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

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

In the week that Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, told a version of #LeoTheLeak events that not even his supporters believe to

An audience of tortoise shack members recently joined us for a Live Podcast on the Irish Housing System and the changes that can be made

In November 1918, just two weeks after Poland regained independence, Polish women were granted the right to vote. Our guest is Krakow based Photojournalist, Artur

What a week. This week Caroline West of Glow West took the lead and led Linda, Martin and Tony through some of the stories of

We covered the Forestry Bill quite a bit on The Tortoise Shack. So when investigative reporter, Niall Sargent, produced two excellent pieces into our forestry

This Reboot Republic Podcast brings back our mental health panel to discuss how lockdown two is impacting on people, particularly children and youth, with Mark

Did you know that Ireland has facilitated the movement of at least 3 million US Military Personnel through the airport in Shannon and that there

As Ireland grapples with a second lockdown and our coalition government seem to be busier infighting than fixing our collapsing Contact Tracing system, we needed

This week Linda Hayden of the PAC Woman Podcast took the helm and led Martin, Vicky, and roving reporter Caroline through some of the news

It has been a tumultuous week that has seen Ireland’s legacy of Institutional Abuse come to the fore in both the public and political realm.

As Ireland’s contact tracing system fails and we begin a second lockdown, we speak to China Policy and Regulatory expert, Dr Paul O’Brien, who is

Dr Vicky Conway of the Policed in Ireland Podcast joined Tony to cohost a podcast with Actor, Writer, Director and Activist, Noelle Brown. Born in

You may have read the crossover investigation between Noteworthy and the Business Post on the activities of Genuity Science. Long-time listeners would remember Simon McGarr

This week Martin, Vicky, Linda and Tony were joined by Actor, Writer, Director and Adoption Rights Activist, Noelle Brown and Writer and Broadcaster, Dawn Foster

The Government is about to seal the archive of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation for the next 30 years. Ireland, as a

Across the world we have seen a rise in far right and fascist activity, and we’d be stupid to think that Ireland is immune to

The Trump Show rolls on and whether you believe that we are 3 weeks away from a U.S Presidential election or a referendum on the

With the Budget imminent we were joined by former Chair of the Fiscal Advisory Council and lecturer in UCC, Seamus Coffey. We discuss the economic

This week Tony, Linda, Martin and Caroline talked about the upcoming #Budget2021 and why our Dept of Finance is trapped in a 1920’s mindset, how

This is the shortened version of a podcast we recorded for patrons only earlier today. It was a pleasure to be joined again by Professor

No matter what way you look at it, the class of 2020 got a raw deal. To discuss this and a lot more we are

This week Linda Hayden of the PAC Woman Podcast took the helm and led Martin, Vicky, Caroline and myself through some of the news of

As the Government looks to send the Dying with Dignity Bill away for 12 months via review, we are left asking are the politicians who

Slaintecare is the plan or is it? We are joined by People Before Profit representative for Dublin North West, Conor Reddy, to discuss their plan

This week Dr Vicky Conway of the Policed in Ireland Podcast takes the reins and leads Linda, Caroline, Martin and Tony through the stories of

We often hear terms like #JustTransition and #GreenNewDeal. But what do they actually mean and how can they be implemented? Our guest is the wonderful

We keep hearing about the need to move away from the economic model that has brought us boom and bust and exposed us to an

We are joined in the #TortoiseShack by Amy Hourigan, who is one of the workers who are known as ‘The Debenhams Workers’. Amy talks us

In this Sunday Special we get a bit heavy. Caroline, Vicky, Martin, Linda and Tony are joined by Trans Activist, Aoife Martin, to talk about

When we try to talk about Class we don’t often do a great job of defining what we mean. But our guest, Irish Human Rights

We were delighted to be joined on the podcast by activist, campaigner and good friend of The Tortoise Shack, Izzy Kamikaze, to discuss the events

On Friday evening we were live on zoom with an audience of tortoise shack members and the always terrific writer, columnist, broadcaster and friend of

These Live Pods are so much fun. This week we covered the latest political opinion poll, the McGregor arrest, gender reveal parties, sex work submissions

Journalism matters, but with an income model under stress and other “sources” available freely on our phones, how do we make it viable? We are

The Tortoise Shack advocates strongly for the Right to Housing and for a referendum, if necessary, to help achieve it. But there is another school

The Tortoise Shack Live is back and this week Caroline, Martin, Linda and Vicky were joined by Anne Marie Quilligan, Conner Habib and Simon McGarr

The Irish Constitution states that “the State recognises the Family as the natural primary and fundamental unit group of society.” So why are we denying

As the dust started to settle on #GolfGate and some commentators compared justified public opprobrium to racially motivated attacks, we asked what the Hell is

Historian and philosopher of Psychology Ciarán McMahon joins us to discuss all things social media, what is it, what do we expect of it, what

Writer, Comedian and Broadcaster, Colm O’Regan joined us to talk about twitter brevity, Irish Mammies, the reality for the Arts and his new book, Ann

Dr Sharon Lambert is a Lecturer in Applied Psychology in UCC, and so much more. Dr Lambert joined us in the tortoise shack to explain

It is the story of the year and in 2020, that’s really saying something. Rejoining us on the podcast is one half of the team

As part of our coverage of the second wave and it’s impact on the health of the Health Service we were joined by Professor of

Only a few weeks ago Environmental Law Officer with the Irish Environmental Network, Attracta Uí Bhroin came on the tortoise shack and warned us that

With a second wave now around us and some very mixed messages from our government, we decided to look at the health of the health

As we near the time for schools to start reopening with what seems to be a ‘let’s hope for the best’ strategy, we decided to

August and the Dáil recess is usually a quiet time in the news. But Covid changed everything. So we got the growing Tortoise Shack family

We are joined by UCC Professor of Chemistry, John Wenger, who specialises in atmospheric chemistry, air quality and climate change. Prof Wenger and 200 of

Lebanon was already on its knees before a massive explosion ripped devastatingly through the old city of Beirut. We were delighted to be joined by