The Week That Really Was EP49 - Carlow Teachers redux

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The Week That Really Was EP49 - Carlow Teachers redux

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Sep 29, 2023

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Does the case of the “racist gymnast coach” resemble the Carlow Teachers scandal? John and Sarah discuss that, the Laurence Fox scandal, and the latest opinion poll in this week’s episode.

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Sep 29, 2023

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The Week That Really Was EP34 - Truth to Power: “it’s almost like a tea party”: Gript’s own Ben Scallan joins John to talk about his journey from political candidate to Government press conferences, the pitfalls of Ireland’s political system, and how impending fatherhood changes a man. by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP33 - Neither head nor tail on it: “It’s like being governed by a divorced mum and dad” – John and Sarah discuss the growing sense that Ireland just doesn’t have a leader, and also reflect on the terror in France, and the Labour Party’s call for a “NPHET style” approach to immigration... by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP44 - More deadly than the male: John is joined by Irish writer Conor Fitzgerald (@fitzfromdublin) to discuss the question of whether Ireland, and western society at large, is increasingly divided politically along gender lines, and why cultural institutions sometimes seem to hate t... by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP45 - Did the earth move for you?: Having survived an earthquake in Greece, and listened to three hours of Andrew Tate on her holidays, Sarah returns to an Ireland transformed by new constituency boundaries, and the dramatic fall from grace of singer Roisin Murphy. by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP36 - Anatomy of a scandal: RTÉ dominates this week’s podcast, as John and Sarah wonder whether the state broadcaster has even a shred of credibility left; Also: Is Dublin a crime-ridden dump, and who is to blame? by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP38 - The Far Wrong: John and Sarah are joined by William Campbell of the @hereshowpodcast to tell them – as respectfully as possible – why they’re wrong about most things, and why Ireland is in fact one of the most successful countries in the world. by Gript Media Podcasts
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TRSI 360 - Senator Screams at Clouds: The hate speech bill was debated in the Seanad this week, and despite the lack of media attention the debate demonstrated the full value of the Seanad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj0Tj8dnrYw https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2... by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP37 - Bring back the Old Leo: “Justin Trudeau with fancier socks” – That’s Keith Redmond’s verdict on Leo Varadkar as he joins John and Sarah to talk hate speech, Helen McEntee’s illiberalism, RTE’s implosion, and the public finances careening out of control: by Gript Media Podcasts
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TRSI 358 - Suck it up Oppenheimer: A new RedC poll shows the vast majority of people believe Ireland has taken in too many refugees, but tells us very little about what people actually think; and the NCCA consults with toddlers.https://ncca.ie/media/6220/consultationreport.pdfhttps://... by Gript Media Podcasts
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TRSI 370 - Even Jesse Owens got his medals: A state funded charity tells teachers to lie to parents; there's apparently a very thin line between an honest mistake and gross racial prejudice; and the measurement of tax. https://twitter.com/mhdksafa/status/1705255758978269390 by Gript Media Podcasts
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Public Morality and the Culture Wars: Gary Kavanagh sat down with Bryan Fanning, Professor of Migration and Social Policy at UCD, to discuss the professor's latest book, Public Morality and the Culture Wars; immigration; LGBT rights; abortion; and coercive public morality.https://www.ama... by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP50 - Despatches from the Seanad: John and Sarah are joined from the Seanad by Senator Ronan Mullen, in an episode that covers Colette Colfer’s stand against her university’s new gender policy, an update on the hate speech bill, and a question about whether the Seanad is a more hosti... by Gript Media Podcasts
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TRSI 366 - Smugness comes before the fall: This week we discuss the financial troubles of two titans of the property sector, the Peter McVerry Trust and Evergrande.https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Firish-personal-finance-flowchart-v2-1-v0-sx1ensn284c91.jpg%3Fs%3D8b79a... by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP43 - Seducing the Queen of Lydia.: According to the government democracy is where the government pays billions of dollars to one side and jails the other. by Gript Media Podcasts
