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The “despicable” treatment of 500,000 Irish banking customers by exiting KBC and Ulster Bank must be urgently addressed by the Finance Minister and the Central Bank, according to Rural Independent TDs.

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https://gript.ie/finance-minister-must-intervene-to-protect-kbc-and-ulster-bank-customers-say-rural-tds/

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Finance Minister must intervene to protect KBC and Ulster Bank customers say Rural TDs - Gript

Left 'high and dry'

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"Attacking the reputation of a Catholic saint, no longer alive to defend herself (although it’s unlikely she would bother in any case), is a popular sport."

DUALTA ROUGHNEEN writes

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https://gript.ie/critics-of-mother-teresa-dont-have-a-clue-about-poverty/

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Critics of Mother Teresa don’t have a clue about poverty - Gript

Attacking the reputation of a Catholic saint, no longer alive to defend herself (although it’s unlikely she would bother in any case), is a popular sport. Christopher Hitchens set the tone in 1995 with his book The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory…

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‘I feel I am being punished for accepting and loving my child, not perfect in the eyes of this world’. Mother of baby with Down Syndrome speaks out as Carer's Allowance means test says family of 7 can't earn more than €750 a week.

https://gript.ie/mum-of-baby-with-down-syndrome-has-carers-allowance-removed/

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Mum of baby with Down Syndrome has Carer's Allowance removed - Gript

'Punished for working hard'

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“There have been 3,343 applications for asylum to the end of April, already more than the annual total of 2,649 in 2021. These are not applications from Ukrainians – and are often from people traveling from safe countries.”

DR MATT TREACY writes

https://gript.ie/huge-increase-in-non-ukrainian-asylum-applications-as-word-gets-out-that-ireland-is-a-soft-touch/

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Huge increase in non-Ukrainian asylum applications as word gets out that Ireland is a soft touch - Gript

More already than in whole of 2021

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Thousands have rallied in Croatia at a series of pro-life marches to oppose abortion and support the right to doctors to refuse to perform abortions as a matter of conscience.

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https://gript.ie/thousands-rally-to-support-pro-life-doctors-oppose-abortion-in-croatia/

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Thousands rally to support pro-life doctors, oppose abortion in Croatia - Gript

59% of doctors refuse on conscious grounds

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NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN: Small turnout shows lack of public interest in Maternity Hospital row

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https://gript.ie/small-turnout-shows-lack-of-public-interest-in-maternity-hospital-row/

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Small turnout shows lack of public interest in Maternity Hospital row - Gript

Move on

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The US stepped up the rhetoric against Russia yesterday, seeming to indicate that they would support Ukraine in offensive operations to reclaim territory it hasn't held since 2014:
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https://gript.ie/us-we-are-thinking-of-helping-ukraine-drive-russia-out-of-crimea/

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US: We are thinking of helping Ukraine drive Russia out of Crimea - Gript

Escalation.

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JOHN MCGUIRK wonders if it's time to ditch the Dáil's prayer, which, he says, makes a mockery of both politicians, and religion: "Say this for our politicians, they’re consistent: They start every day by making a promise that they don’t intend to keep."
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https://gript.ie/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-dail-prayer/

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Is it time to ditch the Dáil prayer? - Gript

Broken promises, institutionalised.

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Britain was too reliant on ‘very scary’ SAGE models to make decisions about going into lockdowns, Professor John Edmunds, the man behind some of those projections, has said.

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https://gript.ie/sage-covid-models-were-too-scary-and-held-too-much-weight-says-uk-lockdown-architect-who-created-them/

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SAGE Covid models were ‘too scary’ and ‘held too much weight,’ says UK lockdown architect who created them - Gript

Death forecasts ‘eye watering’

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ON THIS DAY: 17 MAY 1974: The Dublin-Monaghan Bombings was used to terrorise the south: it worked.

MATT TREACY writes

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-17-may-1974-the-dublin-monaghan-bombings-was-used-to-terrorise-the-south-it-worked-2/

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ON THIS DAY: 17 MAY 1974: The Dublin-Monaghan Bombings was used to terrorise the south: it worked. - Gript

In total 34 people were killed

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Three schoolboys in the US are facing sexual harassment charges from their Middle School over accusations that they used incorrect gender pronouns when addressing a fellow student.

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https://gript.ie/school-district-charges-3-schoolboys-with-sexual-harassment-for-using-incorrect-gender-pronouns/

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School district charges 3 schoolboys with ‘sexual harassment’ for using incorrect gender pronouns - Gript

Wisconsin

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Documents acquired by Gript reveal that claims that pro-life activists were being leaked the dates and times of abortions were being carried out, & were using that information to intimidate and harass pregnant women and medical staff, are entirely false. #gript

https://gript.ie/revealed-the-falsehood-repeated-again-and-again-in-the-dail/

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Revealed: The abortion falsehood repeated again and again in the Dail - Gript

And in the media, of course

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HSE: Last year 75,000+ people in Ireland left A&E without treatment, including thousands of sick and injured children.

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https://gript.ie/hse-last-year-75000-people-left-ae-without-treatment/

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HSE: Last year 75,000+ people left A&E without treatment - Gript

Waiting times.

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BEN SCALLAN: Dr. Peter Boylan appears horrified that Saint Vincent’s hospital - which is named after a Catholic saint - features religious iconography. But the real question here is, what normal person actually gives a rat’s?

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https://gript.ie/peter-boylan-goes-full-cromwell-in-maternity-hospital-row/

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Peter Boylan goes full Cromwell in Maternity Hospital row - Gript

Fixation.

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"Hungarian President says 'Family is cradle of society' at inauguration. We should listen"

MATT TREACY writes

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https://gript.ie/hungarian-president-says-family-is-cradle-of-society-at-inauguration-we-should-listen/

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Hungarian President says 'Family is cradle of society' at inauguration. We should listen - Gript

Katalin Novak

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An Afghan who is seeking asylum in Britain has said that his friends are going to Ireland to avoid being sent to Rwanda as part of the British government’s new policy to deal with illegal migration.

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https://gript.ie/afghan-in-uk-says-friends-are-going-to-ireland-to-avoid-being-sent-to-rwanda/

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Afghan in UK says friends are going to Ireland to avoid being sent to Rwanda - Gript

Numbers rising

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Kerry County Council's "no dogs on beaches during the summer" law: Will it help, or hurt, tourism?
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https://gript.ie/kerry-county-council-no-dogs-on-our-beaches-thanks-very-much/

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Kerry County Council: No dogs on our beaches, thanks very much - Gript

Unwanted.

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