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2 days ago | gript.ie | Matt Treacy

LOOKBACK: This article was first published on 5th June 2020_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _It would seem that some of those involved in last weekend’s protest opposing American racism would rather like to transform this “movement” comprising the rag tag and bobtail of the ultra-left into one focusing on alleged racism in Ireland.

2 days ago | gript.ie | Máirín de Barra

Dear Reader, It is a simple statement of fact that if you are looking for diversity of thought in the Irish media, you will struggle to find it. That is why we founded Gript – to serve the gap in the market left by so many of our colleagues, when they decided that the job of journalists was not to challenge consensus thought, but to herd around it, and defend it fiercely.

2 days ago | gript.ie | John McGuirk

Last night, as some readers may know, I was on Virgin Media’s Tonight Show to discuss, amongst other things, immigration policy in Ireland. I have always enjoyed appearing on that programme, from its earliest days under Vincent Browne, and the team there are always very professional and kind. Judging by the feedback I received, many people seemed to think I performed reasonably creditably.

2 days ago | gript.ie | Fatima Gunning

After 17 year old social media star Sana Yousaf was shot dead at her home in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, a conversation has erupted about violence against women and girls in the Islamic Republic. The murdered teen was famous for posing for her almost 800,000followers on TikTok, and 615,000 on Instagram.

2 days ago | gript.ie | Fatima Gunning

X Corp is pursuing Ireland’s media regulation commission, Coimisiún na Meán, through the courts in a row over online censorship. This follows the publication last year of the media regulator’s online safety code which X says infringes on the freedom of expression of its users as part of the commission’s online safety code.