Today the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 seen their highest rise so far in Ireland, with 39 new cases and sadly a second person has died. While this is alarming, it is not unexpected. With a large spike in testing we will see more spikes in cases. No is not the time to panic. No is the time to […]
The WHO have no declared Covid-19 a Global Pandemic. A woman has sadly died in the east of Ireland from the disease and there are calls for governments around the world to act faster. We discuss these developments, the need for personal responsibility, public initiatives like #selfisolationhelp and how we can all step up. The audio is a bit off […]
We are in unprecedented territory as Covid-19 spreads across the globe and Italy has locked down 60 million people. In Ireland the government have announced several measures as part of their containment strategy, but we would hope they will move more quickly to the mitigation stage. Martin, just out of hospital, argues for more decisive action and for the “I’m […]
Martin, whether he likes to admit it or not, is high risk when it comes to the Covid-19 outbreak and he feels strongly that not enough focus is on the people who will be the worst impacted by the disease. Protecting consumer sentiment won’t stop the spread; not spooking the markets won’t stop people getting spooked. So I called him […]
We all love a good story and award winning director, filmmaker and sleep deprived daddy, Ross Whitaker, knows how to tell them. From the Shane Lowry doc to the Katie Taylor film and on to the upcoming Italia 90 doc – The Boys in Green – we’ve all seen and enjoyed his work. Ross came into The Tortoise Shack to […]
Workers in the hospitality sector experience bullying, verbal and physical abuse and sexual harassment at levels that should shame us all. But given that many of these workers are migrants we seem to hardly notice. Our guest in the tortoise shack is Organiser in the Hospitality & Tourism Sectors with Unite Union, Julia Marcianiak. She tells us about her journey […]
After a hundred or so podcasts as the interviewer, Rory Hearne is here as the interviewee. He is running for the Seanad as an independent candidate on the NUI panel. Rory tells us about his upbringing and how he developed his ideas around social justice through his work in community projects, activism and academia. Rory outlines how housing is central […]
In a very special podcast Chris Gray, tells us about the traumatic experience in his former role as a Facebook moderator. Chris outlines the process and how clinical the rules were and why the productivity demands left him mentally and physically drained. This is a fascinating insight into one of the biggest tech companies in the world and how they […]