Economics is often called the dismal science. But our guest, Senior Economist at the Nevin Economic Research Institute, Tom McDonnell, is anything but. He gives us a lesson in economics for dummies (Groves) and outlines a way of building an economy that is both sustainable and inclusive. Turns out, the purpose of the economy is to serve society and not […]
Whether it’s the Trolley Count or the inhumane number of people on hospital waiting lists, our Health Service is not all that it could be. Our guest, Health Policy Analyst, Dr Sara Burke, was one of the architects of a road map to a Universal Healthcare System – Sláintecare – that garnered cross party support. She tells us where we […]
On Wednesday, the Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy, in an ill judged interview on RTE Drivetime, attacked Focus Ireland for ‘misinterpreting’ his own report. The truth is they hadn’t, not at all. We were delighted to sit down with Director of Advocacy for Focus Ireland, Mike Allen to discuss the housing crisis and how the “Focus Ireland Amendment”, an anti-homelessness […]
The State are currently paying €365,000 to Private Developers for “Social Housing”. Our guest, Hugh Brennan, Co-Founder & CEO at O Cualann Cohousing Alliance CLG, can and has built top quality homes for half this price. He explains how the Co-Op Model aims to build communities and not just concrete jungles. This is a fascinating insight into what drives a person […]
It’s not everyday the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Housing, Leilani Farha, is in Dublin. So naturally we were delighted to sit down and get her views on the Irish Housing and Homelessness Crisis and its potential solutions. In her role, Leilani focuses economic inequality and she explains to the podcast why adequate housing is the doorway to human dignity. This […]
A lost child is every parents worst nightmare, yet everyday in Ireland we lose 1 in 7 children to poverty and neglect. June Tinsley, Head of Advocacy of Barnardos, explains to us the steps that our government can take to stop this and how spending only €250m will increase social and economic outcomes by a multiple of that amount. This […]
Why do we always hear the argument that we need to be more like the Nordic Countries? Well probably because they match the direction of their economies to meet the needs of their societies. So we are delighted to be joined by two towers of Irish Sociology and Political thinking, Dr Mary Murphy and Prof. Sean Ó Riain, to discuss […]
We Repealed the 8th. But it’s good to remember how we got here and so we were absolutely thrilled to be joined by Independent Senator, activist and advocate for social and economic equality Alice Mary Higgins, who explodes the myths and misinformation around the referendum and explains why it was critical to us all, men and women, that we came […]