A protest outside the Cork city offices of RTÉ claimed that RTÉ had “betrayed” its duty as a public broadcaster because it engaged in “biased and one-sided reporting” of the Covid19 lockdown. The event was organised by the Independent Campaign for Truth & Proper Healthcare which held several anti-lockdown demonstrations in Cork previously. Speaking for the […]
There are many things one could say about Donald Trump and his successor, Joe Biden, but perhaps the only thing one might say that would unite critics and fans of both is this: Trump was vastly more riveting telly, whether you considered him the hero, or the villain. And with him gone, the TV network […]
Photo Credit: Sinn Féin Flickr (CC attribution) Over the last week, Sinn Fein and its legion of online activists have gone to war with the Irish Independent’s Philip Ryan, who has diligently and thoroughly reported on the party’s “Abú” voter contact logging system. The story has divided people: If you’re a Sinn Fein supporter, then […]
As a doctor, I am not usually moved to write articles, but an episode in the media this week has changed that. And my turn to penmanship has been inspired, solely, by RTÉ’s Claire Byrne, and an interview she conducted this week. She was interviewing Sam McConkey (again) who you know is an Infectious Disease […]
When I put this down on the list of things to write about, yesterday afternoon, the plan was simple enough: Point out how ludicrously insane this statement is, and question how in the world it ended up being allowed to go unchallenged on the national broadcaster. But then, last night, we heard that the Government […]
An interesting move, on a number of levels: We are delighted to announce that @colettebrowne will be joining the #SocDems as our Communications Director pic.twitter.com/1fZpWA4cOE — Social Democrats (@SocDems) April 2, 2021 On one level, it’s a really excellent career move by Browne. The Soc Dems are, for better or ill (let’s face it: ill) a party on the […]
Independent media is an essential part of any free society, and is vital for keeping the political establishment in check. But how can journalists hold government politicians to account, when they’re all in bed together – sometimes literally? Ben Scallan investigates. #gript
UPDATE, 1.25pm: Newstalk, since this story was published, appear to have re-instated the original interview with Ewan MacKenna in full. This poses several questions that are quite serious: If, for example, the defamation lawyers working for Newstalk had insisted that the section be removed, there would be no reason to re-instate it. The decision to […]
It’s a little bit gauche to write about oneself, which is why, when possible, we avoid doing that here at Gript. There are times, though, when it becomes unavoidable, such as when one of the country’s leading columnists prints a complete falsehood, as Justine McCarthy of the Sunday Times did yesterday, when she accused this […]
Gript.ie editor John McGuirk debated Neale Richmond of Fine Gael on Prime Time last night, defending people’s right to peaceful protest and pointing out why so many are upset at the Government’s appalling mishandling of the Covid-19 crisis. In a robust exchange, he said that when reasonable people, including legal and medical experts, sought to […]
At the first conference of Stakhanovites in November 1935, Stalin declared to his audience that “Life has improved, Comrades. Life has become more joyous.” For himself and the thieves, psychopaths and rapists in his inner circle, it certainly had. For the millions living in abject poverty and those struggling to survive the aftermath of the […]
Balance has been restored. Irish politicians have fallen over themselves to pay obsequious homage to the new leader of what’s left of the Free World in 2021. Our Taoiseach is preparing to stare danger in the face by engaging in non-essential international travel to meet him, while when asked if he was happy to see […]