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WATCH: O’Connell St right now. Music, bikers, tractors and crowds growing for ongoing fuel protest

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April 11, 2026

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01:18

Protestors react to Healy-Rae resigning from Government

WATCH: “It’d be some victory if the Government fell!” – The exact moment that fuel protestors outside the Dáil reacted live to the news that Minister Michael Healy-Rae resigned from Government to vote no confidence in the coalition. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the […]

April 14, 2026

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01:13

Clear Thinking on Asylum Seeking

Ben explains what asylum is – and isn’t – in light of Jason’s story about a radio station rebuked for using the term “illegal immigrants” rather than “asylum seekers”. ——————– 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 […]

April 21, 2026

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01:38

Harris defends fact that over half of fuel costs are tax

“We do have to collect taxes to fund public services”: Tánaiste Simon Harris has defended the fact that over half of motor fuel prices are pure Government tax, arguing that “we have to take in a certain amount of taxation to run the country”: ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, […]

April 22, 2026

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07:59

Family Law Reform – Will In-Camera Rule Change?

Today, independent TD Paul Gogarty introduced a motion to the Dáil on Family Law Reform and argued in favour of lifting the in-camera rule. Laoise de Brún attended the session. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding others enjoy. We […]

April 29, 2026

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Who’s to blame for the housing crisis? | ‘THE LONG GAME’ PODCAST EP28

The Housing Minister accidentally blaming the Government for housing holdups, the plight of the pubs and the dangers of technology, as found out by one State agency recently, are all on the cards for Jason and Ben on this week’s episode. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/housing-crisis/ ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but […]

July 14, 2025

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06:09

Labour: Carbon tax cut wouldn’t be “environmentally responsible”

Labour says the Taoiseach should call out “egomaniac” Donald Trump on St. Patrick’s Day over his “illegal” war in Iran. They also say they don’t “at all” support reducing carbon tax, despite energy price hikes, as it wouldn’t be “environmentally responsible”. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means […]

March 10, 2026

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12:07

Govt would oppose ditching carbon tax because of the EU, says TD

Leas Cheann Comhairle John McGuinness has told Gript that scrapping carbon tax would be very popular with the general public, but that many in the Government would oppose it “because of the European Union”. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU […]

March 11, 2026

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“It brings in about €1.4bn”: Taoiseach defends carbon tax

“In terms of the carbon tax, it brings in about €1.4 billion…it’s a very important source of revenue”: Ben Scallan asks Taoiseach Micheál Martin if, by postponing the carbon tax hike, he’s not tacitly admitting that carbon tax increases hurt people financially. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that […]

April 15, 2026

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Government ‘couldn’t have handled fuel protests worse’

“They couldn’t have handled it worse…every time they opened their mouths, another 10,000 people supported us”: Demonstrators outside the Dáil vent their frustrations about the Government’s handling of the fuel protests of the last ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU […]

April 14, 2026

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