1427. Lynn Boylan is going back to Palestine

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Sinn Féin MEP, Lynn Boylan, has had a turbulent return to the European Parliament and that’s a good thing given the current state of things at the heart of the EU. She joined us in the tortoise shack to talk about her recent experiences and the challenge of slowing the pace of attacks on climate […]

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1429. From Corporate Law to the Ukraine-Russia War

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack What would you do if your country was invaded? Well our guest today, Oleksandr Khomiak, out of a sense of duty to his people made the decision to leave his career as an international corporate lawyer and become a military drone manufacturer. As you’ll hear from him, that decision wasn’t easy, but he felt he […]

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14. The Good-Bad Neighbour with Eric Lalor

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this episode Sparky catches up with his neighbour comedian, podcaster, troublemaker and gem of a pal, Eric Lalor. They chat everything from him being scouted for Man Utd, to how he hit the ground running with his comedy and acting career. Yup! https://media.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/media.blubrry.com/3816464/content.blubrry.com/3816464/sparks_will_fly_ep14.mp3Podcast (tortoiseshack-ie-sparks_will_fly): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:19:25 — 104.8MB) […]

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54. The Three Times I Should Have Died

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Editors Note: Samah went to great lengths to record this PalCast and as a result the audio is variable, but it is a must listen Samah Zaqout is a Palestinian graduate of English Literature, who’s studying was ended by the brutal Israeli military ‘campaign’ in Gaza. She endured displacement, starvation and loss for 15 months. […]

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383. Progress Ireland vs Reboot Republic?

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory sits down with Exec Dir at Progress Ireland to discuss the (newish) think tanks goals and values, Seán’s view that growth is essential and the reaction to their suggestion that small homes should be added to back gardens in an attempt to alleviate some of the housing supply shortage. The […]

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1433. The Ditch to Publish Children’s Hip Operations Report!

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It’s over 11 days since it was reported that nearly 80 percent of hip operations at a Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) hospital were unnecessary, thanks to a leaked expert report obtained by The Ditch. Since then several members of the Dáil have called for the report to be published and yet outside of RTE publishing […]

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1430. RTE back in the Workplace Relations Commission next week!

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Echo Chamber podcast Martin details what is happening next week at the Workplace Relations Commission and why we are all potential mugs in what doesn’t seem to be, despite promises from RTE’s top table, a fair and transparent process. Why is our National Public Service Broadcaster, RTE, looking to conduct these important meetings […]

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1428. Trump, Zelenskyy and the DOGE’ing of Democracy

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this very special Echo Chamber pod we are rejoined by cohost Martin McMahon and US based professor of economics Constantin Gurdgiev for a deep dive into Zelenskyy, Ukraine post the White House fiasco, Trump in the crypto world, EU ReArm, the cost of eggs and the insanity of having money for warfare, but not […]

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