ON THIS DAY: 15 OCTOBER 1842: THE NATION NEWSPAPER FIRST PUBLISHED

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“After such immense tragedy in his parish last Friday and beyond, he has managed to be there for everyone, a constant presence, and then topped it all with his personal, individual funeral for those who were lost in the disaster.”

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https://gript.ie/creeslough-parish-priest-praised-for-giving-such-dignity-to-those-affected-by-tragedy/

No, a song in a dressing room does not mean we need 're-education', writes Niamh Uí Bhriain.

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https://gript.ie/no-a-song-in-a-dressing-room-does-not-mean-we-need-re-education/

7.7% of people in a sample of 10m US vaccine recipients sought hospital treatment within a year, according to data that the US Government was forced to release last week. Is this cause for concern? We looked at the numbers:
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https://gript.ie/us-cdc-data-7-7-of-vax-recipients-sought-treatment-within-a-year/

HELEN WATTS: Tragic stories of abuse should not lead the UK to decriminalise abortion

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https://gript.ie/tragic-stories-of-abuse-should-not-lead-the-uk-to-decriminalise-abortion/

A hyper-realistic model of the body of the man who was wrapped in the Shroud of Turin, believed by Christians to be that of Jesus of Nazareth post crucifixion has gone on display at Salamanca Cathedral.


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A local councillor and medical practitioners in Killarney say that the town has "done enough" after the number of Ukrainian refugees and other migrants claiming asylum in the town grew to more than 2,500.

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https://gript.ie/2500-refugees-pack-killarney-adding-25-to-number-living-in-town/

Irish consumers are returning to using cash post-Covid, making bigger and more frequent ATM withdrawals, according a new research from the Central Bank.

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https://gript.ie/irish-consumers-returning-to-using-cash-with-bigger-and-more-frequent-atm-withdrawals/

BEN SCALLAN: “It’s the duty of every Irish citizen to call out these flimsy arguments every time they rear their heads. And the fact that journalists aren’t grilling them on this stuff is a testament to just how useless our media class are.”

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https://gript.ie/irish-politicians-are-trying-to-fool-you-out-of-irish-military-neutrality/

JOHN MCGUIRK: "Ireland’s establishment has invested so much political capital into the idea that “anti-migrant sentiment” is the most dangerous kind of idea imaginable that they will bankrupt the country before they concede that they got this one wrong"

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https://gript.ie/establishment-irelands-refugee-terror/

Offices of the Department of Social Protection in Laois and Offaly registered 3,331 claims for additional need, more commonly known as exceptional need, payments between 1 January and the end of August this year. The total amount paid out for both counties totalled just over €1,523,000.

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https://gript.ie/over-3000-exceptional-need-payments-applications-received-for-laois-offaly-alone/

One man has died and another has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a deadly machete attack in County Tyrone.

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https://gript.ie/man-dies-following-machete-assault-in-co-tyrone/

Is George Hook actually a 21st century feminist? Louise Perry's 'The Case Against the Sexual Revolution' argues that consent workshops are mostly useless and the sexual revolution benefits men, not women.

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https://gript.ie/review-the-case-against-the-sexual-revolution-a-new-guide-to-the-21st-century/

ON THIS DAY: 17 OCTOBER 1886: John Dillon announces “Plan of Campaign” for Irish tenants against unfair rents and evictions

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There has still been no meaningful response by the National Transport Authority (NTA) to ongoing and serious concerns surrounding the major deficit in service provision for West-Cork’s local transport routes according to Independent TD, Michael Collins.

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https://gript.ie/west-cork-has-dropped-off-the-map-for-the-national-transport-authority-michael-collins/

"How can you say that you're serious?" Justice Minister Helen McEntee confronted on Ireland's lax sentencing for criminals.

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https://youtu.be/2qR7Xw49myQ

Free Speech Ireland is organising to spread awareness of the practical consequences of Helen McEntee’s new hate speech legislation by aiming to highlight how it could affect political discourse, jokes, and human interactions in our country.

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https://gript.ie/does-ireland-need-new-hate-speech-laws-free-speech-ireland-says-no/

The head of Germany’s secret service has said that Putin wants a “declaration of war” against the whole Western world.

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https://gript.ie/putin-wants-declaration-of-war-against-west-german-intel-agency/

The leader of the Rural Independent Group of TDs, Deputy Mattie Mc Grath, has demanded the government "come clean" and explain why it is "deliberately targeting rural communities" after a significant cut to the LEADER (2023-2027) programme.

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https://gript.ie/rural-communities-scapegoated-again-as-e245-slashed-from-new-leader-programme/

France is in shock after the body of a 12-year-old girl was found after suffering rape and horrific injuries consistent with torture. An Algerian national has been charged in relation to her death.
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https://gript.ie/france-12yr-old-girl-brutally-raped-and-murdered-algerian-migrant-in-custody/