Tortoise Shack Live – We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Tent

This week Tony led Linda, Martin and Caroline along with our special guests, Julien Mercille of ISAG, UCC’s Aman De Sondy and tortoise shack world champion, Saoirse McHugh, to talk about the stories of the week and some things that might’ve slipped under the radar. We discuss the Mother and Baby Homes Report (call to action below), Zero Covid Green […]

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Ep.465 – 9 More Weeks In Level 5 with Gary Gannon

We thought we’d do a short reaction podcast about the clumsy announcement of a further 9 weeks in Level 5. But as a daddy of a Junior Cert student, I also wanted to cover the exam and school situation. So Soc Dems TD and Party Spokesperson for Education, Gary Gannon, joined us to delve into all of that. We also […]

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3. Delroy Mpofu

This week’s ConverSayTrans podcast features Delroy Mpofu. Delroy talks about his love of Irish rugby and his life in his home country of Ireland before reflecting in his experience of being a trans man and growing up without any trans role models in Zimbabwe. We are very grateful to him for sharing his story. Checkout thestairlingscollective.com. Sound, Editing and Production […]

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Ep.77 – Pandemic Pains: A Nation Under Pressure

This terrific podcast talks to Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, a Digital Skills Lecturer in the Department of Psychology Maynooth University, about the mental health challenges for children, young people and their families, arising from pandemic related restrictions. Dr O Sullivan outlines how young people are at risk of suffering psychological consequences and why we need to consider the long-term impact of […]

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Ep.463 – Ireland, The Gift That Keeps Giving

When we heard the Govt say that they’re going to delay reforming the insurance sector as it would hamper Ireland’s attractiveness to international insurers, we had to do one of our all too regular impromptu patron only podcasts. We talk Ireland as a Corporate Paradise, the ESRI getting in trouble with the Government for telling the truth about house prices, […]

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Ep.73 Build Homes, Not Hostels

In this Reboot Republic Podcast Rory is Joined by Anthony Flynn, Dublin City Councillor and CEO of Inner City Helping Homeless, and by Laoise Neylon, reporter with the Dublin Inquirer. They discuss the provision of homeless services in Dublin, the positive response and provision of beds through the winter initiative, but also the on-going plight of people sleeping rough on […]

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Ep.76 – Hanging with the Hearnes – Aisling’s Debut

This Reboot Republic Podcast is another special Hanging with the Hearnes, with a new special guest appearance at the end. In the first part Leo explains the challenges for young people, and Rory and Leo discuss the need for a major overhaul of the Leaving Cert, the mental health charity A Lust For Life – ‘Hunt for Hope’ initiative, the […]

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