Gardaí still at scene after disturbance between males at CityWest International Protection Accommodation Centre
https://gript.ie/gardai-called-to-city-west-dp-centre-after-public-order-incident/
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https://gript.ie/gardai-called-to-city-west-dp-centre-after-public-order-incident/
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Gardaí called to City West DP Centre after “public order incident” - Gript
Gardaí still at scene after disturbance between males at CityWest International Protection Accommodation Centre
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JOHN MCGUIRK: When it comes to the "far right", the media can talk about the boogeyman constantly, but note that they can never actually talk to, or show you, the boogeyman, lest he appear much less scary than they insist him to be.
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https://gript.ie/the-medias-boogeyman-problem/
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https://gript.ie/the-medias-boogeyman-problem/
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The media's boogeyman problem - Gript
Talked about but never seen.
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JOHN MCGUIRK: Leo Varadkar has had a quietly terrible start to his second term as Taoiseach.
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https://gript.ie/varadkars-dreadful-restart/
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https://gript.ie/varadkars-dreadful-restart/
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Varadkar’s dreadful (re)Start - Gript
Rocky road.
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Businessman Michael Stone has resigned from two roles amid the ongoing Paschal Donohoe poster controversy, calling the Minister “a man of honour.”
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https://gript.ie/michael-stone-resigns-from-two-roles-over-donohoe-posters/
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https://gript.ie/michael-stone-resigns-from-two-roles-over-donohoe-posters/
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Michael Stone resigns from two roles over Donohoe posters - Gript
"I deeply regret any embarrassment that I have caused Paschal.”
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City West transit hub is to cease accepting new arrivals due to capacity issues as international protection applicants continue to arrive
https://gript.ie/city-west-transit-hub-to-pause-entry-of-new-arrivals-due-to-capacity-issues/
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https://gript.ie/city-west-transit-hub-to-pause-entry-of-new-arrivals-due-to-capacity-issues/
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City West transit hub to pause entry of new arrivals due to capacity issues - Gript
City West to cease accepting new arrivals
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BEN SCALLAN explains what old coins like this can tell us about Irish culture decades ago.
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https://youtu.be/FgxKyDVjaBo
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https://youtu.be/FgxKyDVjaBo
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An Albanian man who repeatedly raped a 23-year old woman he met on dating website showed no remorse even after being found guilty, the Central Criminal Court has heard.
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https://gript.ie/albanian-showed-no-remorse-for-repeatedly-raping-woman-in-galway/
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https://gript.ie/albanian-showed-no-remorse-for-repeatedly-raping-woman-in-galway/
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Albanian showed "no remorse" for repeatedly raping woman in Galway - Gript
An Albanian man who repeatedly raped a 23-year old woman he met on dating website showed no remorse even after being found guilty, the Central Criminal Court has heard.
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BEN SCALLAN: “If Sinn Féin were paying the Greens to kamikaze the entire coalition’s electoral chances, things probably wouldn’t look much different to what we’re seeing now. The train is going off a cliff, and the entire cabinet is going with it."
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https://gript.ie/integration-minister-hey-lets-plan-for-80k-new-migrants-this-year/
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https://gript.ie/integration-minister-hey-lets-plan-for-80k-new-migrants-this-year/
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Integration Minister: Hey, let’s plan for 80k new migrants this year - Gript
Unbridled insanity.
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“When it comes to energy, the Irish state ought to be taking a leaf out of the book of those states outside of the EU who merely pay lip service to the climate change agenda and prioritise their own development.”
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https://gript.ie/ireland-near-bottom-of-table-for-this-eu-climate-target-despite-green-claims/
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https://gript.ie/ireland-near-bottom-of-table-for-this-eu-climate-target-despite-green-claims/
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Ireland near bottom of table for this EU climate target, despite Green claims - Gript
Oh look.
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Rural TDs have slammed the government for reinstating bankers’ bonuses and pay rises, as an EU Banking Authority (EBA) report confirms that one Irish banker earned over €6 million —while 48 were paid on average €1.8 million, in 2021.
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https://gript.ie/rural-tds-describe-top-bankers-average-e1-8-million-pay-in-2021-as-immoral/
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https://gript.ie/rural-tds-describe-top-bankers-average-e1-8-million-pay-in-2021-as-immoral/
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Rural TDs describe top bankers' average €1.8 million pay in 2021 as "immoral" - Gript
'Slap in the face'
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Canadians have been told to cut their alcohol limit to two drinks per week – while a number of Class A drugs, including crack cocaine, will be decriminalised in some regions from next week.
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https://gript.ie/canada-no-more-than-two-pints-a-weekbut-cocaine-decriminalised/
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https://gript.ie/canada-no-more-than-two-pints-a-weekbut-cocaine-decriminalised/
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Canada: No more than two pints a week…but cocaine decriminalised? - Gript
Move sparks debate
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An assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama says that he is leaving his position partly because of the false “climate emergency” narrative, and the “rise of illiberalism” on campuses.
