My Granny is Irish

My Granny is Irish

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My Granny is Irish episodes

  • Make Crime Illegal again

    This week Laura recounts how a momentary blip cost her an entire online identity, Nick walks us through the coming fuel price crisis for the economy, the hosts debate the Meath house demolition, and they ask: Is linking migration to crime "fringe"?

    1 hr 7 min
  • Energy isn't a luxury

    This week, Laura grills Aontu leader Peadar Toibin on the party's position on cutting carbon and fuel taxes, the cost of living, neutrality, and how best to protect our children online.

    1 hr 13 min
  • Eat your Greens before they eat you

    Laura and Nick sit down this week to discuss the UK by-election, and the growing radicalism of the UK and Irish Greens. Also: Another deep dive by Nick into the companies making bank on IPAS accomodation; Laura stands up for old Trees; and housing policy gets more confused.

    1 hr 4 min
  • Human Rights laws are breaking society

    Laura and Nick are reunited this week, in a podcast that asks: Are human rights laws breaking society? They discuss the impact on immigration, parenting, family, and gender. And Laura asks: Is it time to invest in big cat?

    59 min
  • Grassroots Ireland

    With Laura on a deserved break, NICK DELEHANTY is joined this week by Independent Councillor Michael Fleming. They discuss housing, why small business gets a raw deal, the challenges for independent candidates, and why the Irish right struggles to unite: 

    52 min
  • Randy Andy and corrupt Mandy

    With Nick away this week, Laura is joined by Frank Havilland of The New Conservative. They discuss the Epstein upheaval in the UK, the fall of Mandelson, the rise of Reform, how immigration remains the elephant in the room, and whether noisy kids in public are a problem:

    58 min
  • Davos Man versus World

    Laura Perrins and Nick Delehanty reflect on the sudden shift in global affairs at Davos. Meanwhile Nick outlines the Government's army of special advisers, and Laura reflects on recent twitter controversy.

    1 hr 5 min
  • Vulture Culture

    Laura Perrins and Nick Delehanty dive headlong this week into Ireland's "vulture fund culture" in the housing market, how it affects you, and how it distorts our politics. Also: Irish media as PR machine; and is social media radicalising the youth...for the better?

    1 hr 12 min
  • There's Something About Mary

    Laura Perrins and her new regular co-host NICK DELEHANTY kick off their 2026 partnership in a week brimming with news: Mary McAleese hates baptism; Irish politicians hate accountability; The money might be running out; and AI might be taking over.

    1 hr 2 min
  • Women on Top

    Laura kicks off her 2026 podcast series with Daily Telegraph journalist Michael Murphy: They discuss the modern gender wars, the dominance of women in the culture, the effect on men's mental health and emotional expression. And there's some bonus geopolitics too:

    1 hr 16 min

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"My Granny is Irish" is a weekly podcast where Gript's Laura Perrins meets figures from the world of journalism, politics, religion and philosophy to discuss big ideas, their connection with Ireland,…