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The government’s scheme for homes & businesses selling renewable power back to the grid is still not operational yet, a TD has said, despite people investing in renewables based on that promise.


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https://gript.ie/system-for-families-selling-power-to-the-grid-still-not-running/
BEN SCALLAN: With Professor Tony Holohan set to step down as CMO, why are we hearing that taxpayers will still be paying him to work at Trinity College?

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https://gript.ie/why-are-taxpayers-still-paying-tony-even-after-he-steps-down/
Publicly owned but commercially funded Channel 4 is set to be privatised by the UK Government. Opponents of the move say the sell-off is a punishment for the broadcaster’s left-wing stance and staunch criticism of Boris Johnson.

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https://gript.ie/channel-4-to-be-privatised-by-uk-government/
"Famed piper, Leo Rowsome was born 5th April 1903. To mark his birthday, Na Píobairí Uileann are delighted to share a previously unissued recording of his piping."

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https://gript.ie/on-leo-rowsomes-birthday-a-previously-unissued-recording-of-his-piping/
"The Green solution? Make their journeys even longer and more costly. Make parking impossible or impossibly expensive. Make their lives so miserable that they have no choice but to comply and conform; Or crack up; Or lose their jobs with stress; Pass the pain to their children as well."

DAVID REYNOLDS writes

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https://gript.ie/a-divine-right-to-tax-and-make-life-more-difficult/
JOHN MCGUIRK: Aside from the misleading statements announcing it, the problem with the Government's basic income scheme for artists is that it involves giving taxpayer money to comedians who can't tell jokes and singers nobody wants to hear.
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https://gript.ie/the-government-announcement-that-contained-two-blatant-lies/
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One in twenty 18–24-year-old women in the UK have been given abortion pills or other substances to cause abortion without their knowledge or consent, doubling from older age groups, a recent poll commissioned by BBC Radio 4 has found.

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https://gript.ie/thousands-of-18-24-year-old-women-given-abortion-pills-substances-without-their-knowledge-or-consent-poll-suggests/
JOHN MCGUIRK: In the Graham Dwyer ruling, it is important to look past Dwyer himself and see the bigger picture.

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https://gript.ie/why-we-should-welcome-the-graham-dwyer-ruling/
Fine Gael Senator Jerry Buttimer has demanded to know “how and why” outgoing CMO Dr. Tony Holohan will continue to receive the same taxpayer-funded salary even after he leaves the role.

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https://gript.ie/fg-senator-demands-explanation-of-holohan-tcd-salary/
An Irish grandmother will now be able to meet her five-month-old grandchild for the first time at her 80th birthday this week after last minute intervention from the Irish Embassy in Switzerland. Her son is “deeply grateful” to Gript and others who helped get the family home.

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https://gript.ie/passport-u-turn-irish-embassy-issues-emergency-passport-so-family-can-return-home-for-grandmothers-80th-birthday/
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Covid vaccines led to menstrual disturbances, watchdog says, with 2,684 total suspected side effects. The HPRA noted further assessment by the EMA though the benefits of vaccines outweighed the risks they said.

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https://gript.ie/covid-vaccines-led-to-menstrual-disturbances-watchdog-says/
Oklahoma has passed a bill that would impose a near-total ban on abortion. Medical professionals who perform an abortion could face hefty fines and jail time under the measure — described as the “strongest pro-life bill in the entire country”.

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https://gript.ie/oklahoma-passes-near-total-ban-on-abortion/?fbclid=IwAR2PII_cTninbjDGw-uTmqeSSlTtM7yJb2S5XOJq89XbjrwP-XRvMtfRmd8
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With sex attacks on the rise, Gript has revealed that at least one sex offender is still in the country months after being “deported.” We asked Justice Minister Helen McEntee for comment:

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https://gript.ie/justice-minister-mcentee-silent-as-sex-offender-wanders-freely/
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A man who beat and choked his girlfriend has avoided jail after the woman begged the court to let him “be free with me”.

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https://gript.ie/woman-begs-court-to-leave-man-who-beat-and-choked-her-free/
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JOHN MCGUIRK: One of the great mysteries of our time is if anyone can explain why the Government is giving €5m of taxpayer's money to Irish media outlets, in the name of helping Ukraine.

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https://gript.ie/the-very-strange-government-funded-irish-media-fundraiser-for-ukraine/
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According to a new Pentagon report, UFO encounters have left people with radiation burns, “unaccounted for pregnancies,” and more - though many are highly sceptical.

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https://gript.ie/pentagon-report-claims-ufo-encounters-caused-pregnancies-burns/
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