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The week that really was

John McGuirk, Sarah Ryan
The week that really was
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  • The week that really was

    Another ride around the Sun

    02/1/2026 | 54 mins.

    With John still away, Sarah is joined by Keith Redmond (aka Mr. Sarah) to reflect on the turmoil of 2025 and the challenges facing Irish politicians in 2026:

  • The week that really was

    Pathologising normal

    19/12/2025 | 1h 2 mins.

    Sarah returns for the final podcast of 2025, as she and John tuck into the Micheál Martin controversy, the rise of Candace Owens, and why society seems to pathologise normal male sexuality:

  • The week that really was

    Climate, Drones, and migration

    12/12/2025 | 55 mins.

    With Sarah absent for a second week, John is joined by CORMAC LUCEY, who fills an entertaining episode with discussion on the great Climate Climbdown, the Government's panic on defence, why we need to be much tougher on migration, and why politics is broken:

  • The week that really was

    Abandoned by the left

    05/12/2025 | 1h 2 mins.

    With Sarah off, John is joined by barrister and campaigner  Laoise de Brún, and the conversation covers loads: Immigration, surrogacy, religion, hunger strikes, and why Laoise - a life long leftie - now calls herself a conservative:

  • The week that really was

    Tax slaves

    28/11/2025 | 1h 4 mins.

    This week John and Sarah discuss the crisis in the rental market and how government makes it worse, the crisis in hospitals and how tax makes it worse, Jim O'Callaghan's new immigration laws, Conor McGregor finding God, and Sarah's personal dating "icks".

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About The week that really was

The Week That Really Was" offers a different and distinctive take on the events of the week of a kind that you won't find anywhere else in Ireland. It is presented by Gript Media Editor John McGuirk, and Barrister at Law and Media Personality, Sarah Ryan.
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