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 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…
THIS WEEK: 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…
The country is in quarantine, but people in cities and towns across Spain are stepping out on balconies and doorsteps at 10pm to applaud the medics they regard as heroes.
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WATCH: powerful video shows Spain thanking brave medics #COVID19 | Gript
Spain has declared a national emergency in a bid to curtail the Coronavirus - but the country is also showing its deepest appreciation for the medical professionals who are fighting the virus on the frontline.
ON THIS DAY: 15th March 1981: Francis Hughes joins Sands on Hunger Strike
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 au
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 au
Scottish Academics in a new study in the journal Clinical Ethics claims that permitting assisted dying would substantially benefit both those seeking assisted suicide and the public, and particularly in terms of cost
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Assisted suicide makes good economic sense, argue Scottish academics | Gript
A new study in the journal Clinical Ethics claims that permitting assisted dying would substantially benefit both those seeking assisted suicide and the public.
HSE: GPs can now order tests for Covid-19
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HSE: GPs can now order tests for Covid-19 | Gript
The HSE has announced that GPs can now order tests for Covid-19, but will not be undertaking the testing of possible carriers so as to protect their staff and other patients.
As the country continues to battle the Coronavirus outbreak, Amnesty Ireland has released an important new video reminding the country that the real COVID-19 outbreak for the public to tackle is, of course.... racism.
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Amnesty Ireland: The real COVID-19 threat is….. racism. | Gript
Priorities.
"In prison, criminals will have to face Covid-19 like the rest of us. Let out, the rest of us will have to face increased crime along with Covid-19"
The Government's plans to release prisoners over the virus is dangerous and wrong:
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The Government's plans to release prisoners over the virus is dangerous and wrong:
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Releasing prisoners over Coronavirus is dangerous and wrong | Gript
Short-sighted.
Famous critic disappears after calling Chinese president “a clown”
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Famous critic disappears after calling Chinese president "a clown" | Gript
His whereabouts remain unclear after friends reported Mr. Ren as missing on Saturday, with police offering no comment on the matter.
A Sinn Fein Senator, Maire Devine, is one of many retired or ex medical staff who have decided to re-register so they can work in Irish hospitals and help those suffering with Coronavirus, putting their own health at risk in the process:
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SF Senator: I’m re-registering as a nurse to fight Coronavirus | Gript
Bravery.
MICHAEL COOK gives us his thoughts on lessons that may be learnt from a global healthquake
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Lessons from a global healthquake | Gript
Some questions that we should ponder calmly when the pandemic has abatedSo far only about 6,500 people have died in the coronavirus pandemic. According to experts at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a worst-case scenario for the United States…
Church bells to ring around Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day as pope prays at Rome’s shrines
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Church bells to ring around Ireland on St. Patrick's Day as pope prays at Rome's shrines | Gript
As Ireland attempts to avoid the devastating impact of Covid-19 experienced in Italy, Pope Francis was meanwhile spotted walking deserted Roman streets to churches where people historically prayed for an end to plagues besetting the country.
BEN SCALLAN: "Coronavirus Disaster: Bad for you, great for the Climate Lobby"
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Coronavirus Disaster: Bad for you, great for the Climate Lobby | Gript
For most normal people, the coronavirus pandemic is an obvious disaster. It threatens the lives and wellbeing of older people, makes travel more difficult, creates scarcity of resources, and is, at the very least, highly inconvenient, if not outright fatal…
The Italians are singing to each other across empty streets, so famous Offaly “singing pub” JJ Houghs has released a video of the ‘Irish version’ of how to show solidarity as COVID-19 locks down the country.
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JJ Hough's Coronavirus online session has gone viral | Gript
The Italians are singing to each other across empty streets, so famous Offaly "singing pub" JJ Houghs has released a video of the 'Irish version' of how to show solidarity as COVID-19 locks down the country.