Author Archive: The Tortoise Shack

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack I’ll be honest, this is not really a candidate interview. There are a couple of mean questions. But it’s more touching base with our friend Rory and wishing him well for Friday. How could we not? For all our GE 2024 coverage, including the results podcasts to come please go to patreon.com/tortoiseshack https://media.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/media.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/content.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/Echo_Pod_Ep_1373a.mp3Podcast: Play in […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this GE2024 special we’re joined by Public Affairs Consultant, occasional Irish Times columnist and lifelong political operator, Gerard Howlin for a chat about the upcoming election, Irish political populism, the absence (as Gerard sees it) of a Progressive Democrat type party and why he thinks that, at least economically, both Fianna Fáil and Fine […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this GE2024 Special podcast we are rejoined by campaigning journalist and climate activist, John Gibbons, to run the rule over the climate ambitions of the Parties in advance of the election. This is a great conversation and as John starkly tell us, there is no non-radical outcome left, but there might still be time […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this GE 2024 candidate podcast we talk with Independent (left) Cllr John Lyons, who is running against the odds in Dublin Bay North. John talks about the last few months in his constituency, the Coolock riots and how community building is central to societal progress. We won’t lie, we like John. For all our […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Jen Cummins is a first time candidate with the Soc Dems in Dublin South Central. It’s a very diverse, and dare we say unequal constituency where Jen has her work cut out for her in the last few days of the campaign. But as you’ll hear, she is clearly a person of substance who is […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this GE 2024 podcast we talk with Síomha Ní Aonghusa who is a campaigner on housing, women’s rights, anti-racism, and Palestine solidarity. She is a first time candidate with PBP in Dublin Rathdown. She’s also a musician, actor and comedian. So not your normal route into politics then. Enjoy. The GE2024 Climate Analysis Pod […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this GE 2024 pod we talk with Rabharta Party, Lorna Bogue, who is a city councillor representing Cork City South-East on Cork City Council since 2019 and is running in Cork South Central. She explains why they have changed their party’s name in order to better reflect what their values are and why she’s […]