The British Cabinet Office has scrapped a series of “gender inclusion” workshops after complaints from civil servants that they were “scientifically nonsensical” with “beliefs presented as fact” during the training.
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https://gript.ie/cabinet-office-scraps-trans-ideology-workshops-after-civil-servants-complain/
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https://gript.ie/cabinet-office-scraps-trans-ideology-workshops-after-civil-servants-complain/
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Cabinet Office scraps trans ideology workshops after civil servants complain - Gript
‘Awful and upsetting'
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The United States President Joe Biden made another rambling – and at times incoherent – speech when he appeared at a Town Hall in Newcastle, Delaware last Friday to address a group of veterans.
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https://gript.ie/biden-is-irish-but-not-stupid-like-the-rest-of-us/
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https://gript.ie/biden-is-irish-but-not-stupid-like-the-rest-of-us/
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Biden is Irish but not stupid like the rest of us - Gript
Another rambling speech
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A homeless man in Bray who featured in a news video watched 55,000 times in a couple of days has now been offered emergency accommodation by Wicklow County Council
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https://gript.ie/update-homeless-bray-man-offered-accommodation-24hrs-after-video-highlight-his-situation/
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https://gript.ie/update-homeless-bray-man-offered-accommodation-24hrs-after-video-highlight-his-situation/
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UPDATE: Homeless Bray man offered accommodation 24hrs after video highlight his situation - Gript
A homeless man in Bray who featured in a news video watched 55,000 times in a couple of days has now been offered emergency accommodation by Wicklow County Council The man, named Michael, will now not spend Christmas sleeping rough. His story is to be featured…
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BEN SCALLAN: Did RTÉ just finally debunk the gender pay gap to save itself from criticism when cornered?
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https://gript.ie/waitdid-rte-just-debunk-the-gender-pay-gap/
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https://gript.ie/waitdid-rte-just-debunk-the-gender-pay-gap/
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Wait…did RTÉ just debunk the gender pay gap? - Gript
“A gender pay gap does not indicate discrimination.”
JOHN MCGUIRK reports on the announcement yesterday of €5m for the media:
"25 programs and projects, produced by the Irish media next year, will be politically funded propaganda, paid for by the Government, and produced on the Government’s behalf"
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https://gript.ie/happy-christmas-media-gets-e5m-present-to-produce-climate-shows/
"25 programs and projects, produced by the Irish media next year, will be politically funded propaganda, paid for by the Government, and produced on the Government’s behalf"
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https://gript.ie/happy-christmas-media-gets-e5m-present-to-produce-climate-shows/
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Christmas present 1: Media gets €5m present to produce climate shows - Gript
Literal Propaganda
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Appeals have been made to locate Waterford woman Kathleen Gallagher who has been missing since the early hours of Sunday morning
https://gript.ie/missing-persons-appeal-for-waterford-woman-not-seen-since-weekend/
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https://gript.ie/missing-persons-appeal-for-waterford-woman-not-seen-since-weekend/
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Missing Persons Appeal for Waterford Woman not seen since weekend - Gript
An appeal has been made to locate missing Waterford woman Kathleen Gallagher
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The Government is to distribute €8m amongst NGOs and other qualifying organisations in order to help asylum seekers find housing, according to a new tender document seen by Gript:
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https://gript.ie/christmas-present-2-government-to-award-e8m-to-find-housing-for-migrants/
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https://gript.ie/christmas-present-2-government-to-award-e8m-to-find-housing-for-migrants/
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Christmas present 2: Award of €8m to find housing for migrants - Gript
NGOmas
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An Australian investment bank which previously bought an Irish windfarm development has set aside €100m to buy Irish houses, a report has claimed.
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https://gript.ie/australian-bank-sets-aside-e100m-to-buy-irish-houses-claims-report/
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https://gript.ie/australian-bank-sets-aside-e100m-to-buy-irish-houses-claims-report/
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Australian bank sets aside €100m to buy Irish houses, claims report - Gript
Already allegedly buying homes in Carlow.
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On New Year’s Day at 1.00 pm, an age-old tradition takes place at the 800-year-old Hook Lighthouse in County Wexford as the Dunbrody archers take part in a traditional Arrow ceremony.
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https://gript.ie/age-old-tradition-returns-to-hook-lighthouse-this-new-years-day/
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https://gript.ie/age-old-tradition-returns-to-hook-lighthouse-this-new-years-day/
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Age-old tradition returns to Hook Lighthouse this New Year’s Day - Gript
For details on all events at Hook and to plan your visit see www.hookheritage.ie
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
"Every year, along with the resurrection of the dreary fuss about Christmas songs, we are subjected to an annual dose of whinging about ditching the word Christmas because it, eh, has the word Christ right there in the name."
