This week Tony was “hosting” and was joined by Caroline, Linda, Martin and Vicky for our usual dive into the weeks news and some stories you might have missed out on. We had a lot to cover. We discussed the Bloody Sunday Commemorations, Seamus Woulfe Watch, NPHET vs the Govt, RTE and the class based curtain twitcher’s, the ongoing Brexit […]
We got such a great response that we decided to have him back again. In this episode of Reboot Republic – Hanging with the Hearne’s, Rory and his teenage son Leo talk about the lots of lovely feedback on the first episode, and then go on to discuss how social media is affecting young people, the commercialisation of our attention […]
This Reboot Republic asks how do we achieve a quality and affordable childcare and early years education, that also provides a decent salary and conditions for workers and staff. We talk to Orla O Connor from the National Women’s Council of Ireland, Lynette Monk, educator from Kilbarrack Community Childcare, Tanya Ward, CEO of Childrens Rights Alliance, and Darragh O Connor, […]
Earlier in the week we caught up with Sinn Féin Leader, Mary Lou McDonald to talk about a tumultuous few months in Irish politics. We ask has this coalition of chaos made her a Lucky General, issues of bullying within Sinn Féin and our wider politics, the importation of US style attack ads and what an alternative government might look […]
In March of 2019, 4 hours after he was released from Garda custody for a public order offence, 20 year old Niall took his own life on the family farm. This week his mother, Johanna bravely and powerfully speaks to us about what kind of young man Niall was, the struggle they’ve had to find out from Gardaí what exactly […]
Glow West is taking part in the International Festival of Consent, and this bonus episode sees Caroline chat to consent activist Richard M. Wright. Richard looks at how can redefine consent, and redefine how we teach this topic. Richard also looks how a toxic culture and toxic masculinity hampers our understanding of consent. Follow along with the Festival on social […]
We are joined by Joan Byrne, one of the founders of the SAOL Project. Joan explains the origins and the phenomenal success of SAOL in empowering generations of women affected by substance abuse. We talk about the obstacles SAOL encountered along the way and how SAOL has always had the campaigning for women and by politically at its core. Joan […]
In this new side-series to Policed, Dr Vicky Conway will look at news and issues relating to policing, bringing expert perspectives and continuing to reflect on what this means for those who are policed. This will be available exclusively to our tortoise shack members going forward. In this episode Vicky is joined by Dr Michael Mulqueen, who is Professor of […]