We were delighted to be joined by Sinn Féin Seantor, Lynn Boylan, to discuss the ridiculous situation that means the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), which is a payment to landlords, is taken as income for the purposes of denying Legal Aid to people and how this stupidity exposes the victims of domestic violence to further dangers. We also talk a […]
In the 20th episode of Policed in Ireland, we hear from Kayleigh, about her experiences of reporting sexual violence to An Garda Síochána. We know that this is one of the most underreported crimes, and so hearing what it’s like when someone does report is really important. Kayleigh tells us about what it meant as a teenager to report sexual […]
Journalist, Roman Protasevich was forced from a Ryan Air flight between Athens and Vilnius, by the Belarussian authorities, in what is by all definitions a disgraceful breach of international law. So we called Moscow based journalist, Alan Moore, to talk about how something like this could happen, the EU’s reaction and the wider geopolitical game that is been played out […]
Last week we spoke with filmmaker and director of the documentary Unquiet Graves, Sean Murray. We discussed his work and the reaction to it by prominent politicians and journalists, his PhD in Post-Conflict Trauma, the Eoghan Harris/Barbara Pym trolling, his upcoming Dr David Kelly film and his project of recording personal stories from the Troubles to create a mosaic of […]
This Reboot Republic episode talks with Longford native James Cawley, who is Policy Officer for Independent Living Movement Ireland (ILMI). James outlines his own experience of growing up in Ireland with a disability, his positive experience of an inclusive primary school, and also challenges of finding accessible housing. He discusses the key issues facing Disabled people in Ireland today, such […]
We have just finished our 43rd Sunday Special and we covered a lot. I want to thank our guests, Editor of the Southern Star, Siobhan Cronin, Union Activist and Primary School Teacher, Jana Lyons, Chemotherapy Pharmacist, DJ Walsh and writer and playwright, Emmet Kirwan. We discuss the latest from Gaza, the State supporting cuckoo funds, the HSE Cyberattack, US inflation […]
As the ceasefire comes into effect, I talked with our friend and Gaza based journalist Hana Salah, about the last 11 days, the cost of the conflict and what might be next. The Call to Prayer can be heard in the background and it was great when you realise that the last few days it’s been missiles we’ve been listening […]
This Reboot Republic talks with Mamobo Ogoro, social psychologist, singer, artist and founder of new media platform, Gorm Media. The podcast opens with Mamobo singing an incredible version of the song ‘Home’, and she explains why that song means so much to her. Mamobo grew up in Wexford, was born in Nigeria and is in her 3rd year of her […]