THE EDITORS: "What we saw, last week, was a masterclass in the gaslighting of the nation"
Our view on the trans rights debate, which sees one solitary grassroots group, The Countess, take on a massive, state funded NGO armada:
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https://gript.ie/the-editors-the-countess-fights-the-inquisition/

The relative lack of media enthusiasm for this weekend's calls for a return to mask wearing marks a stark contrast with 12 months ago and underlines how much Covid worry was driven by media hysteria, writes JOHN MCGUIRK:
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https://gript.ie/inmo-declares-its-time-to-bring-back-facemasks/

Three people have been killed and others have been kidnapped during an attack on a Baptist and a Catholic Church in Nigeria over the weekend — just two weeks after 22 Catholics were killed attending Mass in the southwest of the county.

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https://gript.ie/nigeria-sunday-worshippers-killed-during-fresh-attack-on-churches/?fbclid=IwAR0-oP_e6ISkXHZOCPab3kx_BckvwTMddozBngdS5KUepFigjPLL-D1_Ki0&fs=e&s=cl

"More proof that the Irish state has only a vague idea of how many people from overseas are here was provided by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee last week."

MATT TREACY writes

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https://gript.ie/we-dont-have-a-clue-if-people-leave-when-visas-expire-says-department/

Pro-abortion rights activists protested outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett over the weekend, brandishing baby dolls and wearing fake-blood-stained clothes in a display which has been described as ‘sick’.

#gript

https://gript.ie/abortion-protestors-brandish-baby-dolls-and-blood-stained-clothes-outside-home-of-amy-coney-barrett/?fbclid=IwAR1UVFIW5V6Fzjb7PBW2osL1Cbi6YaJUp8ptvA3cX6LIv_2F6oYzUND2ZBY&fs=e&s=cl

A mob of up to 2,000 youths descended on a picturesque Italian town causing damage to businesses, mugging locals, and clashing with riot police.


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https://gript.ie/investigation-launched-after-2000-migrants-descend-on-a-popular-italian-getaway-area/

The Lonely Planet – a tourist guide site and publication which is a first stop for many planning a holiday – has published an updated report on Dublin which doesn’t hold back on the ‘chaos’ facing tourists brave enough to come.

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https://gript.ie/lonely-planet-on-dublin-chaos-eye-watering-costs-and-notoriously-expensive/

WHO to decide if Monkeypox constitutes international emergency

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https://gript.ie/who-to-decide-if-monkeypox-constitutes-international-emergency/

ON THIS DAY: 20 JUNE 1631: A village in Ireland was taken into slavery by north African raiders

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-20-june-1631-a-village-in-ireland-was-taken-into-slavery-by-north-african-raiders-2/

BEN SCALLAN: Make no mistake about it - Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael giving 16-year-olds the vote would be political suicide for both their parties.

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https://gript.ie/government-giving-vote-to-16s-is-like-turkeys-voting-for-christmas/

“Climate lockdown”? Parts of France have banned all outdoor and some indoor events amid a summer heatwave, and Germany is considering fuel rationing in preparation for winter.

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https://gript.ie/climate-lockdown-parts-of-france-ban-outdoor-events-due-to-heat/

Dublin Airport has been challenged on its poor service by Airlines for America.  The blistering letter to Ministers Eamon Ryan and Catherine Martin highlighted delayed flights and departure delays afflicting American travellers — as it urged Dublin Airport to get its act together fast.

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https://gript.ie/major-us-airlines-tell-dublin-airport-to-do-something-about-delays/

Dutch intelligence agency says Russian spy who studied at Trinity College Dublin has been taken into custody after successfully applying to Hague internship with false identity.

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https://gript.ie/russian-spy-who-studied-at-trinity-expelled-from-internship-at-hague-based-icc/

PODCAST: Michael D. Higgins shows his mastery of changing the subject; asylum claims are up 700% but it's definitely not our fault; and the NGO complex goes to war with Joe Duffy.


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https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-321-power/

Constant Markievicz returns? As Ireland's trans debate gets stranger by the day, the head of Amnesty Ireland, Colm O'Gorman, seemed to suggest over the weekend that the famous patriot might not have been the woman we thought she was:
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https://gript.ie/colm-ogorman-countess-markievicz/

The Government yesterday committed to spending €3billion - over 3% of the total budget - on measures for Ukrainian refugees in the next budget. The scale of the spending is extraordinary and unprecedented, writes JOHN MCGUIRK:
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https://gript.ie/the-governments-extraordinary-spending-on-ukrainian-refugees/

The former head of the European border police force has complained that some are trying to turn the agency into a “humanitarian” group rather than a group for enforcing European borders.

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https://gript.ie/were-not-a-humanitarian-group-says-ex-head-of-eu-border-force/

ON THIS DAY: 21 JUNE 1798: Irish insurgents defeated at the Battle of Vinegar Hill

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gript.ie/on-this-day-21-june-1798-irish-insurgents-defeated-at-the-battle-of-vinegar-hill-2/

A new report shows that 55% of 22-year-old Irish women were classified as depressed during the lockdown, as were 40% of men in that age group. Contrary to some claims, people need work and purpose says Dr Matt Treacy.

https://gript.ie/55-of-22-year-old-irish-women-depressed-in-lockdown-40-of-men-says-esri-report/

2021 saw the highest ever number of abortions recorded for women resident in England and Wales, according to statistics released today. 214,256 babies were aborted in Britain last year — including 206 Irish babies, 59 of whom had Down syndrome.

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https://gript.ie/abortions-continue-to-rise-at-alarming-rate-in-britain-highest-on-record/

BEN SCALLAN: An elderly Tipperary couple has been found dead at home after apparently passing away a year prior, potentially during lockdown - which may tell us something about modern social isolation.

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https://gript.ie/new-ireland-old-couple-found-dead-after-a-year-died-during-lockdown/