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01:10:04
TRSI 401 – You Come At The King You Best Not Miss
PODCAST: The failed assassination of Donald Trump, how it happened and what it might mean.
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06:07
Martin: Covid inquiry shouldn’t grill decision makers
“That’s not really an answer to the question.” “Oh, it most certainly is.” Tánaiste Micheál Martin defends his view that the Covid inquiry should not be “adversarial”, because that would make decision makers hesitant to act during the next crisis. Question by @Ben_Scallan.
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02:12
Taoiseach distances himself from Irish President’s Iran letter
Taoiseach Simon Harris distances himself from a letter in which President Higgins gave the Iranian regime his “best wishes”, saying the letter is not government policy: “We have fundamental differences with Iran, and I’ll always continue to call out their human rights abuses.”
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00:44
Martin still doesn’t know who signed off on bike shed
A week after the €336k Leinster House bike shed story emerged, Tánaiste Micheál Martin still doesn’t know who approved the project. Asked by Ben Scallan if it wasn’t as simple as making a phonecall, he replied “No it’s not…It might seem relatively straightforward to you.”
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01:46
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to car theft after Child Rescue Alert called off
Gardaí say suspect in Dublin car theft where baby girl was in rear of vehicle is “best described” as “a white middle aged male”.
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01:37
O’Gorman pushes back on Harris’ and O’Brien’s migration claims
Recently Taoiseach Simon Harris and Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien said that there’s a link between housing issues, homelessness and immigration. Minister Roderic O’Gorman pushed back on this notion, but refused to outright say his colleagues were wrong.
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03:37
“HYPOCRITICAL”: Ben Scallan vs. Barry Andrews on NGO funding
“It’s quite hypocritical, actually.” “That’s a false analogy.” Gript’s Ben Scallan and Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Andrews clash over Irish activist NGOs being funded by foreign billionaires like George Soros, and whether that’s a greater concern than Elon Musk’s social media posts. Watch the full episode of Virgin Media’s The Tonight Show here: https://play.virginmediatelevision.ie/watch/replay/19170473/the-tonight-show-wed-08-jan ——————– […]
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04:08
Europe’s fertility rate “going off a cliff”
Dr. Daniel Pitt says a lack of pride in Europe’s history is part of “a fundamental rejection of western civilisation” in many institutions. ——————– 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 […]
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03:01
Harris: Government could fund carers with or without ‘Yes’ vote
Simon Harris says it is “entirely true” that the government could increase funding for carers, with or without a ‘Yes’ vote in the care referendum, despite Roderic O’Gorman’s claim that the referendum would help to secure such funding. Question by Ben Scallan.
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03:25
Foley pressed on government’s “constant” referendum misinformation
Numerous Irish Ministers have suggested that the Irish Constitution says a “woman’s place is in the home” ahead of the referendum – a claim which the Electoral Commission has confirmed is false. Ben Scallan presses Minister Norma Foley about this “constant” misinformation:
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56:00
Far Right flying | PODCAST EP87
John and Sarah react to the Cathal Crotty case, and Fine Gael’s continued claims to be the party of law and order. Also: Eamon Ryan’s departure, Michael O’Leary is far right now, and Micheál Martin is feeling left out. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/far-right-flying/
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Beauty pageants | PODCAST EP96
John and Sarah discuss beauty contests this week: The upcoming election, during which politicians will flash their ankles. The Democratic Convention, which attempted to entice us to Kamala, and the Rose of Tralee, which has nothing to do with beauty at all: PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/beauty-pageants/ 00:00 Apologies and Introduction 01:22 Minor Public Spat and Election Speculation […]
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06:20
Donnelly pressed on plan to ban disposable vape flavours
“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.”
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02:17
Donnelly jokes that project cost “6 times more” than expected
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly was told a project would be “great value for money” and would cost “no more than €3m,” which he found “suspiciously low.” He joked that the project ultimately cost €18.4m: “It was a very expensive thing to do…I needed 6 times more money.”
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02:40
The West needs to stop acting “in a self defeating way”
Robert Tyler of New Direction says that the West needs to be “confident” and “stand up” for it’s “values” against those who would welcome it’s decline.
