French President Emmanuel Macron says that we may be witnessing “the end of abundance,” even regarding basic necessities like water.

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https://gript.ie/macron-we-are-witnessing-the-end-of-abundance/

“Sadly, for all the talk of inclusion, it appears RTÉ does not believe Dana’s is a story worthy of telling. Regardless of RTÉ’s pettiness, the story of the girl from the Bogside winning our first Eurovision is an incredible one.”

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https://gript.ie/all-kinds-of-shenanigans-going-on-in-rte/

Is "we should consider eating insects" just about the environment, or is it a symptom of something deeper in our culture? Something deeper, says JOHN MCGUIRK:

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https://gript.ie/bug-eating-communion-and-the-western-religious-revival/

A 10-month-old baby was left abandoned on the side of a road in Dublin on Sunday by a thief who drove off in a family’s car with the child still in the back seat.

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https://gript.ie/10-month-old-baby-left-abandoned-on-side-of-road-in-terrifying-dublin-carjacking/

“Embarrassing”: An Irish magazine has complained that the Rose of Tralee this year was a “sea of white faces,” and that there are no Roses who are disabled or have an OnlyFans, prompting severe backlash from readers.

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https://gript.ie/backlash-as-magazine-slams-rose-of-tralee-as-too-white/

Internal Government documents describe how "the curtailment of normal societal functions" is one option on the table in the event of a winter energy crisis. Give civil servants a tool, and they'll use it again and again, writes JOHN MCGUIRK:

https://gript.ie/government-ponders-might-we-need-a-fuel-lockdown/

"While much attention on China's investments in Africa has focused on the contest for Africa's raw materials, considerably less attention has been devoted to whether China is looking at the greatest African resource of all, her people" writes Daniel K. Sullivan:

https://gript.ie/how-china-will-look-to-africa-to-solve-its-demographic-crisis/

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The widow of a 32-year-old UK doctor who died from an adverse reaction to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has been awarded a vaccine damage payment of £120,000.

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https://gript.ie/wife-of-nhs-doctor-32-who-died-after-taking-astrazeneca-vaccine-awarded-120k-vaccine-damage-payment/

Derrick O’Shaughnessey says he has lived in the property for the last five years and that he is the legal owner.

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https://gript.ie/breaking-stand-off-at-disputed-property-in-south-dublin/

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has admitted that the social media giant suppressed a significant story by the New York Post on the content of Hunter Biden's laptop during the 2020 presidential election - after being approached by the FBI.

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https://gript.ie/watch-zuckerberg-admits-to-rogan-that-facebook-suppressed-hunter-biden-story/

Rural TDs have hit out at promises to ‘review’ Ireland’s energy security amidst concerns at potential blackouts as winter approaches. Michael Collins TD said that comments made by an Taoiseach rang “hollow” and were “removed from reality”.

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https://gript.ie/collins-accuses-taoiseach-of-hollow-words-on-energy-supply-review/

Controversial hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf says he converted to Catholicism after playing St. Padre Pio in an upcoming movie, and that he was suicidal before taking on the role.

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https://gript.ie/actor-shia-labeouf-was-suicidal-before-playing-catholic-saint/

Trinity College's Student's Union has threatened "escalating action" unless the name of Bishop George Berkeley is stricken from the University's main library.
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https://gript.ie/trinity-students-go-to-war-rename-the-library-or-else/

President Biden's announcment that he will spend $300bn or more paying off a portion student loans is set to cause a political storm of controversy ahead of the midterm elections. Here's why:

https://gript.ie/joe-bidens-big-student-debt-gamble/

1 in 4 Generation Z Americans would like to become social media influencers, a new study has found.

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https://gript.ie/1-in-4-gen-z-americans-want-to-be-online-influencers-survey-finds/

The Johannesburg High Court ruled that the song about shooting White South Africans is not hate speech.

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https://gript.ie/court-rules-controversial-kill-the-boer-song-not-hate-speech/

DR MATT TREACY looks into the data underlying reports from the CSO, and finds that the number of non-Irish nationals is understated by almost 40%.

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https://gript.ie/number-of-non-irish-nationals-understated-by-almost-40-in-cso-reports/

Battle of Bantry to be remembered at Centenary Commemoration. https://gript.ie/battle-of-bantry-to-be-remembered-at-centenary-commemoration/

LOUISE ROSEINGRAVE: A Galway based company is gearing up to launch a dating app for unvaccinated individuals next month.

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https://gript.ie/galway-company-to-launch-dating-app-for-unvaccinated-people/

DINA CENIZA reviews ANNE PERROTTET's book "Thriving and Surviving Raising Thirteen"

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https://gript.ie/thriving-and-surviving-raising-thirteen-scenes-from-a-great-australian-adventure/