JOHN MCGUIRK: "In practice this was not a "misinformation policy", but an "unapproved misinformation policy". Misinformation was fine, so long as it was the right kind."
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https://gript.ie/elon-musk-i-hereby-abolish-twitters-covid-misinformation-policy/
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https://gript.ie/elon-musk-i-hereby-abolish-twitters-covid-misinformation-policy/
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Elon Musk: I hereby abolish twitter’s covid misinformation policy - Gript
Free Speech and all that.
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A special education school in Limerick is at risk of closure after it was found that the building was in such poor condition that it could not be granted a fire cert.
Minister Norma Foley was made aware of the risk of closure in January of this year.
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https://gript.ie/special-education-school-risks-closure-over-fire-safety-fears/
Minister Norma Foley was made aware of the risk of closure in January of this year.
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https://gript.ie/special-education-school-risks-closure-over-fire-safety-fears/
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Special education school risks closure over fire safety fears - Gript
The government has been promising to provide new facilities to St Vincent's for the last 7 years.
BEN SCALLAN: “Apparently if you object to any of these radical policies, you are causing division. Not the government turning society into a bizarro dystopia that most people find repugnant - it’s the people who complain that are the issue.”
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https://gript.ie/if-there-is-a-culture-war-in-ireland-its-being-waged-by-the-government/
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https://gript.ie/if-there-is-a-culture-war-in-ireland-its-being-waged-by-the-government/
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If there is a culture war in Ireland, it’s being waged by the government - Gript
"Extremist groups."
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"As many journalists produce reports using preferred pronouns, has not misgendering ‘female identified’ male criminals become more important than factual reporting? asks Fatima Gunning
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https://gript.ie/a-man-not-a-trans-woman-was-jailed-for-raping-and-impregnating-a-14yr-old-girl/
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https://gript.ie/a-man-not-a-trans-woman-was-jailed-for-raping-and-impregnating-a-14yr-old-girl/
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A man - not a ‘trans woman’ - was jailed for raping and impregnating a 14yr old girl - Gript
As many journalists produce reports using preferred pronouns, has not misgendering ‘female identified’ male criminals become more important than factual reporting? asks Fatima Gunning #gript
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55 years on from his death, Kavanagh is still remembered and celebrated for various reasons, and his appeal endures to this day – with his writing particularly memorable for an ability to recount Irish life so vividly through the lens of the everyday.
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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-30-november-1967-death-of-beloved-irish-poet-and-novelist-patrick-kavanagh/?fbclid=IwAR14S3hzPz4lD3qcKmj1_RfW2iCzIhni88opNwsO_56IG2A2zxPdtpD42LQ
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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-30-november-1967-death-of-beloved-irish-poet-and-novelist-patrick-kavanagh/?fbclid=IwAR14S3hzPz4lD3qcKmj1_RfW2iCzIhni88opNwsO_56IG2A2zxPdtpD42LQ
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ON THIS DAY: 30 November 1967: Death of beloved Irish poet and novelist Patrick Kavanagh - Gript
Life through lens of the everyday
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Cathal Crowe yesterday called for a cap on refugees coming to Ireland. RTÉ accused him of being “contrary to EU law”. But were they correct, asks Dr MATT TREACY.
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https://gript.ie/cathal-crowe-and-others-are-perfectly-entitled-to-question-irelands-migrant-and-refugee-capacity/
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https://gript.ie/cathal-crowe-and-others-are-perfectly-entitled-to-question-irelands-migrant-and-refugee-capacity/
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Cathal Crowe and others are perfectly entitled to question Ireland’s migrant and refugee capacity - Gript
RTÉ wrong on EU law
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A radio presenter has compared Irish tricolours being flown at asylum protests to the “Nazi flag” and “the Swastika,” saying that the scenes of the national flag conjured up an “image of hate.”
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https://gript.ie/presenter-repulsed-at-tricolour-being-flown-at-asylum-protests/
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https://gript.ie/presenter-repulsed-at-tricolour-being-flown-at-asylum-protests/
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Presenter “repulsed” at tricolour being flown at asylum protests - Gript
“It looked like it was a symbol of hate.”
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WATCH: British MP Jacob Rees-Mogg tells the House of Commons that legal abortion is an “absolute tragedy” which should sadden us all — adding that 100,000 people are alive in Northern Ireland today because the Abortion Act was not extended.
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https://gript.ie/jacob-rees-mogg-highlights-absolute-tragedy-of-abortion-says-100000-alive-today-because-of-ni-law/
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https://gript.ie/jacob-rees-mogg-highlights-absolute-tragedy-of-abortion-says-100000-alive-today-because-of-ni-law/
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Jacob Rees-Mogg highlights ‘absolute tragedy’ of abortion, says 100,000 alive today because of NI law - Gript
‘Should sadden us all’
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An estimated 400 to 500 local protesters are on the march in East Wall to block a major road again to protest a migrant centre in their area. #gript
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Tipperary TD, Mattie McGrath has hit out at what he described as “highly paid NGOs” who he said were “running amok” while “lecturing” people in regard to immigration. He also accused them of treating Irish people like “second-class citizens”.
