Author Archive: The Tortoise Shack

We Repealed the 8th. But it’s good to remember how we got here and so we were absolutely thrilled to be joined by Independent Senator, activist and advocate for social and economic equality Alice Mary Higgins, who explodes the myths and misinformation around the referendum and explains why it was critical to us all, men and women, that we came […]

In Reboot Republic we are going to deal with the issues that the government don’t deal with. First up is Dr Mick Byrne of the School of Social Policy, UCD. Mick has extensive knowledge of how other countries develop successful social housing infrastructure that costs a fraction of our current Housing Assistance Payment scheme. This is the way forward, for […]