JOHN MCGUIRK: "A panicked political class is running out of alternative ideas, and when in doubt, they go back to what’s worked before.
If they can’t persuade people off the streets, prepare to see them try to force people off the streets."
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https://gript.ie/the-coming-war-on-immigration-protestors/

DON'T INTERRUPT ME: Paschal Donohoe gets testy when challenged on whether government has achieved value for money in HSE spending.

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https://youtu.be/a1wHfjP_8oo

"The Laois-Offaly TD was speaking after she met with concerned farmers who fear that proposals are being put in place to ensure that they will bear the cost of all TB testing above and beyond the single annual test that they already pay for"

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https://gript.ie/nolan-says-farmers-must-not-bear-additional-costs-for-increased-tb-testing-or-control/

ON THIS DAY: 12 JANUARY 1885: Birth of Thomas Ashe was born in Kerry

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-12-january-1885-birth-of-thomas-ashe-was-born-in-kerry-4/

Report finds “no evidence” of welfare abuses at Dublin Zoo, despite allegations voiced in the Seanad last year

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https://gript.ie/report-finds-no-evidence-of-welfare-abuses-at-dublin-zoo/

Remembering Ashling Murphy on year anniversary of her death

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https://gript.ie/we-left-sunflowers-because-she-was-so-bright-and-happy/

MATT TREACY remembers ROGER SCRUTON on the anniversary of his death

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https://gript.ie/roger-scruton-the-battle-of-ideas-and-why-the-left-has-only-contempt-for-those-it-claims-to-wish-to-save-2/

'Meanwhile, the same online People Before Profit journal that published Paul Murphy’s pleas for the NGOs to earn their few bob and “confront” the nasty racist scobes also carries a piece wondering how the “eco socialist” left can undermine the same skangers’ faith in “bourgeois democracy.” '

MATT TREACY writes

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https://gript.ie/we-know-all-about-the-for-roysh-but-what-about-the-far-left-who-invented-the-term/

"So now the government's policy is just to just bully the people who can’t afford lawyers. They don’t even do communities like East Wall the courtesy of an announcement or a letter in the door. They can’t afford Senior Counsels. Feck them."

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https://gript.ie/what-happened-when-an-asylum-centre-was-proposed-in-ballsbridge/

Local groups opposing the rapid opening of migrant centres in their communities will hold protests across Dublin and other parts of the city this evening.

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https://gript.ie/protests-against-immigration-policy-to-take-place-across-dublin-and-elsewhere/

As evening bus services to part of Dublin are being suspended from today due to anti-social behaviour, Fatima Gunning asks if there is cause to bring back the bus conductor?
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https://gript.ie/unions-suspend-bus-services-due-to-anti-social-behaviour-can-we-bring-back-the-conductor/

A series of protests against migrant accommodation are taking place in Dublin and elsewhere in the last hour.

FINGLAS residents express concern at the arrival of a large number of people to emergency accommodation.

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A series of protests against migrant accommodation are taking place in Dublin and elsewhere in the last hour.

DRIMNAGH residents express concern at the arrival of a large number of people to emergency accommodation.

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BEN SCALLAN: “It turns out that the difference between an extreme far-right position and an Irish government position is around 6 months.”

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https://gript.ie/todays-far-right-policies-are-tomorrows-government-policies/

One lucky country has just discovered Europe’s largest rare earth mineral deposit, putting them in a solid bargaining position and strengthening the EU’s resource independence.

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https://gript.ie/mining-company-finds-europes-largest-rare-earth-mineral-deposit/

Two female Gardaí have been described as heroic after the quick thinking pair jumped into action to save the life of a baby girl

https://gript.ie/heroic-gardai-in-co-meath-save-baby-girl-by-performing-cpc/

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JOHN MCGUIRK: "The school now seeks that Enoch Burke be punished further, in effect if not in intent, by having the court take something other than the facts of a case before it into account in arriving at its judgment."
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https://gript.ie/the-strange-enoch-burke-argument-aired-in-open-court/

A priest has spoken out about what he says is a “fraudster” using his name and photos on an imposter social media account asking for money.⁠
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#gript. https://gript.ie/west-belfast-priest-warns-of-fake-twitter-account-using-his-name-to-get-money/

In a letter to the Biden White House, Facebook admitted that it had censored and removed content that did not contain misinformation, and was true in fact, in order to suppress public concern about the Covid Vaccines. JOHN MCGUIRK reacts:
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https://gript.ie/facebook-reveals-we-censored-true-content-about-covid-vaccines/