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48:13

New Year, Same Us | PODCAST EP119

As 2025 opens, John and Sarah lay out some predictions for the year, ask why so many “bright young thing” liberals fail, and discuss the ongoing fallout around grooming gangs in the UK. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/new-year-same-us/ 03:49 Predictions for 2025 10:01 The Rise and Fall of Liberal Leaders 17:59 Ireland’s Political Landscape and International Relations 24:37 […]

January 10, 2025

02:44

Foley evasive on appropriateness of SPHE books

Education Minister Norma Foley refuses to say if she agrees with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s claim that, some sex education books in Ireland aren’t age appropriate, or to say whether she’s received much correspondence from parents on the matter. Question by Ben Scallan. #gript

November 30, 2023

01:52

Are Irish politicians preparing for demographic disaster?

Today Ireland’s newly-appointed Finance Minister, Jack Chambers, mentioned “demographics” as a long-term “risk” to the Irish economy. Ben Scallan asks if his government has any plans to incentivise people to have more children to deal with the problem.

June 27, 2024

04:45

The most “un-European” thing is to “jam” member states together into one

House of Lords member Daniel Hannan says “aggressive identity politics” is the “biggest” challenge facing the Western civilisation.

September 23, 2024

03:52

Irish councils can block temporary asylum accommodation: Councillor

Independent Ireland Cllr. Paul Hogan of Westmeath tells Gript that every Irish council has the legal power to block “temporary dwellings” in their jurisdiction, including temporary asylum accommodation, and that citizens can lobby their local councillors to use this power.

October 21, 2024

59:33

Small lies like these | PODCAST EP106

John and Sarah discuss the new Cillian Murphy “Ireland was awful” movie and it’s predictable acclaim; offer final thoughts on the Trump/Harris campaign, and discuss issues that won’t come up in Ireland’s general election: PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/small-lies-like-these/ 03:13 Cultural Reflections on Ireland’s Past 06:02 Critique of Modern Cultural Narratives 08:51 The Impact of Historical Narratives on […]

November 1, 2024

49:16

Anatomy of a scandal | PODCAST EP36

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 […]

July 1, 2023

01:55

German Minister in Dublin: “People do not accept” illegal migration

In Dublin today Germany’s Finance Minister spoke to Ireland’s Michael McGrath about ending illegal migration: “The people do not accept this. The solution is control…We stop illegal migration into our welfare state…we make the choice who we invite into our labour market.”

February 13, 2024

00:31

Dublin City blanketed in snow this morning

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

March 1, 2024

39:42

Meet the Candidates: Derek Blighe, Ireland First | PODCAST EP 5

In the latest in his candidate interview series ahead of the June 7th local and EU elections, John McGuirk chats to Derek Blighe, leader of the new Ireland First party. They discuss what it means to be “far right”, what to do about energy, and much more: PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/meet-the-candidates-derek-blighe-ireland-first/

May 22, 2024

00:54

Irish government expecting 22k asylum seekers this year

Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman says his Department is projecting around 22,000 asylum seekers arriving in Ireland this year – a dramatic increase on the 13,000 that arrived last year.

May 20, 2024

14:29

The Irish Hate Speech bill is back – here’s what that means

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/

July 14, 2024

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.”

August 7, 2024

44:29

Silly Season Delayed | PODCAST EP94

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/

August 9, 2024

01:00:15

TRSI 405 – Others must fail

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

September 2, 2024

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