We were delighted to be rejoined in the tortoise shack by Sinn Féin Leader, Mary Lou McDonald. We discussed the latest Covid changes, the failures in strategy, her Party’s position on Zero Covid and vaccine inequality typified by the Beacon Hospital controversy. We also discussed the practical steps she would like to see beginning now in terms of Irish unity […]
This Reboot Republic talks to Dr Tricia Keilthy, Head of Social Justice in the St Vincent De Paul about their recent research showing problems of deepening poverty in the pandemic. Dr Keilthy explains that there has been two divergent experiences of lockdown. They have found that those who are experiencing the most adverse financial impacts are many of the groups […]
With Martin away at the Public Accounts Committee, I was delighted to be rejoined by Dublin Lord Mayor, Hazel Chu on recent events. As you are probably aware her recent candidacy for a Seanad Byelection was met with opprobrium by members of her own party and a motion of no confidence was tabled (and then postponed) at the last Green […]
This is the second episode of Housing Shock – the regular side-series of Reboot Republic that discusses the big housing issues. This week Rory discusses the latest housing in the media with Laoise Neylon, reporter with the Dublin Inquirer. They discuss housing affordability, mortgage debt and the shared equity scheme, the lobbying by investor funds for a leasing scheme in […]
The stairlings team host their first live podcast with past guests and new contributors to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility #tdov2021. Listen to elders, young trans people, allies & family members discuss trans matters covering current issues, history, community and family. Thanks to everyone who came along and made this a memorable evening. www.thestairlingscollective.com. Sound, Editing and Production by @jordanhearns. […]
For this weeks Live Sunday Special Tony was joined by Martin and by new tortoise shack member, Joella Dhlamini (Built Different is coming soon) as well as Irish Examiner Political Correspondent, Aoife Grace Moore and Cancer Pharmacist D.J Walsh. We talked about Aoife’s great piece on the United Ireland conversation, the Beacon vaccine controversy, half-arsed mandatory hotel quarantine, the Green’s […]
In advance of Martin’s appearance at the Public Accounts Committee, the Irish Examiners’s Mick Clifford co-hosts with Tony in this podcast discussing bogus self employment. Martin, who has pursued the issue of bogus self employment for more than 20 years, is our guest. We discuss the letter from the Revenue Commissioners to the Public Accounts Committee confirming that Revenue have […]
Cities are becoming increasingly unliveable for most people. Costs are rising but incomes are not. Sky-high rents, evictions, homelessness, and substandard housing are common realities for urban dwellers across the planet. There is a global housing crisis. How did this basic human right get so lost? Who is pushing people out of their homes and cities, and what’s being done […]