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Senior political correspondent at @GriptMedia, Irish journalist and commentator • benscallan@gript.ie

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1Sep 17, '25Note: there's not one prominent Leftist anywhere in the West doing what Charlie Kirk did, i.e. issuing an open debate challenge to all comers and saying "Here's my view, I invite y1865×28.2M72k11k3.3k
2Sep 20, '25Flashback to Jimmy Kimmel laughing about Donald Trump being banned from all social media platforms, and joking about conservative apps being taken offline: "All over the internet, 170×2.6M47k12k8k
3Nov 25, '23So let me just see if I have this right: a load of children and adults were stabbed in broad daylight at a school, and then mobs of opportunistic delinquent thugs and hoodlums ran 62.1×939k3.8k774131
5Mar 9, '24A 'Yes' vote was supported by: - All three government parties - Almost all opposition parties - The €6bn-a-year NGO sector And with the exception of a couple of rogue Independents,37.8×572k7k1.3k212
6Dec 12, '23In September 2014, referring to immigration, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said "we do not have limitless resources," and that "we simply cannot" expect to "provide for the vast number of econ32.9×497k2.5k973276
7Dec 11, '23On February 14th 2008, Leo Varadkar said that "very quick" immigration into Ireland had caused "difficulties" in "criminal justice" and "integration." He added: "It's important tha32.5×492k2.4k871360
8Mar 9, '24Cherry Orchard - Dublin South Central Family: 94% No, 6% Yes Care: 96% No, 4% Yes Holy cow.29.8×450k4.4k58075
9Feb 17, '25The main reason an EU army wouldn't work: nobody is willing to die for that stupid blue flag and its meaningless stars. Throughout history, Irishmen gladly fought and died for Irel21×318k11k1.8k603
10Aug 23, '23In case anybody doubts the sheer scale of the influx of asylum seekers to Ireland in the past year, this graph of refugee population in the country from the World Bank pretty much 20.9×317k2.1k710106
11Dec 18, '23On November 24th 1999, Micheál Martin said that there should be "no place in our debates" for the "naïve extreme" of thinking we can "manage any number of refugees."20.7×313k2.3k896219
13May 8, '25I've done hundreds of press events over the course of 3.5+ years, and I've asked that 3 times. It represents a tiny fraction of my work. But while we're on the subject, Paulie: how16.6×251k2.1k13223
14Mar 10, '24Nutshell synopsis of Ireland's #Referendum2024 from what I can tell: - In the past year or so the Irish government came under intense pressure from the public over a variety of con16.6×251k3.7k661144
15Nov 25, '23People who act like all immigrants are bad, or who unfairly paint them all with a broad brush, are dead wrong. Most immigrants are perfectly nice, normal people you'd be happy to l16.1×243k2.6k405123
16Nov 20, '23Your account features an LGBT flag and gender pronouns, along with the flags of at least three countries or territories that consider homosexuality a crime. Now that's what I call 15.9×241k2k18016
17Nov 29, '23Irish politics now being mocked by international parody websites.13.5×205k3.8k68446
18Dec 7, '23Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee is asked for her personal definition of what "far-right" means. She said it means someone who is "anti-government, anti-state, anti-immigration13.1×198k2k36494
19Sep 12, '25Your average construction worker holds views a decent bit to the right of Charlie Kirk.13.1×198k3.3k15052
20Aug 1, '24I have a banger of an article coming hopefully tomorrow which you won't want to miss. Going through some material that I sought under Freedom of Information request several months 13×196k2.6k30779
21Dec 18, '24Have a news tip that you think I might be interested in and want to cover? Want to stay anonymous, but share some important information for a news story? Contact me at benscallan@g12.8×194k65415459
22Oct 21, '25Reminder that People Before Profit opposes deportations in principle. The suspect in the Citywest IPAS case was under a deportation order since March - under the system outlined be12.1×184k3.6k583161
23Jun 26, '23So apparently in Ireland you may soon be convicted of hate speech on the basis of gender, while the government readily admits they don't know how many genders there are or how to d12.1×183k2.3k64727
24Dec 4, '23Just finished a slightly heated exchange with Tánaiste Micheál Martin on the intent of the hate speech bill, in which he accused me of being "obsessed" with the legislation. Video 11.3×170k1.9k28322
