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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

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

02:09

McEntee: NGOs promoting “racist” ideas like “white privilege” may have funding pulled

“Any organisation that engages in that kind of behaviour is not one that I want to see have funding”: Justice Minister Helen McEntee tells Ben Scallan that NGOs which promote “racist” ideas like “white privilege” will face increased scrutiny and may see their State funding cut.

October 3, 2024

03:49

McEntee confirms Government will seek to pass hate speech bill after general election

“I do believe that we need to move forward on this”: Justice Minister Helen McEntee confirms to Ben Scallan that the government will seek to pass hate speech legislation after the general election, during the next government term. #Budget2025

October 2, 2024

03:39

TRSI 414 – Tiny American flags for all

Gary and Michael finally discuss the American election. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-414-tiny-american-flags-for-all/

November 5, 2024

33:36

Campaign Roundup: The debate from hell | PODCAST EP111

“Derek Blighe should have been in that debate” – John and Sarah discuss the RTÉ debate, and the campaign where all the parties agree and are having fake rows about nothing of importance. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/debate-from-hell/

November 20, 2024

06:29

Carbon tax is a punishment beating disguised as virtue

“Our leadership class will gladly cripple your family financially with measures that don’t save a single polar bear, but which will make your granny’s living-room feel like the North Pole” – BEN SCALLAN on today’s carbon tax increase. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the […]

May 1, 2025

30:54

‘A register could have saved Jennifer,’ says her brother

“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 […]

July 15, 2025

01:03

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

The worst debate ever?

“We have no more elections for four years” – Sarah Ryan laments the awfulness of the Presidential Election, the final time Irish people will get a say in their own governance until 2029. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding […]

October 4, 2025

54:12

Gavin-Gate | ‘THE LONG GAME’ PODCAST EP40

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 […]

October 6, 2025

01:29

Martin won’t rule out Irish peacekeepers in Gaza

Taoiseach Micheál Martin won’t rule out the idea of an Irish peacekeeping mission in Gaza: “We’ll wait and see.” ——————– 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 […]

October 14, 2025

01:03:24

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. […]

November 10, 2025

00:47

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 […]

November 12, 2025

04:51

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 […]

November 14, 2025

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