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John McGuirk

John is the Editor of Gript. A writer, media commentator and activist with many years of experience, he is well known for having worked on several high profile referendum campaigns in Ireland, most prominently the Lisbon referenda of 2008 and 2009, and the abortion referendum of 2018. He is a regular commentator on Irish broadcast media, and a columnist with the Irish Catholic Newspaper.

Author: John McGuirk

In Ireland, the rules don’t matter if you’re in the clique

Posted by John McGuirk | May 26, 2020 | Comment, Comment Ireland

The lady standing at the podium was the second most senior civil servant in the Department of the...

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Mary Lou: You bet I’d have been in the IRA, shooting fellas and stuff

Posted by John McGuirk | May 25, 2020 | Comment, Comment Ireland, News

There are probably two things one might say about Mary Lou McDonald’s claim to the Sunday...

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Varadkar no longer has moral authority to tell anyone to stay at home

Posted by John McGuirk | May 25, 2020 | Comment Ireland

When this emerged last night, there was at least the possibility that the public was being tricked...

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Confirmed: President Higgins is a fool

Posted by John McGuirk | May 22, 2020 | Comment, Comment Ireland

The strongest argument made at the last Presidential Election for the re-election of Michael D....

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Good news: China is working to make contact with Aliens from another Galaxy

Posted by John McGuirk | May 22, 2020 | Not Quite Serious, World News

It’ll be a real tragedy if, the very first time a species from another Galaxy hears the voice of...

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