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/

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/

MICHAEL COOK : Belgium’s euthanasia law is unconstitutional, says high court. It’s not permissive enough.

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https://gript.ie/belgiums-euthanasia-law-is-unconstitutional-says-high-court-its-not-permissive-enough/

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/

Irish Guide dogs for the Blind are seeking volunteers to raise puppies that will go on to do essential work assisting people who face challenges from visual impairment or autism

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https://gript.ie/puppy-trainers-needed-irish-guide-dogs-for-the-blind/

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/

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/

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/

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/

“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/

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/

“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/

“Mad proposals…is that going to be his legacy?” McGrath slams Taoiseach on pub opening hours.

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https://gript.ie/td-taoiseach-pushing-sideline-stuff-nobody-is-interested-in/

Sunak brings back fracking ban, reversing Truss’s policy, despite energy crisis.

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https://gript.ie/sunak-brings-back-fracking-ban-reversing-trusss-policy/

“It is time we got serious about those arriving here without documentation and bogus claims for asylum, particularly when our services are under such strain,” TD Mattie McGrath said in response to the figures obtained today.

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https://gript.ie/3254-undocumented-migrants-enter-state-in-first-8-months-of-2022/

Sinead Gibney of the IHREC says capping refugee numbers is “not a choice”, thinking it is is “problematic”, and we should be “progressive” and see the value of those seeking international protection.

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https://gript.ie/ireland-should-do-more-for-refugees-says-sinead-gibney-of-ihrec/

After much controversy, and allegations that children who felt they were transgender were rushed into treatment, the British National Health Service will warn doctors that these feelings often disappear for children as they get older, and that children should not be encouraged to change their names and pronouns.

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https://gript.ie/huge-change-nhs-says-trans-children-likely-going-through-a-phase/

Elon Musk has formally taken over the social media platform Twitter in a €44 Billion deal - and one of his first actions was to fire some of the company's top executives, according to reports.

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https://gript.ie/the-bird-is-freed-musk-fires-exec-who-banned-trump-as-he-takes-over-twitter/

Sharyar Ali (34) has been sentenced in realtion to the murder of baby Hunter Patrick McGleeson who died in his care in November 2019.


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Government can’t protect people from interest rate hikes, says Donohoe

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https://gript.ie/government-cant-protect-people-from-interest-rate-hikes-donohoe/