In what should be silly season, John and Sarah discuss a surprisingly busy week: Riots in the UK, an anti-media rebellion for Kellie Harrington, a new VP nominee for Kamala Harris, and Simon Harris goes to war with Elon Musk. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/silly-season-delayed/
If you don’t agree with the Catholic Church, there are plenty of other churches one can join, says MARIA MAYNES who thinks that the Mary McAleese and some in the Irish media are using the death of Pope Francis to promote their own agenda. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, […]
RTÉ dominates this week’s podcast, as John and Sarah wonder whether the state broadcaster has even a shred of credibility left; Also: Is Dublin a crime-ridden dump, and who is to blame? 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 today to Gript! https://www.gript.ie/donate/ Gript membership : https://gript.ie/membership/ See more at https://www.gript.ie Follow […]
A solitary snowman keeps watch over Gardiner Place, Dublin as the first day of spring gets off to a chilly start. PHOTOS: Dublin City blanketed in Sneachta as Met Éireann issue weather warnings
“You can throw money at a problem and not achieve anything.” Michael McNamara TD says a dedicated asylum body would be the “Irish Water” of immigration: “a big unaccountable body that fails miserably.” “If you want to get thousands onto the streets that’s a good way to start.”
According to newly-elected Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman, Ireland’s hate speech bill should be passed within a matter of months. Ben Scallan says the Bill is still “an absolute disaster.” Watch bonus premium video now: https://gript.ie/postal-vote-video/
Amnesty International Ireland seems to be on a short road to going bankrupt; a Junior Cert schoolbook on how liking traditional music and being a controlling bigot are basically the same thing; and the latest opinion poll. Available on Spotify & iTunes Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2BXBpMbjzeYJlwTIi3BmAK iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/trsi/id1502422176
“Is it your job?”: As Health Minister Stephen Donnelly announces a ban on disposable vape flavours, Ben Scallan asks if this is priority, given major health crises like child scoliosis wait times or the overcrowding at UHL. Donnelly replied: “We have to be able to do both.”
Reacting to #Budget2025, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) urged the Government to be “more serious” instead of “repeating past mistakes” around spending. Tánaiste Micheál Martin tells Ben Scallan he “takes issue” with IFAC’s suggestion that the Budget isn’t serious.
Minister Paschal Donohoe says Fine Gael “won’t be recommending” the closure of QUANGOs and State agencies in the upcoming election, saying they are “highly accountable” and that “the majority of the time they do use the country’s money in the way the country wants.”
MICHAEL DWYER: “The market cannot operate without the free movement of information – we don’t have enough wisdom to choose which kinds of information cannot be allowed. Markets and people are too complex for that”. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or […]
Hairy Heroes Gript visited Guide Dogs for the Blind to find out what it takes to train a puppy to become a vital companion for adults and children with special needs. Meet Gordon, Heidi, Ozzy, and Alice. www.guidedogs.ie From puppy to trusted companion, see what it takes to train a guide dog