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JOHN MCGUIRK: "In Ireland, the establishment has one trick, that it plays over and over again, because it never fails: It tells us that we are better than other people and other countries. And so, no matter how miserable we are, aren't we lucky"
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https://gript.ie/maybe-we-like-the-misery/
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JOHN MCGUIRK: By themselves the new nightclub opening hours are fine, but they reinforce the general trend in politics - Government can give young people luxuries, but not essentials.


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https://gript.ie/bread-circuses-and-nightclubs-till-dawn/
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The Irish Coast Guard is planning to spend €400,000 on branded merchandise, including pencils, rulers, towels, hats and more, despite a potential looming recession.


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https://gript.ie/irish-coastguard-to-spend-e400k-on-merchandise/
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If someone breaks into your house and attacks your family, and you kill them, should you be sent to jail for three years, as a Waterford Man was today?
Rapid reaction from our Editor:
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https://gript.ie/how-much-self-defence-is-too-much/
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Billionaire businessman and free speech advocate, Elon Musk, has posted a video of himself the HQ of Twitter – carrying a sink.

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https://gript.ie/watch-elon-musk-enters-twitter-hq-carrying-a-sink/
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JOHN MCGUIRK: For most of the 2000's and early 2010's, the watchword in Ireland was that we should be more like Sweden - so why aren't we noticing that the Swedes themselves seem to think they made a mistake?
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https://gript.ie/how-the-swedish-social-democratic-model-disappeared-from-the-discourse/
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Attempts by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to portray applications to a decommissioning scheme for fishermen as a policy success are dramatically wide of the mark, according to Independent TD for West-Cork, Michael Collins.

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https://gript.ie/minister-confirms-that-just-54-fishing-families-apply-to-fleet-decommissioning-scheme/
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The inquest into the death of a young footballer has been delayed due to lack of engagement from a pharmaceutical company.

LOUISE ROSEINGRAVE writes

https://gript.ie/inquest-into-death-of-young-footballer-delayed-due-to-vaccine-manufacturer-lack-of-engagement/
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Professor Anthony McCarthy of the National Maternity Hospital stated before an Oireachtas Committee meeting on peri-natal mental health that “We have men coming in to have babies.”

MATT TREACY writes

https://gript.ie/professor-in-men-having-babies-shocker/
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THE EDITORS: "At Gript, we will ignore this new law in its entirety. It is our duty to tell you what is happening, and to write things that are true. It is not our job to obey laws designed to suppress legitimate ideas and information."
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https://gript.ie/no-hate-speech-law-can-make-a-man-into-a-woman/
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“This law is not compatible for families living in town centres”: Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has criticised the announcement of the Alcohol Sales Plan which will see pubs able to serve until 12.30am every night, and nightclubs allowed to open until 6am.

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https://gript.ie/alcohol-sales-plan-not-compatible-for-families-living-in-town-centres/
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An Irish Green Party Minister told a group of young people that throwing beans at paintings is “a really effective thing to do,” and failed to condemn radical groups like Extinction Rebellion.

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https://gript.ie/green-minister-throwing-beans-at-paintings-is-really-effective/
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“Her comments were unhelpful in many ways”: Fine Gael Senator hits out at the Ukrainian ambassador.

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https://gript.ie/just-not-the-case-fg-senator-hits-out-at-ukraine-ambassador-on-accommodation/
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