This Reboot Republic podcast talks to Sandrine Ndahiro, a PhD student in Contemporary African Literature at the University of Limerick and co-producer of the documentary Unsilencing Black Voices which details personal stories and accounts of racism experienced by members of the black community in Ireland. Sandrine, explains that they developed the documentary as a response to the Black Lives Matter […]
Did you know that there is currently no law against stalking in Ireland? With stalking being an issue that a lot of people experience, we need to talk about this and why the law has not taken it as seriously as it should. Eve McDowell from www.stalking.ie talks to me about her terrifying experience of stalking, and why she is campaigning […]
We’ve just finished recording our 40th Live Sunday Special and it was terrific. Joining Martin and Tony were Actor, Writer and Adoption Rights Activist, Noelle Brown, Writer, Leadership Coordinator and Human Rights Activist, Emma DeSouza and Writer, Journalist and Broadcaster, Dawn Foster. Noelle talks us through the latest “update” on the Mother and Baby Homes Report and the retraumatising of […]
It was a pleasure to be joined by Human Rights Lawyer with Phoenix Law, Darragh Mackin and Sinn Féin Senator, Lynn Boylan, to discuss the re-traumatising of the victims and families of the Stardust fire. Darragh tells us about the inequality built into the States current method of access to justice and Lynn talks about the feelings of those impacted. […]
This Reboot Republic talks to Dr Clare Kelly, Associate Professor, in the School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin and member of the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (ISAG) about the Government’s latest plans to lift COVID restrictions. Asking are we about to repeat the mistakes of summer and Christmas 2020? Clare raises a number of issues of concern, such as the […]
Joining me for a live panel to discuss what sex and relationships look like in Ireland now are sex educator Grace Alice O ‘Shea, sex therapist Fidelia Idgoho, dating researcher Dr. Nicola Fox Hamilton, and LGBTQ+ activist Jay Pope. We discuss different types of relationships, sexual dysfunction, dick pics and dating apps, and so much more. Take a deep dive […]
Many of you will have heard the full (patron only) Reboot 100 podcast. It was a jam packed two and a half hours of amazing guests and insights. But, for me, this contribution from Mincéir Beoir, Activist, Educator and friend of the podcast, Anne Marie Quilligan, needed its own podcast. So here it is. You’ll hear Rory, Lynn Ruane and […]
This Reboot Republic episode of Housing Shock, which discusses the big housing issues and how to fix our broken housing system talks with Killian Woods, reporter with the Sunday Business Post. Rory and Killian discuss the problems with the reliance of Government on social housing from the private market, high vacancy and dereliction rates, questioning the David McWilliams call for […]