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/

"Despite government spin, these findings make it abundantly clear that the claim from the Minister for Education of “being on the side of children with additional needs” is a hollow one. Principals up and down the country are in agreement that the current system is failing schools, failing children with additional needs and failing society."

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https://gript.ie/system-is-failing-resource-teaching-hours-down-21-for-children-with-additional-needs-compared-to-15-years-ago/

"As a general rule, the Irish establishment, including our media, is much more interested in accountability and leadership in British politics than it is Irish politics."
We should be more focused on our own leaders, writes JOHN MCGUIRK:
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https://gript.ie/how-the-tories-shame-ff-and-fg/

"Go and have a look at what Trócaire does, these days, and you won’t find a catholic charity, but just another cookie cutter left wing lobby group"
- Trócaire's rebuke from the Charities regulator was well earned, writes JOHN MCGUIRK:
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https://gript.ie/charities-regulator-to-trocaire-knock-off-the-lefty-activism/

15-year-old Roman Catholic, Saba, was abducted, married and, forcibly converted to Islam by a 45 year old man know identified as Muhamad Yasir.

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https://gript.ie/pakistan-15yr-old-catholic-girl-abducted-and-forcibly-married-to-45yr-old-muslim-man/

Christina Ellingsen accused trans activists of teaching ‘conversion therapy’ for saying trans women who are attracted to biological women are ‘lesbians’.

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https://gript.ie/norwegian-feminist-faces-3yr-jail-sentence-over-transphobic-remarks/