This week’s ConverSayTrans podcast features Delroy Mpofu. Delroy talks about his love of Irish rugby and his life in his home country of Ireland before reflecting in his experience of being a trans man and growing up without any trans role models in Zimbabwe. We are very grateful to him for sharing his story. Checkout thestairlingscollective.com. Sound, Editing and Production […]
This terrific podcast talks to Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, a Digital Skills Lecturer in the Department of Psychology Maynooth University, about the mental health challenges for children, young people and their families, arising from pandemic related restrictions. Dr O Sullivan outlines how young people are at risk of suffering psychological consequences and why we need to consider the long-term impact of […]
When we heard the Govt say that they’re going to delay reforming the insurance sector as it would hamper Ireland’s attractiveness to international insurers, we had to do one of our all too regular impromptu patron only podcasts. We talk Ireland as a Corporate Paradise, the ESRI getting in trouble with the Government for telling the truth about house prices, […]
In this Reboot Republic Podcast Rory is Joined by Anthony Flynn, Dublin City Councillor and CEO of Inner City Helping Homeless, and by Laoise Neylon, reporter with the Dublin Inquirer. They discuss the provision of homeless services in Dublin, the positive response and provision of beds through the winter initiative, but also the on-going plight of people sleeping rough on […]
This Reboot Republic Podcast is another special Hanging with the Hearnes, with a new special guest appearance at the end. In the first part Leo explains the challenges for young people, and Rory and Leo discuss the need for a major overhaul of the Leaving Cert, the mental health charity A Lust For Life – ‘Hunt for Hope’ initiative, the […]
It was great to be joined in the tortoise shack by Fianna Fáil Cllr for Longford, Uruemu Adejinmi. We talked about her journey into politics and why she felt so passionate about the need to get into public service. We talk about the need for our politics to resemble the society that elects it and why that diversity is key […]
We just finished recording a packed Live Pod. Vicky took the lead and walked Martin, Tony, Linda and for his Sunday debut James Leonard of the 2 Norries Podcast through the stories of the week. Grace Dyas joined us to talk about #WeCanBeZero and the Wake at 5pm today. DetailsHERE: Clare O’Connor spoke about the Stardust and please do listen […]
In this special Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Human Rights Activist and National Traveller Accommodation Policy Officer with the Irish Traveller Movement, Rose Marie Maughan. Rose Marie shares her story and explains how the Traveller community experience systemic and devastating discrimination and racism. This is an excellent podcast with a powerful woman. The onus is on us all to become […]