John McGuirk
@john_mcguirk
Editor, @griptmedia. Views personal.
“At what point does the State say we are no longer subsidising a failing business?” Is a fair question. But what does it say about the State propping up Irish Newspapers with zero rate VAT? The press gallery cheering the decision when it was announced in the Dáil said it all.
🗣️ "This is providing those businesses with opportunity to survive…" 🗣️ "…And that's more important than the person that can't put on their heating?" @kierancuddihy questions the Government’s VAT cut for hospitality over cost of living supports. #TonightVMTV
These lads generally forget to say "zionist" instead of "jew" about six or so pints in. As we can see here.
Tonight a Jewish man was assaulted in an antisemitic hate crime in Dublin, Ireland. He was slapped by this man who said he knew he was Jewish because of his face. In this video, in the immediate aftermath of the assault, you can hear the assaulter scream that he is a…
Well-known businessman Declan Ganley says he has been approached to run for presidency. On air now. shannonside.ie
Press statement from the Irish Jewish community on the latest Antisemitic incident on a Dublin Bus.
“Go F yourself.” This is all they ever have. They shout it really loudly, they set it to music, and they think this passes for wit. It’s pathetic. Will enjoy seeing them all get canceled eventually.
Jon Stewart’s rebuttal to CBS canceling “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” is every bit as cringey and terrible as you would expect it to be.
Public: The cost of living is absolutely crippling us and our kids can't find anywhere to live. Politicians: Protect this statue's boobs at all costs. thejournal.ie/dublin-city-co…
NEW: 🇬🇧 Voting Intention in @Telegraph 2,035 British adults, 17-18 July 2025 Changes w/ 6-9 March 2025 🟣 RFM: 29% (+6) 🔴 LAB: 23% (-3) 🔵 CON: 17% (-7) 🟡 LDEM: 14% (-) 🟢 GRN: 9% (+2) Tables 🔽 jlpartners.co.uk/polling-results
He doesn’t look like a ‘Brighton wife’ bbc.com/news/articles/…
Thank you, @Independent_ie, for publishing my letter responding to @jennymaguir's article on prostitution, though it omitted the crucial final quote from @RachelRMoran: "The humane thing to put in a hungry woman's mouth is food—not your cock."
JOHN MCGUIRK: The kind of disgraceful vigilante horror show we saw in Tallaght over the weekend is the type of thing that happens only when working class communities lose trust in policing and politicians. gript.ie/mcguirk-politi…
LAURA PERRINS: At the weekend a Sunday Newspaper talked about the "horrors" and "atrocities" of the Tuam Children's home. The only horror or atrocity is the sustained campaign to slander dead women who, as the evidence shows, did their very best: gript.ie/laura-perrins-…
We have a vacancy for Political Correspondent. Details below. careers.mediahuis.ie/job/political-…
My adopted county sending a strong law and order message in the hurling.
Silly season is not supposed to formally open for another 11 days.
Game's gone
There's an increasing sense in the independent seats in the Dáil that it will be difficult to get agreement on an Independent Presidential candidate from the populist flank of Irish politics, I can report.
PREMIUM: Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has written to 25 TDs and Senators urging a "nominating caucus" for the Presidential election, Gript can reveal, as insiders worry that chance to nominate an "alternative" is fading. Detail on names and numbers here: gript.ie/aontu-seeks-no…