It was great to catch up with tortoise shack regular, Solicitor, Fred Logue. We discuss a very significant judgement from the High Court on Wind Farms. Fred outlines how this was won and on what grounds. He also outlines the big battles ahead on Strategic Housing Development legislation. This is a real eye opener! Don’t miss it. Here’s the info […]
In this episode we return to the topic of the policing of domestic violence. You’ll hear from Mary tell about how she was in an abusive marriage for decades and what happened when she turned to the Police for help. You’ll also hear from Dr Marian Duggan, Senior Lecturer at the University of Kent, with expertise in Sexual Gender and […]
We just finished recording a short podcast with Siobhan, who is a survivor of the Mother and Baby Homes and one of the 549 people who gave their testimony to the Commission. She outlines how she feels that the Commission framed her testimony even as she was giving evidence and how events of the last few months have only served […]
This Reboot Republic podcast is the first in a series of interviews with the Nobel Peace Prize nominated, Global Alliance for Tax Justice. Joining us today is their head of advocacy and Adviser at the Latin-American Fiscal Justice Network, Grazielle David. We talk about the how terms like tax evasion and tax avoidance don’t describe what is Tax Abuse. We […]
It was great to catch up with Prof Joe Haslam in Madrid to discuss the recent elections in Catalonia, what that means for the Independence movement and the issues around free speech that have surfaced over the arrest of the rapper Pablo Hasél. We also talk about the underlying inequality and how this is the real driver of social unrest, […]
This Reboot Republic podcast talks to Cian O Callaghan, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Bay North about the recent housing measures being introduced by the Government including the Land Development Agency Bill and Affordable Housing Bill. Cian outlines the issues with the Bills including the help to buy approach that will push up house prices- and that developers have lobbied […]
This week Tony led Linda, Martin and Caroline along with our special guests, Julien Mercille of ISAG, UCC’s Aman De Sondy and tortoise shack world champion, Saoirse McHugh, to talk about the stories of the week and some things that might’ve slipped under the radar. We discuss the Mother and Baby Homes Report (call to action below), Zero Covid Green […]
We thought we’d do a short reaction podcast about the clumsy announcement of a further 9 weeks in Level 5. But as a daddy of a Junior Cert student, I also wanted to cover the exam and school situation. So Soc Dems TD and Party Spokesperson for Education, Gary Gannon, joined us to delve into all of that. We also […]