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 presen...
On this week's podcast, viewers can watch John be wrong and Sarah be right about the Seanad election in real time. Also, reflections on Storm Eowyn, and a heated argument about Robert F Kennedy, Jnr.
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New Government, New President, New Era?
John and Sarah discuss the new Irish Government, the New Irish President, why the new Minister for Immigration is the worst job in Irish politics, whether the US is savable, and why Sarah thinks a certain person is a "f**king niffnuff".
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52:41
24 hours in A&E
John and Sarah on Biden's exit, the new programme for Government, what it's like to need a hospital in Ireland today, and the heroic achievement of Bonnie Blue.
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57:55
New Year, Same Us
As 2025 opens, John and Sarah lay out some predictions for the year, ask why so many "bright young thing" liberals fail, and discuss the ongoing fallout around grooming gangs in the UK.03:49 Predictions for 202510:01 The Rise and Fall of Liberal Leaders17:59 Ireland's Political Landscape and International Relations24:37 The Role of Leadership in Crisis Management25:33 Political Predictions and Their Implications26:56 The Grooming Gang Scandal and Its Fallout28:17 Elon Musk's Influence on Politics30:11 Transparency in Political Interference33:02 Cultural and Racial Dynamics in Crime34:51 Victimhood and Feminism: A Double Standard39:10 The Value of Victims in Society46:30 The Institutional Failures in Protecting Victims
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Another year over
John and Sarah review the year by reviewing John's good and terrible predictions that he made in January. But before that: The lawyer who traded pictures for money on twitter, and the Taoiseach who traded Ceann Comhairles for power.
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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