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01:07:26

The Week That Really Was EP40 - Infertile Ground

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2023/07/28

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:

55:07

The Week That Really Was EP39 - Capital Projects

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2023/07/21

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 crisis.

01:11:07

The Week That Really Was EP38 - The Far Wrong

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2023/07/14

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.

51:33

TRSI 363 - Roving bands of pro-lifers being slowly...

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2023/07/09

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.

58:59

The Week That Really Was EP37 - Bring back the Old Leo

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2023/07/07

“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:

58:52

TRSI 362 - At best it’s still pretty bad

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2023/07/02

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.

49:15

The Week That Really Was EP36 - Anatomy of a scandal

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2023/06/30

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?

01:00:13

Public Morality and the Culture Wars

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2023/06/25

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.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BHSWHDNJ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

52:47

The Week That Really Was EP35 - Sorry, but we’re...

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2023/06/23

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 of women’s prisons.

51:08

TRSI 360 - Senator Screams at Clouds

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2023/06/18

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/2023-06-13/10/#spk_78 https://twitter.com/griptmedia/status/1669275401397456898 https://www.lawlibrary.ie/bar-reviews/the-bar-review-june-2023/ - Page 100 for piece on hate crime bill.

56:13

The Week That Really Was EP34 - Truth to Power

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2023/06/16

“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.

41:31

TRSI 359 - A golden age for female sports

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2023/06/11

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 - TransAtlanticWay

51:15

The Week That Really Was EP33 - Neither head nor tail...

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2023/06/09

“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.

47:34

The Week That Really Was EP32 - A lot of dry tinder

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2023/06/02

“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:

01:10:33

TRSI 358 - Suck it up Oppenheimer

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2023/05/28

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.pdf https://ereader.businesspost.ie/e-reader/edition-1810/14/index.html

46:55

The Week That Really Was EP31 - The competence deficit

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2023/05/25

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.

47:56

The Week That Really Was EP30 - Inch-ing towards...

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2023/05/19

"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.

45:04

TRSI 357 - A refusal to accept reality

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2023/05/14

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-wVnFn60

47:57

The Week That Really Was EP29 - Orange Peril

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2023/05/12

In this week's podcast Sarah reacts to the news that fake tan might be racist; and wonders why women are so consistently in the firing line of modern cultural outrages:

48:16

TRSI 356 - In which mention of the UN nearly kills...

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2023/05/07

New polling shows nearly 50% of the country feels their quality of living has declined over the last 12 months; Simon Harris has some thoughts on his political opponents; and FG continue to fall in opinion polls. https://www.redcresearch.ie/consumer-sentiment-remains-decidedly-downbeat/ https://twitter.com/griptmedia/status/1654113707004239872 irelands competitiveness scorecard 2023.pdf

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