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Preferred Pronouns in Schools

On this week’s Gript livestream, Jason discusses the ICCL’s new ‘Trans Rights Guide’ and the reaction to it, including what the Department of Education has to say about using preferred names and pronouns in schools.

January 22, 2026

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Vulture Culture

Laura Perrins and Nick Delehanty dive headlong this week into Ireland’s “vulture fund culture” in the housing market, how it affects you, and how it distorts our politics. Also: Irish media as PR machine; and is social media radicalising the youth…for the better? ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but […]

January 21, 2026

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Tech Illiterates

On this week’s episode of The Long Game podcast, Ben and Jason discuss the tech illiteracy of the people regulating the Irish digital space, Trump’s impending seizure of Greenland and the growing threat of a US-EU trade war, and the re-arrest of Enoch Burke. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, […]

January 19, 2026

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Grok Hysteria

“I think there’s just super, super, super hysteria about Grok” – Sarah Ryan says that politicians in Ireland freaking out about Grok “are not serious”: ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding others enjoy. We need your support to keep […]

January 17, 2026

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Martin denies that corporate tax was “squandered”

“That’s fundamentally wrong”: Taoiseach Micheál Martin says he “rejects” the premise of a recent Business Post article which claimed that Ireland has squandered much of its corporate tax surge and has few long-term benefits to show for it. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the […]

January 16, 2026

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Understanding the immigration problem

“Everything up to now has been about making Ireland a more welcoming place” – John McGuirk says that the Government’s new asylum bill at least begins to understand the problem. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding others enjoy. We […]

January 16, 2026

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Immigration, and Customs enforcement

John and Sarah start this week with analysis of the Government’s immigration bill: Step forward, or too little too late? Also: Heated debate over that ICE shooting in America, analysis of Sinead Gibney’s plan to nationalise X, and Mary McAleese’s war on baptism: PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/immigration-and-customs/ Episode 172 00:00 Introduction and Overview of Topics 02:01 Discussion […]

January 16, 2026

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Build Back Home

The Government continues to encourage construction workers to return to Ireland, but fails to mention a hidden catch. Jason discusses it on this week’s Gript livestream.

January 15, 2026

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There’s Something About Mary

Laura Perrins and her new regular co-host NICK DELEHANTY kick off their 2026 partnership in a week brimming with news: Mary McAleese hates baptism; Irish politicians hate accountability; The money might be running out; and AI might be taking over. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we […]

January 14, 2026

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Minister: Claims of perfect council finances are false

“Every year the local authorities get clean bills of health from the Local Government Auditor…That’s actually not a financial possibility.” Official claims that local councils are managing their finances perfectly cannot be accurate, Minister Patrick O’Donovan has said. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the […]

January 13, 2026

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Irish farmers slam “dirty, stinking, rotten” Mercosur deal

“A dirty, stinking, rotten deal”: Tens of thousands of Irish farmers gather in Athlone to push back on the Mercosur trade deal, which they say will undermine Europe’s food security and food quality. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding […]

January 10, 2026

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Tens of thousands of Irish farmers object to Mercosur

Ben Scallan reports from a farming protest in Athlone, where tens of thousands of Irish farmers are objecting to the controversial Mercosur trade deal, which they say will undercut their business by flooding European markets with lower quality South American beef. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means […]

January 10, 2026

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The homelessness industry

In Dublin, the state will spend over €30,000 per homeless person this year, but homelessness is going up. “It’s not about solving homelessness, it’s about sustaining the homelessness industry”, says John. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding others enjoy. […]

January 10, 2026

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The cost of climate policy

“Europe is the only place on earth where Governments want their citizens to have less, consume less, and pay more” – John and Sarah kick off 2026 by doing a deep dive on climate policy, and its costs. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the […]

January 9, 2026

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Has The EU Just Signed A Death Warrant For Farming?

‘By the 1950s, Europe successfully managed to produce enough food domestically to feed itself…now, we are unlearning the lessons of the past, and making ourselves more dependent on foreign food sources halfway across the world once again.’ Ben Scallan slams the Mercosur deal. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but […]

January 9, 2026

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