No matter what way you look at it, the class of 2020 got a raw deal. To discuss this and a lot more we are joined by the President of the Union of Students in Ireland, Lorna Fitzpatrick. We ask what the college experience looks like in a Covid-19 world. Lorna outlines the challenges facing both students and faculty as […]
This Reboot Republic podcast talks to homelessness campaigner, Fr Peter McVerry. He explains how COVID has impacted on homelessness, with some positives finding housing freed up from Air BnB, but also negatives, with increased isolation of those who are homeless as drop-in services have had to shut. He explains why lifting of the eviction ban was a mistake and argues […]
This week Linda Hayden of the PAC Woman Podcast took the helm and led Martin, Vicky, Caroline and myself through some of the news of the week. We were joined by 2 Special Guests, journalist with the Irish Examiner, Aofie Moore and freelance journalist, Peter McGuire. We talk #GolfGate, #SpeakorSurvive, the Covid-19 second wave and the need for an All […]
This second budget special podcast talks to Orla O Connor, Director of the National Women’s Council, Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of the Children’s Rights Alliance and Louise Bayliss, Cofounder of Single Parents Action for the Rights of Kids (Spark). They outline how COVID has affected women and children, highlighting domestic violence, the impact of the loss of education on children, […]
Over the next two weeks, we speak to Osgur Breatnach, who was wrongfully convicted in 1978 of the Sallins Mail Train Robbery. This conviction was based on a false confession which he provided have been beaten by the Heavy Gang, a group that operated within An Garda Síochána. In this part, we remind listeners of the context of the 1970s, […]
As the Government looks to send the Dying with Dignity Bill away for 12 months via review, we are left asking are the politicians who govern us, once more, way behind the electorate? Joining us to talk about the Bill, her own rare chronic pain condition, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and how this impacts her quality of life now and into the […]
Slaintecare is the plan or is it? We are joined by People Before Profit representative for Dublin North West, Conor Reddy, to discuss their plan for an NHS style health system for the entire island of Ireland. We also talk about how politics and activism has changed during the pandemic and then Conor and Martin debate with Tony on the […]
Its Simon Week, and in this Reboot Republic Podcast we talk to Wayne Stanley, Head of Policy and Communications for the Simon Communities of Ireland and Joan Reinhardt, Service Manager for Simon Galway who works on homelessness prevention. We discuss homelessness prevention – why and how it can prevent and end homelessness. Wayne outlines the Simon Week campaign – where […]