This week Tony was joined by Policed host Dr Vicky Conway and special guests PBP Clondalkin Rep, Darragh Adelaide, Writer and Activist, Emma DeSouza and Irish Examiner Reporter, Aoife Moore. We talk about the dropping of restrictions, the return of politics “before” Covid, the Govt saying that we need more Cuckoo funds, the disrespect shown to the All-island Women’s Forum […]
In this Reboot Republic podcast Rory talks to Lisa from Kerry, who is facing eviction from her rented home of twelve years in June. Lisa’s story captures everything that is wrong with Ireland’s broken housing system. A self employed beautician with a 16 year old daughter, she is currently supported by the Rental Accomodation Scheme (RAS). AIB sold her home […]
Moscow based Irish journalist and educator, Alan Moore joined me to discuss the latest on the Ukrainian border, what is happening behind the scenes and why he feels, despite the usual suspects banging the drums of war, it won’t happen. We also delve into how the Afghan students he helped relocate are getting on. As always some great insights from […]
This Reboot Republic talks about the experience of renters in Ireland, the mental health impacts of evictions, the decision to emigrate with the lack of a housing future in Ireland, and action being taken to create homes, tackled dereliction and vacancy, and improve tenants conditions and make housing a human right. We talk to Miriam Sweeney of Reclaim Our Spaces, […]
We were mid patron only podcast when tortoise shack fav, Deputy Vice-Leader of the Portuguese Socialist Party, Joao Pina, WhatsApp’d to say that he was free. So we just added him to the zoom and it was well worth it. Joao tells us how the snap election occurred, why he feels they defied the polls and discusses the very real […]
(I was a bit under the weather when we recorded this, so apologies if my voice is a bit scratchy) Ukrainian Govt MP and Head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Maria Mezentseva, joined me to discuss the latest in the continuing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. We discuss the 2014 annexation, the Donbas region, Russian speakers […]
In this Reboot Republic I talk to Killian Woods, Senior Business Reporter with the Sunday Business Post about the housing crisis, where is it going, the investor funds, unsustainable unaffordable rents and how the Government state subsidy to landlords, HAP is funding Real Estate Investors, how house prices are going to continue to increase. We discuss what could the state […]
Senator Lynn Ruane has 25 years of experience of drugs, from use to support services to advocacy. Suffice to say she understands the topic in great detail. So with a government seeming to drag it heels the last few weeks and months have been difficult. Lynn explains how every day we delay real action like the citizens assembly on drugs […]