
Tortoise Shack Live – 30th Episode
In our 30th Live Sunday Special, Linda walked Martin, Vicky, James and Tony through the stories of the week and some things that slipped under
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In our 30th Live Sunday Special, Linda walked Martin, Vicky, James and Tony through the stories of the week and some things that slipped under
It was a pleasure to be joined by Breda O’Donoghue from the Travellers Visibility Group, based in Cork and Unite Trade Unionist, Brendan Ogle on
We just finished recording a short podcast with Siobhan, who is a survivor of the Mother and Baby Homes and one of the 549 people
It was great to catch up with Prof Joe Haslam in Madrid to discuss the recent elections in Catalonia, what that means for the Independence
This week Tony led Linda, Martin and Caroline along with our special guests, Julien Mercille of ISAG, UCC’s Aman De Sondy and tortoise shack world
We thought we’d do a short reaction podcast about the clumsy announcement of a further 9 weeks in Level 5. But as a daddy of
When we heard the Govt say that they’re going to delay reforming the insurance sector as it would hamper Ireland’s attractiveness to international insurers, we
It was great to be joined in the tortoise shack by Fianna Fáil Cllr for Longford, Uruemu Adejinmi. We talked about her journey into politics
We just finished recording a packed Live Pod. Vicky took the lead and walked Martin, Tony, Linda and for his Sunday debut James Leonard of
It was a pleasure to spend an hour talking to actor and activist, Liam Cunningham, about everything from a brilliant documentary – Collective – to
At 12 we recorded a Live Tortoise Shack Sunday Special and it was one of my favourites. Caroline walked Vicky, Martin, Linda, me and Jules
We were delighted to host a live CETA Digital March meeting in front of a terrific and engaged online audience. While I wasn’t sure it
We just caught up with friend of the pod and Vice-Deputy of the Partido Socialista in Portugal, Joao Pina, to see how things are in
It was a pleasure to be joined in The Tortoise Shack by comedian, actor and writer, Tadhg Hickey. We delve into everything, as Tadhg talks
We were joined in the tortoise shack by Independent Senator, Alice-Mary Higgins and I don’t think you’ll get a more comprehensive explanation of the issues
We were delighted to joined by Specialist in Public Health, Dr Marie Casey. She talks us through the last 10 months and points out that
This week Linda Hayden of the PAC Woman Podcast, walked Martin, Vicky and Tony through a jam packed Tortoise Shack Live Podcast. We covered amongst
Good News Klaxon! There’s a lot of doom and gloom these days, so when we heard that Ben Akhile’s deportation order had been revoked (see
It was a pleasure to be joined in The Tortoise Shack by Geneticist and member of the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group, Aoife McLysaght. We talked
We were delighted to be joined for this short podcast by one of the really good guys, Graham Clifford, about his idea to turn the
Our guest in the tortoise shack is Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle. Thomas tells us about his Bill to implement the UN International Convenant
We just finished another Sunday Special and this week we were joined by friend of the shack, Saoirse McHugh. We talked Leo the Leak, the
We were delighted to be re-joined in the tortoise shack by DCU Professor Anthony Staines, for a short podcast to discuss all things Covid and
We were delighted to be joined by Claire Twomey of covidcasesireland.ie on the impact the Covid virus is having on thousands of people way after
It was a pleasure to be joined in The Tortoise Shack by Colm Byrne, Director of Development with seebeyondborders.org. Colm is living in Cambodia since
In this special episode we brought together experts, academics, activists and investigative journalists, to share their knowledge of the social history, the legal requirements, the
It was a pleasure to be joined by Independent TD for Galway, Catherine Connolly on the whitewash that is the Mother and Baby Home Report.