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https://gript.ie/watch-mattie-mcgrath-slams-highly-paid-ngos-who-lecture-people-on-immigration/
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https://gript.ie/watch-mattie-mcgrath-slams-highly-paid-ngos-who-lecture-people-on-immigration/
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WATCH: Mattie McGrath slams 'highly-paid NGOs' who 'lecture' people on immigration - Gript
The people are 'second-class citizens'
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Shops may be forced to accept cash by law under proposed plan, with towns and villages potentially requiring a minimum number of ATMs.
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https://gript.ie/shops-may-be-forced-to-accept-cash-by-law-under-proposed-plan/
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https://gript.ie/shops-may-be-forced-to-accept-cash-by-law-under-proposed-plan/
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Shops may be forced to accept cash by law under proposed plan - Gript
Would require “reasonable access to cash.”
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The residents of East Wall have again blocked roads in the city centre in the latest in a sustained series of major protests which begun when busloads of young male migrants arrived in the area without prior notice or consultation.
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https://gript.ie/watch-the-government-forced-us-to-take-to-the-streets-east-wall-protests-block-roads-again/
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https://gript.ie/watch-the-government-forced-us-to-take-to-the-streets-east-wall-protests-block-roads-again/
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WATCH: "The government forced us to take to the streets": East Wall protests block roads again - Gript
"Support from all over the country"
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COMMENT: “While we can recognise that organ donation can be life-saving, and we may support it, it is my opinion that the State should never have the right to decide how our organs will be used when we die”.
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https://gript.ie/organ-donation-should-be-voluntary-not-a-matter-for-the-state/
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https://gript.ie/organ-donation-should-be-voluntary-not-a-matter-for-the-state/
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Organ donation should be voluntary, not a matter for the State - Gript
I'll be opting out
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ON THIS DAY in 1848, one of the most tragic events of the Great Famine occurred when 72 people fleeing suffocated in a small aft cabin on the paddle steamer, Londonderry. The majority of those onboard were poor farmers and their families from Mayo and Sligo.
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https://gript.ie/otd-1-december-1848-72-immigrants-fleeing-great-hunger-suffocate-in-steam-boat-near-derry/
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https://gript.ie/otd-1-december-1848-72-immigrants-fleeing-great-hunger-suffocate-in-steam-boat-near-derry/
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OTD: 1 December 1848: 72 immigrants fleeing Great Hunger suffocate in steam boat near Derry - Gript
Desperate Mayo, Sligo families
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Removing the cap from banker’s pay and bonuses is a “pro-rich ideological measure that sends a depressing message about who the government listens to and considers when making economic policy”, according to the Cork South West Deputy, Michael Collins.
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https://gript.ie/governments-bonus-reward-for-bankers-is-immoral-say-rural-independents/
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https://gript.ie/governments-bonus-reward-for-bankers-is-immoral-say-rural-independents/
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Government’s bonus reward for bankers is immoral say Rural Independents - Gript
“Despite wrecking the economy, resulting in deep austerity and bitter pain and suffering inflicted on ordinary people, not a single banker has ever been held accountable or punished for their deliberate actions.”
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BEN SCALLAN: “Literally the only thing that matters is that the fire department is saving people from fires, which is their one job. Who actually gives a rat’s furry arse about the gender of the people doing it?”
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https://gript.ie/sf-senators-outrage-gender-balance-in-the-fire-department/
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https://gript.ie/sf-senators-outrage-gender-balance-in-the-fire-department/
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SF senator’s outrage: Gender balance in the fire department - Gript
“A matter of urgency.”
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“You always remained true to our European values”: EU President Ursula Von Der Leyen has applauded Ireland on its vaccine, climate and refugee strategies, saying that Taoiseach Micheál Martin handled them “very skilfully.”
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https://gript.ie/eu-chief-applauds-ireland-on-vaccine-climate-refugee-strategies/
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https://gript.ie/eu-chief-applauds-ireland-on-vaccine-climate-refugee-strategies/
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EU chief applauds Ireland on vaccine, climate & refugee strategies - Gript
"This is outstanding.”
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As Balenciaga tries to clean up its image in the wake of the bondage teddy scandal Fatima Gunning takes a look at two artists with close ties to the multi million euro brand.
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https://gript.ie/balenciaga-collaborators-ties-to-depictions-of-satanism-and-child-abuse/
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https://gript.ie/balenciaga-collaborators-ties-to-depictions-of-satanism-and-child-abuse/
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Balenciaga collaborators’ ties to depictions of satanism and child abuse - Gript
Scandal.
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Elon Musk has said that Twitter, the platform now owned by the Tesla billionaire, previously “interfered in elections,” and has vowed to release insider information on what happened at the social media platform in the past.
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https://gript.ie/musk-says-twitter-interfered-in-elections/
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https://gript.ie/musk-says-twitter-interfered-in-elections/
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Musk says Twitter interfered in elections - Gript
Hunter Biden?
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