We are joined in the #tortoiseshack by the chair of the Irish Congress of Trade Union’s Construction Industry Committee, Billy Wall. Billy has been working with ICTU to tackle bogus self employment. We explore the billion euro cost, the loss of workers rights and the State’s inexplicable refusal to take on what we see as rogue employers. We also delve […]
Bonus episode time! I’m joined by head of sexual empowerment at Womanizer (what a great job title!) Johanna Rief who explains why air suction vibrators are so revolutionary and a great addition to your toy collection. She also explains what to look for when choosing a sex toy, and why masturbation is so good for your health and happiness. The […]
We regularly record short podcasts for our members. This was meant to be one of them, but if you’ve seen much of the recent social media reaction to what looks a lot like a mainstream attempt to import UK Culture Wars, that specifically focus on Trans Rights, into Ireland, you’d know why we put this out everywhere. We were delighted […]
In this Reboot Republic podcast we talk about a key solution to the housing crisis – building ‘cost rental’ homes. We have a panel of experts and front line workers on to explain what exactly they are, how affordable can they be, how available financing models make a difference and why we must build and support communities and not just […]
December 1st is World Aids Day, and in honour of this I’m joined by an amazing panel of researchers and activists to discuss HIV and AIDS. Robbie Lawlor, Thomas Strong, and Elena Vaughan share their experiences of researching HIV, being HIV positive, and medication. They explain how the media frames HIV, and how stigma is more damaging than HIV nowadays. HIV is […]
We’ve just finished our weekly Live podcast with you, our members. We had a lot to cover and despite the heavy subject matter, Caroline made it fun and informative. We discussed: Image Based Sexual Abuse and the Garda Commissioner’s statement.Covid, the lifting of Level 5 and the success of lobbying. Seamus Woulfe, Helen McEntee and how these things get done. […]
It’s not easy being Green… We were just joined by Green Party TD for Dublin Central and the Party Spokesperson for Finance, Nease Hourigan. We had a lot to catch up about. We talk about her work in questioning the Government’s monitoring of social media accounts and the Well-being Index that she wants to see introduced as part of the […]
Six years on from Aras Attracta; How are we Safe Guarding Vulnerable Adults? Its almost six years since the mistreatment of residents with intellectual disabilities was revealed at the Áras Attracta facility – but what has changed for safe-guarding of vulnerable and marginalised adults? On this Reboot Republic Special episode we look at the extent of vulnerable adult abuse, the […]