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/

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/

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/

WATCH your favourite films as Gaeilge this Christmas

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https://gript.ie/watch-your-favourite-films-as-gaeilge-this-christmas-2/

If you’re interested in knowing more about Lewis’s life, Pope’s The Making of C.S. Lewis is also well worth your time.

JONATHON VAN MAREN writes

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https://gript.ie/the-reluctant-convert-christmas-with-c-s-lewis-2/

JOHN MCGUIRK writes that Jeremy Clarkson is not in trouble because of the vitriol of what he wrote, but because of who he wrote it about:
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https://gript.ie/in-defence-sort-of-of-jeremy-clarkson/

Dublin City Council is moving to buy hundreds of new homeless beds for 2023, including for families, indicating that they believe there will be a rise in homelessness next year.

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https://gript.ie/dublin-city-council-bracing-for-increased-homelessness-in-2023/

On Tuesday restaurateur Paul Treyvaud was told a climate change debate he had taken part in would not be broadcast - a day after it was announced that the production company had been given nearly €500,000 in public money under a climate action scheme. #gript

https://gript.ie/the-curiously-timed-cancellation-of-a-tv-climate-debate/

Swedish health authorities distance themselves from ‘gender affirmation’ treatment approach to under 18s experiencing gender dysphoria

https://gript.ie/swedish-health-authorities-distance-themselves-from-gender-affirmation-treatments/


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Rural TDs have described the appointment of a new Cabinet as a "smug game of musical chairs" and says that "the three governmental parties’ game of delivering lucrative jobs and perks is a million miles removed from the reality that many will face at Christmas - queuing at food banks and being unable to afford to heat their homes."

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https://gript.ie/governments-smug-game-of-musical-chairs-fails-to-deliver-a-single-new-policy/

POLL: Should there be an election early in the New Year?

VOTE on our site and leave your comments!

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https://gript.ie/poll-should-there-be-an-election-in-the-new-year/

Locals in the Limerick town of Rathkeale have described how their community descended into scenes like a ‘war zone’ on Monday night, as brutal fighting broke out between three separate feuding groups, believed to be several prominent Traveller families.

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https://gript.ie/locals-say-town-like-war-zone-at-hands-of-feuding-traveller-gangs/

"This will be our first Christmas without my father. Bereavement is cruel. Take your time."

NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN writes

https://gript.ie/bereavement-is-cruel-take-your-time/

BREAKING: Jailed schoolteacher Enoch Burke is set to be freed after the High Court this evening ordered his ‘open-ended’ release from Mountjoy prison.

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https://gript.ie/high-court-orders-release-of-enoch-burke/

Four men have been sentenced in relation to an international West African crime gang which was responsible for fraud in the amount of €800,000

https://gript.ie/four-sentenced-at-ccj-dublin-in-relation-to-west-african-crime-gang/


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JOHN MCGUIRK writes that the Government's latest facemask advice reminds him of an ongoing controversy in the dog owner world:
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https://gript.ie/the-latest-facemask-advice-is-not-about-health/

Be nice to your cat at Christmas time - the historical Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, is closely associated with cats according to ancient tradition. Here’s why:

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https://gript.ie/why-santa-claus-is-historically-associated-with-cats/

During the month of nativity scenes, here’s the story of why Croatia minted an official state coin featuring an unborn baby, plus a bit about commemorative Irish coins:

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https://gript.ie/why-croatia-minted-an-official-coin-featuring-an-unborn-baby/

The Swiss Federal Council has rejected a parliamentary proposal to introduce a third gender on official records

https://gript.ie/swiss-federal-govt-rejects-idea-of-third-gender-on-official-records/

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Mathew Otieno writes from Nairobi on Christmas traditions in Kenya

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https://gript.ie/christmas-a-kenyan-story-2/