It was a pleasure to be joined in the tortoise shack by Neuroscientist and member of ISAG, Tomás Ryan about the current Covid situation, the
In this podcast is with Bernadette D’Arcy, the partner of Benjamin Akhile, who after almost 15 years in our immigration system is scheduled to be
We’ve just finished recording a short podcast with Solicitor and friend of the pod, Simon McGarr on what is, sadly, another Government created problem for
It was a pleasure to be joined for what was his first ever podcast appearance by Adam Mohamed, to talk about his spoken word piece,
A few minutes into what was scheduled to be a Tortoise Shack Patron Only podcast I got a message from Tortoise Shack regular Seamus Malekafzali,
As part of Nollaig Na mBan, Dr Vicky Conway of Policed hosted a special Live Online Podcast with a great panel and a super engaged
As we are all back watching Covid-19 graphs and numbers, we decided it’d be best to talk to someone who can actually make sense of
It was a pleasure to be joined by Assoc Professor in UCD and member of the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group, Julien Mercille, to discuss the
In the second interview that we’ve conducted as part of our coverage of Peter McGuire’s excellent 2 part series ‘Speak or Survive’,(do read the both
In September 2020, Noteworthy published two award winning articles by journalist Peter McGuire on how victims of sexual violence are still fighting roadblocks to justice
Martin still isn’t great. But he wasn’t going to miss chatting with one of our favourite people, Professor Emeritus of Economics, P.J Drudy. P.J was
In this, the last live Sunday Special of 2020, Dr Vicky Conway of Policed took the lead and asked Linda Hayden of PAC Woman, Dr
Martin is still unwell, so I was on my own for this podcast. But don’t let that put you off! I was delighted to be
It has been a tumultuous few days for the Green Party. CETA (Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement) has caused a rift and with the party leadership
Firstly, get well soon, Martin. I’m sorry I was so mean! We are just finished this weeks live podcast and it was packed! Caroline, Linda
We are rejoined in the Tortoise Shack by #PrisonWhistleBlower, Noel McGree, to discuss the revelations in today’s Irish Examiner that Leo Varadkar is under investigation
We were delighted to be joined on the podcast by CEO of NASC Ireland, Fiona Finn. We talk about the concerning responses from Government and
We were delighted to be rejoined in the tortoise shack by Senator Lynn Boylan, to discuss the flawed Climate Action Bill and the work of
Sunday afternoon means Sunday Special and lots of laughs. This week Linda took the reins and was joined by returning champion, Aoife Martin, journalist Jack
Recently we spoke with journalist, Hana Salah in Gaza, Palestine. Yes, that’s the Call to Prayer you can hear at the very start. We discussed
We are joined in the #tortoiseshack by the chair of the Irish Congress of Trade Union’s Construction Industry Committee, Billy Wall. Billy has been working
We regularly record short podcasts for our members. This was meant to be one of them, but if you’ve seen much of the recent social
We’ve just finished our weekly Live podcast with you, our members. We had a lot to cover and despite the heavy subject matter, Caroline made
It’s not easy being Green… We were just joined by Green Party TD for Dublin Central and the Party Spokesperson for Finance, Nease Hourigan. We
A Patreon members have heard this already, but in what was his first interview since the article in Villag magazine was published, Medical Professional and
We were delighted to catch up with writer and journalist with The Intercept, Jon Schwarz, to talk about life in the US post Presidential election.
Earlier in the week we caught up with Sinn Féin Leader, Mary Lou McDonald to talk about a tumultuous few months in Irish politics. We
We are joined by Joan Byrne, one of the founders of the SAOL Project. Joan explains the origins and the phenomenal success of SAOL in
Earlier Martin took the lead as we recorded the Tortoise Shack Sunday Special along with an audience of our supporters, and it was PACKED. Joining
We do regular short Tortoise Shack member only podcasts that are (whisper it) behind the paywall. But today’s was a bit different. We discussed the
Our guest is retired (more on that on the podcast) Prison Officer, Noel McGree, who refused to turn a blind eye to the corruption he
We just finished recording with our friend in Minnesota, Affairs Editor and journalist, Séamus Malekafzali. We discussed what the almost global sense of relief, the
This week Dr Vicky Conway took the lead and brought Martin, Linda and Tony through the stories of the week. We were joined by Special
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