WATCH: Amazing trad session breaks out in Tokyo
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WATCH: Amazing trad session breaks out in Tokyo | Gript
NO, its not Stephen's Green or Eyre Square or even Milltown Malbay. This session of traditional Irish music is taking place in Japan. The video was posted by the Irish Embassy in Japan who spotted the musicians playing a lively set of tunes which on a lunchtime…
Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper has published an economic column which argues that Coronavirus might actually benefit the global economy by killing off the old and the economically unproductive:
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UK Newspaper: The Coronavirus could help us by killing the old | Gript
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The boy known as "Boy B", convicted of the brutal murder of Anna Kriegel, has launched an appeal against his conviction:
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"Boy B" in Kriegel case launches appeal against murder conviction | Gript
The boy had been found guilty of murder, and was identified as the boy who lured Anna Kriegel from her home to meet her death.
Terrifying: Irish doctors have issued a stark warning that in the weeks ahead they may have to "triage" patients - meaning that care will be prioritised for those most likely to survive. This is already happening in Italy.
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TERRIFYING: Irish doctors: We may have to “triage” Coronavirus patients | Gript
"Triaging" in medicine means denying care to some who might otherwise survive in order to prioritise care for those with the best chance of survival.
Richard Bruton, Minister for Communications, has announced changes to the €40 million Sound & Vision scheme which will see broadcasters who focus on climate change awareness being financially rewarded.
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Taxpayers to pay up to €40 million for the pleasure of being lectured to about climate change | Gript
Richard Bruton, Minister for Communications, has announced changes to the €40 million Sound & Vision scheme which will see broadcasters who focus on climate change awareness being financially rewarded. Minister Bruton, as reported by the Irish Times, has…
Mulhuddart protestors “shocked” as judge says “other agencies” related to children may become involved in housing case
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Mulhuddart protestors “shocked” as judge says “other agencies” related to children may become involved in housing case | Gript
A High Court judge has been condemned by protesters after they alleged that she threatened to involve “outside agencies” relating to their children during a hearing into a housing case. The case involved a building firm which has taken a High Court proceeding…
The BBC’s biased coverage of Russia’s new marriage law
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The BBC's biased coverage of Russia's new marriage law | Gript
President Putin moves to support traditional marriage by adding it to the Russian constitution and, predictably, the UK’s ‘impartial public service broadcaster’ paints it in as negative a light as possible. Apparently unable to accept that another country…
“The bullying got so bad that I stopped talking in class.” KATE BRYAN on standing out instead of fitting in
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"The bullying got so bad that I stopped talking in class." KATE BRYAN on standing out instead of fitting in | Gript
There are two phrases on the flag of the City of Detroit that I believe embody my life and the lives of all women around the world. These phrases are in Latin and when I learned of the translation, these two phrases shook me, down to my core.
DAVID MULLINS writes that Japan is a black hole for child abduction
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Japan: A black hole for Child abduction | Gript
The term International Child Abduction is generally used to describe situations where one parent (the abducting parent) removes a child from the state where the child usually lives to another state without the consent of the child’s other parent or in breach…
“Care for one another during the Coronavirus pandemic” – Further advice of the Irish Bishops in response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus
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“Care for one another during the Coronavirus pandemic” – Further advice of the Irish Bishops in response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus…
The instructions, which will remain in place until at least March 29th and possibly longer, call for the cancellation of all non-essential pastoral gatherings and meetings, such as religious seminars and retreats.
Devastating: The Irish Times worries - could Coronavirus result in the cancellation of Sex Parties?
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The Irish Times worries: Will Coronavirus stop Sex Parties? | Gript
Has COVID-19 finally gone too far for modern Ireland?
BEN SCALLAN: With yet ANOTHER fraudulent immigration scandal, Ireland’s swiss-cheese border is exposed once again
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BEN SCALLAN: With yet ANOTHER fraudulent immigration scandal, Ireland’s swiss-cheese border is exposed once again | Gript
For the second time in less than a year, a civil servant may be facing criminal charges for allegedly supplying fraudulent documents to foreign-nationals seeking Irish passports. This has been described to news outlets as a “significant national security…
Even Copper-Face Jacks is closing – see what else is too #COVID-19
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Even Copper-Face Jacks is closing - see what else is too #COVID-19 | Gript
When Coppers is closing you know things are bad. With Wuhan’s covid-19 virus rapidly spreading throughout Ireland, a whole plethora of events, venues and businesses have temporarily shut down until the crisis can be resolved. Here’s a handy guide of what…
MATT TREACY on why John Lennon had it all wrong with Imagine
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John Lennon had it all wrong with Imagine | Gript
Perhaps it is an age thing but one of the most irritating, vacuous songs considered to be a rock classic must surely be Imagine written by John Lennon with the assistance of the deeply weird Yoko Ono. It will be 50 years old next year.
NMH CASE: Delay in abortion investigation compounding “interminable grief”
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NMH CASE: Delay in abortion investigation compounding "interminable grief" | Gript
The solicitors representing the family whose baby was aborted after a misdiagnosis of a life-limiting condition, has said the delay in investigating the tragic case is "compounding the interminable grief and sense of loss" being endured.
BREAKING: Another death recorded, 39 more cases – HSE update on COVID-19
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BREAKING: Another death recorded, 39 more cases - HSE update on COVID-19 | Gript
A second person has died from COVID-19 in Ireland, and another 39 new cases have been confirmed, the National Public Health Emergency Team has said.
ABORTION: Three ECHR judges undermine the right to conscientious objection
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Abortion: Three ECHR judges undermine the right to conscientious objection | Gript
In a double decision made public on Thursday 12 March 2020 on the cases of Grimmark and Steén v. Sweden, three judges of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) deprived European midwives of the guarantee of their right to conscientious objection to abortion.…
MEI LING writes on the current push by students to remove the Dean of Law, Professor Patrick Parkinson, for making “transphobic” remarks in The Australian.
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The truth about trans must be defended | Gript
The T.C. Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland was established by a £20,000 donation from Thomas Charles Beirne, a devout Catholic businessman and Papal Knight who was warden of the University from 1928 to 1941.
"Since 1960 the murder rate has increased fivefold; suicides have increased sevenfold; divorces have increased forty-sevenfold; drug-related deaths have risen twelvefold; and alcohol consumption has risen threefold. This is not progress. These are the symptoms of long-term social and cultural decline. The fact that people have more money in the bank means little in the face of these statistics, which show a dramatic decline in the quality of life."
JOHN WILLIAN O'SULLIVAN writes...
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Ireland Undone | Gript
Ireland is progressing. It is moving from a dark, priest-infested isle into the light of modernity. That is what we are told. Day after day, week after week – the Irish media and political establishment assures us that as the hour hand moves forward so too…