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https://gript.ie/prof-leaves-university-post-due-to-silence-on-the-false-climate-emergency-narrative/
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https://gript.ie/prof-leaves-university-post-due-to-silence-on-the-false-climate-emergency-narrative/
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Prof leaves University post due to "silence on the false 'climate emergency' narrative". - Gript
An assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama says that he is leaving his position partly because of the false "climate emergency" narrative, and the "rise of illiberalism" on campuses.
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“So what’s happening? The three biggest manufacturers in the industry: General Electric, Vestas, and Siemens Gamesa are all seeing turbines tumbling – and it may be a production quality issue, Bloomberg says.”
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https://gript.ie/toppling-turbines-why-windmills-twice-the-size-of-big-ben-are-falling-over/
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https://gript.ie/toppling-turbines-why-windmills-twice-the-size-of-big-ben-are-falling-over/
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Toppling Turbines? Why windmills twice the size of Big Ben are falling over - Gript
"The taller the wind turbine, the harder they fall. And they sure are falling."
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JOHN MCGUIRK: "Even those accused of the most outrageous scaremongering during the abortion referendum could hardly have imagined that within four years, we would have moved on to questioning the legal protection for born, living, breathing infants."
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https://gript.ie/ff-senator-perhaps-we-need-to-change-the-law-about-killing-newborns/
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https://gript.ie/ff-senator-perhaps-we-need-to-change-the-law-about-killing-newborns/
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FF Senator: Perhaps we need to change the law about killing newborns - Gript
Come on.
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JOHN MCGUIRK: "I think we are importing people who will, in time, come to deeply resent us, and hold to their own myths about the treatment they received at the hands of the Irish state. We are repeating the mistakes of other countries."
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https://gript.ie/the-citywest-riot-is-a-warning-for-the-future
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https://gript.ie/the-citywest-riot-is-a-warning-for-the-future
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The Citywest Riot is a warning for the future - Gript
See no evil.
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"What message is being sent, here, to the hundreds of thousands of children who play Gaelic Games daily, and weekly? Effectively, it seems to be that cheating (deliberate or inadvertent) is okay, so long as you don’t get caught or nobody complains."
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https://gript.ie/the-gaas-common-sense-problem/
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https://gript.ie/the-gaas-common-sense-problem/
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The GAA’s common sense problem - Gript
Just replay the damn game.
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Ireland’s An Cailín Ciúin has been nominated for The 95th Academy Awards in the ‘International Feature Film’ category of the Oscars.
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https://gript.ie/an-cailin-ciuin-makes-history-as-the-first-irish-language-feature-film-to-be-nominated-for-the-oscars/
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https://gript.ie/an-cailin-ciuin-makes-history-as-the-first-irish-language-feature-film-to-be-nominated-for-the-oscars/
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An Cailín Ciúin makes history as the first Irish-language feature film to be nominated for The OSCARS - Gript
Ireland’s An Cailín Ciúin has been nominated for The 95th Academy Awards in the ‘International Feature Film’ category of the Oscars. The film makes history as the first Irish-language feature film to be nominated in this category. Five films from around…
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MICHAEL COOK: Has Canada finally realized that its euthanasia law is a human rights disaster?
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https://gript.ie/has-canada-finally-realized-that-its-euthanasia-law-is-a-human-rights-disaster/
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https://gript.ie/has-canada-finally-realized-that-its-euthanasia-law-is-a-human-rights-disaster/
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Has Canada finally realized that its euthanasia law is a human rights disaster? - Gript
About 40,000 people have died since legalisation.
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A new report by the UK charity StopAIDS has claimed that the pharmaceutical industry’s “disproportionate” influence on the EU may have led to some “car crash decisions” during the pandemic.
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https://gript.ie/big-pharma-has-disproportionate-influence-on-eu-claims-report/
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https://gript.ie/big-pharma-has-disproportionate-influence-on-eu-claims-report/
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Big Pharma has “disproportionate” influence on EU, claims report - Gript
Lack of transparency.
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Just days after a Garda allegedly had part of his finger bitten off in the line of duty, Gardaí have demanded that a “special taskforce” should be established to protect officers from violent assaults.
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https://gript.ie/gardai-demand-special-taskforce-to-protect-officers-from-assaults/
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https://gript.ie/gardai-demand-special-taskforce-to-protect-officers-from-assaults/
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Gardaí demand “special taskforce” to protect officers from assaults - Gript
“A matter of extreme urgency.”
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The inshore fisheries sector has experienced an unrelenting series of body-blows in the last number of years, according to Independent TD for Cork South West, Michael Collins.
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https://gript.ie/inshore-fisheries-will-not-survive-on-the-watery-gruel-of-government-rhetoric-says-cork-td/
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https://gript.ie/inshore-fisheries-will-not-survive-on-the-watery-gruel-of-government-rhetoric-says-cork-td/
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“Inshore fisheries will not survive on the watery gruel of Government rhetoric," says Cork TD - Gript
Michael Collins
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