Leo Varadkar says the public need have "no fear" of a General Election - but would such an election solve anything or result in a coherent new Government? We look at the possible outcomes.
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https://gript.ie/would-a-general-election-solve-anything/

"Retirement, obsolescence can do funny things to the mind. It is time for us, as a caring people, to ask Dr Boylan if he is ok. And ask the Sisters of Charity to opt out of this charade and leave Dr Boylan and the State to found their own hospital."

DAVID REYNOLDS writes

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https://gript.ie/is-peter-boylan-alright/

Sinn Féin only do one type of healthcare efficiently

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https://gript.ie/sinn-fein-only-do-one-type-of-healthcare-efficiently/

MATT TREACY: Match fixing in the League of Ireland - and some dodgy betting markets

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https://gript.ie/match-fixing-in-the-league-of-ireland-and-some-dodgy-betting-markets/

A Mayo based charity brings unaccompanied minors to Ireland amid safety concerns over separating children from their parents.

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https://gript.ie/unaccompanied-ukrainian-minors-being-brought-to-ireland/

The grandniece of 1916 leader Joseph Mary Plunkett has spoken out about her frustration with having to wait over 17 years for social housing. 

“It frustrates me because my family are celebrated, but at the same time, we’re thrown to the side,” Martina Plunkett Stritch told Gript.

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https://gript.ie/relative-of-1916-leader-waiting-17-years-for-housing/?fbclid=IwAR2YaEr62Nu-J9NI86uAP4JtxJQCEH78MaQOjZ2kRz6Vx9K84pfSunyfSrk

"In the same week that Norma Foley said there was no limit to spend on resources for Ukrainians, it was also confirmed there was no money for free meals for some DEIS schools."

MATT TREACY writes

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https://gript.ie/no-limit-to-spend-on-new-arrivals-less-so-for-irish-kids/

JOHN MCGUIRK: Bill Maher's startling monologue over the weekend about the surge in the number of children identifying as LGBT is a welcome reminder that there are still some prominent people willing to talk openly about uncomfortable facts.
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https://gript.ie/bill-maher-lets-talk-about-the-huge-surge-in-lgbt-kids/

The role of Australia's zero-covid lockdown in the defeat of Australia's Government over the weekend has barely been mentioned in western media - but polls from last year show that it sorely damaged outgoing conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison:
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https://gript.ie/australian-elections-the-political-price-of-lockdown/

Thousands of Irish language activists brought Belfast city centre to a standstill on Saturday in what has been described as the biggest language rally “seen in a generation.”

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https://gript.ie/pictures-an-dream-dearg-huge-crowds-gather-to-demand-irish-language-act/

President Michael D. Higgins is very much against any concentration of power that might lead to “an absurd form of dictatorship.” Oh, and that “you don’t have to be a mad left wing person to believe that.”

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MATT TREACY writes

https://gript.ie/president-higgins-on-why-social-media-billionaires-and-dictatorship-is-bold/

Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has said there is widespread suspicion around the nature and intent of Government proposals to support the Post Office network.

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https://gript.ie/government-response-to-post-office-crisis-will-meet-with-a-lukewarm-reception-carol-nolan/

Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are set to be moved out of Dublin’s Address Hotel to make room for asylum seekers from other countries as Ireland’s supply of emergency accommodation comes under increased pressure.

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https://gript.ie/ukrainian-refugees-to-be-moved-from-hotel-to-make-room-for-other-asylum-seekers/

Belgium has become the first country to introduce a mandatory 21-day quarantine for monkeypox patients. It comes as Ireland sets up a special incidence management team to prepare for the possible arrival of the virus here.

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https://gript.ie/belgium-becomes-first-country-to-introduce-mandatory-monkeypox-quarantine/

A former Conservative councillor who called for Middlesbrough to become a gender-neutral town has been jailed for 12 years for sexually abusing two boys.

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https://gript.ie/ex-conservative-councillor-who-pushed-for-gender-neutral-toilets-jailed-for-sex-abuse-of-two-boys/?fbclid=IwAR39map20rvHqC3Aw7t70SihGt5J_G8stGxuaAsOj2McaJeRKrWa-_XydqQ

President Biden made a startling commitment yesterday, pledging US troops to defend Taiwan in the event of Chinese aggression. Only to see, once again, his staff explaining by nightfall that he hadn't really meant it:
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https://gript.ie/biden-we-would-go-to-war-with-china-over-taiwan/

TRSI 318 - A happy Finn is one who knows it could be worse

Another TogetherForSafety claim falls; the Biden Administration's disinformation board dies; and what the concept of the separation of church and state actually means.

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https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-318-a-happy-finn-is-one-who-knows-it-could-be-worse/

Davos or Budapest? MATT TREACY LOOKS at the conference held in Hungary with European and US leaders

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https://gript.ie/davos-or-budapest/

"This means that 'assisted dying' is now legal in every Australian state."

MICHAEL COOK writes

https://gript.ie/euthanasia-makes-clean-sweep-of-australian-states/

Former High Court Master Edmund Honohan crafts Bill aimed at indebted family farms

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https://gript.ie/former-high-court-masters-concern-for-family-farms/

Irish judge highlights cost of court interpreters to taxpayers money.

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https://gript.ie/district-court-judge-criticized-for-unhelpful-remarks/