The week that really was

Dec 06 2024 116 ep. 54 mins 44
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The Week That Really Was" offers a different and distinctive take on the events of the week of a kind that you won't find anywhere else in Ireland. It is presented by Gript Media Editor John McGuirk, and Barrister at Law and Media Personality, Sarah Ryan.

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Five more years baby

Dec 06 2024 58 mins  
John and Sarah review the election, look forward to five more years of Micheál Martin, look at the strength of "vote left transfer left", and also muse on the Toy Show, Hunter Biden, and the tragic case in New Ross.

Election Day Musings

Nov 29 2024 61 mins  
John and Sarah attempt (poorly) to predict the election, and also discuss Dee Devlin's statement on Conor McGregor, Assisted Dying in the UK, and should dirty jokes from 17 years ago get you suspended?

Everything falls apart

Nov 26 2024 34 mins  
John and Sarah bid farewell to a beloved colleague, and then turn their attention to the wheels falling off the Fine Gael bus. What went wrong - and could politicians across all parties get punished for an utterly insipid campaign?

The McGregor Trial: A postmortem

Nov 23 2024 57 mins  
John McGuirk is joined by Gript Media's Fatima Gunning, who sat through nearly all of the McGregor trial, and Laura Perrins, former criminal barrister, to talk through the evidence and verdict in the the civil case that captivated the nation.

Voting our way through WW3

Nov 22 2024 52 mins  
John and Sarah talk the latest twists in Russia and Israel, Blindboy's new RTE documentary, and the latest twists in the very, very, very unexciting general election.

Campaign Roundup: The debate from hell

Nov 20 2024 33 mins  
"Derek Blighe should have been in that debate" - John and Sarah discuss the RTE debate, and the campaign where all the parties agree and are having fake rows about nothing of importance.

No awards for us

Nov 15 2024 52 mins  
John and Sarah bemoan their lack of recognition at the national media awards, review another boring few days in the greatest election of our age, Donald Trump's cabinet nominees, and why John is not a fan of Micheál Martin.00:00 Introduction to the General Election Landscape02:40 Media and Political Awards03:36 The Hutch's Candidacy: Implications for Dublin Central07:28 Sinn Féin

Campaign Roundup 1

Nov 13 2024 30 mins  
With the election campaign underway, John and Sarah review the major issues of the first few days. Which appear to be Michael O'Leary, and whether the country wants new energy or change.

Orange Man Good

Nov 08 2024 60 mins  
John gets a deserved spanking from Sarah over his Trump Derangement Syndrome, The US election gets thoroughly analysed, and a look forward at the very short three weeks campaign to come here in Ireland.02:55 The Shift in Voter Sentiment06:14 The Impact of Campaign Messaging08:56 Reactions from the Media and Political Pundits12:00 The Future of American Politics15:09 Reflections on

Trump v Harris: Karl Rove predicts the election

Nov 05 2024 16 mins  
"I've never seen a race like this" - John McGuirk talks to legendary Republican strategist Karl Rove about what to expect tonight as the Harris/Trump votes come in, and what key counties to watch in Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.