Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this unique and emotional episode, PalCast host Dr. Yousef Aljamal and pals Tony Groves and Helena Cobban share memories of Dr. Refaat Alareer, the beloved Gaza teacher and mentor who was killed by Israel on December 7 along with six of his family members. Yousef, Tony, and Helena speak of the breadth of Refaat’s […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack (Editors note: Was asked to repost this as an explainer on the “new” revelations about Bogus Self Employment in RTE following the Karshan decision) We were joined by Professor of Economics in University of Limerick, Stephen Kinsella. Stephen and Martin discussed the implications of the Karshan Supreme Court decision and what it means for the […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Starvation is being used by Israel in Gaza as a weapon of war. After two months of little or no food supplies, Palestinian families of seven in the south received only three sacks of flour. An increasing number of Palestinians have been posting that they no longer can find food in the south, let alone […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory hears from Gillian Kearns, a co-founder of NeuroPride Ireland and secretary of Disabled Women Ireland, and Maryam Madani from Disability Power, who explain what is in the Green Paper on Disability reform, how the proposals have failed to listen and include the voices and perspectives of disabled people, the […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In the first part of this podcast you will from journalist in Gaza, Mahmoud Mushtaha, about the very distressing events in Khan Younis and the flight of people who have already been displaced towards Rafah’s so-called ‘safe zone.’ Then you’ll hear from Younes Elhallaq, who is a 24 year old, who was completing his Degree […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It was a great pleasure to be be rejoined on the podcast by listener favourite, Prof Richard Murphy to chat about his new role as Minister for Anti-Woke*, the Tory’s tax cut that is hiding creeping austerity, the lack of vision from the Labour Party of Margaret thatcher admirer Keir Starmer, the good aspects of […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In the second episode of Fragments Sam and Gareth answered some interesting questions from listeners. Topics addressed included youth subcultures in 2023 Belfast, remembering , forgetting and historical research, “peace” walls and Scottish independence. Tickets for Shrapnel Live:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shrapnel-live-in-conversation-with-paul-burgess-tickets-770601910057?aff=erelexpmlt The Disability Gree Paper Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-93824982 https://media.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/media.blubrry.com/1468254/content.blubrry.com/1468254/Shrapnel_Fragments_2a.mp3Podcast (shrapnel): Play in new window | Download […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic Podcast, Rory and Tony talk to Professor Shane Darcy, Deputy Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights in the School of Law at NUI Galway. Professor Darcy provides an overview of international humanitarian law including the International Criminal Court, and how Ireland could be doing more to pressure Israel to […]