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01:19

Donohoe asked what “lessons” have been learned from cost overruns

Gript’s Ben Scallan asks Public Expenditure Minister what “lessons” exactly have been learned from successive cost overruns on State projects. #Budget2025

October 1, 2024

02:21

Finance Minister says €13bn from Apple was a “challenge”

Just 4 months ago, 33-year-old Jack Chambers (a medicine graduate) was appointed Finance Minister of Ireland. Ben Scallan asks what it was like to head right into #Budget2025 having just taken up the job. Chambers replied that the €13bn in Apple money was a “challenge”.

October 1, 2024

03:53

Housing Minister says ‘Lessons should be learned’ as modular home cost doubles

It was recently revealed that the OPW’s modular homes for Ukrainians had doubled in cost from €200k to €436k. Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien said that this doubling in cost “frustrates” him, adding that ‘lessons should be learned’. Question by Ben Scallan.

October 1, 2024

00:24

O’Gorman announces “additional funding” for asylum seeker accommodation

Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman announced “additional funding” to help “receive and accommodate” asylum seekers in #Budget2025. Asked how much the State has spent already on asylum accommodation since the start of the Ukraine war, he replied: “I can get that for you.”

October 1, 2024

02:35

Humphreys denies that giveaway budget is pre-election vote-seeking

Minister Heather Humphreys denies that the government announcing the biggest Social Protection budget ever right before an election is an attempt to buy votes: “It’s about supporting people.” Question by Ben Scallan

October 1, 2024

03:06

Irish businesses under an “avalanche of regulation”

The Small Firms Association, which seeks to represent Irish small businesses, tells Gript ahead of the budget that in recent years businesses have been hit with an “avalanche of regulation”.

October 1, 2024

59:03

We can hate who we want, now | PODCAST EP101

In the aftermath of the defeat of the hate speech legislation, John and @sarahcatryan unleash a torrent of what some might consider hate speech towards the bike shed, the children’s hospital, various members of the Government, and President Higgins. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/we-can-hate-who-we-want-now/ 01:25 The Hate Speech Bill: A Win for Free Speech 04:36 Hate Crime Legislation: […]

September 27, 2024

02:40

The West needs to stop acting “in a self defeating way”

Robert Tyler of New Direction says that the West needs to be “confident” and “stand up” for it’s “values” against those who would welcome it’s decline.

September 27, 2024

01:37

O’Gorman pushes back on Harris’ and O’Brien’s migration claims

Recently Taoiseach Simon Harris and Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien said that there’s a link between housing issues, homelessness and immigration. Minister Roderic O’Gorman pushed back on this notion, but refused to outright say his colleagues were wrong.

September 26, 2024

05:03

Norma Foley grilled on whether children can change gender

“I’m being very clear here.” “You’re really not being clear, Minister. I’m asking you a simple question.” Ben Scallan grills Irish Education Minister Norma Foley on whether she personally believes that gender ideology should be taught to young children in schools.

September 25, 2024

01:46

Gardaí appeal for witnesses to car theft after Child Rescue Alert called off

Gardaí say suspect in Dublin car theft where baby girl was in rear of vehicle is “best described” as “a white middle aged male”.

September 23, 2024

04:45

The most “un-European” thing is to “jam” member states together into one

House of Lords member Daniel Hannan says “aggressive identity politics” is the “biggest” challenge facing the Western civilisation.

September 23, 2024

49:58

The voters, the fools | PODCAST EP100

John and Sarah examine the contradiction between Fine Gael’s standing in the polls and the state of Scoliosis treatment for children. Also: Simeon Burke and the law library, Micheal Martin’s endless leadership, and did Israel blunder in Lebanon? PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/the-voters-the-fools/ 02:45 Political Landscape and Opinion Polls 05:47 Fine Gael’s Momentum and Election Strategy 09:01 Health […]

September 20, 2024

06:42

Danube Institute president says “intelligent reform policy always includes difficult things.”

Commenting on the state of European politics, President of the Danube Institute, John O’Sullivan says ‘Liberalism’ which “attempts to enforce ‘liberal’ opinions” is not genuine liberalism.

September 19, 2024

New Direction Academy | DAY 2

New Direction is please to launch its latest New Direction Academy – introducing a new generation to fresh ways of thinking about culture, politics, economics, and fundamental rights. Over the course of four days, participants will have the chance to engage with high level speakers and experts, sharing their thoughts on the issues that they […]

September 16, 2024

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