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02:05

Gardaí believe organised criminals are trying to import fentanyl

“It’s an unfortunate trend”: Detective Chief Superintendent Séamus Boland of the Garda National Drug and Organised Crime Bureau tells Ben Scallan that authorities believe organised crime groups are trying to import “dangerous” drugs like fentanyl and nitzanes into Ireland.

August 14, 2024

15:36

Residents of village to be doubled in size by asylum seekers say concerns “stonewalled” by gov.

In the first of 3 videos, Gript speaks to locals in Dundrum, Tipperary, who say that government actions in relation to IPAS centre is “abominable”. TD says locals protesting asylum centre are “shocked and devastated” by government

August 20, 2024

01:12:29

TRSI 406 – No good deed goes unpunished

If anything Oasis tickets should cost more; Tony Blair on populism and leadership; Phil Hogan back in FG because why try something new; and a bike shed is not important. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-406-no-good-deed-goes-unpunished/ Photo credit : calzone.photography / Shutterstock Available on Spotify & iTunes Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2BXBpMbjzeYJlwTIi3BmAK iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/trsi/id1502422176

September 9, 2024

01:19

Donohoe asked what “lessons” have been learned from cost overruns

Gript’s Ben Scallan asks Public Expenditure Minister what “lessons” exactly have been learned from successive cost overruns on State projects. #Budget2025

October 1, 2024

02:35

Humphreys denies that giveaway budget is pre-election vote-seeking

Minister Heather Humphreys denies that the government announcing the biggest Social Protection budget ever right before an election is an attempt to buy votes: “It’s about supporting people.” Question by Ben Scallan

October 1, 2024

03:49

McEntee confirms Government will seek to pass hate speech bill after general election

“I do believe that we need to move forward on this”: Justice Minister Helen McEntee confirms to Ben Scallan that the government will seek to pass hate speech legislation after the general election, during the next government term. #Budget2025

October 2, 2024

54:14

Bad Teacher | PODCAST EP103

Sarah and John discuss the spy in the Oireachtas, Sinn Fein forgetting how to do politics, Scary Movies, Scarier Sex Education, and the Government buying the media in a packed podcast this week. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/bad-teacher/ 00:00 The Week in Review: Political Scandals and National Security 11:24 Sinn Féin’s Crisis Management and Political Accountability 24:33 Debating […]

October 11, 2024

01:00:02

All this stuff is normal | PODCAST EP105

John and Sarah discuss the latest developments in sex ed, the passage of the hate crime bill, the government clearing the decks for an election, and why John has full blown Trump derangement syndrome, God love him.

October 25, 2024

33:36

Campaign Roundup: The debate from hell | PODCAST EP111

“Derek Blighe should have been in that debate” – John and Sarah discuss the RTÉ debate, and the campaign where all the parties agree and are having fake rows about nothing of importance. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/debate-from-hell/

November 20, 2024

01:16

Ivana Bacik gives Labour’s immigration pitch

Ben Scallan: “What would Labour’s pitch be on the issue of immigration?” Ivana Bacik: “…We are a party that believes in the value of diversity. We stand firm against the politics of division and hate.” #GE24

November 18, 2024

04:16

Jury rules against McGregor in civil rape case

Nikita Hand give statement outside High Court after successful suing Conor McGregor for rape.

November 22, 2024

59:03

Five more years baby | PODCAST EP116

John and Sarah review the election, look forward to five more years of Micheál Martin, look at the strength of “vote left transfer left”, and also muse on the Toy Show, Hunter Biden, and the tragic case in New Ross. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/five-more-years-baby/ ‎

December 6, 2024

01:23

SocDems: “Deportations are part of an effective asylum system”

Social Democrats’ Immigration spokesman Gary Gannon TD tells Ben Scallan that his party has “certainly never denied” that deportation of false asylum seekers is necessary, adding: “Deportations are part of an effective asylum system.” ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU […]

April 29, 2025

02:10

IPAS spending has not been value for money, says Harris

Tánaiste Simon Harris has admitted that the State’s spending on IPAS contracts has “absolutely not” been value for money. ——————- 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 […]

May 28, 2025

02:52

“This happened to me as well”

“This happened to me as well”: John McGuirk compares how the media treated him on foot of an RTE defamation payout to the complete blackout of Irish Times journalist Kitty Holland’s name. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/bad-kitty/ ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU […]

July 4, 2025

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