974. Peru in Crisis – Nicholas Dale Leal on Latin America

Friend of the tortoise shack, Colombian journalist with El Pais, Nicholas Dale Leal, joined us for the first time in 2023 and he brings us up to speed on the attempted coup and ongoing deadly protests in Peru. You won’t get a better synopsis on Irish media. We also discuss the South America and US relations via the prism of […]

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266. Putting the Heart Back into Home – A conversation with Galway artists

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory chats to three wonderful artists and creators who have decided to take imaginative action on housing through organising a ‘Feile Housing-Housing Festival’ on March 11th and 12th in Galway. Brigid Mae Power, musician and songwriter, Kathryn Reynolds who works and plays in the creative arts, and Aoife Welby, qualified visual […]

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Ireland For All – No Pasarán!

On Saturday, February 18th the Ireland we can become showed up for the #IrelandForAll Solidarity Rally. I’ve pieced together sounds, songs and voices from the days events. You’ll hear from Clare O’Connor, Dean Scurry, Darragh Adelaide, Sophia Mulvany, Rose Marie Maughan, Christy Moore, Adam Mohamed, Patrick Costello, James O’Toole, Michael Taft, Dave Gibney, Rory Hearne and Bernadette Devlin McAliskey. Hope […]

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27. The Girls Room Takeover

This week join us as we’re graced with a very special guest, Meg Bergin. Founder of Dublin’s very 1st Women Only club event The Girls Room, Meg is a trailblazer in the industry and we hear lots about the waves she’s making as well getting into all things self love, growth, healing and becoming your best version of yourself. You […]

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980. We’re Stronger Together with an #IrelandForAll

It was a great pleasure to be rejoined on the pod by human rights campaigner, independent Traveller activist and general tyro, Rose Marie Maughan, to discuss how her life experience and work in activism has her more determined than ever to help create an Ireland for All. We talk about the need for real solidarity beyond social media and how […]

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267. ‘Go Back to Where You Came From!’

Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Blessing Dada, about her story of child hood trauma, activism, racism and her ideas for allyship and vision for equality and community. Born and raised in Dublin, Blezzing is Black-Irish and a passionate activist for mental health awareness and a champion for social justice. She is an award-winning writer […]

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Love and an #IrelandForAll

Activist, human rights campaigner, pure Ballymunner and cohost of this weekends #IrelandForAll Solidarity March, Dean Scurry joined me to discuss the genesis of this inclusive and diverse show of solidarity and love. We discuss the recent protests in Ballymun, the bad faith actors and countering false information. Dean talks about his experience of Apollo House and how that act of […]

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265. Inequality is Shortening Lives

In this Reboot Republic, Rory chats with tortoise shack editor and Reboot producer, Tony Groves, about a new report that showed an inequality in cancer outcomes based on peoples socioeconomic levels. We discuss inequality as a driver of polarisation and protests. Rory talks about the need to move away from a neoliberal atomisied society and to invest in community. We […]

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