In this Reboot Republic Podcast we talk to Mike Allen, Director of Advocacy with homelessness and housing charity Focus Ireland and author of Ending Homelessness, about what needs to be done to solve the homelessness crisis in Ireland. Mike explains how Finland radically reduced their levels of homelessness through a housing first plan and strategy of allocating housing to those […]
Your tongue isn’t just for talking- there’s a lot of fun to be had between the sheets and between someones’ legs with your tongue! Explaining how and why are husband & wife sex educator team Lady Vee and Dee Black, who teach oral sex workshops. They join me for a fun chat about going downtown to pleasure town, from licking […]
Firstly, get well soon, Martin. I’m sorry I was so mean! We are just finished this weeks live podcast and it was packed! Caroline, Linda and I were joined by Environmental Law Officer, Attracta Uí Bhroin and Irish Examiner Journalist, Cianan Brennan to discuss the week that was. We extensively cover the revelation that the Government are set to ratify […]
In this Reboot Republic podcast we talk to award winning Guardian Columnist and friend of the pod, John Harris. We get his analysis of Brexit, Boris Johnson and where the politics of the Conservative party is heading. We also discuss the inequalities magnified by COVID and the recession, pandemics and social change, possibilities of hope, the Labour party and finally […]
Bernie Hughes speaks to us this week about her involvement in the water protests and how these were policed. We look at the class based nature of this social movement, the nature of their concerns at the Garda role and behaviour, as well as the long term consequences. Dr Laurence Cox of NUI Maynooth helps us to explore these issues, […]
We are rejoined in the Tortoise Shack by #PrisonWhistleBlower, Noel McGree, to discuss the revelations in today’s Irish Examiner that Leo Varadkar is under investigation for failing to protect a Whistleblower and for ‘leaking’ Noel’s protected disclosure. That all of this was ongoing whilst the vote of ‘No Confidence’ was taking place into the Tánaiste is explosive and calls into […]
We were delighted to be joined on the podcast by CEO of NASC Ireland, Fiona Finn. We talk about the concerning responses from Government and the Department of Housing to the Day Report into how to end the now 21 year old ‘TEMPORARY’ Direct Provision system. Fiona busts the myths and old arguments and calls on us all to let […]
We were delighted to be rejoined in the tortoise shack by Senator Lynn Boylan, to discuss the flawed Climate Action Bill and the work of the Climate Action Committee. We talk about how we arrived at the crazy situation that sees a Green Party Minister pushing a Bill that, according to his own Party, is worse than 2019 Fine Gael […]