This Reboot Republic discusses the recent proposal to hold a Referendum to insert a Right to Housing into the Irish Constitution. This is an issue that is close to Rory’s heart and something he has campaigned on for a number of years. He is joined in the podcast by fellow members of the Home for Good coalition, Wayne Stanley from […]
In this podcast Rory does something brave and new – he talks to his son, Leo. Father and son sit down to discuss the big issues, little issues and everything in between. They talk about the US elections, their relationship, surviving lockdown, housing and homelessness, climate change and how young people feel about the future. Time to pass the torch, […]
An audience of tortoise shack members recently joined us for a Live Podcast on the Irish Housing System and the changes that can be made to deliver affordable and secure housing for all income demographics. Our panel was made up of UCD’s Asst Professor, Orla Hegarty, Architect, Mel Reynolds and CEO of the Ó Cualann Cohousing Alliance, Hugh Brennan. We […]
In November 1918, just two weeks after Poland regained independence, Polish women were granted the right to vote. Our guest is Krakow based Photojournalist, Artur Widak, and he told us that fact proudly as he was putting into context the huge protests taking place across Poland against the constitutional courts ruling of Oct 22nd, that aim to restrict abortion services. […]
Joining Caroline this week is Dr. Yoni Alkan, a certified cuddle party facilitator and sex educator. He explains why cuddling and touch is so important, and outlines the essential differences between platonic touch and sexual touch. Yoni explores the power of hugs and how we can learn to get to know ourselves through touch and finding compassionate spaces. Initmacy with […]
What a week. This week Caroline West of Glow West took the lead and led Linda, Martin and Tony through some of the stories of the week and on into others that flew a little under the radar. We were Joined by Jacob Woolf to discuss Jeremy Corbyn and antisemitism and Saoirse McHugh to discuss the Village Magazine story about […]
In this Reboot Republic Podcast we return to the education panel that had a huge responce in August, to look at how the education system is coping during the COVID19 pandemic, at primary, secondary, and third level. We are joined by Professor Linda Connolly, Director of Maynooth University Social Science Institute, Ciara Reilly, lecturer in Education ICT at the Marino […]
We covered the Forestry Bill quite a bit on The Tortoise Shack. So when investigative reporter, Niall Sargent, produced two excellent pieces into our forestry system, we had to get him back on. The numbers in the current Plantation Model aren’t good and Niall talks us through a myriad of complexities that have, in one contributors opinion, led to ‘a […]