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Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says that career politicians are detached from the concerns of ordinary people as the cost of living crisis deepens
Pieter Cleppe of the Brussels Report discusses the rise of European conservatism, the economic future of the EU, and who attacked the Nordstream pipeline.
IRA leadership displayed “managerial incompetence on an Olympian scale.” Former United States Marine John Crawley joined the IRA hoping to use his high level of military training. His book, The Yank, examines the military and political reasons why the IRA campaign failed.
Since the Covid lockdown many disabled children in Ireland have “regressed” as regards toilet training and speech, according to Catherine Cox of Family Carers Ireland.
Gript met 71-year-old Hugh Dunne who cannot afford a place of his own and has been sleeping in his car since April. He says the government has ‘destroyed this country’.
IFA President Tim Cullinane has told Gript that Ireland is facing a “huge threat” as regards food security and the country’s ability to feed itself.
The energy crisis has “put pubs back” again after 22 months of closure during the Covid lockdowns, according to Paul Clancy, CEO of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland.
Ever wondered what makes up the cost of a litre of petrol or diesel? Here’s a 30 second guide:
Gript asked the head of a body representing small Irish businesses about reports of business owners breaking in down in tears over their energy bills. He replied “yes, that sort of thing is happening”:
“They must think that people in this country are foolish”: Rural Independent TDs react to #Budget2023, saying that the giveaway budget is merely an attempt to “win popularity” with the public.
Ben Scallan asks Green Minister Catherine Martin if her party takes responsibility for Ireland’s energy crisis. She replies that the energy crisis is “not the time” to abandon green policies:
“Everything is fine here”: Gript’s Ben Scallan phoned various hotels in safer parts of Ukraine to check safety and room availability. This is what they said:
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