For the last of our #MEPshack interviews we sat down in his hotel room with Independent MEP, Luke Ming Flanagan, a few hours before the RTE Prime Time “debate.” Luke talks us through his last 5 years in the EU Parliament, what he achieved, what he feels he didn’t and what he hopes to tackle in the next term, should […]
Independent MEP Candidate, Diarmuid O’Flynn is an experienced campaigner. His work with #BallyheaSaysNo is well known and rightly praised. But it’s his experiences as a Parliamentary Assistant to MEP Luke Ming Flanagan, that has inspired him to run himself for what he believes is a battle between the Haves and the Have Not’s. While we don’t always agree on issues, […]
Joining us in our MEP candidate series is first time Green Party Candidate and proud Achill Islander, Saoirse McHugh. If we can steal a phrase from another MEP candidate (thanks Gary): This isn’t about experienced politicians. It’s about people who have experienced their politics. Saoirse explains why she got fed up asking those in power to act in the best […]
Working in the European Parliament has been an eye-opener for our guest, Sinn Fein MEP, Matt Carthy. He joins us to tell us about his work, the wins, the loses and why he feels it is critical that we have strong voices speaking up for the his constituents in the EU and explains to us some of the machinations around […]
People Before Profit #EP2019 Candidate, Gillian Brien has made speaking up and speaking out her career. A successful Youth Work Manager, she joins us in The Tortoise Shack to explain why she wants to take the voice of her community to Europe, the need for more integration on some of the EU wide social crises and the need for EU […]
Continuing our coverage of the MEP Candidates across The Tortoise Shack we are delighted to sit down with Dublin City Councillor and EP Candidate for the Workers’ Party, Éilis Ryan. We discuss her reasons for running, the need for EU reform and why pointing out the EU’s democratic deficits doesn’t make you anti-EU. There’s also a fun conversation about the […]
You’d think the day of fake balance was over and the need for Climate Action would be accepted. Well, based on several recent interviews on much more illustrious platforms that ours, that’s sadly not the case. Our guest in The Tortoise Shack is campaigning journalist and climate activist, John Gibbons. We have a conversation about the changes we’ve locked-in via […]
Continuing our series of interviews with MEP Candidates we are delighted to sit down with Independent TD, Clare Daly, who outlines why she wants to go to the European Parliament and bring back the news we need to hear BEFORE decisions are made. Clare discusses her motivations for seeking the seat, her track record in speaking truth to power and […]