25Mar 22, '23This clip has 1.5m+ impressions in under 24 hours & made the front page nationally - all because Gript had access to the Taoiseach for 60ish seconds. Imagine if we had the reso11.2×170k1.9k30515
26Oct 11, '25RTÉ is, by a mile, the best funded media outlet in Ireland - they receive hundreds of millions of euros annually in guaranteed income from the Government every year. Yet it was Fio11×167k2.5k32273
27Jun 9, '24Note that the Irish government got a positive electoral result after: cutting welfare for asylum seekers to discourage an immigration pull factor; having Gardaí check planes for il11×166k1.9k29566
28Jan 9, '24I just asked Taoiseach Leo Varadkar if he was spreading "misinformation" in 2019 when he said that refugees must seek asylum in the first safe country - a claim he recently dubbed 10.6×160k3k49357
29Sep 16, '25In less than a week: - Charlie Kirk shot in the throat and killed by a Leftist onstage - Rightwing group in Dublin beaten with tire irons and hospitalised by Antifa militants, who 10.2×155k2.5k47092
30Jun 14, '23Western leaders like Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee say that new laws are needed to fight "hate speech." But all available data, including the government's own public consult10.2×154k1.9k39359
31Dec 16, '24I've removed the paywall on this story because it's important, so it's now free to read for everyone - I strongly recommend you check it out if you haven't already. A fascinating i10.1×153k1.8k538286
32Nov 4, '25Ireland moment: Install loads of chairs at the train station with no cover so when it rains (which it does constantly, because it's Ireland) they're unusable.9.7×147k3k11635
33Sep 24, '25Obviously she'd rather have been able to run, but in a way, Maria Steen being blocked from running is sort of the next best thing, just because of how much it exposes. Very reveali9.7×147k2.5k26532
34Aug 27, '23Taunting the richest man in the world by saying he won't follow through on a promise doesn't seem like the best strategy tbh. I'd imagine that telling a guy with near-unlimited res9.7×146k1.9k35520
35Sep 21, '23"I will not comply with any legislation that seeks to control or compel my speech, and there is no law or government on earth that can change that." From my speech at the weekend a9.6×145k1.9k52249
36Apr 25, '24I can't help but notice that the same people accusing others of driving "polarisation" and "division" in society are overseeing scenes like the ones below in Newtown Mount Kennedy.9.3×140k2.1k52769
37Dec 21, '24So to be clear, your alleged story here is that an Arab asylum seeker is far-right and hates Islam, so he drove his car into a German Christmas market to kill and injure dozens of 8.7×132k3.4k37470
38Sep 24, '25It goes without saying, but if a devout Muslim/Hindu/Jew with traditional values ran for President, none of the progressives attacking Maria Steen for her Catholicism would say one8.7×132k4.2k56389
39Jun 9, '25This morning I asked Drew Harris if it was appropriate for Gardaí to hold recruitment events at IPAS centres. He mistakenly claimed that under Irish law asylum seekers could not le8.7×132k2.1k444145
40May 7, '25Was it something I said? 🤔 🤷‍♂️8.6×130k4k37696
41Oct 4, '23"You cannot and will not teach your incoherent ideology in the classroom to my young children who aren’t mentally equipped to deal with it." From my speech on gender ideology in sc8.6×130k2.6k785113
42Nov 26, '23Organising a riot is a crime. Participating in a riot is a crime. Arson, attacking police, theft, calling for violence - these are all crimes already. If anyone tells you that we n8.5×129k3k59224
43Mar 10, '24And there it is, I was wondering when someone would come out with this amazing take. 🤣 Brilliant.8.3×126k1.8k18822
44Sep 10, '24I would have loved to hear an actual explanation for why the government is unable to find out who approved an six-figure project in the space of over a week.8.2×124k2k29532
45Jun 10, '23If it's true that Ireland has to take unlimited asylum seekers, then we have no sovereignty. If we're bound by foreign rules so strict that even the government - the people who wri8.2×123k2.2k57628
46Oct 16, '24Is there anything normal and traditional that isn't causing a "crisis"? From eating meat, to drinking milk, to having a fireplace, apparently just living as people have been living8.0×121k2.2k33364
47Oct 7, '25Jack Chambers opened his Budget speech talking about the need to promote diversity for migrants, LGBT rights, etc. ???7.9×120k2.7k30489