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https://gript.ie/dont-like-the-word-christmas-get-your-own-bloomin-holiday-2/
"Every year, along with the resurrection of the dreary fuss about Christmas songs, we are subjected to an annual dose of whinging about ditching the word Christmas because it, eh, has the word Christ right there in the name."
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https://gript.ie/dont-like-the-word-christmas-get-your-own-bloomin-holiday-2/
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Don't like the word 'Christmas'? Get your own bloomin' holiday. - Gript
Leave Christmas alone
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Dr MATT TREACY takes a closer look at the new Covid Panic a-brewing in China – and at those making wild predictions who have got the numbers badly wrong before.
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https://gript.ie/a-new-covid-panic-what-is-happening-in-china/
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https://gript.ie/a-new-covid-panic-what-is-happening-in-china/
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A new Covid Panic? What is happening in China? - Gript
Protests
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Two Romanian men who worked for an international gang which operated five cells in Ireland, have been jailed for their roles in a highly organised crime network which stole up to €24 million from victims throughout Europe.
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https://gript.ie/two-romanians-jailed-for-irish-role-in-huge-theft-network-which-cloned-websites-of-companies/
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https://gript.ie/two-romanians-jailed-for-irish-role-in-huge-theft-network-which-cloned-websites-of-companies/
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Two Romanians jailed for Irish role in huge theft network which cloned websites of companies - Gript
Two Romanian men who worked for an international gang which operated five cells in Ireland, have been jailed for their roles in a highly organised crime network which stole up to €24 million from victims throughout Europe.
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Society has become increasingly unforgiving because of cancel culture, with people harshly punished for making a mistake, the Archbishop of Canterbury has warned.
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https://gript.ie/cancel-culture-is-making-us-less-forgiving-archbishop-of-canterbury-warns/
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https://gript.ie/cancel-culture-is-making-us-less-forgiving-archbishop-of-canterbury-warns/
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Cancel culture is making us less forgiving, Archbishop of Canterbury warns - Gript
‘Crucifying’ people
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Protesters who gathered outside Wilson’s Hospital School today said jails will be “full of Enoch Burkes in five years”
https://gript.ie/release-him-straight-away-protest-held-outside-school-of-enoch-burke/
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https://gript.ie/release-him-straight-away-protest-held-outside-school-of-enoch-burke/
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“Release him straight away” protest Held Outside school of Enoch Burke - Gript
Protestors vow not to stop until Enoch Burke is released from prison
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A man who died following a road traffic collision on the road between Tullamore and Clara in county Offaly last Thursday evening had escaped from a local nursing home just hours after being admitted.
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https://gript.ie/nursing-home-resident-killed-in-traffic-after-escaping-through-window/
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https://gript.ie/nursing-home-resident-killed-in-traffic-after-escaping-through-window/
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Nursing home resident killed in traffic after escaping through window - Gript
Hours after being admitted
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Search called off after remains of woman found in River Suir
https://gript.ie/search-for-missing-waterford-woman-stood-down-as-body-recovered-from-river/
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https://gript.ie/search-for-missing-waterford-woman-stood-down-as-body-recovered-from-river/
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Search for missing Waterford woman stood down after body recovered from river - Gript
Search called off as remains of woman found in River Suir
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"Far-right? I talked to the people in East Wall," says THADE ANDY. "Here's what they told me."
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https://gript.ie/i-talked-to-the-people-in-east-wall-heres-what-they-told-me/
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https://gript.ie/i-talked-to-the-people-in-east-wall-heres-what-they-told-me/
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I talked to the people in East Wall. Here's what they told me - Gript
But the people of East Wall are persevering. All credit to them for their backbone.
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Qatar: EU corruption accusations could harm vital energy deals
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https://gript.ie/qatar-eu-corruption-accusations-could-harm-vital-energy-deals/
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https://gript.ie/qatar-eu-corruption-accusations-could-harm-vital-energy-deals/
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Qatar: EU corruption accusations could harm vital energy deals - Gript
Qatar alone provided a quarter of the EU’s LNG imports in 2021.
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A Green Party Senator has criticised RTÉ for showing too many people driving cars in its programming, complaining that climate action “is still presented as a debate.”
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https://gript.ie/green-senator-slams-rte-for-not-showing-enough-cycling-in-media/
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https://gript.ie/green-senator-slams-rte-for-not-showing-enough-cycling-in-media/
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Green Senator slams RTÉ for not showing enough cycling in media - Gript
“We’re talking about climate action.”
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PODCAST: We welcome a new day as Leo's time comes again; and Michael has some thoughts on alcohol.
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https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-342-a-glorious-new-dawn/
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https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-342-a-glorious-new-dawn/
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TRSI 342 - A glorious new dawn - Gript
We're all about self improvement