"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/
MATT TREACY writes
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https://gript.ie/no-limit-to-spend-on-new-arrivals-less-so-for-irish-kids/
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'No limit' to spend on new arrivals as Deis schools struggle - Gript
Deis schools denied
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/
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https://gript.ie/bill-maher-lets-talk-about-the-huge-surge-in-lgbt-kids/
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Bill Maher: Let’s talk about the huge surge in LGBT kids - Gript
Trendy?
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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/
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https://gript.ie/australian-elections-the-political-price-of-lockdown/
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Australian Elections: The political price of lockdown - Gript
Consequences
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/
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https://gript.ie/pictures-an-dream-dearg-huge-crowds-gather-to-demand-irish-language-act/
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PICTURES: An Dream Dearg: Huge crowds gather to demand Irish language act - Gript
Belfast rally
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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/
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MATT TREACY writes
https://gript.ie/president-higgins-on-why-social-media-billionaires-and-dictatorship-is-bold/
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President Higgins on why social media billionaires and dictatorship is bold - Gript
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.” Where would you even start? Perhaps Higgins was engaging…
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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/
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https://gript.ie/government-response-to-post-office-crisis-will-meet-with-a-lukewarm-reception-carol-nolan/
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“Government response to Post Office crisis will meet with a lukewarm reception,” Carol Nolan - Gript
“We need long term solutions not political tricks"
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/
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https://gript.ie/ukrainian-refugees-to-be-moved-from-hotel-to-make-room-for-other-asylum-seekers/
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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/
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https://gript.ie/belgium-becomes-first-country-to-introduce-mandatory-monkeypox-quarantine/
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Belgium becomes first country to introduce mandatory monkeypox quarantine - Gript
Ireland sets up special incidence management team
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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
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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
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Ex Conservative councillor who pushed for gender neutral toilets jailed for sex abuse of two boys - Gript
David Smith found guilty of rape and child sexual abuse
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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/
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https://gript.ie/biden-we-would-go-to-war-with-china-over-taiwan/
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Biden's staff: He didn't really mean he'd go to war over Taiwan - Gript
Warning
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.
#gript
https://gript.ie/podcasts/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/
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TRSI 318 - A happy Finn is one who knows it could be worse - Gript
Happiest people in the world
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/
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https://gript.ie/davos-or-budapest/
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Davos or Budapest? - Gript
Davos or Budapest?Conference held in Hungary with European and US leaders
"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/
MICHAEL COOK writes
https://gript.ie/euthanasia-makes-clean-sweep-of-australian-states/
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Euthanasia makes clean sweep of Australian states - Gript
MPs were allowed a conscience vote on the extremely divisive issue.
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/
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https://gript.ie/former-high-court-masters-concern-for-family-farms/
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Former High Court Master’s Concern for Family Farms - Gript
A proposed Bill would offer safeguards
Irish judge highlights cost of court interpreters to taxpayers money.
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https://gript.ie/district-court-judge-criticized-for-unhelpful-remarks/
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https://gript.ie/district-court-judge-criticized-for-unhelpful-remarks/
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District Court Judge Criticized For “Unhelpful” Remarks - Gript
Judge says she’s “sick to the teeth''
Alibaba President reveals plans to introduce individualized carbon footprint tracker at WEF
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https://gript.ie/wef-panelist-boasts-of-individual-carbon-footprint-tracker/
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https://gript.ie/wef-panelist-boasts-of-individual-carbon-footprint-tracker/
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WEF Panelist Boasts of Individual Carbon Footprint Tracker - Gript
WEF panelist discusses carbon tracking technology
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A fight broke out at Dublin Airport yesterday amid reports of overcrowding and worsening queues. The violent footage, posted to social media last night, shows one man stamping on a passenger’s head. The incident saw the man hospitalised.
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https://gript.ie/violent-fight-at-dublin-airport-raises-security-concerns/?fbclid=IwAR1dNJuJUs2UBcCw9x-vWmtQO40hGeTN5aH24aO2smr9_iSNS5EHnOcdQLc&fs=e&s=cl
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https://gript.ie/violent-fight-at-dublin-airport-raises-security-concerns/?fbclid=IwAR1dNJuJUs2UBcCw9x-vWmtQO40hGeTN5aH24aO2smr9_iSNS5EHnOcdQLc&fs=e&s=cl
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WATCH: Violent fight at Dublin Airport raises security concerns - Gript
Man hospitalised
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Douglas Murray's new book looks at the nonsense that prevails around us - and at the new religion of 'endlessly pulling apart' and tearing down Western values.
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https://gript.ie/the-war-on-the-west-how-to-prevail-in-the-age-of-unreason-by-douglas-murray/
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https://gript.ie/the-war-on-the-west-how-to-prevail-in-the-age-of-unreason-by-douglas-murray/
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The War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason by Douglas Murray - Gript
The 'religion of antiracism'
"The problem arises when somebody at the end of the seminar perks up with the simplest of questions: What if you’re wrong?"
TOMÁS DE BURCA writes
https://gript.ie/what-if-youre-wrong/
TOMÁS DE BURCA writes
https://gript.ie/what-if-youre-wrong/
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What If You’re Wrong? - Gript
The problem arises when somebody at the end of the seminar perks up with the simplest of questions
The Australian state of New South Wales legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide last week. Members of the Upper House supported the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2022 by a margin of 23 to 15.
#gript
https://gript.ie/euthanasia-makes-clean-sweep-of-australian-states/
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https://gript.ie/euthanasia-makes-clean-sweep-of-australian-states/
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Euthanasia makes clean sweep of Australian states - Gript
MPs were allowed a conscience vote on the extremely divisive issue.
"Varadkar's line about Ireland and California having the same housing problems would be more convincing if it wasn't delivered at Davos, which seems to exist to ensure that Ireland and California adopt the same policies, and live with the same failures"
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https://gript.ie/varadkar-tells-world-economic-forum-theres-a-slowdown-coming/
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https://gript.ie/varadkar-tells-world-economic-forum-theres-a-slowdown-coming/
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Varadkar tells World Economic Forum: There’s a slowdown coming - Gript
Oh well.