I watched the wonderful new film North Circular and was left with the sense that we’ve never had such a love letter written to the

Last week the UK’s Supreme Court dealt a blow to those who are seeking Scottish independence. Our guest today, Prof Richard Murphy, outlines the judgement

(Recorded 23rd Nov)What would you do if we told you that the four Local Authorities in Dublin built 0 new homes in the first six

It was a pleasure to be joined by Dublin Inquirer journalist, Shamim Malekmian, Mr. Election Projections, Harry McEvansoneya and United Against Racism’s Memet Uludag to

Listeners will have seen the recent “anti-asylum seeker” protests in East Wall. But you might not have gotten the full picture on what is really

Listeners will be aware of the amount of coverage we’ve given to CETA, and the ISDS (investor courts) that it signs us up for over

It was a pleasure to be rejoined on the tortoise shack for the first time in a few years by activist and human rights campaigner,

Lobbying is part and parcel of our democratic process. But how transparent is it? Who is carrying it out? How is it regulated? Is there

You may have seen a video I posted on twitter where economist, David McWilliams, said that Ireland doesn’t need an NHS as our two-tier system

(This is one those regular patron exclusive podcasts we do, but our members asked us to put out on general release) Martin was just about

Central Banks across the globe have looked into their toolboxes and seen they’ve only got hammers. Unfortunately that means you and I are all seen

This week we read, with some dismay, a factually inaccurate and legally dubious article about the plight of refugees in Ireland and the State’s response.

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.

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

The trolly crisis is out of control and while Covid might not be getting the headlines it once was, it is still dangerous enough that

It was a pleasure to be joined by Emma DeSouza and Roman and Eoin of the ditch to discuss the week that was and what

We love our pets. So why don’t we have laws (not guidelines) that look after them? Joining me on the tortoise shack is Sinn Féin

As the UK does more U-turns than a James Bond car chase and Lizz Truss is given the title PINO, Prime minister In Name Only,

Crime Correspondent with the Irish Daily Star, Michael O’Toole has written his first fictional novel, Black Light. So of course we had to have a

This was a brilliant tortoise shack Sunday show! Thanks to Shrapnel co-host, Sam McIlwaine, Legal Eagle, Seana Grant and Irish man in Finland, Dan Nikstrom

The government have launched their long-awaited online service to assist people affected by the Mother and Baby Homes to find out their personal details. Joining

The Government announced their plans for a flexible retirement age and for years now we’ve read or heard about the tick, tick, ticking of a

Paywall Lifted! As the UK Government announce a U-Turn and an additional £18bn in cuts, we are rejoined by listeners favourite, Professor Richard Murphy to

It was a pleasure to be joined by WTS Podcast Co-host, Graham Merro Merrigan, Latinist Academic, Siobhán McElduff, Sunday Times journalist, Aoife Moore and Mr

Constantin Gurdgiev returned for what was one of the broadest, but most informative podcasts we’ve ever done. We discuss events politically and economically in his

This week we were joined by PBP TD, Paul Murphy, Barrister, Seána Grant and Fingal Cllr, Daniel Whooley, for what was a very eye-opening Live

While Russian President, Vladimir Putin, announced a partial mobilisation of the Russian army, the Ukrainian Parliament was getting on with their work. Rejoining me from

This week we were joined by writer and activist, Emma DeSouza, Stockholm-based journalist, Philip O’Connor and editor at noteworthy.ie, Maria Delaney. We discuss the ugly

Listeners loved the last podcast with Economic Justice campaigner, Accounting Professor and Co-founder of the Green New Deal, Richard Murphy, so he’s back now to

Rejoining me on the podcast is Gaza-based journalist, Issam Adwan, to discuss what happened when he recently applied to the Israeli system to visit Palestinian

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

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

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

This week Mr Election Projections, Harry McEvansoneya, Social Justice Ireland Economic Analyst, Colette Bennett and Sinn Féin Senator, Lynn Boylan joined us to talk all

When news broke in the Irish Examiner that the promised independent review of testimony given by mother and baby home survivors had been ditched by

This packed Tortoise Shack Live Show featured a fantastic panel of Dublin Inquirer journalist, Shamim Malekmian, Shrapnel co-host, Sam Mcilwaine, Dr Arsalan Shahid and Threshold’s

It was a treat to be joined by the comedic duo and online sketch wizards behind @Expolding_Heads, Anthony Richardson and Mark Davison. They discuss how

Joining us to discuss the recent climatecampireland.ie and their message of Frack Off to LNG are Founder and Director of frackaction.com, Julia Walsh, Educator and

This was a jam packed live Sunday Special. Joining us and an audience of our members were Irish Examiner journalist, Cianan Brennan, the duo behind

It’s always a pleasure to be joined by US Based, Russian-Irish Economist, Constantin Gurdgiev, even if the topics tend to be a bit bleak. We

Joining us to discuss journalism outside the mainstream are Co-Founders of ontheditch.com, Eoghan McNeill and Roman Shortall. We discuss their beginnings, their links with Web

The World Health Organisation has called Monkeypox a ‘global health emergency.’ Yet, as our guests, Dr Ciara Conlon and Robbie Lawlor, both of Access to

There’s been a lot of infighting within the 3 Government parties around climate action and targets. But what about the main party of opposition? Joining

It was a pleasure to be joined by Economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting Practice, Sheffield University. Chartered accountant. Political economist. Co-founder, the Green New

Tensions in Gaza are rising as another Islamic Jihad leader has been killed and with the death toll now over 30, there are fears that

A few minutes ago Gaza-based Activist, Researcher and Journalist, Issam Adwan, joined me to discuss the events of yesterday that led to the killings of

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