BEN SCALLAN: The EU says the energy crisis is no excuse to give up on our fossil fuel reductions - which is a bit like saying starving to death is no excuse to eat food.

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https://gript.ie/eu-energy-crisis-is-no-excuse-to-give-up-on-fossil-fuel-pledges/

"For years Mr and Mrs Prasad have been bankrolling their only child, Shrey Sagar Prasad. They arranged Sagar’s marriage and were ecstatic when he finally tied the knot at age 29. They paid for his extravagant wedding and high-dollar honeymoon to Thailand. That was six years ago."

Read LOUIS T MARCH on the family squabble over the lack of grandchildren is news in India

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https://gript.ie/a-most-interesting-family-squabble/

"Sometimes the hard, cold reality of numbers can just stop you in your tracks. The British abortion report shows that the number of abortions carried out on babies with Down Syndrome for women travelling from Ireland have more than tripled since 2018."

NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN

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https://gript.ie/abortion-for-down-syndrome-babies-from-ireland-has-tripled-since-2018-referendum/

Horror and outrage as first footage from Uvalde school shooting is released: Officers with body armour and ballistic shields could have stopped the shooting “within three minutes” but waited for over an hour for a key to an unlocked door.

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https://gript.ie/new-uvalde-footage-classroom-was-never-locked-gunman-could-have-been-stopped-within-3-minutes/

WATCH: Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty says there are 9 genders, and that women shouldn’t worry about biological males in changing rooms because men can already attack women everywhere else in society. @Ben_Scallan reacts.

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https://gript.ie/watch-senator-regina-doherty-says-there-are-9-genders/

Tipperary TD, Mattie McGrath, has accused the government of handing over Ireland's "hard-won freedoms and sovereignty" to the "EU and international globalists."

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https://gript.ie/watch-mattie-mcgrath-says-govt-handing-away-hard-won-sovereignty/

A new Fianna Fáil proposal would give Gardai the power to inform women if their partner had a history of domestic violence or abuse. But, asks JOHN MCGUIRK, wouldn't it be easier just to keep men that dangerous in prison?
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https://gript.ie/the-very-interesting-fianna-fail-proposal-on-domestic-violence/

Belfast comedian investigated by PSNI over joke that offended one audience member

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https://gript.ie/belfast-comedian-investigated-by-psni-over-joke/

The surging cost of car hire in Ireland is once again making headlines – after a tourist was quoted a staggering €51,350 to rent a car for a summer holiday for nine days.

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https://gript.ie/a-helicopter-would-be-cheaper-tourist-quoted-e51350-to-rent-a-car-in-ireland-for-nine-days/

A newly published study has recorded a temporary reduction in sperm concentration for males who have taken the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine – but researchers found that vaccination did not have a long-term impact on male fertility.

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https://gript.ie/new-study-links-covid-19-pfizer-vaccine-to-temporary-reduction-in-male-fertility/

NGOs like to claim that transgender activists in Ireland are “marginalised.” But is this a reality? Ben Scallan investigates.


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https://youtu.be/7i9dMIYuT_s

Independent TD, Carol Nolan, has told Gript News that she has been “inundated” with messages of support after she was attacked by the Minister for Housing in the Dáil when she described the government’s immigration policy as “reckless”.

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https://gript.ie/nolan-inundated-with-support-after-immigration-clash-in-dail/

Germany claims that “gas is now a scarce commodity” in Europe’s biggest economy, and that Russia is using gas “as a weapon” against them.
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An online search shows that the cheapest three-star hotel room a ten minute walk from Croke Park on Saturday costs €324, while staying at the Croke Park Hotel for the night will leave you €409 out of pocket.

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https://gript.ie/rip-off-hotels-gaa-fans-paying-e314-for-a-one-night-stay-in-dublin-for-all-ireland-quarter-final-weekend/?fbclid=IwAR1RoR3tqMwVuDgGZtBYGuUW-poolv6JbySf9bGLBw3RtwLxHdUb7opsgGY&fs=e&s=cl

"There is a sense, in the country, that things are a bit out of control", writes JOHN MCGUIRK, on the week of €2.14 a litre diesel, nine genders, unlimited immigration, and the closure of another CATH lab, this time in Sligo:
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https://gript.ie/a-political-class-from-another-planet/

BEN SCALLAN: Fine Gael Senator Garrett Ahearn says Mattie McGrath’s views on capping refugee numbers “do not reflect the majority.” But according to recent polls, they actually do - and Ahearn, not McGrath, is woefully out of step with public opinion:

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https://gript.ie/actually-fine-gael-is-out-of-step-with-the-public-not-mattie-mcgrath/

Videos have been shared online showing teenage boys being threatened, slapped, and kicked by an older attacker.

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https://gript.ie/gardai-investigating-viral-bullying-videos-showing-thug-beating-boys/

Austria is set to end its mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy. Health Minister Johannes Rauch admitted the controversial policy introduced in February had been ineffective, stating: “No one is getting vaccinated because of the compulsory vaccination”.

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https://gript.ie/austria-ends-mandatory-covid-19-vaccination-as-health-minister-admits-mandate-didnt-work/

President Joe Biden on Thursday unintentionally revealed a very specific cheat note prepared by his staff instructing the leader of the free world to “take YOUR seat” and limit his speech to “2 minutes” — amid concerns over his capability to hold office.

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https://gript.ie/watch-you-take-your-seat-bidens-step-by-step-instructions-from-staff-for-walking-into-room-and-sitting-down/

The US Supreme Court today struck down Roe v Wade, a 1973 ruling which claimed that women had a constitutional right to access abortions.

https://gript.ie/roe-struck-down-us-supreme-court-releases-ruling/

The remarks followed heated exchanges from a recent Dail sitting between TD Carol Nolan and Housing Minister Dara O’Brian after Nolan suggested uncapped immigration was a contributing factor to the ongoing housing crisis.

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https://gript.ie/controversy-continues-as-sf-td-labels-remarks-made-by-carol-nolan-right-wing/