48Feb 15, '25Within 6 days in Ireland we've had 2 attacks in the capital that left multiple people stabbed or cut up. I remember when we used to have zero of those. Now we're having multiple in7.4×113k5.1k91091
49May 6, '23Thanks to the Telegraph for crediting myself and @griptmedia with breaking this story.7.3×110k2k45416
50Jul 8, '23The Irish government has provided exactly zero 👌 credible evidence that there's any public demand for Justice Minister Helen McEntee's hate speech laws. All they've pointed to is 7.1×108k1.9k43112
51Jun 9, '24It was only a throwaway comment, but here Pat Rabbitte discusses the prevelance of "fruitcakes" in Irish society. It seems like a good time to note that the organisation he chairs,7.1×107k1.8k517104
52Mar 9, '24I just asked Roderic O'Gorman if he still thinks the National Women's Council of Ireland is representative of Irish women at large, given that they campaigned for a 'Yes/Yes' and s7.1×107k2.1k26138
53Jun 6, '25It turns out that An Garda Síochana have been holding recruitment events at IPAS centres across Ireland for years already:7.0×106k2.1k54987
54Nov 10, '23The McEntee video has surpassed 2 million views in less than 24 hours - dramatically more engagement than any other Irish media outlet got from the same event.7.0×106k1.8k24717
55Nov 12, '25I would note that under EU law there is no requirement to allow people to remain in the State if they're not able to support themselves. There is no right - legal, moral, or otherw7.0×105k2.7k704173
56Dec 20, '24When a car drives into a crowd in Germany causing mass casualties, average people discussing it at the water cooler at work the next day can guess the motive ideology with almost 16.8×103k3k30734
58Jan 30, '24Watching the Dáil debate on Ireland's asylum system live, and almost every TD has said "We need immigration - sure, our health service is supported by foreign nurses and doctors!" 6.6×100k2.7k53867
59Jan 23, '24Thanks to @elonmusk for chatting to me about the Irish hate speech bill! We'd been texting back and forth about arranging this for a few months, and this is the end result:6.6×100k2.7k45578
60Mar 14, '24🤣6.5×99k1.8k6115
61Oct 16, '24The Seanad debate on the Hate Crime Bill is happening right now. The legislation seeks to protect "genders other than that of male or female" (among other things). Justice Minister6.1×92k2k39074
62May 13, '25The last two times I interacted with Simon Harris, I asked him how rapist Randi Gladstone was let into Ireland despite having offences in the UK. Both times he wasn't familiar with6.0×91k2.5k37773
63Mar 9, '24Another sickener: if SF had called for a No/No, they could now claim this as a victory (whether true or not) to show how their rise as an anti-establishment force was inexorable. I6.0×91k2.9k30618
64Jan 21, '25This is how RTÉ described Trump's plan to scrap DEI policies. The rest of the article continues in that vein. This is allegedly "news". Daily reminder that RTÉ is basically propaga6.0×91k2.7k39293
65Nov 29, '23Call me biased, but I think Gript is the most exciting thing in Irish media right now, and I think I'd feel the same way even if I didn't work there.5.9×89k2.7k19210
66Jun 9, '24Ursula von der Leyen: "We will build a bastion against the extremes from the Left and the Right!" Amazing how these people get to position themselves as "centrists" despite holding5.7×86k1.9k33047
67Aug 6, '24People calling for platforms like @elonmusk's to be censored because of the "division" supposedly created by social media have the causation backwards. Free speech doesn't cause so5.5×83k2.2k530137
68Oct 27, '25RTÉ, without a hint of irony, talking about the election that just took place in Argentina:5.4×81k2.9k38670
70Sep 25, '24What is this utter tripe? TDs and Senators want to stay in shape? Great, good for them, wonderful thing to do. But buy a gym membership like the rest of us. That's what the €100k+ 5.3×80k2.6k40947
71Aug 24, '23Michael Shellenberger's post about my article on Ireland's hate speech bill yesterday has accrued 31m+ views in 24 hours. Another big thank you to Michael and his team at Public fo5.2×79k2k36519
72Nov 18, '24Per polling, 75%+ of Irish people think immigration is too high & that Ireland has taken too many asylum seekers. Yet the vast majority of panelists want more migration, just m5.2×79k3.1k54051
73Mar 2, '25Me: "I don't support Ukraine, NATO or Russia. I just want my little country to mind its own business, leave the global power struggles to nuclear superpowers, and maintain our hist5.2×78k2.5k33554
