The urge to lower taxes and brutalise criminals; new polling; and the feasibility of a HSE for asylum seekers. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-390-horses-and-sparrows/
An election without an election campaign; polls show SF continuing to drop but FF are languishing; and yet another FOI drop shows the Government being warned about the consequences of their recent referendums passing. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-396-flat-racing/
“I don’t think white privilege is a racist concept”: Irish Minister Joe O’Brien defends his government funding NGOs that discuss “white privilege” – the idea that all whites have an advantage in life due to their skin colour. He said that this is a “relevant concept” in Ireland.
BREAKING: In a highly unusual intervention, Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl slams the cost of the Leinster House Bike shelter as “an embarrassment”, and says he will be seeking answers from the OPW.
The Small Firms Association, which seeks to represent Irish small businesses, tells Gript ahead of the budget that in recent years businesses have been hit with an “avalanche of regulation”.
The child attacked at Parnell Square has stood for the first time since the attack. Here’s an update on the status of the trial. ——————– 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 […]
A €120k scanner purchased by the National Gallery almost 8 years ago has never been used because it doesn’t fit in any suitable room in the building. Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s reaction: “I don’t have the explanation regarding the scanner…it does need an explanation.” ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but […]
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan says he knows that currently sentencing around issues like child abuse imagery is “controversial”, and says he is waiting to receive sentencing guidelines from the judiciary. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding others enjoy. We […]
BREAKING: A local councillor has said that a second asylum centre in Thurles has been approved, just days after the first one came to light, as he described the development as “shocking”. Read more: gript.ie/second-ipas-centre-approved-in-thurles-says-local-councillor ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or […]
After a Government department informed Ben that it has not researched the potential impact of mis/disinformation laws on free speech, the lads discuss whether the State should be regulating information at all, given its own track record. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/were-all-mongrels-now/ ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject […]
With Ben on holidays this week, Jason is joined by Telegraph columnist Michael Murphy to discuss the week’s news, including changes to US student visa vetting, questionable reasons for rejecting garda applicants and more. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/injustice-after-injustice/ ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government […]
“I think Jeffrey Epstein no longer being alive was convenient for a lot of powerful people” – John and Sarah discuss the announcement from the Trump administration this week that it considers the Epstein affair closed, and his suicide genuine. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we […]
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin says he takes “full responsibility” for the Jim Gavin debacle. Asked if this means he should face some consequences, Minister James Lawless says he already has faced consequences, because now Fianna Fáil won’t have a candidate in the election. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, […]
Ben Scallan examines the most radical State-funded NGO in Ireland as it goes out of business: ——————– 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 matters. By subscribing […]