There’s no doubting that both Clare Daly and Mick Wallace have made headlines the last few months. Trips to Syria and Iraq have led to questions about their actions and motivations. So we asked them. Clare and Mick make no apologies for sitting outside of the EU orthodoxy and whilst we certainly don’t agree on everything said, we felt it […]
Tomorrow, Saturday July 10th at 12 noon at the Spire on O’Connell Street, survivors of sexual abuse will meet to march to Leinster House and then on to the St John’s Ambulance where they’ll hand in a letter calling on that organisation to do more to support the victims abused by a former member. Our friend, himself a victim, Mick […]
In this week’s episode we review 20 years of research and data to bring you a comprehensive account of what we know about racism and policing in Ireland. An Garda Síochána may not gather and publish all the data it should, but we still know a great deal. We are joined by Dr Sam O’Brien Olinger, Dr Aogan Mulcahy, Dr […]
A few days ago we recorded a podcast with award winning journalist with the Irish Examiner and friend of the pod, Aoife Grace Moore, for our patreon supporters. But several of them have asked me to put it out on general release, so here it is. We discussed her story about how a victim of domestic violence has been treated […]
This Reboot Republic is an extra special episode with Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director, of the World Health Organisation’s. Dr Ryan has been at the forefront of managing acute risks to global health for nearly 25 years. Joining Rory is as co-host is Head of Radiology in the National Maternity Hospital and Vice President of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, […]
Is the selfie a tool for empowerment or exploitation? Who really gets to control the image of women online? Joining me to discuss this on a special bonus episode is Mary McGill, author of the newly published book ‘The Visibility Trap’ which is out now. Mary talks about selfies and sex tapes, online misogny and creepshot communities, and how woman can […]
It was a pleasure to be joined in the tortoise shack via zoom by An Rabharta Glas – Green Left, Michael Rafferty, about one of the most exciting developments to happen to the eco-socialism in Ireland. We discuss their ambitions for an intersectional movement, look at ways to tackle hegemony, explore Ireland’s role in global tax avoidance and much, much […]
It’s all about the b today- bisexuality! Joining me this week is Ellen Reid, a PhD researcher who looked at bisexualities and the experiences of bi people in Ireland. We discuss language, biphobia from inside and outside the community and what a queer utopia would look like. Support us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack << Back To The Glow West Podcast https://media.blubrry.com/glow-west/media.blubrry.com/glowwest/content.blubrry.com/glowwest/Bisexuality_Glowwest.mp3Podcast (glow-west): […]