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Angry White Female
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Angry White Female

Should we want our young boys to be gay so they don’t harm women? The Irish Times says yes, Sarah says no. Also in the podcast this week: Macron’s fertility drive, Culleton’s PR disaster, Ireland’s tax crisis, and Mary Lou’s White House snub: PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/angry-white-female/ ‎ Episode 177 Available on Spotify & iTunes Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7kOPNDrvsxqXv8uicOotvP […]
Sinn Féin boycott the White House – but they weren’t invited
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Sinn Féin boycott the White House – but they weren’t invited

Last week, Sinn Féin announced that they would boycott a White House visit for St. Patrick’s Day over Gaza – only for the American embassy in Ireland to confirm they weren’t invited in the first place. Pearse Doherty denied that this was “embarrassing.” ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but […]
FG seeks minimum criminal sentence for tool theft
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FG seeks minimum criminal sentence for tool theft

A Fine Gael Senator is seeking a mandatory minimum sentence for tool theft, saying he has “broad support” across Government for the proposal. Asked by Gript if he would back a minimum sentence for sex crimes, he said he didn’t have the “expertise” to say. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of […]
War, what is it good for?
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War, what is it good for?

John and Sarah discuss a great week for Irish politicians, as a new war in the Middle East stopped them from having to do any Irish politics. Also: Fuel taxes, Burkes in Jail, Stephen Kerr arrested, and a quiet start for Catherine Connolly: PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/war-what-is-it-good-for/ Episode 179 Available on Spotify & iTunes Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7kOPNDrvsxqXv8uicOotvP iTunes […]
Cost-of-Living Crisis is Fine by Government
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Cost-of-Living Crisis is Fine by Government

On this week’s episode, Jason argues that there are things the Government could do to alleviate the financial pressures people are facing – and they’re not doing them. ——————– 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 […]
Govt would oppose ditching carbon tax because of the EU, says TD
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Govt would oppose ditching carbon tax because of the EU, says TD

Leas Cheann Comhairle John McGuinness has told Gript that scrapping carbon tax would be very popular with the general public, but that many in the Government would oppose it “because of the European Union”. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU […]
This is not who the Asylum System was made for
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This is not who the Asylum System was made for

Ben and Jason discuss a couple of the more outlandish asylum claims they’ve ever heard, as two transgender Americans seek shelter in Ireland from the Trump Administration. ——————– 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 […]
Epic Fury, Failure and Fuel Protests
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Epic Fury, Failure and Fuel Protests

With the news of a tentative ceasefire in the Iran War, on this week’s Gript Livestream Jason considers whether ‘Operation Epic Fury’ can be considered a success or a failure, and the effect it’s likely to have on the rest of us from here on out.
“It brings in about €1.4bn”: Taoiseach defends carbon tax
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“It brings in about €1.4bn”: Taoiseach defends carbon tax

“In terms of the carbon tax, it brings in about €1.4 billion…it’s a very important source of revenue”: Ben Scallan asks Taoiseach Micheál Martin if, by postponing the carbon tax hike, he’s not tacitly admitting that carbon tax increases hurt people financially. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that […]
Government ‘couldn’t have handled fuel protests worse’
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Government ‘couldn’t have handled fuel protests worse’

“They couldn’t have handled it worse…every time they opened their mouths, another 10,000 people supported us”: Demonstrators outside the Dáil vent their frustrations about the Government’s handling of the fuel protests of the last ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU […]
Harris defends fact that over half of fuel costs are tax
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Harris defends fact that over half of fuel costs are tax

“We do have to collect taxes to fund public services”: Tánaiste Simon Harris has defended the fact that over half of motor fuel prices are pure Government tax, arguing that “we have to take in a certain amount of taxation to run the country”: ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, […]
Self employed couple facing homelessness
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Self employed couple facing homelessness

A Wicklow family who are caring for their daughter with leukaemia, while facing homelessness, say they are “too rich” for social housing and “too poor” to get a mortgage. ——————– 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 […]
Nugent: ‘I was with the fuel protesters every day’
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Nugent: ‘I was with the fuel protesters every day’

Aontú candidate for Galway West Orla Nugent says she was with the fuel protesters almost every day, and says the carbon tax should be scrapped for the duration of the cost of living crisis. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU […]
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