The Justice Minister has now raised the matter of the “Fuzhou Police Overseas Station” with the Chinese Embassy. The presence of the station was reported on by Gript last month.

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https://gript.ie/minister-expresses-concern-over-chinese-police-station-in-dublin/

Senator Eileen Flynn made indirect claims of racism in the Seanad while speaking about how important it is to be able to talk about BLM, but are her claims relevant to Irish society?

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https://gript.ie/senator-eileen-flynn-and-the-racist-phantom-of-the-seanad/

Patrick Clifford (21) has risen to the challenge of caring for his three brothers following the death of their parents, telling Kerry’s Eye how he has made a daily vow to “get up, and put a smile on, and keep going, because they are relying on me”.

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https://gript.ie/award-for-eldest-brother-of-siblings-who-lost-both-parents-to-cancer/

Criminal Assets Bureau assigned only 6 additional Garda staff since 2018

DAVID MULLINS writes

https://gript.ie/criminal-assets-bureau-assigned-only-6-additional-garda-staff-since-2018/

EXCLUSIVE: Many disabled Irish children’s social skills, such as speech and toilet training, have been stunted since the Covid lockdown according to Family Carers Ireland.

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https://gript.ie/irish-childrens-social-skills-stunted-following-covid-lockdown/

“There are many people in that prison who should not be there”: FF senator hits out at “heavy-handed” treatment of Enoch Burke

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https://gript.ie/ff-senator-hits-out-at-heavy-handed-treatment-of-enoch-burke/

ON THIS DAY: 7 OCTOBER 1571: The Battle of Lepanto

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-7-october-1571-the-battle-of-lepanto/

The Irish Triads are nuggets of 9th century observational wisdom probing the complexity of existence, sometimes through the prism of paradox. Thus, Triad 68 gives three sorrows better than joy, which is followed by three rejoicings worse than sorrow.

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https://gript.ie/256-rules-for-life-the-wisdom-of-the-ancient-irish-triads/

The government seems to be finally starting to admit that their reckless immigration policies are having a disastrous effect on both Ireland and those to whom they have made empty promises.

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https://gript.ie/government-waking-up-to-fact-that-asylum-system-is-broken/

The Kremlin has thanked Elon Musk after the billionaire caused controversy by putting forward his own peace plan to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, prompting a fallout with Ukrainian officials.

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https://gript.ie/elon-musks-peace-plan-for-ukraine-causes-furore/

That means that while enroute to Ireland several thousand people simply destroyed their passports and other documentation that might be used to identify them. They should be sent home, not promised a free house, says MATT TREACY.

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https://gript.ie/if-you-destroy-your-passport-you-should-be-sent-home-its-that-simple/

The man accused of the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan in Castlerea ago told Gardai that “with all that’s going on with the police in this world, I shot him,” the Central Criminal Court heard this afternoon.

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https://gript.ie/accused-in-garda-murder-case-said-something-about-black-lives-matter-court-hears/

Gary Kavanagh reviews @aoifegall's newly released book Web of Lies. His take? "The book's title isn't quite accurate, the book is less a web of lies and more a web of poorly sourced and unsubstantiated claims from Gallagher."

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https://gript.ie/review-web-of-lies-by-aoife-gallagher/

Charles the Great, known to history as Charlemagne, was crowned King of the Franks on this day, October 9th, 768AD.


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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-9-october-768-charlemagne-crowned-king-of-the-franks-2/

US medical groups demand protection for paediatric transgender doctors and hospitals and gag for social media critics

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https://gript.ie/us-medical-groups-demand-protection-for-paediatric-transgender-doctors-and-hospitals-and-gag-for-social-media-critics/

Go ndeánfaidh Dia trócaire orthu ar fad, agus brat Mhuire ar iad siúd atá fágadh faoi dólas.

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https://gript.ie/an-unimaginable-sorrow-all-those-killed-in-creeslough-are-named/

"There is Fr Leonard of Ballysimon, killed by Communists in China after they invaded his Church.’ Before being scimitared through the back, refusing to kneel to his assailants, he said ‘I kneel only to Our Lord Jesus Christ’."

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https://gript.ie/review-of-limerick-saints-and-seekers-edited-by-david-bracken/

Increasing numbers of ordinary people - and not just those in Italy and Hungary - grow weary of the contempt shown by an elite whose policies led to energy shortages and a cost of living crisis. But, THADE ANDY says, we should learn from the mistakes of Wat Tyler.

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https://gript.ie/a-tale-of-two-rebellions/

WATCH: 'I've a horse .. inside': Supermacs in Ballinasloe

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https://gript.ie/watch-ive-a-horse-inside-supermacs-in-ballinasloe/

An Irish surgeon has been reported to the Federal Trade Commission in the US after concerns were raised over the nature of her pratice’s social media advertising of trans surgeries, including to minors.

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https://gript.ie/irish-gender-affirmation-surgeon-reported-for-allegedly-advertising-surgery-to-minors/