Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Dr Hashil Al-Saadi is a language lecturer, researcher and research trainer at Centre for Preparatory Studies at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) who is currently teaching students online in Gaza. He joins us to explain the process, the bravery and dedication of his students and his hope that this work helps Gazans to maintain some sense […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This week my guest is Myles Gaffney a Grammy nominated singer songwriter from Corks Northside. Myles is a natural storyteller so turn in tune in and drop out😝 Note: no mushy peas, Tanora or Apple iPhones were hurt in the making of this podcast. Support Dignity for Palestine in Gaza here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-your-124980167 https://media.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/media.blubrry.com/3816464/content.blubrry.com/3816464/sparks_will_fly_ep15.mp3Podcast (tortoiseshack-ie-sparks_will_fly): Play in […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Sinn Féin MEP, Lynn Boylan, has had a turbulent return to the European Parliament and that’s a good thing given the current state of things at the heart of the EU. She joined us in the tortoise shack to talk about her recent experiences and the challenge of slowing the pace of attacks on climate […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack What would you do if your country was invaded? Well our guest today, Oleksandr Khomiak, out of a sense of duty to his people made the decision to leave his career as an international corporate lawyer and become a military drone manufacturer. As you’ll hear from him, that decision wasn’t easy, but he felt he […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this episode Sparky catches up with his neighbour comedian, podcaster, troublemaker and gem of a pal, Eric Lalor. They chat everything from him being scouted for Man Utd, to how he hit the ground running with his comedy and acting career. Yup! https://media.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/media.blubrry.com/3816464/content.blubrry.com/3816464/sparks_will_fly_ep14.mp3Podcast (tortoiseshack-ie-sparks_will_fly): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:19:25 — 104.8MB) […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Editors Note: Samah went to great lengths to record this PalCast and as a result the audio is variable, but it is a must listen Samah Zaqout is a Palestinian graduate of English Literature, who’s studying was ended by the brutal Israeli military ‘campaign’ in Gaza. She endured displacement, starvation and loss for 15 months. […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory sits down with Exec Dir at Progress Ireland to discuss the (newish) think tanks goals and values, Seán’s view that growth is essential and the reaction to their suggestion that small homes should be added to back gardens in an attempt to alleviate some of the housing supply shortage. The […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It’s over 11 days since it was reported that nearly 80 percent of hip operations at a Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) hospital were unnecessary, thanks to a leaked expert report obtained by The Ditch. Since then several members of the Dáil have called for the report to be published and yet outside of RTE publishing […]