It was a great pleasure to be joined in the tortoise shack by Dr Arsalan Shahid. We discuss how he came from Pakistan to Ireland in 2016, had to give up his ambition to become a surgeon because of our non-training of immigrant doctors, was married in early 2020 and how now, after an earlier miscarriage, he and his lovely […]
It was a pleasure to be joined in the tortoise shack by Crime Correspondent with the Irish Daily Star, Michael O’Toole and I convinced him to do most of it while we were recording. Mick explains how growing up in North Belfast the impact that the Bloody Sunday atrocity had on him and the community he comes from. We then […]
This Reboot Republic talks once more to David, a 62 year old fork lift driver living in North Dublin. David and his partner have been renting their home from their landlord for ten years, but now they have to leave in 8 weeks as the landlord is selling up. David and his partner were looking forward to their golden years […]
On Jan 30th 1972 thousands of people took to the streets of Derry as part of the Civil Rights movement. The British/ Stormont government had introduced internment laws, effectively outlawing the right to protest. British soldiers opened fire on protesters in one of the worst atrocities committed on this island. After they’d stopped firing 13 people were dead and one […]
In this Reboot Republic, Rory is joined by Tony to discuss the progress report into the governments housing plan, Housing for All. Rory debunks some of the myths around the ‘wins’ and discusses why the tenant protections in it are far from adequate. They talk about the overreliance on Investor Funds and the risks that poses to the economy and […]
The Green* Light podcast will explore how consent, sexual violence, and relationships are depicted in and shaped by pop culture, from Hollywood to TV shows.Hosts Dr. Caroline West, Dr. Charlotte McIvor, and Alex Black discuss some of their favourite and not so favourable pop culture moments that deal with sex, consent, and pleasure. << Back To The Green* Light […]
There is a lot of politicians, including members of our own government, making statements about the situation along the Ukrainian border with Russia. Rather than indulge that hot air we decided to talk with members of both the Ukrainian govt and the opposition. This podcast is with founder of the NGO Legal 100, current President of the Interparliamentary Union, Voice […]
On this episode of Policed: the Beat, Vicky speaks to criminal defence lawyers Shalom Binchy and Michael Finucane about attendance at Garda interviews. We discuss what right lawyers have to be in the interview and why it matters. We also discuss currently proposals to legislate for attendance, and some of the significant problems with those proposals. Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack