Gript Media Podcasts

TRSI 303 - Nothing to fear but NGO scaremongering

Gary and Michael are back this week to discuss violence against women, the stats, if self-defence classes work, and why you shouldn't listen to the NGOs like the National Women's Council when they say there's nothing women can do to feel safer.

 

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/women-surge-to-self-defence-classes-as-clubs-offer-free-lessons-nx06snx2v
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sky-self-defence-training-told-women-dont-be-there-jzqxrb9m2
https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/ireland-is-safe-women-are-scared-both-of-these-statements-are-true-41268326.html

TRSI 302 - Thoughts and prayers

A short episode to update listeners on Michael's current health troubles.

TRSI 301 - So the Balkans aren‘t looking great

There now appears to be a real risk that Bosnia may tear itself apart; Lithuania claims China is hitting it with economic sanctions; and the the play ground approach to political delegitimization.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/10/us-hopes-to-walk-bosnia-back-from-the-cliff-as-serbs-step-up-secession-threat
The Wolfe Tones, Late Late Show Debate, RTE - Part 1
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/smear-of-being-called-far-right-1.4752265

TRSI 300 - Child murder is probably too harsh, but they certainly helped them along

A new survey from the CSO has said only 60% of people say they see things online they believe to be false or which they distrust, revealing 40% of the country shouldn't be trusted with internet access; the Department of Justice's innumeracy; and Greenpeace are back to remind you they can do more then just stop children having access to Golden Rice.

https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/majority-seeing-untrue-or-doubtful-online-information-cso-says-41122734.html
Letter to Greenpeace - https://www.supportprecisionagriculture.org/nobel-laureate-gmo-letter_rjr.html
Response - https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/6866/nobel-laureates-sign-letter-on-greenpeace-golden-rice-position-statement/
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-isshisi/householdinternetsecurityandinformationintegrity2021/backgroundnotes/

TRSI 299 - This government came to lead, not to read

The Government is pushing ahead with its plans to introduce an amnesty for illegal immigrants, even though they've idea how many illegal immigrants are in the country; and the CMO finally finally introduces some numbers into the conversation about the acceptable number of COVID-19 deaths.

 

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/tensions-grow-as-nphet-members-must-now-ask-government-for-permission-to-appear-on-tv-and-radio-41117138.html
https://gript.ie/amnesty-shock-department-has-no-official-estimate-of-how-many-illegal-immigrants-are-in-ireland/
https://gript.ie/exclusive-government-has-no-plan-to-cap-number-of-illegal-immigrants-to-be-granted-amnesty/

TRSI 298 - Have fun riding that particular tiger

Paddy Manning sits in for Michael to discuss the ongoing attempts to have DCU academic Mark Humphrys fired, and the joy of the Green Party conference.

TRSI 297 - An amuse-bouche

COVID deaths by age have finally been released; NPHET to give non-government approved advice to the public; and the extension of the COVID-19 emergency powers.

 

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/350b7-health-in-ireland-key-trends-2021/

https://www.businesspost.ie/politics/how-ireland-inc-is-changing-tack-as-sinn-feins-path-to-power-opens-up-4bfb3fc9

https://gript.ie/new-bill-would-let-state-detain-suspected-potential-covid-spreaders/

TRSI 296 - Fungible funds

Amnesty Ireland has accepted hundreds of thousands in cash from Irish Aid over the past decade; the public confusion is probably caused by the political confusion; and we're not going to have 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030.

 

https://medium.com/drax/what-is-electrical-frequency-and-why-does-it-matter-fb60ae883246

https://gript.ie/the-government-knows-its-electrical-vehicles-numbers-dont-add-up/

TRSI 295 - Antigen testing and its discontents

The CMO would like you to know that he does not like antigen testing; the Green Party admits plan to ban non-electrical vehicles by 2030 is currently illegal under EU law; government tries to bypass pre-legislative scrutiny of a new bill which would give them emergency powers until at least June 2022; Whitegate Power Station remains offline; and the end of the Rittenhouse trial.

 

https://www.aclu-wi.org/en/news/aclu-responds-not-guilty-verdict-kyle-rittenhouse-case

 

https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/cf31d-statement-from-the-national-public-health-emergency-team-sunday-31-october/ - CMO statement

 

https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-11-17/57/ - ICE ban illegal

 

https://workersparty.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Why-nuclear-power-is-necessary-A-discussion-document.pdf

 

https://www.businesspost.ie/coronavirus/state-seeks-to-bypass-scrutiny-on-bill-that-could-extend-covid-powers-until-june-7cee4a12

Daniel Shaver shooting bodycam footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBUUx0jUKxc

TRSI 294 - Time to buy some lotto tickets

Donnelly rediscovers fiscal prudence, but only towards antigen testing; as another lockdown looms the government polishes off its ability to distinguish law from policy intention; the Green Party says the quiet part out loud; and the Labour carbon footprint bill was every bit as bad as predicted .

 

https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-11-17/9/#spk_25
Green Party submission - https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/204798/f863b219-368a-4628-9b91-fb4fcb1727e1.pdf#page=null