TD’s and Senators have been invited to attend a seminar in Leinster House exploring how Ireland can “maximise the impact of vaccination in a post-pandemic Ireland.”

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https://gript.ie/oireachtas-members-to-attend-pharma-supported-seminar-on-vaccines/

A convicted Lithuanian rapist with 13 prior convictions has been released from prison just 4 years after killing a young Monaghan father of two in an “unprovoked” attack. Ireland’s injustice system strikes again, says @Ben_Scallan.

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https://gript.ie/the-bell-family-are-the-latest-to-be-let-down-by-irish-justice/

The National Women's Council of Ireland, which is funded nearly entirely by public money, has spent over €3.3 million on staff costs over the past five years.
Less than 1% of the NWCI's income during that time came from donations from the public.

https://gript.ie/the-nwci-has-spent-over-e3-million-on-staff-since-2016/

PODCAST: The Minister for Justice has made illegal two things that were already illegal; the Government appears to be trying to cause resentment of refugees; & the ICCL is claiming to be 100% independent, but it’s not the Irish public who pay their wages.


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https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-314-the-politics-of-the-current-thing/

A couple from Inishowen in County Donegal has filed Ireland’s first High Court case related to mica defective blocks. The ‘pathfinder’ case could pave the way for a number of cases to be taken by families impacted by the mica scandal.

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https://gript.ie/donegal-couple-files-first-mica-lawsuit/

BEN SCALLAN: Stephen Donnelly, by rejecting the finance committee’s invitation on the Tony Holohan job scandal, exposes a major accountability crisis at the heart of the State.

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https://gript.ie/donnelly-rejecting-committee-invite-exposes-accountability-crisis/

MATT TREACY: "Irish Rangers will now be withdrawn from Mali - but were the interests of one formerly powerful colonial power the key driver of EU and consequently Irish foreign policy in Mali?"

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https://gript.ie/questions-to-answer-over-irish-army-involvement-in-mali/

The man accused of the murder of young schoolteacher Ashling Murphy will not stand trial until June 2023 – more than 17 months after the shocking killing took place in Tullamore.

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https://gript.ie/man-charged-with-ashling-murphy-murder-will-not-be-tried-until-june-2023/

Twitter has tonight accepted Tesla titan Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company for $43 billion, announcing it will now go private.

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https://gript.ie/best-twitter-reactions-to-elon-musk-takeover/

JOHN MCGUIRK: As the state prepares to fund IVF for couples in need, to almost universal acclaim, is it really such a good idea?
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https://gript.ie/should-the-state-be-financing-ivf/

JOHN MCGUIRK: Change is welcome, but people who expect a sudden transformation of twitter into a free-speech free-for-all should not get their hopes up too much.
#gript
https://gript.ie/elon-musks-donald-trump-problem/

Aontú is seeking support for a Bill which would institute an investigation into the extent and destruction of British collusion in Ireland, north and south.

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https://gript.ie/aontu-publishes-bill-to-investigate-british-state-collusion/

Pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, has recalled five batches of its Accupril blood pressure tablets after finding elevated levels of a potential cancer-causing agent in the medicine.

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https://gript.ie/pfizer-recalls-batches-of-blood-pressure-tablets-over-cancer-fears/

A Catholic nun has been praised for her bravery after disarming a knifeman who attacked a priest in a church in Nice, southern France, before Mass was due to take place.

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https://gript.ie/extraordinary-courage-nun-injured-while-grabbing-knife-from-man-attacking-priest-in-france/

“Is money for Just Transition funding used to import peat?" asks NOLAN

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https://gript.ie/is-money-for-just-transition-funding-used-to-import-peat-asks-nolan/

BEN SCALLAN: Official Ireland is extremely unhappy about Elon Musk’s vow to return free speech to Twitter, & is already calling for new laws to regulate speech. But in doing so, they accidentally prove an important point about free expression.

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https://gript.ie/official-ireland-accidentally-proves-an-important-free-speech-point/

BREAKING: According to Polish media, Russia has suspended all natural gas to the country, possibly in retaliation for Poland’s donation of tanks to Ukraine.

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https://gript.ie/russia-suspends-gas-to-poland-following-tank-donation/

Matt Treacy asks what the GAA’s priorities are as championships are shunted aside for Ed Sheeran.

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https://gript.ie/is-the-purpose-of-the-gaa-to-host-ed-sheeran-rather-than-our-games/

"There has been a strongly negative reaction online to proposals of spending "up to €3 billion" on housing refugees coming to Ireland, even as the country struggles with its own housing and homelessness crisis."

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https://gript.ie/what-about-our-own-angry-reaction-to-another-e3-billion-on-refugee-accommodation/

A group representing parents from across the country have expressed surprise and “some unease” at proposals suggesting that young primary school children be given talks about contraception.

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https://gript.ie/why-would-primary-school-kids-need-to-learn-about-contraception-parents-ask/

The EU's "warnings" to Elon Musk about free speech policies in Europe are largely empty, writes JOHN MCGUIRK.
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https://gript.ie/the-eus-empty-threats-to-musk/