To mark International Women’s Day, The Labour Party published a new manifesto called Labour. Working for Women. In it, the party, under Alan Kelly’s leadership, has provided its clearest signal yet that it will seek a radical and extreme liberalisation of the current abortion law. The manifesto also commits to making peaceful protest against […]
It’s been a while now, but there was a time, at least when this writer was a toddler, when falling into thorny bushes was an occupational habit of being a small child. Today? It’s the equivalent of a decent sized win on the Lotto: A child left with facial scars after falling into brambles while […]
The text of Article 15.2 of Bunreacht nah Eireann, the Irish constitution, is set to form the basis of a case taken by Barrister and Activist Tracey O’Mahony, which seeks to challenge the constitutionality of almost every lockdown restriction enacted by the Irish Government, Gript can reveal. In court documents lodged this week, which have […]
Two hours. Two whole hours? Why on earth would anyone bother taking two hours out of their lives to watch two irrelevant Royals whinge about how mean everyone is to them and how hard their pampered, cosseted lives are? I suppose we’re in the middle of a never-ending lockdown, and no-one’s made a new movie since Old God’s Time but […]
On 24th February 2021, after five years of what the family described as being ‘through hell’ the HSE and St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny, finally admitted liability in the death of Tracey Campbell-Fitzpatrick after the birth of her second child in 2016. Her family said that she suffered a severe haemorrhage after the birth of her […]
Question: In what country in the world do the authorities consider it perfectly safe to queue up for a McDonalds drive-thru, and collect your happy meal, but too dangerous to queue up for communion after an online mass? Take a wild guess: The Archdiocese of Dublin has advised parishes and priests not to organise events […]
It’s a little bit gauche to write about oneself, which is why, when possible, we avoid doing that here at Gript. There are times, though, when it becomes unavoidable, such as when one of the country’s leading columnists prints a complete falsehood, as Justine McCarthy of the Sunday Times did yesterday, when she accused this […]
The Social Democrats hosted a webinar last Wednesday to discuss the broad topic of left unity. The participants were Sinn Féin TD Éoin Ó Broin, Social Democrat TD Gary Gannon, Labour Senator Annie Hoey, People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny, and UCD Professor Emeritus Kathleen Lynch. A number of things struck me. First of all […]
Catherine Gallagher is a 23-year-old student with a disability from Achill Island who was offered a scholarship to pursue a PhD in DCU. Incredibly, due to regulations and red tape she is being forced to decline the award in order to keep her disability supports. When her case was raised in the Dail, Tánaiste Leo […]
If you don’t agree with the protestors in Dublin city centre on Saturday, that’s fine. I am not sure I do myself. Or I haven’t really engaged with what they are protesting about to understand what aspects of ‘lockdown’ are being protested. However, I understand why many felt the need to protest and the right […]
Confiscation is not the official term, of course, but what’s a better word for this carry on? PARENTS WHO HAD to submit their own passports as part of the application for their child to get a passport may have to wait as long as six months to receive their own back. Furthermore, anyone who had […]
I’ve had Covid-19. While I’m acutely aware that so many people have suffered terribly and died from the virus, for me it felt like a nasty flu. I was stretched for about a week with fever and chest pains – and then fatigued for another fortnight until my energy levels got back to normal. The […]