This Reboot Republic podcast is with the author of the new book Wellsprings of Resistance, Struggles over Water in Europe and PhD fellow at the University of Kassel, Madelaine Moore. Madelaine is here to give a talk about her book and the global struggle for water and how it touches on other movements tomorrow evening at 6pm, 12th Nov, in […]
A couple of weeks ago Martin was in front of the Oireachtas Committee on Bogus Self Employment. We’ve had a few requests to make the audio of his presentation available. So here you go. You can hear him breakdown how this web of vested interests constructed a model that waters down employee rights and drains the exchequer of tax contributions. […]
With a housing crisis in full swing, many millenials are having to stay at home for longer. While they’re lucky to be able to do that, it does come with a price – your dating life. Whether it’s a Tinder date or a long-term partner, trying to have a fulfilling relationship when you’re living at home is extremely difficult. Joining […]
On the 19th of July 1984 in Dunnes Stores on Henry Street, sales assistant Mary Manning, following an instruction from her Union, refused to handle goods from apartheid South Africa. She couldn’t have known then how this act of solidarity would change her life, and the lives of those 11 brave women (and 1 man!) forever. They went on to […]
The Tortoise Shack went back to the Wiley Fox for a live podcast in front of a terrific audience that contained lots of familiar faces. The show featured an engaging conversation with Head of Services with Ana Liffey, Dawn Russell and GP for Sensible Drug Policies, Dr Garrett McGovern. We talk about the failed war on drugs, what harm reduction […]
The way we consume news and media has changed drastically in the last 10 years with Twitter threads on topics ranging from Brexit to Dáil proceedings a common sight. Many journalists entering the profession now need to be skilled in more areas than ever before and are facing different challenges. So how do you meet those challenges, enhance your career […]
Our guest in The Tortoise Shack is RISE and Socialist TD for Dublin South West, Paul Murphy. We talk his new political grouping RISE, his plans for working with other parties of the Left (as Paul sees them), potential coalitions, the split cliche and the troubling rise (no pun intended) of Far Right elements in Irish politics and our wider […]
On Tuesday 22nd October, Disturbing the Peace went live for the first time in front of a decent crowd at the Wiley Fox. Rachel was joined by Green Party candidate for Mayo Saoirse McHugh. They chatted anarchism, why Fine Gael have a massive horn for building roads and why she would be against the Green Party entering coalition. She also […]