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/

“For Ireland to voluntarily surrender one of its key, indeed few, comparative advantages in pursuit of some ideological agenda is tantamount to a gross betrayal of national interests,” writes MATT TREACY.

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https://gript.ie/time-for-the-irish-state-to-put-national-interests-before-climate-extremism/

THADE ANDY: "The crib, on its narrative level, is a story of hope, charity and love. These are the "Three-Olds" of Christianity. This is why the crib is attacked."

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https://gript.ie/anti-crib-a-culture-that-engages-in-iconoclasm-has-lost-its-way/

THE EDITORS: "What we do here, we do only with your consent, and with your contribution"

A message of thanks to our readers, and of our best wishes to you all this Christmas.

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https://gript.ie/to-our-readers-thank-you-and-happy-christmas/

Many Irish homes still follow the custom of placing the Christmas Eve candle in the window, traditionally a red candle, big enough to burn all night, to show the welcome for Christ that He had never received in Bethlehem.

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https://gript.ie/why-we-had-a-red-candle-in-the-window-on-christmas-eve-2/

Willie Clancy was born into a musical family in Miltown Malbay, Co Clare. His parents both sang and played concertina, and his father also played the flute. Clancy’s father had been heavily influenced by local blind piper Garret Barry.

ON THIS DAY: 24 DECEMBER 1918: Birth of Uilleann Piper, Willie Clancy

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-24-december-1918-birth-of-uilleann-piper-willie-clancy-4/

CYRIL CUSACK – LÁR AN STÁITSE ar Lá Nollaig, 9.30pm

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https://gript.ie/cyril-cusack-lar-an-staitse/

MARGARET HICKEY: Times change, but the magic of Christmas is eternal

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https://gript.ie/times-change-but-the-magic-of-christmas-is-eternal-2/

A very happy Christmas to all our readers, subscribers and contributors!
Happy Christmas
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