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 […]
It was a pleasure to be rejoined in the tortoise shack by investigative reporter with Noteworthy, Niall Sargent, to discuss his latest 2 part report into Ireland’s carbon emissions. Niall talks us through the key findings and tells us where we are starting to get things right, but also points out where we need to see significant improvements. We discuss […]
Prof Yvonne Daly joins me on this episode of the Beat, to talk about new research that she and I have been doing on your rights in Garda custody. We talk about when you are allowed to see your solicitor, and then talk in detail about how that solicitor is selected. We report on research with solicitors that suggests some […]
This Reboot Republic podcast talks to Sandrine Ndahiro, a PhD student in Contemporary African Literature at the University of Limerick and co-producer of the documentary Unsilencing Black Voices which details personal stories and accounts of racism experienced by members of the black community in Ireland. Sandrine, explains that they developed the documentary as a response to the Black Lives Matter […]
We’ve just finished recording our 40th Live Sunday Special and it was terrific. Joining Martin and Tony were Actor, Writer and Adoption Rights Activist, Noelle Brown, Writer, Leadership Coordinator and Human Rights Activist, Emma DeSouza and Writer, Journalist and Broadcaster, Dawn Foster. Noelle talks us through the latest “update” on the Mother and Baby Homes Report and the retraumatising of […]
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 […]