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Shrapnel Fragments – Ep.2

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In the second episode of Fragments Sam and Gareth answered some interesting questions from listeners. Topics addressed included youth subcultures in 2023 Belfast, remembering , forgetting and historical research, “peace” walls and Scottish independence. Tickets for Shrapnel Live:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shrapnel-live-in-conversation-with-paul-burgess-tickets-770601910057?aff=erelexpmlt The Disability Gree Paper Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-93824982 https://media.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/media.blubrry.com/1468254/content.blubrry.com/1468254/Shrapnel_Fragments_2a.mp3Podcast (shrapnel): Play in new window | Download […]

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329. Gaza and the Role of International Courts

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic Podcast, Rory and Tony talk to Professor Shane Darcy, Deputy Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights in the School of Law at NUI Galway. Professor Darcy provides an overview of international humanitarian law including the International Criminal Court, and how Ireland could be doing more to pressure Israel to […]

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6. ‘Even Our Dead Bodies Are Punished’ – Israel is Redefining Savagery

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In Episode 6, host Dr. Yousef Aljamal and pals Tony Groves and Helena Cobban are joined by the former deputy head of the UN human-rights agency in Palestine, Saul Takahashi and the Bethlehem Palestinian justice activist Baha Hilo. As Israel resumed its fierce bombardment of the people of Gaza and continued its campaigns of terrorizing […]

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Building a United Community – Alana Cahoon

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This week we were joined by Alana Cahoon who is the PR Officer from the Ulster Young Unionists, and ‘One Young World’ delegate. She is also an Ambassador of TBUC (Together:Building a United Community). We discussed Unionism from the upcoming generations viewpoint, not conforming to lazy stereotypes and why some leave Northern Ireland and do […]

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5. A Ceasefire vs A Humanitarian Pause

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Om International Day of Solidarity with Palestine this PalCast podcast episode discusses the two terms, and what they imply in Gaza. Humanitarian pause suggest a resumption of hostilities soon and the question of Palestine and Gaza are never humanitarian, they are political. There should a political proposal so that Gaza is not destroyed again. What […]

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1150. The Care Champions

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We were joined by two wonderful people, Margo and Majella of Care Champions, to discuss the proposed investigation into residential care settings. Care Champions are campaigning for a human rights led approach with focus on learning lessons for any future pandemics. We also talk about the difficulties for patients and families which are just as […]

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1155. The Dublin Riots and the Ordinary Decent Heroes

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We said we’d return to the horrific attack on Parnell Square that injured several people and left a 5 year old child in critical condition, and the subsequent chaotic scenes that played out in Dublin city centre. So here it is. Our podcast with the best immigration reporter in the country, the Dublin Inquirer’s Shamim […]

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