The indiscriminate and exploitative use of a dead woman's name, and her image, to push a controversial campaign that she was never part of continues.

NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN writes

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https://gript.ie/the-same-media-who-exploit-savita-ignore-aisha-chiteria/

Sinn Féin councillor, Michael Mulligan, said there was a 'limit to what Ireland can take' in a Facebook post, according to the Sunday Independent.

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https://gript.ie/roscommon-cllr-town-is-dumping-ground-for-refugees/

A piece of legislation passed before recess seems to mean that a new political party cannot be registered unless it has a sitting TD or MEP. Why would such a change be made, asks MATT TREACY.

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https://gript.ie/has-a-new-law-quietly-made-it-harder-to-register-a-new-political-party/

JOHN MCGUIRK: As the Taoiseach warns about a dramatic rise in cancer cases as a result of lockdown, he cannot say he was not warned. In fact, he openly dismissed the warnings when they were given to him on the floor of the Dáil:
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https://gript.ie/why-the-taoiseach-owes-the-country-and-peadar-toibin-an-apology/

A Brazilian who was convicted for the possession of thousands of “depraved” images of child abuse, as well as production and distribution of images of child abuse has walked free from the Midlands Prison despite assurances of his deportation.

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https://gript.ie/brazilian-transgender-paedophile-walks-free-from-midlands-prison/

JOHN MCGUIRK: Once again, the President seems to be acting as a spokesman for global socialism, rather than a spokesman for Ireland:
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https://gript.ie/president-higgins-writes-love-letter-to-new-brazilian-president/

A children’s indoor soft play centre in Dublin has reversed a decision to go cashless after customers responded to the move with backlash.

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https://gript.ie/we-will-not-be-going-cashless-dublin-soft-play-centre-backtracks-on-card-only-decision-after-backlash/

German energy giant RWE will dismantle wind farm turbines to allow it to ramp up coal extraction in a move approved by the government in efforts to ease the country’s reliance on Russian energy.

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https://gript.ie/germany-wind-turbines-to-be-removed-to-expand-coal-mining/

Eurostat, the EU's official statistics agency, said that the figures were yet to be confirmed this month, but it was expected that annual inflation reached 10.7% in October 2022, up from 9.9% in September.

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https://gript.ie/eurozone-inflation-climbs-to-10-7-worse-than-predicted/

Eileen Quinn was 24 years old, seven months pregnant, and nursing her nine-month old child outside her farmhouse at Kiltartan when she was shot dead as two lorry loads of an Auxiliary division of the Royal Irish Constabulary passed her home.

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-1-november-1920-eileen-quinn-pregnant-and-holding-her-young-son-shot-dead-by-ric-auxiliaries-otd-2/

"Píosa claonta ó thús deireadh a bhí neamhbhalbh ar son an ghinmhillte a cheapfá a bhí déanta ag ceann de na heagrais ar son an ghinmhillte. Ní raibh oiread is duine amháin ó thaobh na beatha curtha faoi agallamh le linn an chláir."

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https://gript.ie/nuacht-tg4-agus-bolscaireacht-an-ghinmhillte/

BEN SCALLAN: “This Listowel priest is being persecuted for the unforgivable offence of being a Catholic in 2022. He was well within his rights to say what he said, & nobody's forcing you to go to church at gunpoint if you don’t like the message.”

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https://gript.ie/shocker-kerry-priest-found-guilty-of-being-catholic/

Explainer: Why the media hasn't named the politician being investigated by his party for allegedly "grooming" teenagers online.
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https://gript.ie/why-the-media-hasnt-named-the-grooming-politician/

An able bodied Norwegian man who has been living as a wheelchair bound woman since 2020 says he found out about Body Integrity Disorder ‘online’.


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https://gript.ie/able-bodied-norwegian-man-identifies-as-wheelchair-bound-woman/

"Whether Sinn Féin were playing a double game or not in 2004 is not within my purview. But now, as public sentiment is turning against the out-of-control immigration policies of this government, it's clear the party can see which way the wind is blowing."

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https://gript.ie/sinn-fein-sees-which-way-the-wind-is-blowing-on-immigration/

EU banning fossil fuel cars is a “gift to China,” says Italy’s Salvini

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https://gript.ie/eu-banning-fossil-fuel-cars-is-a-gift-to-china-says-italys-salvini/

Speaking to Radio Kerry, Fr Seán Sheehy said that while the media focus was on those who objected to his sermon, he received a standing ovation from those who remained, adding that his words were motivated by a sense of true compassion.

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https://gript.ie/kerry-priest-refuses-to-back-down-over-homily-says-he-got-standing-ovation/

“Politically-motivated”: Marc MacSharry TD has formally resigned his membership of Fianna Fáil, claiming that the Taoiseach has tried to “prevent” his return to the party to suit an “agenda.”

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https://gript.ie/taoiseachs-support-within-fianna-fail-is-wafer-thin-macsharry/

South Korean police admit to failures in the run up to the Halloween disaster that has so far claimed 155 lives. 130,000 people had flooded an area comparable in size to Temple Bar, Dublin.

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https://gript.ie/south-korean-police-admit-to-failures-that-led-to-155-deaths-in-halloween-crush/

Ernst & Young announce 900 new jobs for Ireland - but MATT TREACY looks at how many of those are are being filled by foreign workers on work permits.

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https://gript.ie/are-most-new-high-paying-jobs-in-ireland-going-to-foreign-workers/

Finnish authorities have reported that grenades, rifles and explosives sent to Ukraine may have already ended up in the hands of criminals across Europe.

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https://gript.ie/ukraine-bound-weapons-ending-up-in-the-hands-of-europes-criminals/