This week, Jason digs into a resource cited repeatedly by the Department of Education that guides the State’s thinking on pronouns in schools, and finds it full of disturbing suggestions.
Doctors without Borders (MSF) is under investigation over allegations it facilitates illegal immigration as debate rages in Italy following accusations, backed by the government, that it and other NGOs are colluding with people smugglers in Libya. Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported that Italian prosecutors have begun investigating MSF for rescuing migrants stranded at sea […]
On this week’s episode of The Long Game, Ben and Jason analyse some of Ben’s recent encounters with Government ministers and their disappointing (non-) answers. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/dodge-duck-dip-dive/ Episode 57 Leave your question or comment for The Long Game podcast here Available on Spotify & iTunes Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1cIcXGWVnEiGMrkQtOGB5C iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-game/id1841408242 ——————– Gript is proud to be […]
BEN SCALLAN: Eamon Ryan says Ireland has to “do more” on climate change – despite the fact that, according to the EU’s own figures, we contribute only 0.09% of the world’s man-made CO2 emissions. #gript Donate today to Gript! https://www.gript.ie/donate/ See more at https://www.gript.ie Follow our socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GriptMedia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/griptmedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griptmedia/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/griptmedia […]
Italy has turned out to be more Euroskeptic than previously imagined after a new survey revealed that a majority of Italians want to see their country following UK and crashing out of the 28-member bloc.
According to a poll of nearly 28,000 Europeans commissioned by the European Parliament's Eurobarometer, only 44 percent of Italians would vote to remain in the EU, compared to the member states’ average of 66 percent, making Italy one of the bloc's most eurosceptic countries.
The figure is higher even than Britain which announced that it was withdrawing from the bloc in 2016 after 51 percent of Britons voted for BRexit.
A clear majority of respondents in Italy were convinced that things in the EU were going in the wrong direction: 58 percent, compared to just 21 percent who said it was on the right track. Most EU countries answered similarly, in fact, with a comparable percentage of pe
“It seems that ‘multiculturalism’ includes every culture but yours”: Ben Scallan reacts on Dublin City Council’s decision to declare war on the Irish tricolour. ——————– 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 publishing […]
America President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit his five star hotel and golf course in Doonbeg, Ireland next week. Despite haters, the local parish priest believes Trump will not only be welcome in Doonbeg, Ireland, but in heaven too.
“Leave us alone” was Doonbeg priest Joe Haugh's message to any protesters thinking of making an appearance at Trump's arrival at his golf course in county Clare next Wednesday.
Irish Health Minister Stephen Donnelly denies knowing whether there have been excess deaths in the post-Covid period, and says he’d “need to see the data” before he could comment. Question by Ben Scallan. #gript
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly was told a project would be “great value for money” and would cost “no more than €3m,” which he found “suspiciously low.” He joked that the project ultimately cost €18.4m: “It was a very expensive thing to do…I needed 6 times more money.”
“Is it your job?”: As Health Minister Stephen Donnelly announces a ban on disposable vape flavours, Ben Scallan asks if this is priority, given major health crises like child scoliosis wait times or the overcrowding at UHL. Donnelly replied: “We have to be able to do both.”
When asked if the government is partly responsible for the Parnell Square stabbing and the subsequent #DublinRiots, Minister Paschal Donohoe said “As a member of government you always should accept responsibility for the affairs of our country.” Question by Ben Scallan. #gript
Gript’s Ben Scallan asks Public Expenditure Minister what “lessons” exactly have been learned from successive cost overruns on State projects. #Budget2025
Minister Paschal Donohoe defends the Government using taxpayer funds to support “diverse” election candidates, like women and ethnic minorities, calling this money “well spent”: “We need a Dáil that has more women in it…more groups and traditions that reflect our country.”
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe says that NGO lobbying in Ireland is “done transparently”, and that “we get that balance right”. ——————– 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 publishing the news and opinion […]
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe rejects the view of economist David McWilliams that Ireland’s immigration rate will have to be “halved at least” in order for infrastructure to keep up with population growth, arguing that population growth has instead bolstered the economy. ——————- Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means […]