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/

ON THIS DAY: 7 June 1925: MATT TALBOT died of a heart attack in Granby Lane on Trinity Sunday whilst making his way to Mass in St. Saviour’s Church on Dominick Street.

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-7-june-1925-matt-talbot-dies-on-his-way-to-mass-2/

I wasn't really aware, until last week, that QueenElizabeth was celebrating a Jubilee. Why would I be? I'm an Irish woman, after all, and I have very little interest in the British Royal family.

NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN on why she didn't celebrate the Queens jubilee last week

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https://gript.ie/i-didnt-celebrate-the-queens-jubilee/

$18.5K for week car hire in Dublin Airport? Cheaper to buy one

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https://gript.ie/18-5k-for-week-car-hire-in-dublin-airport-cheaper-to-buy-one/

We all know the character of Zorro - but many don’t know that he was based on an Irish Catholic anti-slavery adventurer, William Lamport.

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https://youtu.be/-0GJHpAZJGI

A video of an orangutan grabbing a man through the bars of a cage in an Indonesian zoo has gone viral racking up millions of views and shares.

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https://gript.ie/watch-terrifying-moment-orangutan-grabs-man-through-cage/

Is "Love Island" just bad, or is it in fact immoral? JOHN MCGUIRK gets on his high horse to argue the latter:
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https://gript.ie/the-deep-abiding-immorality-of-love-island/

According to a scoop by the Independent, the Government's plans for a fuel shortage bear a striking resemblance to their plans for Covid:

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https://gript.ie/governments-plan-for-fuel-shortage-stay-safe-stay-at-home/

An eye witness to what seems like a deliberate attack in Western Berlin this morning has described what he saw as ‘carnage’ as a car ploughed into people in a busy shopping area of the city.

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https://gript.ie/carnage-says-berlin-eye-witness-car-kills-one-30-injured-in-horrific-scene/

COMMENT: "Although I remain skeptical toward Bitcoin as money, I do believe that blockchain technologies offer a lot of potential."

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https://gript.ie/the-limited-use-case-for-bitcoin-and-crypto-currencies/

A study by Public Health Scotland has found the introduction of minimum prices for alcohol, of the type Ireland introduced this year, does nothing to stop people drinking at harmful levels, but has caused alcoholics to reduce spending on food and heating.

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https://gript.ie/minimum-alcohol-price-caused-alcoholics-to-spend-less-on-food-heating-study/

A poll by the Irish Farmer’s Journal shows support for Independent TDs is holding firm amongst farmers, with 1 in every 5 voters saying they would vote non-party.

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https://gript.ie/rural-independents-holding-onto-farming-support-poll-shows/

Delvin man with special needs encourages fellow party FF members to vote to elect him to the Committee of 15.


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https://gript.ie/man-with-down-syndrome-aims-for-first-in-political-party-role/

"It is difficult to get exact statistics but one study carried out in 2016 found that 90% of the Roma surveyed were unemployed. It is also hard to know how many Roma people are actually living here."

MATT TREACY writes

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https://gript.ie/what-do-pps-numbers-tell-us-about-a-changing-ireland/

The Times of London reports that the BBC changed the testimony of a rape victim because some employees feared ‘misgendering’ her transgender attacker.

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https://gript.ie/bbc-changed-alleged-rape-victims-statement-about-trans-attacker-to-get-pronouns-right/