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“A lot of things bug you that shouldn’t bug you..”

“A lot of things bug you that shouldn’t bug you…. you should write an angry letter”…. Laura and John discuss reaction to the Swift/Kelce engagement ——————– 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 […]

August 30, 2025

03:13

Minister Michael Healy-Rae on carbon tax hike

“Whether I like it not, it’s happening…we are where we are”: Minister Michael Healy-Rae explains why he’s part of a Government that’s hiking carbon tax given his previous criticisms of the tax, saying that even if he was “dead”, it would remain in place until 2030 regardless. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent […]

October 10, 2025

01:12

McEntee reacts to avalanche of spoilt ballots

“There was very clearly a campaign as well to encourage people not to use their vote correctly…”: Fine Gael Deputy Leader Helen McEntee reacts to the record number of spoilt ballots in the 2025 Presidential election. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government […]

October 25, 2025

59:46

Spoiled Brats | ‘THE LONG GAME’ PODCAST EP43

In this week’s election special episode of The Long Game podcast, Ben and Jason discuss the victory of Catherine Connolly, the spoiled vote avalanche, and whether Simon Harris and Micheál Martin can survive as leaders of their respective parties. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject […]

October 28, 2025

02:46

Harris defends 2019 Verona Murphy comments

In 2019, Simon Harris slammed Verona Murphy over her immigration views, accusing her of spreading “unfounded racist fears” and welcoming her getting kicked out of Fine Gael. Today he defended his remarks, saying those comments were “accurate” and that he still “stands by them”. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, […]

November 18, 2025

04:34

FF will make “significant learnings” from Jim Gavin fiasco

Minister Norma Foley says that Fianna Fáil will make “significant learnings” from the Jim Gavin debacle. ——————– 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 […]

December 17, 2025

04:17

“HAVE MANNERS”: Martin Clashes With Journalist

“Are you going to have manners?”: In a sharp exchange, Taoiseach Micheál Martin was pressed by journalist Louise Burne on his handling of the Jim Gavin saga. He claimed there is an “agenda” to attack him in recent weeks. ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject […]

December 16, 2025

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

54:08

Another ride around the Sun

With John still away, Sarah is joined by Keith Redmond (aka Mr. Sarah) to reflect on the turmoil of 2025 and the challenges facing Irish politicians in 2026: PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/another-ride-around-the-sun/ Episode 170 Available on Spotify & iTunes Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7kOPNDrvsxqXv8uicOotvP iTunes ——————- Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we […]

January 2, 2026

55:58

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

Sinn Fein’s Orwell moment | PODCAST EP137

“It’s about saying the truth, even when it’s unpopular to do so” – Sarah Ryan lays into Sinn Fein’s David Cullinane over the TD’s backtracking on whether “trans” women are really women: ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we reject the lavish government or EU funding others […]

May 17, 2025

03:36

Irish Media afraid to cover transgender issues?

Psychotherapist Stella O’Malley wrote about being slowly “cancelled” by the Irish media for raising concerns about transgender issues. This week, a senior journalist in the Irish Times has essentially admitted she was right – that the media are “reticent” to cover such issues: ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but […]

June 12, 2025

04:37

“We’ve tied ourselves in regulatory knots”, admits Housing Minister

Housing Minister on why delivering housing is so hard: “Over the last number of years we’ve made a lot of decisions that I think were very good in isolation with really good intentions, but when you add them up, what we’ve actually done is tied ourselves in regulatory knots.” ——————– Gript is proud to be […]

July 9, 2025

01:02:16

Prancing Princes | PODCAST EP146

This week’s podcast begins pretty serenely with a discussion of the Presidential election, before John absolutely loses it over the state of the country. When Sarah calms him back down, they discuss the Tuam babies. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/prancing-princes/ 01:50 Presidential Election Developments 20:28 State of the Nation: Economic Concerns 40:00 Excavation at Tuam: Myths and Realities […]

July 18, 2025

52:45

The EU just got Trumped I ‘THE LONG GAME’ PODCAST EP30

This week on The Long Game podcast, Jason laments the EU’s latest steamrolling at the hands of Donald Trump, and Ben adds fuel to the fire by questioning the current calibre of Irish thought on economics and borders. PODCAST: https://gript.ie/podcasts/the-eu-just-got-trumped/ ——————– Gript is proud to be an independent source of news, but that means we […]

July 28, 2025

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