Tortoise Shack Live #SundaySpecial

These Live Pods are so much fun. This week we covered the latest political opinion poll, the McGregor arrest, gender reveal parties, sex work submissions and then journalist Peter McGuire joined us to talk about his brilliant series on Noteworthy, Speak or Survive. We also take big look into what happened yesterday on the streets of Dublin. The full version, […]

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Eileen Flynn – Traveller, Senator, Activist. Ep.13

In this Reboot Republic podcast we talk to the inspirational Eileen Flynn, Traveller Activist, Senator and tired mammy of Bille, who is teething. Eileen talks about her experiences of discrimination from a young age and it’s life long impact on her. We hear about her decision at 25 to no longer deny her Traveller identity, why she believes the politicians […]

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Noteworthy – #JournalismMatters with Susan Daly & Peter McGuire

Journalism matters, but with an income model under stress and other “sources” available freely on our phones, how do we make it viable? We are joined by Managing Editor with thejournal.ie, Susan Daly and freelance journalist and contributor to Noteworthy, Peter McGuire, to discuss this and take a look at Peter’s upcoming long-form pieces on sexual abuse and how we […]

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The Policed Podcast

Policed in Ireland – Sex Work Ep.2

Welcome to Police in Ireland with Dr Vicky Conway. This week we hear from Adeline Berry, a sex worker and researcher, talks about how how activities as a sex worker have been policed in Ireland. We also hear from Wendy Lyon, solicitor and Dr Lynzi Armstrong who researches the area and activist Kate McGrew. What is the law on sex […]

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Housing – Can the Market Provide? – with Ronan Lyons

The Tortoise Shack advocates strongly for the Right to Housing and for a referendum, if necessary, to help achieve it. But there is another school of thought. Joining us to talk about this is Assistant Prof of Economics at Trinity College Dublin and housing and property commentator, Ronan Lyons. We discuss the current situation, the role of Build to Rent […]

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Deprivation in Ireland Ep.14

This Reboot Republic podcast talks to Dr Tricia Kielthy of St Vincent De Paul & adjunct professor of UCD & Ciaran Nugent of the Nevin Economic Research institute. We analyse the recent Central Statistics Office report on deprivation and poverty in Ireland for 2019. We look at why lone parents have the highest rates of deprivation, institutionalised stigmatisation, austerity, lack […]

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Migrant & Refugee Rights with Fiona Finn of Nasc

The Irish Constitution states that “the State recognises the Family as the natural primary and fundamental unit group of society.” So why are we denying the Right to Family Unification to Migrants and Refugees. Fiona Finn is CEO of Nasc, the Migrant and Refugee rights organisation and she joined us to talk about the Migrant experience, access to justice and […]

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The Policed Podcast

Policed in Ireland – Migrants Ep.1

Welcome to Policed in Ireland with me, Dr Vicky Conway. In this, our first episode, we listen to Majo Rivas discuss her experiences of an Garda Síochána, both in reporting hate crime and in the immigration process. Fiona Finn from NASC and Dr Lucy Michael also join us to provide context around many of the issues raised by Majo. Why […]

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