“It’s like being governed by a divorced mum and dad” – John and Sarah discuss the growing sense that Ireland just doesn’t have a leader, and also reflect on the terror in France, and the Labour Party’s call for a “NPHET style” approach to immigration. Available on Spotify & iTunes Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7kOPNDrvsxqXv8uicOotvP iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-week-that-really-was/id1653091194?uo=4 Donate […]
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 […]
Sinn Féin TD Dessie Ellis tells Gript that the tallies are “very promising” for his party early in the #GeneralElection24 count. He adds that, if the numbers are possible, his party would ideally like to form a Government with “others on the Left.”
Jason Osborne and Ben Scallan discuss some of the news of the week. ——————– 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 […]
“If Jennifer had the register that we’re fighting for now, she would still be here today”: Jason Poole, the brother of Jennifer Poole, who was murdered by a former partner in 2021, says a Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme could help prevent further tragedies. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but […]
The Department of Justice is responsible for family re-unification of refugees from Afghanistan, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said. ——————– 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. […]
“We’re talking about the UK – a country with terrorism, rape gangs, drill culture, a knife crime epidemic, etcetera”: Ben Scallan reacts to Irish comedian Graham Linehan being arrested by armed UK police over tweets. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or […]
“What’s wrong with a bit of tribalism about the flag?” Sarah Ryan returns to the podcast, and weighs in on the latest culture war nonsense from Dublin City Council. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/mommys-home/ ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding others enjoy. […]
On this week’s episode, Ben and Jason laugh and laugh and laugh about the latest twist in the presidential election as Jim Gavin drops out, before turning to another of the candidate’s disappointing gender ideology answers and analysing FG’s budgetary promises. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/gavin-gate/ 00:00 Political Whiplash: The Roller Coaster of Recent Events 04:36 Jim Gavin’s […]
Darragh O’Brien on the Jim Gavin fiasco: “We’ll learn from this…learnings need to be made.” Timmy Dooley: “It’s an internal issue for Fianna Fáil…The vast majority of the public have moved on.” ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding others […]
“That has nothing to do with the question I asked.” “Every time I meet you, you ask me the same questions.” Ben Scallan bumps heads with Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan on the Government regulating “mal-information” – information that’s true, but allegedly “harmful”. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that […]
“Whether I like it not, it’s happening…we are where we are”: Minister Michael Healy-Rae explains why he’s part of a Government that’s hiking carbon tax given his previous criticisms of the tax, saying that even if he was “dead”, it would remain in place until 2030 regardless. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent […]