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

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-17-october-1886-john-dillon-announces-plan-of-campaign-for-irish-tenants-against-unfair-rents-and-evictions-3/

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/

JOHN MCGUIRK: The "right wing" leader of Fine Gael is now openly enacting the policies of Paul Murphy and people before profit:
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https://gript.ie/varadkar-yeah-screw-it-well-ban-evictions/

The decision by the court of appeals yesterday was not just bad on its face, writes JOHN MCGUIRK: It also sent a clear message to other courts - you're not being lenient enough:
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https://gript.ie/courts-yeah-we-were-too-hard-on-that-guy-who-attacked-a-pensioner/

PODCAST: TRSI 333 - What's a little VX between friends?

America plays hardball with China's tech sector; nuclear war is unlikely because tactical nuclear weapons are actually pretty lacklustre; cancel culture, conformity, and the strange case of the Jihad Rehab film.

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https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-333-whats-a-little-vx-between-friends/

A teenage boy who arranged to meet another teenager through a mobile app to sell a designer jacket was attacked and robbed, Dublin District Court has heard.

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https://gript.ie/teenage-boy-beaten-and-robbed-in-dublin-after-arranging-to-sell-designer-jacket-court-hears/

ON THIS DAY: 18TH OCTOBER 1899: Death of Eoghan Ó Gramhnaigh (Fr. Eugene O'Growney)

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-18-october-1899-death-of-eoghan-o-gramhnaigh-4/

Today is the last day for parents to send their views on what sex-education ther children might receive in school, in particular around broadening the RSE course to possibly include teaching children about pornography, abortion, and ‘gender ideology’.

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https://gript.ie/last-day-for-parents-to-send-views-on-sex-ed-to-ncca/

Four different German manufacturing companies, each at least 125 years old, has declared insolvency within 24 hours amid the ongoing energy and inflation crisis.

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https://gript.ie/4-german-companies-all-125-years-old-declared-insolvent-in-24-hours/

"It’s not too much pain but too little love that makes people ask for euthanasia"

So writes Stephanie Sugiaman, an intensive care nurse in Sydney

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https://gript.ie/its-not-too-much-pain-but-too-little-love-that-makes-people-ask-for-euthanasia/

Government rules out using 70-turbine ESB wind farm in Galway to generate electricity despite energy crisis

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https://gript.ie/govt-rules-out-using-70-turbine-wind-farm-despite-energy-crisis/

BEN SCALLAN: “I suspect Murphy’s view is something to the effect of ‘You should be allowed to smoke rocks with your HSE-issued crack pipe on the Luas, and shouldn’t suffer any legal penalty for that.’”

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https://gript.ie/ben-scallan-paul-murphys-absurd-attack-on-paul-kehoe/

JOHN MCGUIRK: Between the relentless dumbing down of the curriculum, and the refusal to mark the exams on time, the state couldn't be clearer in its message to Junior Cert students - their work doesn't matter.
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https://gript.ie/lets-face-it-the-junior-cert-doesnt-matter/

Marine LePen says France ‘froze in pain’ after the brutal rape and murder of 12 year old Lola Daviet, saying her alleged killer should not have been in France.

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https://gript.ie/marine-le-pen-slams-french-immigration-policy-in-wake-of-brutal-murder/