Regular listeners of the tortoise shack would be familiar with our friend and frequent contributor, Gaza based journalist, Hana Salah. As tensions in the region have been rising over the last few days, with evictions of Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem and attempts to stop Muslims praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, things have tragically escalated this evening as […]
The sale of 170 houses to an Investment Fund has sparked a conversation amongst the public that listeners of the shack will have been having for several years. But what does Generation Rent and the Locked-out Generation really mean? To discuss this we were joined in the Tortoise Shack by activist and long-time friend of the pod, Mary Coogan and […]
This week for the Live Sunday Special it was a pleasure to be joined by founder of the Muslim Sisters of Eire, Lorraine O’Connor, Madrid based Professor Joe Haslam and Architect, Orla Hegarty. We discussed the Covid Poverty that has seen demand for Muslim Sisters of Eire’s services almost overwhelmed, the public anger at the housing crisis reaching what many […]
Special Correspondent with the Irish Examiner, Mick Clifford, joined Tony to host a debate on the solutions to the issue of Bogus Self Employment. Unite Trade Unionist, Brendan Ogle and our own Martin McMahon, discuss the draft proposals emerging from the Oireachtas Social Welfare Committee, with particular focus on a Statutory Code of Practice, the failure of Revenue and Social […]
This Reboot Republic talks to Dr Niamh Cummins, about mental health and Pieta’s Darkness into Light fundraising event, which takes place Saturday morning May 8th. Niamh is a public health researcher, researching areas of emergency health, including mental health in the University of Limerick. We talk about our own ‘melted heads’, COVID and mental health of the different ages, from […]
As we bring our first season of ConverSayTrans to a close, Alex and Jules, talk to each other about their own personal items, share their insights and stories about the stairlings collective and the journey that brought them together. We look forward to bringing you Season 2 in the weeks ahead. www.thestairlingscollective.com. Sound, Editing and Production by @jordanhearns. Support us […]
In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Kildare Councillor Aidan Farelly, member of the Social Democrats, youth worker, and Lecturer in the Department of Applied Social Studies Maynooth. They talk about the recent Maynooth development being bought up by an investment fund, the locked out generation who cant afford to buy or rent, how policy has created this crisis, through […]
It was a pleasure to be joined in the tortoise shack by Writer, Author and Troubles historian, Dr Gareth Mulvenna. We discussed the recent scenes of violence, the echoes of the past, the fissures in Loyalism and why it remains true that those who refuse to learn from history are determined to repeat it. Gareth expresses his frustration at the […]