Gript Media Podcasts

TRSI 203 - The far-right point

The ICCL have had some thoughts on the recent protest; how to turn research showing basically no far-right into a fear piece; fact-checking the Journal; and how the Covid story will end.

 

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/unusually-high-proportion-of-young-males-researching-far-right-topics-1.4500287
https://moonshotcve.com/far-right-search-traffic-in-ireland-2021/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wbjZDtR2e0

TRSI 202 - We've got a little list

Fergus Finlay can see into the souls of those attending protests; the German Finance Minister says the EU vaccination programme is a "total shitshow"; and we've missed the last two weeks of vaccination targets.

 

I've Got a Little List (with lyrics) / The Mikado / Gilbert and Sullivan

https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/integrated-information-service-vaccination-programme-dashboard.html

TRSI 201 - Out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing was ever made

Another chance to wheel out the phrase 'mostly peaceful protest'; what exactly it means to be far-right during the great realignment; the Irish media and the failure to ask questions; and new polling show FF the only way is down.

SR 49 - The second Sunday of Lent

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he discusses the transfiguration.

TRSI 200 - Nothing personal

The Zero-Covid leaks; apparently using people with experience to write a contract is cheating; and comments in a recent Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health show the wisdom of praising the sun.

 

https://gript.ie/look-for-ways-to-increase-insecurity-anxiety-and-uncertainty-zero-covid-document/
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-key-differences-between-the-eu-and-uk-astrazeneca-contracts/
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/committees/33/health/

TRSI 199 - Every day is exactly the same

Mary Robinson may just be getting old; Ireland becomes the world's largest open plan prison; AstraZeneca contract shows EU has waived the right to bring AstraZeneca to court for delays; Martin deals a kindness to the restaurant industry.

 

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/stephen-collins-outbreak-of-eu-bashing-among-irish-politicians-is-a-serious-overreaction-1.4488669

https://gript.ie/uncertainty-and-doubt-behind-the-scenes-of-the-zero-covid-campaign/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQoVHqveQ98

Sunday Reflection 48 - The first Sunday of Lent

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he discusses the idea of the desert, and how a journey through a desolate place can lead you to the promised land.

TRSI 198 - An accidental discharge of policy

9 more weeks of lockdown; the unemployment rates hits numbers that don't even look real; and the wonderful revelation that there's nothing stopping you from privately buying vaccines.

TRSI 197 - At least have the decency to lie

The Taoiseach's trip to Washington has gone all mean girls; it's not clear what Simon Coveney actually does; the importance of dose versus vial when negotiating a contract with Pfizer; and the Citizens' Assembly turns its eyes on the place of women.

Sunday Reflection 47 - Sin is contagious

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he discusses how sin disfigures us and cuts us off from communion.