Bonus episode time! As its Halloween, let’s take a deep dive into one of the most feared and misunderstood aspects of Halloween: the witch. Far from just being a scary woman in a pointy hat, my guest Kristen J. Sollée explores what witches are really like, how sex was weaponised against them, their control over fertility, and how they really […]
This Reboot Republic Podcast brings back our mental health panel to discuss how lockdown two is impacting on people, particularly children and youth, with Mark Smyth, the President of the Psychological Society of Ireland and Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Fiona Coyle, CEO of Mental Health Reform, and Ciara O Connor Walsh, Director of Lust for Life. They make the case for […]
Did you know that Ireland has facilitated the movement of at least 3 million US Military Personnel through the airport in Shannon and that there is evidence linking at least 22 rendition flights using the same pathway? Our guest is John Lannon of the Anti-War Group, Shannon Watch, and he explains how our looking the other way facilitates the war […]
As Ireland grapples with a second lockdown and our coalition government seem to be busier infighting than fixing our collapsing Contact Tracing system, we needed some optimism. So we called our friend in Lisbon, Deputy Vice Leader of the Partido Socialista, to ask what they were doing and is there a difference in how his Left Wing Government are handling […]
It’s #intersexawarenessday and intersex people make up almost 2% of the worlds’ population. This week, intersex activist Diana James and researcher Dr. Tanya Ní Mhuirthile are here to explain what its like to be intersex, as an identity but also when it comes to accessing health care or the legal system. This is a hard listen with some mention of […]
This week Linda Hayden of the PAC Woman Podcast took the helm and led Martin, Vicky, and roving reporter Caroline through some of the news of the week. Caroline was live outside the Diggers to show everybody our Hero of the week Tony Groves, as he finished the Dublin City Marathon and so completed #Run2020 with two months to spare. […]
It has been a tumultuous week that has seen Ireland’s legacy of Institutional Abuse come to the fore in both the public and political realm. On this crossover podcast, Dr Vicky Conway and Tony are joined by Senator Alice-Mary Higgins and Solicitor Simon McGarr to try and make sense of it all. The panel look at the legal, ethical and […]
In this Reboot Republic Podcast we talk to Prof Cliona Ni Chealaigh, Clinical lead Inclusion Health Service, Eileen Sweeney, Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Anthony O Connor, Consultant Tallaght Hospital, and Sinead McGarry, Social Worker. They explain how our hospitals and mental health system is coping with the impact of COVID and lockdowns, the reality facing patients in our mental health services, […]