It was a pleasure to be joined by Human Rights Lawyer with Phoenix Law, Darragh Mackin and Sinn Féin Senator, Lynn Boylan, to discuss the re-traumatising of the victims and families of the Stardust fire. Darragh tells us about the inequality built into the States current method of access to justice and Lynn talks about the feelings of those impacted. […]
This Reboot Republic talks to Dr Clare Kelly, Associate Professor, in the School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin and member of the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (ISAG) about the Government’s latest plans to lift COVID restrictions. Asking are we about to repeat the mistakes of summer and Christmas 2020? Clare raises a number of issues of concern, such as the […]
Many of you will have heard the full (patron only) Reboot 100 podcast. It was a jam packed two and a half hours of amazing guests and insights. But, for me, this contribution from Mincéir Beoir, Activist, Educator and friend of the podcast, Anne Marie Quilligan, needed its own podcast. So here it is. You’ll hear Rory, Lynn Ruane and […]
This Reboot Republic episode of Housing Shock, which discusses the big housing issues and how to fix our broken housing system talks with Killian Woods, reporter with the Sunday Business Post. Rory and Killian discuss the problems with the reliance of Government on social housing from the private market, high vacancy and dereliction rates, questioning the David McWilliams call for […]
If you listened to the Sunday Special you would have heard us say that we would be covering the concerns around the National Marine Planning Framework in more detail. and have we ever. Joining us to talk through the various issues (and there are many) are Ellen MacMahon of SWAN Ireland, Bernadette Connolly of the Cork Environmental Forum, Padraic Fogarty […]
We were delighted to be joined in the tortoise shack via zoom by European Media Director with Human Rights Watch, Andrew Stroehlein. Andrew gives us an overview of the the challenges and complications COVID has thrown up to fundamental human rights, including the slide towards authoritarianism in some states, and the ways in which different countries have responded. We also […]
This week Tony and Martin were joined by Environmental Law Officer, Attracta Uí Bhroin, Unite Trade Unionist, Rhona McCord and Beiruit based journalist and lawyer, Hannah McCarthy, to talk about the week that was. We discuss the Debenhams Strikers and how they’ve been treated, the National Marine Planning Framework and the threat it poses to our seas, Syria as a […]
It was a great pleasure to be joined in the tortoise shack by NI’s Commissioner for Children, Koulla Yiasouma. We discuss the recent riots in NI and the issues that have led to many young people participating in them. Koulla explains the inter-generational traumas many young people are exposed to and how they are coerced into acts of violence and […]