Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We did a very, very patron-only podcast on the news of the week where we looked at the explosion of Fine Gael angst about Leo Varadkar, the little Englander’s going insane over Biden and what is happening in the US in terms of abortion and culture wars. Then friend of the pod and drug decriminalisation […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack A little while ago we were invited to facilitate and record two discussions at Unite the Union, as part of the May Day Badge Appeal. In this first live podcast Tony is joined by MASI’s Lucky Khambule and United Against Racism’s Memet Uludag with the theme of Against the Hate. Both Lucky and Memet talk […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Join Emma in conversation with Daniel Holder, Director at the Committee on the Administration of Justice, to explore post-conflict and post-reform policing and justice in Northern Ireland. This episode examines the Agreement, asking whether it delivered transitional justice or a stopgap on legacy and the impact of the UK government’s Legacy Bill. The podcast on […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In This Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Dara MacGearailt, a primary school teacher in his mid 20s, who has emigrated to Australia because of the cost of rent and living in Dublin. This is the lived reality and explains how the housing crisis is forcing a generation of young people to leave Ireland, it’s about […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory & Tony talk to Fr Peter McVerry about the reasons behind the lifting of the eviction ban, how the Government knew about the figures facing eviction, yet still went ahead, the political machinations around the decision, the need to reinstate the ban and make the tenant in situ scheme work. […]
Here it is, our 1000th Episode. Thanks for listening, sharing, liking, hating and helping us highlight, fight and tackle the issues that matter as an independent activist-based platform. What a journey. Please come onboard for the next 1000 at patreon.com/tortoiseshack https://media.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/content.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/Echo_Pod_Ep_1000a.mp3Podcast (echochamber): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:11:24 — 52.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Why the Government has to Re-instate the eviction ban: the landlords’ strike, mortgage arrears & how to build affordable homes for sale In this Reboot Republic, Rory and Tony discuss the on-going fallout of the Governments terrible decision to lift the eviction ban, the latest data from the RTB showing 11,000 notices to quit issued […]
Please join us on patreon.com/tortoiseshack The Good Friday Agreement sought to make real the concept of a rights-based society in Northern Ireland. Human rights commitments to be protected in legislation included the incorporation of the European Convention of Human Rights, a Bill of Rights, a Single Equality Act, an Irish Language Act, and equality duties to be placed on public […]