74Jul 15, '24In May of 2022, a cabinet memo warned the Irish Government that a large influx of asylum seekers may threaten "social cohesion", particularly among deprived communities. That warni5.1×77k1.9k59789
75Oct 7, '25'Is population growth significantly driving housing demand?' -'Yes.' 'Is most population growth primarily driven by migration?' - 'Yes.' 'So is migration significantly driving hous5.1×77k3.1k600223
76Feb 18, '25Irish police used a court order to try and access the private data of Gript Media and its journalists. To do so, they used a law designed to investigate terrorists, money launderer5.0×76k3k75577
77Jan 10, '25Woman who thinks there are "about 9 genders" wants to warn us about the dangers of "disinformation".4.9×74k2.4k38628
78Sep 10, '25Can't express how disturbed I am by the murder of Charlie Kirk. I actually feel sick. Just prayed a Rosary for his soul and his family. Will probably have more cogent thoughts in t4.5×68k3.6k20732
79Oct 21, '25In May, hundreds of locals met at a community meeting to express serious concerns about the idea of the Citywest Hotel being turned into a permanent IPAS hub. Many expressed safety4.4×67k2.3k46393
80Aug 26, '24I just pressed Taoiseach Simon Harris and Minister Roderic O'Gorman on the government's record on "misinformation", particularly during the Family and Care referendums.4.3×65k2k25045
81Apr 29, '25Weeks ago I asked Simon Harris why a Guyanese rapist w/ 18 convictions in the UK was let into Ireland, where he raped an 18 y/o girl. At the time Harris said he wasn't aware of the4.3×65k2.4k35988
82Oct 22, '25People shouldn't express their political anger in ugly, destructive ways - if they want to express their discontent, they should wait for Friday's election and vote for the immigra4.2×63k3k30157
83Feb 16, '25The Department of Justice is projecting 15,000 asylum seekers will enter Ireland this year alone. For the record, that's the population of Tullamore.4.1×62k1.8k44552
84Oct 22, '23Delighted to say my son has been born happy, healthy & loved. He might be a baby, but I was crying like one when I first saw him. My wife is fine overall and is in good spirits4.0×61k3.1k864
85Mar 9, '24I would note that not only have these votes apparently been resoundingly defeated, but they were defeated on International Women's Day, no less. That's got to be the real sickener 3.9×59k2.1k20014
88Dec 17, '23Leo Varadkar says refugees are coming here due to "climate change," among other things. "Climate refugee" isn't a recognised category by the EU or UN, and you can't claim refugee s3.8×57k2k47348
89Jul 19, '24🤔3.6×54k2.5k41536
90May 7, '25Is this the "solidarity" I've heard so much about?3.6×54k1.9k15922
91Nov 6, '24Mood3.6×54k2.5k11419
92Apr 1, '25I asked Tánaiste Simon Harris to account for the Randi Gladstone case, wherein a Guyanese man had 19 previous convictions in the UK, including for rape and false imprisonment, and 3.4×52k2k33566
93Jan 25, '24I keep hearing politicians warning that Ireland is becoming "divided" on immigration. But people aren't divided at all. Polling consistently shows that the vast majority of Irish p3.4×52k2.8k50819
94Mar 10, '24Happy Mother's Day to my beautiful wife, who has given me a gift at great personal sacrifice that I can never repay - namely, our child. Thank you also to my mother, who I can neve3.4×51k2.3k11711
95Nov 6, '24Another certified John O'Brennan banger. 🔥 🔥 🔥3.3×49k1.8k16011
96Apr 26, '24Fact: if someone at a pro-mass migration protest was being roughed up by Gardaí (regardless of what led up to it), and a female mixed-race Irish Times reporter voiced concern and i2.9×43k2k35419
97Sep 25, '24Irish State agencies when asked how much it'll cost to install new hand soap dispensers in the downstairs office toilet:2.8×42k2.1k25225
98Feb 21, '24My favourite thing about the attacks on Gript is that our critics fluctuate between dismissing us as a tiny irrelevant outlet who aren't worth talking about, and hyperventilating a2.6×39k2.1k25011
99Nov 7, '24Hey Irish media and politicians: whatever you do in the wake of Trump's election, for the love of God, make sure not to engage in any self-reflection whatsoever. Also make sure (an2.5×38k2k22121
101Feb 16, '25"Hehe, don't you know that multiple mass stabbings in the same city within one week are completely normal? Clearly there's no cause for concern here at all. I'm very intelligent."2.2×33k2.2k18938

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