slammed-for-accusing-rowling-of-opposing-trans-rights/

POLL: Do you agree with the clocks going back and forward or would you prefer to keep the same time all year around?

VOTE in our online POLL and leave your comments!

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A poll posted by billionaire businessman Elon Musk has racked up more than two million responses after he asked if Twitter adhered to the principle of free speech.

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https://gript.ie/elon-musks-poll-calling-out-twitter-gets-2-million-votes/

KURT MAHLBURG: US Supreme Court nominee picked for her gender can’t define her gender

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https://gript.ie/us-supreme-court-nominee-picked-for-her-gender-cant-define-her-gender/

“The vast bulk of INAR’s “charitable income” from me and you is actually spent on paying themselves. Seemingly, that means being paid to wait beside the phone for some randomer to call them to tell them that someone has looked sideways at them on the LUAS.”

DR MATT TREACY writes...

https://gript.ie/should-we-be-paying-for-exaggerated-reports-on-racism/

Elon Musk has said that Germany shutting down its nuclear power plants would be “totally insane,” instead saying the country should be building more.

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https://gript.ie/musk-germany-closing-nuclear-power-plants-is-totally-insane/

It's all everyone's talking about on social media this morning: the Oscar moment that actor Will Smith walked onto the stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock for telling a joke about his wife, Zada Pinkett-Smith.

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https://gript.ie/watch-will-smith-and-chris-rock-moment-unedited-and-unmuted/

WATCH: Politicians, including Green Party leader Clare Bailey, CELEBRATE with dancing and cheering as “safe access zones” law is passed at Stormont, making it illegal to pray publicly for unborn children or offer help to women at abortion centres in Northern Ireland. #gript

https://vimeo.com/693040408

Joe Biden's repeated gaffes and mis-steps on his trip to Europe last week - including appearing to suggest the US might use Chemical weapons, and calling for Putin to be deposed - raise a fundamental question:
Is he up to the job?
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https://gript.ie/joe-biden-on-second-thoughts-i-wasnt-calling-for-putins-removal/

BEN SCALLAN: As much as green activists would like to blame “capitalism” for killing the planet, many of the the worst environmental disasters in the past century have been at the hands of Socialist governments.
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https://gript.ie/is-western-capitalism-to-blame-for-destroying-the-planet/

Renowned fiddle player and composer Connie O’Connell will be named Composer of the Year at the TG4 Gradam Ceoil 2022 Awards on Easter Sunday this year. Sarah Ghriallais, the famed seannós singer from Conamara, will also receive the Singer 2022 award.

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https://gript.ie/connie-oconnell-and-sarah-ghriallais-amongst-those-to-be-honoured-at-traditional-music-awards/

According to property website Daft.ie, Ireland is seeing an “unprecedented” lack of houses for sale online, with average prices increasingly sharply since last year.

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https://gript.ie/daft-ie-unprecedented-lack-of-online-homes-for-sale/

Elderly people in the Republic of Ireland are going blind for lack of a simple 20 minute procedure. Gript spoke to some of the people affected.

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https://gript.ie/irish-people-going-blind-for-lack-of-20-minute-procedure/

The number of applications for key construction apprenticeships is significantly lower than the level required to boost housing supply, according to new data released by the Department of Further and Higher Education.

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https://gript.ie/numbers-entering-key-trades-not-sufficient-to-carry-out-governments-housing-for-all-plan/

Last week the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee announced that her department is granting €4.6 million to groups that are involved in supporting the victims of crime. This represents an increase of €800,000 on the amount given to those groups in 2021.

DR MATT TREACY writes...

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https://gript.ie/is-youth-justice-intervention-a-good-use-of-state-funding/

In what marks a major shift in its energy policy, Belgium will continue drawing on nuclear power. Citing a “chaotic geopolitical context,” brought about by the Ukraine war, the government announced on Friday. It will now make independence from fossil fuels its top priority.

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https://gript.ie/belgium-puts-plans-for-nuclear-phaseout-on-hold/

Three men from Palestine who are seeking asylum in Ireland were driven from Dublin Airport by taxi to Claremorris in Mayo last week at a cost of €500 to the taxpayer.

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https://gript.ie/taxpayer-funded-e500-taxi-trip-for-asylum-seekers-to-mayo-temporary-accommodation/

JOHN MCGUIRK: With Fine Gael slipping to just 19% in the polls, a garda investigation dragging on, alternative leaders waiting in the wings, and grumbles rising from the ranks, Leo Varadkar's position as Fine Gael leader is much less secure than it looks.
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https://gript.ie/is-varadkar-safe-as-fg-leader/