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Paschal Donohoe’s full resignation speech
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Paschal Donohoe’s full resignation speech

Paschal Donohoe’s full resignation speech explaining his decision to quit politics. ——————– 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 that matters. By subscribing to Gript you’re ensuring we […]
Is this Ireland’s strangest NGO?
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Is this Ireland’s strangest NGO?

Ireland’s strangest NGO is going out of business. Here’s what they’re about. ——————– 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 that matters. By subscribing to Gript you’re ensuring […]
Ireland’s most radical NGO is going out of business
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Ireland’s most radical NGO is going out of business

Ben Scallan examines the most radical State-funded NGO in Ireland as it goes out of business: ——————– 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 that matters. By subscribing […]
The dating app dilemma
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The dating app dilemma

As the world digests a Vogue magazine article claiming that having a boyfriend is out of fashion, John and Sarah talk about how lucky they both feel to have avoided the era of online dating and “the apps”: ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the […]
Bring back bedsits
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Bring back bedsits

“Bring back bedsits, reduce efficiency standards, let people build” – John and Sarah discuss things the Government won’t ever consider doing that might actually solve the housing crisis. ——————- 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 […]
Do parents really want no religion in schools?
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Do parents really want no religion in schools?

It is often argued that parents want religion removed from schools. However, when they have been asked in the past, parents often oppose removing religious patronage when it comes to their own child’s education, as MARIA MAYNES points out: ——————- Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject […]
Myth of the shunned Irish soldier
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Myth of the shunned Irish soldier

“There’s something of a myth about that”: Ronan McGreevy says that the 200,000 Irish soldiers who came home after WW1 were not shunned – and in fact many of them went on to fight for the IRA in the war of independence: ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that […]
Over 50% of homeless adults in Ireland are foreign
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Over 50% of homeless adults in Ireland are foreign

Housing Minister James Browne: “Approximately 50% of people in emergency accommodation are not Irish citizens. However, they have a right to be here, and they have a right to housing supports.” Question by Ben Scallan. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or […]
Not as exciting as RTÉ thinks
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Not as exciting as RTÉ thinks

“Holly Cairns is in the building “: Jason responds to the Late Late Show’s hype-building efforts, and laments the lack of imagination shown in some of Ireland’s key institutions. ——————– 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 […]
A job for life
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A job for life

“It was just a job for them… they got to see the world”: Ronan McGreevy of the Irish Times tells Laura why so many Irish men over the years joined the British Army and died in Britain’s wars: ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the […]
Waiting 13 years for a psychologist
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Waiting 13 years for a psychologist

“How many thousands of children have suffered? It’s just outrageous”: Ben reacts to the news that children were left waiting 13 years to see a primary care psychologist. ——————– 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 […]
Selective Editing
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Selective Editing

This week, Ben and Jason rant and rave about institutional failures and shortcomings, from the BBC to RTÉ and everywhere in between. 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 an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding others enjoy. […]
This 2020 clip of Mary Lou McDonald is CRAZY
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This 2020 clip of Mary Lou McDonald is CRAZY

Ben Scallan reacts to a “crazy” clip from 2020 of Mary Lou McDonald getting mocked for suggesting that part of the long-term solution to the pensions timebomb is to allow people to have more children. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or […]
Why do we put up with it?
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Why do we put up with it?

“You’re paying all this tax… and then when you need a health service it’s not there. Why do we put up with it?” – This week John and Sarah talked about taxes and the state of Ireland’s health service. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject […]
Ivan Yates takes a hit
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Ivan Yates takes a hit

“I think Ivan has taken a hit there” – John and Sarah reckon that the biggest blow to Ivan Yates’s reputation this week was not, in fact, getting sacked from “Path to Power”: ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding […]
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