TRSI 373 - An action can be evil but not sinful

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TRSI 373 - An action can be evil but not sinful

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66 minutes

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Oct 15, 2023

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Answering the age old question "War, what is it good for?" The answer is probably not absolutely nothing.

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Oct 15, 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
56 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
45 min listen
TRSI 359 - A golden age for female sports: A transgender cyclist is currently 300km ahead of their nearest rival in a 2500km race taking place on the west coast; and excise increases are mostly due to the government wanting you to be miserable.Welcome to the Official TAW ride in Ireland - Tra... by Gript Media Podcasts
42 min listen
The Week That Really Was EP30 - Inch-ing towards disaster: "A TD told me he actually believed what he'd said and I was shocked because that's so rare" - John and Sarah discuss the political response to Inch, as well as sunburn, AI, and bullying in schools. by Gript Media Podcasts
48 min listen
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 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
44 min listen
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
51 min listen
TRSI 357 - A refusal to accept reality: FG TDs refusing to run are 'a natural event'; SF becomes ever more respectable; asking the President to stop the hate speech bill is deeply unwise; and Alcohol Action Ireland are coming for non-alcoholic beers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZT-wVnF... by Gript Media Podcasts
45 min listen
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
71 min listen
The Week That Really Was EP31 - The competence deficit: Does Irish politics suffer from a major deficit of…. ability? That’s the question John and Sarah take on this week in the wake of a farcical health proposal, an aborted tax cut, and the entry of a new contender to replace Joe Biden. by Gript Media Podcasts
47 min listen
TRSI 364 - Enlightened centrism: Gary has returned from his travels and climate change is the agenda for this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W33HRc1A6c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qPwfICdqXQ by Gript Media Podcasts
40 min listen
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
51 min listen
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
53 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
48 min listen
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
51 min listen
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
54 min listen
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
60 min listen
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
59 min listen
The Week That Really Was EP48 - Giving Both Barrels to the Brand: Short version blurb: Sometimes a little whataboutery goes a long way: John and Sarah compare the reaction to the “blithering idiocy” on Kildare Street, to the silence over the left-wing extremism on display in Dublin just last Saturday. by Gript Media Podcasts
58 min listen
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
49 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
The Week That Really Was EP46 - Up the Ra, Down with Cars: John and Sarah discuss a packed week in Stradbally which started with Up the Ra chants at the Electric Picnic and ends with Ukrainians about to move into the site on an emergency basis. Also: Speed limits, American Mommy bloggers going to jail, and w... by Gript Media Podcasts
51 min listen
TRSI 362 - At best it’s still pretty bad: A key plank of the Government's housing policy hasn't worked for the last 11 months, the end (maybe) of affirmative action in America; and the polls show both the government and RTE are in a spot of bother. by Gript Media Podcasts
59 min listen
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
34 min listen
TRSI 372 - Like a child or a small dog: Roderick O'Gorman is finding it difficult to answer questions; the merging of the NGOs and Irish politics; and with the budget approaching polling shows most Irish households can't afford to cover a €1,000 emergency. https://www.irishtimes.com/irelan... by Gript Media Podcasts
49 min listen
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
45 min listen
The Week That Really Was EP49 - Carlow Teachers redux: 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. by Gript Media Podcasts
56 min listen
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
71 min listen
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
59 min listen
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
53 min listen

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