Speaking on the trucker protest in Dublin today, Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín has stated the third protest in months is a damning indictment of the government’s complete lack of leadership on the fuel crisis.

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https://gript.ie/toibin-says-government-awol-on-fuel-crisis-as-truckers-protest/

It’s been a tradition in Ireland for centuries, and many rural families rely on their own turf-cutting efforts to heat their homes, but now Minister Eamon Ryan looks set to outlaw the sale of turf to others.

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https://gript.ie/treating-turf-cutters-like-drug-dealers-anger-as-eamon-ryan-to-outlaw-sale-of-turf/

DAVID THUNDER asks What is Elon Musk's endgame with Twitter?

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https://gript.ie/what-is-elon-musks-endgame-with-twitter/

"Taoiseach Micheál Martin has advised that the carbon tax increase, which kicks in from May 1, will not be pulled back despite spiralling costs and pressure on the pocket of Joe Public."

DAVID REYNOLDS on how you are being taxed far more than you might imagine

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https://gript.ie/you-are-being-taxed-far-more-than-you-might-imagine/

The climate of the planet Neptune has been changing dramatically over the past few decades, to many scientists’ surprise.

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https://gript.ie/scientists-baffled-to-find-neptunes-climate-is-changing/

JOHN MCGUIRK: "The good news is that the Taoiseach says lessons have been learned about the Tony Holohan fiasco. The bad news, as usual, is that they seem to be the wrong lessons."
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https://gript.ie/no-taoiseach-lessons-have-not-been-learned/

JOHN MCGUIRK: The French election results on Sunday are the natural reaction to an "inclusive" western political ideology that consciously excludes more people than it ever includes.
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https://gript.ie/a-vote-against-false-inclusivity/

Dozens of families are suing the HSE after their loved ones contracted Covid-19 and died in various healthcare settings.

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https://gript.ie/39-families-suing-the-hse-over-loved-ones-who-died-of-covid/

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) has corrected what is described as an “error” in its form for prospective blood donors, after a journalist asked them to clarify what was being asked.

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https://gript.ie/blood-transfusion-service-corrects-trangender-males-and-pregnancy-question/

With fuel prices already at all-time record highs, a Green Party Dublin Cllr. has said fuel prices are still “far too low" and that he would like to see costs go significantly higher. @Ben_Scallan reacts.

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https://gript.ie/amid-fuel-crisis-green-cllr-thinks-prices-are-still-far-too-low/

Foilsíodh plean cúig bliana le déanaí chun úsáid na Gàidhlig a mhéadú agus an teanga a chur chun cinn i nGlaschú.


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https://gript.ie/glaschu-le-bheith-ar-an-gcathair-is-gaelai-ar-domhan/

Several people have been shot on a Brooklyn subway platform during the Tuesday morning commuter rush.

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https://gript.ie/breaking-5-shot-in-brooklyn-train-station/

Number of STIs almost doubles since restrictions lifted

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https://gript.ie/number-of-stis-almost-doubles-since-restrictions-lifted/

Britain’s counter-terrorism initiative is failing and is in need of reform say terror experts. It comes as Islamic extremist Ali Harbi Ali was jailed for the murder of MP Sir David Amess, with the jury returning its verdict after only 18 minutes.

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https://gript.ie/britains-counter-terror-programme-in-need-of-overhaul-as-david-amess-murderer-found-guilty/

COMMENT: “Much of the media reporting is deliberately skirting the primary issue – that these late-term abortions may be illegal, and that these are undeniably viable babies who died in in the most cruel and appalling circumstances”.

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https://gript.ie/justice-for-the-five-media-silent-on-horror-discovery-of-5-late-term-aborted-babies-in-washington-dc/?fbclid=IwAR14WEGLTlU_c2Ndsb6uGmRxYLV6PCFIC4tU1-AYV_ONANkriBKdUIyhfUs

Sam McConkey has admitted that Covid infection itself has “boosted” people’s immune systems more than the vaccine, and that Covid numbers will go down on their own without restrictions in the coming weeks. @Ben_Scallan reacts.

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https://gript.ie/mcconkey-admits-covid-cases-will-go-down-on-their-own/

DR MATT TREACY writes on the Fine Gael commemorative pin and whether Michael Collins would approve of selling his image

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https://gript.ie/who-would-mick-collins-want-to-sell-his-image/

PROF RAY KINSELLA: "Commodity prices for food have risen globally over 35%. The ethics of the sanctions are a given but their consequences have not been thought through - they cannot be contained to Russia and they threaten the whole post war system."

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https://gript.ie/sanctions-global-economy-plan-deal/

The backlash against the proposal from Green Party leader, Eamon Ryan, to ban the sale of turf continues, as rural TDs and those with access to cutting and selling small amounts of the fuel continue to rail against the measure.

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https://gript.ie/we-could-power-the-country-with-the-hatred-for-the-greens-in-rural-ireland-right-now/

The Dutch inflation rate has shot up from 7.3% in February to 11.9% in March 2022 - reaching a record high amidst a cost of living crisis which is shared by other countries across the EU.

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https://gript.ie/dutch-inflation-reaches-historic-high-of-12/

With housing rapidly depleting, the government has now upped the number of Ukrainian refugees Ireland is willing to accept from 200k, to infinity. As always, they simply refuse to admit they’ve cocked up, says @Ben_Scallan.

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https://gript.ie/ben-scallan-the-government-that-cant-admit-a-mistake/