Coronavirus – Luke Ming Flanagan

What do you do when a loved one shows symptoms of coronavirus? Well MEP and friend of the pod, Luke Ming Flanagan, went public and called on governments here and across the EU to pull all the levers they can to save as many lives as possible. We talk about the need to bring people along quickly and the necessity […]

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Coronavirus – What does #lockdown mean, with ICCL

Our political system is busy passing the Health Preservation & Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill, as we record, but what does this mean for us all? Senior Researcher and Policy Officer at the Irish Council for Civil Liberites, Doireann Ansbro, joins us to discuss what these new powers are, whether they are appropriate, time-limited and […]

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Coronavirus – #LightTheWay

Rory, accompanied by kiddies, joins us via Skype to talk about the need for the government to avoid the mistakes of the global financial crisis and make sure the priority is that we save as many possible lives as possible. We also discuss the need for a more caring and equal society after this pandemic passes. Visit: roryhearne.ie Join us: […]

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Coronavirus – The Speech & The Steps?

The Taoiseach made what many are calling the defining speech of his career last night, and while it was reassuring, we ask what meat we need to see added to the bones very quickly and who is going to pick up the cheque when this is all over. We also go through the numbers for today and the latest developments […]

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Orla Hegarty – New Public Housing Ep.104

We have seen large parts of the commentariat declare that we must build smaller units up into the Dublin skyline to tackle the housing crisis. The only problem with that is there’s no evidence that this race to the bottom will work. In this short podcast Assistant Professor at UCD’s School of Architecture, Orla Hegarty, outlines how real livable communities […]

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Coronavirus – The View From Portugal with Ewan MacKenna

As the numbers continue to climb, the message is not to panic. Testing is ramping up and contact tracing will follow. We’re joined by Lisbon based journalist, Ewan MacKenna, to talk about the situation in Portugal and continental Europe. We talk about how archetype capitalists are converting to “we’re all in this together” socialists and the need for a wider […]

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Coronavirus: Test, Test, Test with Dr Paul O’Brien

As the EU begins to takes extraordinary steps to slow the spread of Covid-19, we discuss events of the day at home and across the globe. Then we are joined by Dr Paul O’Brien, who completed his medical training in China and works as a China Policy analyst, to discuss what steps were effective in tackling the outbreak and how […]

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Coronavirus – Dawn Foster, the UK’s ‘Herd Immunity’

With the news that pubs are to close and of an additional 40 confirmed cases, we discuss where this is going and what additional steps Government and citizens can take to slow the spread. Then we are joined by writer, commentator and friend of the pod, Dawn Foster, from London to discuss the UK’s response to the Covid-19 crisis and […]

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