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Poor Eoin Hayes

“Somebody’s really got it in for him” – John and Sarah on Eoin Hayes no good, terrible, very bad year. ——————– 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 […]

September 20, 2025

00:50

Civilisational death

“A civilisation that doesn’t reproduce is dying” – David Shipley and Laura Perrins discuss the slow death of western civilisation. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/jailhouse-rock/ ——————– 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 […]

September 25, 2025

00:52

Is a housing crisis inevitable?

Ben and Jason discuss a thought experiment about the complexities behind housing shortages in modern societies. ——————– 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 […]

November 18, 2025

02:26

Will the Left be united in the upcoming By-elections?

Will the Irish Left stay united for the upcoming by-elections? ——————– 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 can […]

November 18, 2025

04:45

TDs vote NOT to restore “extreme” abortion Bill

On Thursday, TDs in the Dáil voted against restoring an ‘extreme’ People Before Profit Bill to decriminalise abortion by a margin of two votes. Are abortion extremists losing their grip in the Dáil? asks MARIA MAYNES who looks at how TDs voted: ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that […]

December 19, 2025

01:06

Ban smartphones for kids?

“I think that there’s a better argument to be made for tech minimalism”: Jason argues that it would be better to prevent kids from accessing the internet in the first place instead of limiting content on the internet in a way that affects everyone. ——————- Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, […]

December 17, 2025

01:03:29

The cost of government crisis

“It’s not a cost of living crisis, it’s a cost of government crisis” – Nick Delehanty joins Laura this week to discuss the cost of living in Ireland, his problems with Holly Cairns style politics, and why he’d like Ireland to be more “Swiss Neutral” than “Irish Neutral”: PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/the-cost-of-government-crisis/ ‎ (00:00) Introduction (01:15) Cost […]

December 10, 2025

01:23

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

01:16

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

58:50

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

00:53

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

57:37

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

04:36

GoFundMe Healthcare: Irish child forced to go to US for surgery

A family in Carlow is having to crowdfund on GoFundMe to send their 7-year-old daughter to America for spinal treatment. Health Minister Jennifer Caroll MacNeill defends the Government’s health spending despite this: “We spend our money as intelligently as we possibly can.” ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that […]

February 17, 2026