Dept, Harris silent on fears of COVID-19 threat at conference

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REVIEW: DARK WATERS: How an American icon poisoned a town

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https://gript.ie/review-dark-waters-how-an-american-icon-poisoned-a-town/

Ireland is and or at least was, in one of the best positions to contain or minimize the impact of this pandemic. As an island nation, we have very clearly defined entry points for inward travelers which should have been appropriately managed."


Dr. Paul O'Brien writes an open letter to the Irish Government


https://gript.ie/an-evidence-based-critique-of-irelands-covid-19-response/

Women are being silenced during International Women’s Week. And this time it’s not the patriarchy

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https://gript.ie/women-are-being-silenced-during-international-womens-week-and-this-time-its-not-the-patriarchy/

Women are being discriminated against in the new transgender rights debate: International Womens Day #IWD #gript

https://youtu.be/NTHOO5QrhqU

ON THIS DAY: 8TH MARCH 1981

On the 5th February 1981, republican prisoners in Long Kesh issued a statement to the British government that unless the prisoners were awarded special category status, there could be further hunger strikes. There had been several smaller strikes in the Maze and Armagh Women’s Prison previously following the tradition of Thomas Ashe, Terence MacSwiney, Frank Stagg and others.

There were Five demands that the prisoners were looking for. They started their campaign in 1976 but it did not gain traction until Catholic Archbishop Tomás O Fiaciah visited the prison and condemned the conditions there. The requests were:

1. The right not to wear a prison uniform;
2. The right not to do prison work;
3. The right of free association with other prisoners, and to organise educational and recreational pursuits;
4. The right to one visit, one letter and one parcel per week;
5. Full restoration of remission lost through the protest.

The British authorities kept refusing their demands and so o

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"I’ve been reflecting on the care and love my grandfather received at the end of his life. He passed away barely a week ago, with two of his daughters (my mother included) at his side, after living a full 84-year life."

Beautiful piece reflecting on helping to care for a sick and dying relative

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https://gript.ie/in-sickness-and-in-health-reflections-on-death-disability-and-caregiving/

GRÉGOR PUPPINCK asks about the relationships between the judges of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and leading non-governmental organisations, and what should the Court be doing about them, particularly in cases in which doubts as to the judges’ impartiality might arise?

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https://gript.ie/ngos-and-judges-at-the-ecthr-a-need-for-clarification/

DR ANGELO BOTTONE writes that no voluntary organisation in the world does more work in the fields of education, healthcare, poverty relief, etc. than the Catholic Church, led in many cases by the Church’s religious orders. Amidst all the criticism of the Church, this basic fact is often forgotten.

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https://gript.ie/quantifying-the-enormous-good-the-church-does-worldwide/

Listening to feminist author Rosemary MacCabe brought CHRISTINE D'ARCY to some profound conclusions about feminism, womanhood, and being a mother. She writes about them here.

"The Taboo of the Childless Feminist".

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https://gript.ie/taboo-childless-feminist/

"The raw truth is that if it breaks out and people die, {politicians will} get less blame than if nobody dies, and we tank the economy for nothing”

Politicians are weighing the risks to the country, and themselves, of drastic action on COVID-19.

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https://gript.ie/coronavirus-political-dilemma/

Ó Cuiv calls for St Patrick’s parade to be cancelled: Italian deaths from COVID-19 now 366

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https://gript.ie/o-cuiv-calls-for-st-patricks-parade-to-be-cancelled-italian-deaths-from-covid-19-now-366/

ON THIS DAY: 8TH MARCH 1999: European Parliament called for abortion legislation in Ireland.

The European Parliament called for the legalisation of abortion in Ireland. The opinion, passed in Strasbourg by 321 votes to 122; it carried no legislative weight but provoked a storm of political controversy.

It was not the first and wouldn't be the last time institutions within the European Union would admonish Ireland for it's pro-life laws specifically the 8th amendment.

The pressure continued with regular reports, statements and otherwise from MEPs, Commissioners and institutions within the EU.

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The number of deportations of illegal migrants in Ireland almost doubled in 2019 - but this was likely a result of a surge in applications back in 2015, rather than any shift in Irish policy:

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https://gript.ie/deportations-of-illegal-migrants-almost-double-in-2019/

New Survey: Big majority of mothers want to work part-time not full-time

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https://gript.ie/new-survey-big-majority-of-mothers-want-to-work-part-time-not-full-time/

BREAKING: Israel, with less than 10 more cases of COVID-19 than Ireland, has sealed its borders tonight, while Italy has placed the whole country in quarantine after another 97 deaths. The economic impact of the virus is likely to be a global recession.

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https://gript.ie/israel-seals-borders-to-all-visitors-italy-quarantines-whole-country/

WATCH: Antifa links in the Irish establishment?


Ben Scallan reports on the Burkean's claims that they have uncovered connections between the radical Left and those with power in Irish society.

See more here: https://www.theburkean.ie/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBG8iI2Ll6M

POLL: Do you think the Irish Government is doing all it should to keep us safe from COVID-19?

VOTE YES OR NO in our Poll

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