216. Irish Aid Commitments & Famine in Africa

In this Reboot Republic Rory and Tony speak with Jane Ann McKenna, CEO of Dochas, the Irish Network for International Development and Humanitarian Organisations, about the fact that 23 million people in the Horn of Africa face extreme food insecurity, and are on the brink of famine. She explains what can and should be done at a global level, to […]

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823. Could Colombia Turn Left?

Whatever the outcome of this Sunday’s second round of the Colombian Presidential Election, history was already made in the first round when left wing candidate, Gustavo Petro, finished top of the pile with 40% of the vote. The bad news is that the “Trump-like” Rodolfo Hernandez finished second on 28% and might be the man who benefits most from the […]

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825. The Supply Guy, Sean Keyes

Social media is often neither and it’s fair to say that my interactions with Finance Correspondent with the Currency, Seán Keyes, have been a little turbulent. But Seán was happy to come over to the tortoise shack and have that “supply guy” chat away from the bubble. We discuss why he believes in Build to Rent as a viable housing […]

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215. It’s Rent or Food; Lets Raise the Roof across the Country

In this Reboot Republic Rory talks to Louise Bayliss, Focus Ireland Campaigns Coordinator, Macdara Doyle, ICTU and Raise the Roof and Dr Lorcan Sirr, TU Dublin. We discuss the worsening homelessness crisis, the cost of living and housing crisis facing people, and the housing policies that got us into the crisis, and the solutions. This podcast is highlighting the Raise […]

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Pride, Protocols & Political Fatigue

It was a pleasure to be joined by Lilith, Emma, Sam, Alfonso and an audience of our members to dive into some of the stories of the week and some of the things that will make news in the coming days. Emma and Sam discuss the “Protocol Fatigue” and the news Emma received of the UK Govts intention to place […]

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214. Absurd Economics & Bonkers Billionaires Driving Us to Extinction

This Reboot Republic talks to John Gibbons, long time climate action activist, environmentalist and campaigning journalist about the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest report on the Irish Government’s climate targets. We are supposed to have a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030, but on the basis of current responses, we will only get a 20% reduction. We discuss what’s wrong with […]

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816. The Arts On The Outside Again

After nearly 20 years the Richmond Road Studio artists, creators and tenants are facing eviction into a Dublin that has no space for their work. Joining us to discuss this are painter Maeve Brennan and sculptor Adam Gibney. Cultural spaces are been pushed out of Dublin and with it the artists who should be the creative soul of the city. […]

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5. Hot Girl Summer

This episode is all about Hot Girl Summer and what that means to us. After the stresses of last semester, we really want to start the summer off with bang and we thought it was best to make it into an episode. We discuss topics such as body image, femininity, navigating self acceptance and the importance of friendships. This is […]

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