JOHN MCGUIRK writes that it's convenient for politicians to blame Russia for high energy prices, but the fact is that driving energy prices through the roof is the deliberate policy of most EU Governments:
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https://gript.ie/taoiseach-these-high-energy-prices-are-here-to-stay-but-blame-russia/

UK police forces are “aware of 67 recognised genders” and are allowing suspects to record themselves as non-binary, according to a new report — as it emerged female rape victims could be forced to call their male attacker a “she”.

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https://gript.ie/uk-police-now-recognise-67-gender-identities/

JOHN MCGUIRK writes that after the Dart attack sentence handed down yesterday, the "Justice" system needs Fine Gael's Emer Higgins on the job - because its name is an illusion:
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https://gript.ie/the-disgraceful-dart-attack-sentence/

Sir Van Morrison has issued legal proceedings against NI Health Minister Robin Swann and the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, citing an article written by Swann for Rolling Stone magazine in 2020 criticising his anti-lockdown stance.

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https://gript.ie/van-morrison-in-legal-action-against-ni-health-minister-robin-swann-over-rolling-stone-op-ed/

FG TD Neale Richmond has claimed a recent pro-life protest at a GP's practice was a 'blatant' act of intimidation & obstruction aimed at patients of the practice. Gript have confirmed the practice was actually closed on the day the protest took place.

https://gript.ie/richmonds-misleading-claim-to-the-dail/

Popular Covid commentator Dr. John Campbell says scientists’ reasoning behind viral research is “incredulous”.

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https://gript.ie/wuhan-lab-involved-in-sars-cov-2-doing-monkeypox-virus-modification/

Italy has announced it is lifting all Covid-related entry requirements for visitors from today, 1st June. It joins Cyprus in ending Covid entry rules for international tourists, who can now enter both Mediterranean countries restriction-free.

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https://gript.ie/italy-to-lift-all-covid-testing-and-vaccine-travel-restrictions-from-today/

Independent TD, Carol Nolan, has said that while consumers must be protected from soaring rises in food prices, efforts must also be doubled to ensure that farmers and food producers are protected from the ongoing practice of below-cost selling in major supermarkets.

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https://gript.ie/food-prices-rise-protect-consumers-as-well-as-farmers-nolan-says/

A new study, published this week in the scientific journal, The Lancet has found that there would have been 3075 fewer deaths among people with diabetes in the UK were it not for the effect of the Covid-19 lockdown which reduced access to care processes.

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https://gript.ie/3075-additional-diabetes-deaths-due-to-covid-lockdown-uk-study-finds/

A Derry mum has voiced her concern over a ‘trans’ wall display at a children’s ward in Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry.

“Talking to three year olds about sex is not appropriate… I don’t want my child being exposed to anything like this”, she told Gript.

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https://gript.ie/trans-wall-display-in-childrens-ward-of-derry-hospital-sparks-outrage-from-parent/

Gardaí are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 50 year old Clodagh Murphy who was last seen in the Foxrock area of Dublin 18 on the morning of Wednesday, 1st June, 2022.

#gript https://gript.ie/missing-person-appeal-clodagh-murphy/

So well done to the good burghers of Monkstown and environs. It demonstrates the value of local communities ensuring that ideological and monetary prerogatives are not always allowed to take precedence. At least not in their back yard.

MATT TREACY writes

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https://gript.ie/monkstown-residents-no-high-rise-ghettos-for-us-please/

A doctor whose actions were described as “reckless” after a tribunal heard he prescribed puberty blockers to a nine-year-old child after a ten minute Skype call has been struck off the medical register.

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https://gript.ie/doctor-struck-off-after-giving-sex-change-drugs-to-9-year-old-and-others-in-uk/

Kevin Myers: West will be "unrecognisable" if illegal migration continues.
#gript https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkbJAJdSPuc

JOHN MCGUIRK: When asked whether the Government exaggerated covid deaths, 31% of the public give the right answer - that they clearly, unambiguously did.
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https://gript.ie/poll-only-31-of-the-public-are-right-about-covid-death-numbers/

An independent bookshop has been criticised for tweeting approvingly of a plan by an activist to organise a campaign against psychotherapist Stella O’Malley – a well-known counsellor who urges caution when counselling children seeking to change sex.

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https://gript.ie/gutter-bookshop-slammed-for-joining-bullying-of-psychotherapist/

Amazon workers stage absurd ‘die-in’ to ban books

MATT TREACY writes

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https://gript.ie/amazon-workers-stage-absurd-die-in-to-ban-books/

Parents who have lost their babies to life-limiting conditions have described a new support centre opened in Dungarvan, Co Waterford, as a “sanctuary” and a “place of hope and comfort” where families can be supported and informed after receiving a devastating diagnosis that their baby may not live for long after birth.

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https://gript.ie/a-place-of-hope-and-comfort-baby-loss-centre-opens-in-waterford/

Barnardos calls on Government to introduce ‘hardship relief’ for families with children while TSB study shows 81% worried about cost of living.

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https://gript.ie/surveys-show-more-people-struggling-under-weight-of-increasing-inflation/

“Assisted Decision Making Bill'' would bring an end to the current system of ‘wardship’ allowing third parties to manage affairs of affected individuals.


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https://gript.ie/td-deeply-worried-that-proposed-bill-could-negatively-affect-older-people/

The President of one of Spain’s largest pharmaceutical companies is facing investigation for buying a fake Covid-19 vaccine passport. José María Fernández Sousa-Faro is one of 2,200 high-profile names being investigated.

https://gript.ie/president-of-spanish-pharmaceutical-company-investigated-for-buying-fake-vaccine-passport/

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