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Vulture Culture

Laura Perrins and Nick Delehanty dive headlong this week into Ireland’s “vulture fund culture” in the housing market, how it affects you, and how it distorts our politics. Also: Irish media as PR machine; and is social media radicalising the youth…for the better? ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but […]

January 21, 2026

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Tech Illiterates

On this week’s episode of The Long Game podcast, Ben and Jason discuss the tech illiteracy of the people regulating the Irish digital space, Trump’s impending seizure of Greenland and the growing threat of a US-EU trade war, and the re-arrest of Enoch Burke. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, […]

January 19, 2026

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State could nationalise social media platforms, says TD

The State could “nationalise” online platforms and use their algorithms to promote “whatever we choose”, an Irish politician has suggested at an ‘online safety’ committee meeting this week. ——————– 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 […]

January 16, 2026

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Martin denies that corporate tax was “squandered”

“That’s fundamentally wrong”: Taoiseach Micheál Martin says he “rejects” the premise of a recent Business Post article which claimed that Ireland has squandered much of its corporate tax surge and has few long-term benefits to show for it. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the […]

January 16, 2026

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01:01:49

There’s Something About Mary

Laura Perrins and her new regular co-host NICK DELEHANTY kick off their 2026 partnership in a week brimming with news: Mary McAleese hates baptism; Irish politicians hate accountability; The money might be running out; and AI might be taking over. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we […]

January 14, 2026

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02:54

Minister: Claims of perfect council finances are false

“Every year the local authorities get clean bills of health from the Local Government Auditor…That’s actually not a financial possibility.” Official claims that local councils are managing their finances perfectly cannot be accurate, Minister Patrick O’Donovan has said. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the […]

January 13, 2026

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Slow Learners | ‘THE LONG GAME’ PODCAST

Jason and Ben discuss the week’s top news, from Sinn Fein failing to learn lessons, Grok being bold to the impending end of the 25 year-long Mercosur saga. ——————– 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 […]

January 12, 2026

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Irish farmers slam “dirty, stinking, rotten” Mercosur deal

“A dirty, stinking, rotten deal”: Tens of thousands of Irish farmers gather in Athlone to push back on the Mercosur trade deal, which they say will undermine Europe’s food security and food quality. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding […]

January 10, 2026

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Tens of thousands of Irish farmers object to Mercosur

Ben Scallan reports from a farming protest in Athlone, where tens of thousands of Irish farmers are objecting to the controversial Mercosur trade deal, which they say will undercut their business by flooding European markets with lower quality South American beef. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means […]

January 10, 2026

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Has The EU Just Signed A Death Warrant For Farming?

‘By the 1950s, Europe successfully managed to produce enough food domestically to feed itself…now, we are unlearning the lessons of the past, and making ourselves more dependent on foreign food sources halfway across the world once again.’ Ben Scallan slams the Mercosur deal. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but […]

January 9, 2026

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It’s not about the men

“When they talk about men’s mental health, it’s for the benefit of women” – Laura and Michael Murphy had a spirited discussion on gender roles this week, in “Women on Top”, her first podcast of 2026: ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government […]

January 9, 2026

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The feminisation of the culture

“Men have started to act more like women, and women have started to act more like men” – so says Daily Telegraph reporter Michael Murphy, in conversation with Laura this week ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding others enjoy. […]

January 8, 2026

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Minister urges parents to be vigilant with online photos

Enterprise Minister Peter Burke says the Government is hugely concerned by the capacity of artificial intelligence to create illegal deepfake images of children. ——————– 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 […]

January 7, 2026

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00:57

Identity Crisis

“They’ve lost their identity” – Former Fine Gael Councillor Keith Redmond says his former party is lucky that there is no election scheduled in 2026 – “but with politics, you never know” ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding others […]

January 3, 2026

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Slow learners

“If you can’t provide services you can’t just open the floodgates and let people in” – Keith Redmond on the dawning realisation finally overtaking Fine Gael. ——————- 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 […]

January 2, 2026

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