Cllr. Ken O’Flynn has voiced concerns about the disparity of treatment between Irish homeless and those with refugee status. He says he is fighting to get medical cards and access to essential services for his constituents


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https://gript.ie/cllr-says-two-tier-social-care-system-is-leaving-vulnerable-irish-feeling-let-down-by-gov/

WATCH: Clare Independent Michael McNamara has told EU chief Ursula von der Leyen that “it is easy to fan the flames of war,” as he highlighted how Ireland has always been “avowedly neutral”.

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https://gript.ie/watch-mcnamara-tells-von-der-leyen-it-is-easy-to-fan-the-flames-of-war/

Satanism and devil worship is on the rise in Britain, according to census data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this week.

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https://gript.ie/britain-sees-surge-in-satanism-and-devil-worship/

FACTCHECK: But was Roderic O'Gorman correct – or did he mislead the Dáil? Are the 17,000 people currently being accommodated in Ireland under international protection – 11,142 of whom arrived in 2022 – all people who are “fleeing wars elsewhere”?

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https://gript.ie/factcheck-was-roderic-ogorman-right-to-say-17000-non-ukrainian-refugees-came-here-fleeing-war/

A Free Speech Rally organised by #saveourspeech has taken place in Dublin city centre, meeting at O'Connell bridge where traffic was blocked before marching to the Dáil. Speakers said the proposed hate-speech legislation would be used to stifle speech and freedom of expression.

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https://youtu.be/UHYX4wKfuxg

ON THIS DAY: 3 DECEMBER 1887: Illustrated London News shows women from Innisboffin

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-3-december-1887-illustrated-london-news-shows-women-from-innisboffin/

Sleepwalking towards a digital society: everybody’s shuffling there and nobody’s talking about it

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https://gript.ie/sleepwalking-towards-a-digital-society-everybodys-shuffling-there-and-nobodys-talking-about-it/

ON THIS DAY: 3 DECEMBER 1366: Printed Statues of Kilkenny banning the game of hurling

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-3-december-1366-printed-statues-of-kilkenny-banning-the-game-of-hurling-3/

"Casual assumptions around marijuana have taken hold. That it is harmless and recreational. That is has no victims" BERENSON looks at the evidence."


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https://gript.ie/review-tell-your-children-the-truth-about-marijuana-mental-illness-and-violence-by-alex-berenson/

Govt’s failure to cap energy prices or cut taxes has driven 700,000 households into energy poverty claim Rural TDs

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https://gript.ie/govts-failure-to-cap-energy-prices-or-cut-taxes-has-driven-700000-households-into-energy-poverty-claim-rural-tds/

A man (39) accused of the rape of a young woman who was found hypothermic on derelict property near Fermoy on the night of Nov 18th, was refused bail in Bandon District Court because he came to Ireland two years ago and Gardai consider him a flight risk


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https://gript.ie/man-accused-of-raping-woman-in-fermoy-came-to-ireland-two-years-before/

Balenciaga has dropped its multi million dollar lawsuit against a third party production company after court documents pertaining to ‘child porn’ were featured in high profile ad campaign.


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https://gript.ie/balenciaga-drops-25m-lawsuit-against-producers-of-child-porn-document-scandal/

JOHN MCGUIRK: Fermoy says "Welcome" to migrants - but how many?
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https://gript.ie/fermoy-and-the-limits-of-an-irish-welcome/

France is potentially facing significant food spoilage due to power cuts, with rural areas likely to be disproportionately impacted. Ireland may be facing similar outages - here’s why:

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https://gript.ie/france-potentially-facing-significant-food-spoilage-due-to-power-cuts/

The UK’s Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry into trans youth Charity ‘Mermaids’ over concerns of mismanagement and misconduct

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https://gript.ie/uk-authorities-launch-statutory-inquiry-into-trans-kids-charity-mermaids/

It seems life was tough in Donegal 1,000 years ago – in a “lost” graveyard at Ballyhanna, where the remains of some 1,300 children, women and men were found during construction of the N15 Bundoran-Ballyshannon bypass, those buried showed high rates of skeletal indicators of stress and ill health and infectious diseases such as tuberculosis

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https://gript.ie/genetic-causes-of-bone-tumours-discovered-in-1000-year-old-irish-skeletons/

That is not to claim that the achievement of a united Ireland is a fantasy. The fantasy peddled by Sinn Féin is that it can be achieved through a border poll, or even that such a poll is likely to be held any time soon,” writes Dr MATT TREACY

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https://gript.ie/unity-poll-pours-cold-water-on-sinn-fein-border-poll-fantasy/

As Ireland moves to join the EU’s new “military instrument,” which will have its own land, air and naval forces, the Irish Defence Forces report that the military is losing troops rapidly and lacking critical skills.

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https://gript.ie/ireland-moves-to-join-eu-military-force-despite-bleeding-troops/

The Presbyterian Church in Ireland has hit out at the “devastating and deplorable” commissioning of abortion facilities in Northern Ireland, while the Catholic Church has also spoken out to condemn the move.

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https://gript.ie/devastating-and-deplorable-presbyterian-church-condemns-abortion-commissioning-in-ni/

WATCH: Mattie McGrath tells European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that the “erosion” of Irish sovereignty is “greatly concerning to the citizens of Ireland” in a blistering address before the Dáil.

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https://gript.ie/watch-mcgrath-slams-erosion-of-irish-sovereignty-in-address-to-von-der-leyen/

This includes funding of €93k to TENI, the Transgender Equality Network of Ireland for a ‘Trans Awareness Hub.’

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https://gript.ie/minister-ogorman-announces-e1-2-million-for-27-lgbtq-groups/