(Note: The lads open the podcast with their thoughts on the death of Queen Elizabeth, interview starts at minute 10 approx) Eddie Kinner is a former loyalist prisoner and political activist. He was arrested and charged as a teenager in 1975 and became politically educated in Long Kesh under the guidance of Gusty Spence. He was heavily involved in the […]
Ireland plays a role across the globe in assisting other countries establish and develop working legal systems. Joining us to discuss how this works and the challenges they face is Executive Director with Irish Rule of Law International, Aonghus Kelly. We discuss the importance of a functioning legal system and how they help work in areas that have access to […]
Government has finances in Budget 2023 to really tackle cost of living crisis -but will it? This Reboot Republic podcast is part of our Budget 2023 special series (3 available now on members feed) on putting forward proposals to tackle the cost of living, energy and housing crisis. In this first episode Rory talks to Susanne Rogers, Research and Policy […]
This week it was an absolute pleasure to be joined by Right to Know’s Gavin Sheridan, PBP area rep, Darragh Adelaide, Senator Tom Clonan, Dublin Inquirer journalist, Shamim Malekmian and “Michael” McMahon 😉 We talked about Shamim’s story about the treatment of a boy by our immigration system, the recent turn of events in Ukraine, the cost of living crisis […]
In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Rob Barrett, who tells the story of how him and his wife, have been made homeless as the place they were renting is being sold. They cannot find anywhere. Rob tells their story of the housing crisis, as Rob explains, he is trying to humanise the crisis which has become dehumanised. He feels […]
It is Budget season and joining to tell us about their Pre-Budget Submission is interim CEO of Mental Health Reform, Roisin Clarke. We discuss the #CostOfWaiting campaign and the very real damage caused by not resourcing mental health services is having now and long into the future. Roisin speaks passionately about the need to assist existing services and met the […]
In Episode 4 of The Shrapnel Podcast and we are joined by Sarah Creighton, who is in her own words, an on hiatus solicitor, writer and political commentator. She has written for the Guardian, Belfast Telegraph and Slugger O’Toole. On this episode Sarah chats all things Unionism, identity, commemorations and class issues. She also talks about the cost of living […]
It was great to be rejoined for the first time in a while by Hospital Consultant, Rheumatologist and eternal optimist, Dr Laura Durcan. We talked about the current health of our hospitals, the staff shortages impacting, the NCHD’s demands for better terms and conditions and the desperate need to modernise our healthcare. Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack https://media.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/content.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/Echo_Pod_Ep_870a.mp3Podcast (echochamber): Play […]