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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“These NGOs seem to believe that, like some secular leftie miracle of the loaves and the fishes, we can just continually add to all the list of stuff that costs money without anyone seeing any downside,” writes Dr MATT TREACY.

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https://gript.ie/the-refugee-council-and-the-miracle-of-the-loaves-and-the-fishes/

JOHN MCGUIRK: "Activists" like Ruth "Izzy Kamikaze" O'Rourke pose as campaigners for change. But their real role in Irish society is to administer punishment to those who try to dissent - as Stella O'Malley found out this week.
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https://gript.ie/its-time-to-stand-up-to-the-establishments-licenced-bullies/

Shock and anger has been expressed after a video emerged showing loyalists laughing as they sang along to a song jeering at the murder of Michaela McAreavey, the young woman murdered on her honeymoon in Mauritius.

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https://gript.ie/anger-at-depraved-song-by-loyalists-laughing-at-michaela-mcareaveys-murder/

A village in Meath is trying to prevent a refugee village for 2,300 Ukrainians from being built on its doorstep. Irish state authorities say they have no involvement with the project or contact with the developers.

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https://gript.ie/meath-village-seeks-to-stop-ukrainian-refugee-village-being-built-on-its-doorstep/?fbclid=IwAR1RQqs8tUUOuSE89gnc5h7ou7qPH1QyaLMKY5QZbA4jn9mIlfXYx6HvnaY&fs=e&s=cl

KILLIAN FOLEY WALSH: This week we saw yet another case where the price of European Unity ends up being real, and paid by Irish consumers at the pumps.
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https://gript.ie/the-russian-oil-embargo-and-the-ever-growing-price-of-european-unity/

The High Court has struck down and deemed unconstitutional a specific section of Irish law that criminalises sexual acts with a child.

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https://gript.ie/high-court-strikes-down-section-of-irish-law-that-criminalises-sexual-acts-with-a-child/

LOUISE ROSEINGRAVE reports: Covid-19 was the sole cause of just 92 deaths in 2021, according to CSO figures released this month.

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https://gript.ie/covid-was-sole-cause-of-only-92-deaths-in-2021-per-cso/

New Legislation would ban the import of foreign bees in an effort to protect and promote Ireland’s native species.


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https://gript.ie/irelands-honey-bees-may-face-extinction/

"Down Syndrome is a life-long condition". Danny's Dad asks why payments and carer's allowance have been stopped.

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https://youtu.be/vc2vlsp2es0

Senator Sharon Keogan has told the Senate that the government is about to "erase" all mention of women and mothers in proposed legislation which will also amend legislation on maternity leave.

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https://gript.ie/watch-senators-says-women-being-erased-from-maternity-leave-legislation/

MATT TREACY: Almost 77% of new PPS numbers, to a total 129,634 people, for the year so far were issued to those of “other than Irish nationality”. Most of those were not to Ukrainians.

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https://gript.ie/almost-77-of-new-pps-numbers-to-those-other-than-irish-nationality/

Here are just 10 Irish inventions and scientific discoveries that changed the world.


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https://gript.ie/10-irish-inventions-and-discoveries-that-changed-the-world/

REVIEW: The Demon in Democracy - is a rare book for our troubled times

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https://gript.ie/the-demon-in-democracy-a-rare-book-for-our-troubled-century/

A FG Intercultural whatsapp groupchat has been shut down after pornographic material was shared into the group by the husband of a councillor who denies responsibility for the incident. FG representatives responded by disbanding the group and saying they would ‘review membership’.


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https://gript.ie/fine-gael-intercultural-groups-whatsapp-shut-down-after-porn-shared/

An iconic album first recorded almost 50 years ago has been re-released at the Fleadh Nua in Ennis to mark 100 years since the birth of one of its stars, famed accordion player, Paddy O'Brien, who joins equally renowned musicians, Séamus Connolly and Dr Charlie Lennon in this celebrated recording.

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https://gript.ie/banks-of-the-shannon-launch-at-fleadh-nua-marks-100-years-since-birth-of-famed-musician/

ON THIS DAY: 5 JUNE 1646: Decisive Victory for Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill at the Battle of Benburb

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-5-june-1646-decisive-victory-for-eoghan-ruadh-o-neill-at-the-battle-of-benburb-3/

More than 50 people were killed during an apparent attack by Islamists on a Pentecost Sunday service at the St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo in southwest Nigeria, about 350km from the capital Lagos.

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https://gript.ie/dozens-of-nigerian-catholics-slaughtered-on-pentecost-sunday/