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TRSI 365 - It’s certainly not financial advice, although you probably need some: Let's have a closer look at SF's new housing submission; the PR problem of tourists being brutalised by criminals; and financial literacy in the Irish population. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/freespeechireland/979702https://www.irishtimes.co... by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP35 - Sorry, but we’re knackered: Is the tide of public opinion turning on the transgender agenda? John and Sarah are joined by women’s rights campaigner Laoise DeBrun to discuss the Hate Speech Bill, Ryan Tubridy, Lost Submarines, and Laoise’s drafting of a new bill to keep men out ... by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP40 - Infertile Ground: John and Sarah talk about the issues of the week, ranging from gold heists to climate worries, crime, and Sinead O’Connor. But also, as the Government introduces free IVF for some couples, the growing challenge of infertility: by Gript Media Podcasts
67 min listen
TRSI 363 - Roving bands of pro-lifers being slowly chased by police: The hate crime bill has been pushed back after an unexpected backlash, but it's far from dead; RTE decide respectable people don't need to be asked to provide evidence; and the safe access zone bill begins its march through the Oireachtas. by Gript Media Podcasts
52 min listen
TRSI 371 - Kindness is our hallmark: A protest is an assault on democracy but voting to restrict protests is apparently just dandy; Minister Catherine Martin gets involved in lease agreements for religious groups; and El Salvador's murder rate falls yet lower. by Gript Media Podcasts
62 min listen
The Week That Really Was EP32 - A lot of dry tinder: “Very few are willing to speak openly and honestly” - John and Sarah are joined by columnist Cormac Lucey to discuss the state of the nation, including Ministerial competence, abortion, tax cuts, and the hate speech bill: by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP42 - Mad as hell and not going to take it any more: In the sorry absence of Sarah Ryan, John is joined by NIAMH UI BHRIAN to discuss Gerard Craughwell’s one-man crusade against Gender Self-ID, Helen McEntee as the victim of misogyny, and the prospects for the new Farmer’s Alliance. by Gript Media Podcasts
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TRSI 368 - In which Michael says ’booty’: Grade inflation; the Electoral Commission and the 'right not to be misinformed'; and you've got to admire the sheer balls on the ICCL. https://app.tickettailor.com/event/ev_2888507 by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP39 - Capital Projects: In this week’s episode, the story of a missing American woman leads John and Sarah into a chat about gender quotas, victimhood, the state of Dublin, the Children’s Hospital and how the media can’t stop terrifying the population with scary stories of ... by Gript Media Podcasts
55 min listen
TRSI 367 - A statement murder: Man makes tragic mistake of getting on a plane in Russian airspace; the Pareto Principle for habitual criminals; and grade inflation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtQNULEudss by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP41 - City of (no) God: In this week’s episode, Sarah tells John all about the Lizzo banana scandal, which leads to a chat about the unfashionability of normal boring old sex, and a question: Has the fall of traditional religion and the rise of a new religiosity led to a fa... by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP47 - Anger and Rage: Paul Murphy’s doxxing disgrace, RTE’s 80k photographer, Micheal Martin’s infection warning, and dumb new speed limits: It was a week to raise the hackles of the most placid person. John and Sarah are no exceptions: Available on Spotify & iTunes... by Gript Media Podcasts
48 min listen
The Week That Really Was 52 - Hit me Paddy one more time: This week’s podcast covers Paddy Cosgrave’s sudden fall from grace, the disturbing revelations in Britney Spears’ new book, and asks: What’s become of us that we want to teach Irish children that they’re privileged for being white, or male, or Irish? by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was 60 - Unspoken Qualms: With surrogacy on the political agenda this week, John and Sarah have a frank discussion about the issues involved, and why they both have deep concerns about surrogacy for money. But first: Aodhan O’Riordain’s flip-flops, and a very predictable last... by Gript Media Podcasts
62 min listen

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The Week That Really Was 79 - The Elephant in the Room: Sarah Ryan explains to John McGuirk why she has decided to manage Niall Boylan's EU election campaign. Also, they talk about events at the Oireachtas committee on immigration, Helen McEntee's bad week, and are smartphones the new "microchipping"? by Gript Media Podcasts
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The Week That Really Was EP49 - Carlow Teachers redux

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