The Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has confirmed that approximately 500 contracts are in operation providing accommodation to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) fleeing the war in Ukraine.

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https://gript.ie/minister-confirms-his-department-has-signed-500-contracts-providing-accommodation-to-ukrainians/

A Green Party Councillor is being accused of 'spying and reporting' after her complaint to Fingal County Council about the twitter account of the local library following feminists who have raised concerns about transgender extremism led to the account being suspended.

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https://gript.ie/spying-and-reporting-green-cllr-gets-fingal-library-twitter-account-suspended/

Smiling at carrots but crying at kale: A new study from Durham University has recorded evidence that unborn babies experience the flavour of their mother’s food, and react differently to various smells and tastes while in the womb.

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https://gript.ie/babies-in-the-womb-smile-and-cry-in-reaction-to-what-mum-eats-world-first-study-shows/

A popular crêpe restaurant in Co. Wicklow has won praise after its owners offered a discount to customers paying in cash as part of its support for the nationwide movement to reignite cash.

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https://gript.ie/cash-preferred-wicklow-crepe-restaurant-offers-customers-discount-when-paying-in-cash/

Today, the 22nd September, marks the 102nd anniversary of the Rineen Ambush, which took place at Rineen Cross, halfway between Miltown Malbay and Lahinch in 1920.

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-22-september-1920-the-rineen-ambush-co-clares-fiercest-battle-in-the-war-of-independence-2/

The mother of two children who were burned to death in a car in Multyfarnham has been charged with their murder at a special sitting of Mullingar District Court.

https://gript.ie/mother-of-children-burned-to-death-charged-with-murder/

BEN SCALLAN: “According to Flynn, the State is forcing people to joyride dangerously and ram police cars. It’s all the government’s fault, and has zero to do with the actual human being sitting at the wheel with their foot on the accelerator.”

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https://gript.ie/senator-absolves-cherry-orchard-youths-of-responsibility/

"Alternative Budget season is a lot like listening to a group of your friends speculating about what they might do if they won €200m the Euromillions"
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https://gript.ie/the-alternative-budgets-are-no-real-alternative-at-all/

WATCH: 15 arrested in UK amid sectarian riots between Muslims & Hindus

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https://gript.ie/watch-clashes-between-muslims-hindus-in-uk-lead-to-arrests/

The German state is behind hundreds of fake “far-right” social media accounts posting extremist content online, according to a report by one of the country’s biggest newspapers.

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https://gript.ie/german-state-behind-hundreds-of-far-right-social-media-accounts/

JOHN MCGUIRK: "Silencing a library should not be seen as “liberalism gone mad”, but “liberalism expressing its ultimate logic”. The ultimate goal here is not the suppression of dissenting and opposing views, but their utter and complete elimination."
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https://gript.ie/fingal-library-and-the-progressive-messiah/

China - the world’s biggest carbon emitter by far - appears to be trolling Europe, urging the Western continent to take more action on climate change.

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https://gript.ie/china-urges-europe-to-take-more-action-on-climate-change/

Galway SPCA told Gript they are struggling to help two litters of abandoned puppies as they say the state of animal welfare has ‘gone back to early 2000s level’. Their kennels are completely full as new dogs continue to arrive.


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https://gript.ie/watch-galway-spca-struggling-as-two-litters-of-abandoned-puppies-fight-for-survival/

Canada will finally allow foreign nationals who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 entry at its border from 30 September.

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https://gript.ie/canada-finally-drops-covid-vaccine-requirement-for-entry-at-border/

RTÉ’s confusing choice of acts from the Clifden Arts Festival has left this writer feeling rather confused about the apparent lack of focus on indigenous Irish artists, while also wondering how something ‘pass’ for art at all.

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https://gript.ie/rtes-strange-representation-of-the-clifden-arts-festival-in-connemara/

KARL D STEPHAN : Will Artificial Intelligence make humanity irrelevant?

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https://gript.ie/will-artificial-intelligence-make-humanity-irrelevant/

ON THIS DAY: 24 SEPTEMBER 1880: Captain Charles Boycott sent to ‘moral coventry’

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-24-september-1880-captain-charles-boycott-sent-to-moral-coventry-4/

“Things have become absurd”: A group of protestors have gathered outside Mount Joy prison to support jailed teacher Enoch Burke.

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https://gript.ie/we-need-to-support-him-protesters-rally-behind-jailed-teacher/

The Irish Times, and Ursula von der Leyen, are not happy that Italy looks set to elect Brothers of Italy as the largest party. But have those calling the party far-right even looked at their policies asks MATT TREACY.

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https://gript.ie/the-brothers-and-sisters-of-italy-poised-for-power-the-irish-times-is-worried/

ON THIS DAY: 25 SEPTEMBER 1917: Thomas Ashe died from force feeding during hunger strike

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-25-september-1917-thomas-ashe-died-from-force-feeding-during-hunger-strike-4/