What is certain, whichever candidate wins, is that they will enter office with the least amount of public goodwill of any previous holder of the Presidency.
Your news ends up being censored without you ever knowing.
Gript is taking legal action against the Press Council of Ireland over a ruling we believe lacked transparency, fairness, and proper procedural safeguards.
Public art used to honour history, beauty, or meaning. Now it exists to prove that a contract was awarded and no one important objected
Voters are neither stupid, nor blind
At the bottom of this statement, you will find a court order granted to An Garda Síochána in June of last year.
At a certain point, people stop arguing about reform and start demanding destruction. And when that moment comes, these organisations won’t just be facing budget cuts. They’ll be fighting for their very legitimacy.
At Gript, we have a clear stake in this debate.
There is at least one candidate on every ballot paper who would have joined the chorus of the questioning over the past five years, rather than the legions of consensus. Those candidates should be the ones you support, in our estimation.
We make no apology, however, in stating our view that if elections are about holding a Government to account, then this one has a lot to account for.
At every single one of the general elections since 1981, the people of Cork North West have elected either a Moynihan, representing Fianna Fáil, or a Creed representing Fine Gael.
The bike shed story is about as clear an indication as any voter could hope to have about how the present system works, and how those responsible for managing it have managed it.