LORCÁN MAC MATHÚNA on the common theme in the poems of Pearse and Hopkins. “It is the blight man was born for, It is Margaret you mourn for.” "This is the tragedy, and paradoxically, the beauty of life."
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“The Wayfarer” and “Margaret”: Pearse and Hopkins ponder life and the eternal - Gript
Spring and Fall bookend the season of flourishing and withering, and so it is the title of Gerard Manley Hopkins address to a young girl, who laments the passing of the multitudes of leaves in autumn. In this poem the author questions a child, Margaret, over…
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JOHN MCGUIRK: "The rule appears to be that when the US Supreme Court issues a ruling that the Irish Times agrees with, it is a venerable institution. When it does not, it is a partisan institution undermining democracy."
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https://gript.ie/the-irish-times-very-weak-view-on-roe-v-wade/
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https://gript.ie/the-irish-times-very-weak-view-on-roe-v-wade/
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The Irish Times' very weak view on Roe v Wade - Gript
Predictable, wrong, and hacky.
BEN SCALLAN: The government says their target for establishing women’s shelters won’t be achieved for the better part of a decade. But if it was one of their pet trendy projects, would it take half as long?
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Ireland won’t have enough women’s shelters until end of the decade - Gript
Priorities.
Despite growth since last year, new car registrations are lagging by 20.9% behind that of pre-Covid levels, the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) has said as it released the official new vehicle registration figures for April.
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https://gript.ie/new-car-registrations-lag-behind-that-of-pre-covid-levels/
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https://gript.ie/new-car-registrations-lag-behind-that-of-pre-covid-levels/
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New Car Registrations lag behind that of Pre-COVID levels - Gript
20% behind.
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ON THIS DAY: 4 May 1916: Joseph Mary Plunkett, Poet and Revolutionary, was executed for his leadership of the Easter Rising
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ON THIS DAY: 4 May 1916: Joseph Mary Plunkett, Poet and Revolutionary, was executed for his leadership of the Easter Rising - Gript
Joseph Plunkett was executed on May 4th 1916, with William Pearse, Edward Daly and Michael O'Hanrahan, for their role in the Easter Rising
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12,268 permits to take on workers from outside the EU were issued to April this year compared to 4,383 for the same period in 2021.
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https://gript.ie/work-permits-for-2022-on-course-to-vastly-outstrip-last-year/
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https://gript.ie/work-permits-for-2022-on-course-to-vastly-outstrip-last-year/
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Work permits for 2022 on course to vastly outstrip last year - Gript
A total of 12,268 permits were issued to companies to the end of April.
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A Fianna Fáil councillor has told Gript that he fears landlords are illegally evicting families to make way for Ukrainian refugees.
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Cllr fears landlords illegally evicting tenants to make way for refugees - Gript
“The government isn’t thinking this through.”
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“So ladies, if you […] plan on being on birth control pills, make sure you tell your doctor because having a stroke is a potential side effect from birth control pills,” the 25-year-old model told fans as she opened up about her mini-stroke.
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Hailey Bieber says hormonal birth control contributed to her mini-stroke - Gript
‘Potential side effect’
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On the eve of Northern Ireland’s Assembly election, Gript provides a run-down of the key policies of the political parties contesting the historic election — which has the potential, according to commentators, to produce a ‘seismic shift’.
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https://gript.ie/your-essential-guide-to-the-2022-northern-ireland-assembly-election/
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https://gript.ie/your-essential-guide-to-the-2022-northern-ireland-assembly-election/
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Your essential guide to the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election - Gript
Compare party policies
DONAL HORGAN asks if the Main Problem is that the State is not Interfering Enough?
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The Main Problem is that the State is not Interfering Enough? - Gript
A recent report on housing in Ireland came up with the startling figure that just 28% of homes built in 2021 were available to ‘ordinary’ purchasers. In that year, most houses and apartments were snapped up by foreign investor funds – kindly assisted by tax…
PROF RAY KINSELLA asks if the war in Ukraine was predictable and preventable and looks at the consequences of sanctions on already stressed global environment. And he looks at the increased probability of the conflict escalating into a nuclear exchange.
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https://gript.ie/where-will-the-war-in-ukraine-take-us/
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Where will the war in Ukraine take us? - Gript
Going Nuclear?
"People were urged to get vaccinated and told the vaccine was safe. In most cases that was true, but those who were seriously injured as a consequence of taking a Covid-19 vaccine should not find themselves as 'collateral damage' or be forced to battle the state."
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https://gript.ie/zero-compensation-payouts-deaths-covid-vaccines-1200-claims-britain/
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Why have there been zero compensation payouts for deaths from Covid vaccines despite 1,200 claims in Britain? - Gript
Similar to US
As RTÉ warns that Ireland’s sea level is rapidly rising due to climate change, Dublin City Council is investing millions in coastal housing developments. One of these organisations is very confused, says @Ben_Scallan.
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https://gript.ie/dcc-spent-millions-on-coastal-gaffs-as-rte-warns-of-climate-flooding/
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DCC spent millions on coastal gaffs as RTÉ warns of climate flooding - Gript
Underwater.
An ex-PSNI superintendent has expressed worry that thousands of Belfast-made anti-tank weapons bound for Ukraine may end up being sold to Northern Irish paramilitaries by smugglers.
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Thousands of anti-tank weapons could go to NI paramilitaries - Gript
Concerns.
MATT TREACY: The Far Left demands debt forgiveness as a solution to the Ukraine war
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The Far Left demands Debt Forgiveness as a Solution to Ukraine War - Gript
Meanwhile, in the real world …..
Pope Francis has said that NATO “barking” at Russia’s door may have caused Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, adding that he has offered to meet the Russian president in Moscow.
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Pope Francis: NATO ‘barking at Russia’s door’ may have caused conflict, but condemns invasion - Gript
'Brutality; of war like Rwanda
A recent study which said non-religious teachers hide their beliefs out of 'fear,' and which was recently covered by the Irish Times, has severe and fundamental methodological issues. That's not surprising given what Irish media is willing to report on.
https://gript.ie/significant-methodological-issues-with-recent-study-on-non-religious-teachers-fears/
https://gript.ie/significant-methodological-issues-with-recent-study-on-non-religious-teachers-fears/
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Significant methodological issues with recent study on non-religious teacher 'fears' - Gript
Another week, another poorly constructed study people seem to want me to look at.
Swedish PM admits failure of integration after nationwide Qu’ran riots
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Swedish PM admits failure of integration after nationwide riots - Gript
“We have parallel societies in Sweden.”
NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: "But it is interesting, all the same, to see the 'pro-choice' movement fight so hard to deny voters any choice in whether they want abortion to remain legal."
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Curious that pro-choicers don't want to give the people a choice in deciding abortion laws - Gript
This week, a draft opinion from US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was leaked, which would – if its core remains as part of the final ruling – overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 decision which found that abortion was a Constitutional right. Cue absolute consternation…
NEW: Eamon Ryan considering banning peat briquettes as well as turf.
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NEW: Eamon Ryan considering banning peat briquettes - Gript
“We have to go with the science.”