"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/

PODCAST: TRSI 328 - One short step from self-awareness

Fighting hate is big business these days.

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https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-328-one-short-step-from-self-awareness/

A person wrote to an Irish newspaper this weekend seeking advice about a conflict in her relationship over whether to have children. The advice she received was..... interesting, writes JOHN MCGUIRK:
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https://gript.ie/is-this-the-worst-relationship-advice-ever-published-in-an-irish-newspaper/

Irish people tweet their frustration as Housing Minister welcomes new tenants to affordable rental scheme while Dept. blocks replies on Twitter posts.

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https://gript.ie/backlash-housing-dept-disables-comments-on-affordable-housing-posts/

Three quarters of people who arrive here with no passport are allowed to stay

MATT TREACY writes...

https://gript.ie/three-quarters-of-people-who-arrive-here-with-no-passport-are-allowed-to-stay/

Amidst increasing concerns that rocketing energy prices will send Europe into a deep recession, the European Union is to convene an emergency meeting of ministers to try to agree measures to deal with the crisis.

MÁIRÍN DE BARRA writes

https://gript.ie/deep-recession-threatened-in-europe-as-gas-prices-rocket/