19. Fiddlesticks

This week join us as we have our weekly girly catch up/group therapy session. We review new movie releases like the Woman King before getting into the glorification of serial killers. We share our opinions on the true crime genre and whether we’re desensitised as a society. Follow us on Instagram & TikTok @BuiltDiffPod TW: Sensitive topics, true crime Join […]

Go to Podcast

243. Back to the Famine Days: Mass Eviction in Dublin 8

In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to James O Toole, a resident of Tathony House, where over 30 apartments with up to 100 people, including families and children have been served with an eviction notice by their landlord. This is a mass eviction that has echoes of the famine evictions in Ireland. James explains the residents are terrified about where […]

Go to Podcast

915. The Eviction Ban and the Law of Unintended Consequences

They said it couldn’t be done and that is unconstitutional. And yet here we are. We talk with barrister and legal officer with Threshold, Gavin Elliott, about the eviction winter moratorium and what is good in it and what might be not so good. We look at how overcrowding is both measured and not counted and we ask if the […]

Go to Podcast

11. Danielle Roberts

This week’s guest Danielle Roberts is currently researching a PhD on barriers to political participation among women from a Protestant, unionist and loyalist background. Her work focuses on feminist activism and she is involved with Belfast Feminist Network and Reclaim the Night. Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack https://media.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/media.blubrry.com/1468254/content.blubrry.com/1468254/Shrapnel_Ep11a.mp3Podcast (shrapnel): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:58 — 34.7MB) | […]

Go to Podcast

919. No One Is Illegal

Thanks to Sam Mcilwaine, Shamim Malekmian, Harry McEvansoneys and Lynn Boylan for joining me this week to get stuck into the events of the week. We talk Homelessness now at 11k, Mother and Baby Home Redress flaws, the ECB going full Bank of England, the UVF and UDA making very worrying statements, the State failing to act on its own […]

Go to Podcast

913. The Mother and Baby Homes – Stand With Survivors

Joining us to discuss the ongoing issues people affected by the Mother and Baby Homes and the Govts redress scheme and the tracing system is Social Democrats TD, Holly Cairns. She outlines the gaps and penny-pinching structures that the current coalition are calling “the biggest redress scheme in the history of the State”. Note: It falls way short given the […]

Go to Podcast

242. Why We Run: Preparing for the Dublin City Marathon

In this Reboot Republic, Rory chats with Tony about something they both have in common, the love of getting out for a run. In advance of this weekends Dublin Marathon, they talk about their previous marathon experiences, the fun, the failure and the freedom of getting those miles in. Rory is running this year for DePaul and you can support […]

Go to Podcast

12. An Election for Christmas?

It’s been quite an eventful day and around here we are used to eventful days, but this one stood out a bit. We have had statements from every quarter, we have had recalls and deadlines. But what we don’t have is a working Executive or election date (not quite yet). We chat about the de ja vu of Northern Ireland […]

Go to Podcast