John McGuirk, Sarah Ryan

The week that really was

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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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John McGuirk, Sarah Ryan

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News

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gript.ie

Latest episode

Mar 20, 2026

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Episodes

The Battle of East Wall 25.11.2022

What's broken in Irish politics? In the aftermath of the East Wall dispute, former PD advisor CORMAC LUCEY joins John and David to discuss immigration, economics, and the growing gap between establishment and people

Sharon Keoghan discusses the hostile atmosphere in Leinster House 18.11.2022

Senator Sharon Keoghan talks to John McGuirk and David Quinn about the worsening atmosphere in Leinster House towards those with non-consensus views. They also discuss the latest coverage of clerical abuse, and a call to suppress all the religious orders.

The open air lunatic asylum that is Mastodon 11.11.2022

The Republicans wrestle with Abortion; Micheál Martin tries to save the world at COP 27; and McGuirk goes on a rant about the lunatic asylum called Mastodon.

Father Sheehy versus the world 04.11.2022

In Episode 3 of The Week that Really was: Father Sheehy versus the world; Why "Reeling in the Years" isn't so much beloved TV show as dangerous misinformation, and David Quinn's shocking 1983 secret. Available now where you get your podcasts.

Hate Speech 28.10.2022

In episode 2 of "The week that really was", John McGuirk and David Quinn discuss hate speech laws, and an opinion poll that shows more than half the country holds the "far right" view that we should limit the number of Ukrainian refugees

Episode 01 21.10.2022

The first of hopefully many episodes of the week that really was with David Quinn and John McGuirk.

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