848. Democracy (in)Action with Holly Cairns

Social Democrats TD, Holly Cairns, joined me to discuss the last Dáil term, the dysfunction in how the Houses operate and a deep-dive on Ireland’s ongoing failure to live up to our International obligations to people with disabilities. We also talk Climate Action and ask are we really serious about taking the steps necessary to mitigate the worst impacts of […]

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226. Child Poverty in Ireland – Why are we accepting it?

In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks about rising child poverty in Ireland with Tanya Ward, CEO of the Children’s Rights Alliance, Marian Quinn, CEO of the Childhood Development Initiative, and Zoe Obeimhen, mother of four and a campaigner for the Bridgefoot Street playground. We discuss the findings from the Child Poverty Monitor 2022, impact of poverty on children’s sense of […]

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847. Catherine Connolly – Taking Down the God of the Market

(recorded Jun 18th) Joining me to discuss the end of this Dáil term is independent TD, Catherine Connolly. We had a lot to cover from her viral comments regarding the Confidence Vote, the failure to learn from Covid, the Climate Emergency, a deep-dive into housing issues in Galway, the 3three-tier asylum system and her considered thoughts on MEP’s Mick Wallace […]

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Under the Sheets: Ep 9

Have you ever wondered what an inaitmacy coach does, or how sex scenes are filmed? We did, sp we spoke to legendary intimacy coordinator Ita O’Brien, who has worked on Conversations with Friends, It’s a Sin, and I May Destroy You. Find Ita at itaobrien.com https://media.blubrry.com/green-light-podcast/media.blubrry.com/glowwest/content.blubrry.com/glowwest/GreenLight_ep09.mp3Podcast (green_light): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:18 — 41.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | […]

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846. Johnson Was Bad, But it Could Get Worse

UK Political Commentator of the year, Guardian columnist and host of the Politics Weekly Podcast, John Harris, joined Tony to talk British politics, English nostalgia and the opportunity for a progressive coalition that will deal with the various real life crises and not engage in culture war nonsense. Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack https://media.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/content.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/echo_chamber_pod_ep_846a.mp3Podcast (echochamber): Play in new window | Download […]

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225. There’s Room For Everyone

This Reboot Republic talks to Senator Eileen Flynn about her experience as being an ‘other’ within Irish society, as Ireland’s first Traveller member of the Oireachtas, her work in the Seanad highlighting Traveller and wider inequalities and human rights, her own experience of discrimination just last week being refused entry to a premises, and the impact on mental health of […]

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