779. Latest from Ukraine with Lesia Vasylenko

Earlier today Volodymr Zelenskiy addressed the Oireachtas and pleaded for EU States to do more. Joining me to discuss what that ‘more’ means is Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko. Lesia, as a native of Kyiv, talks passionately about the heartbreaking details emerging from the towns and suburbs like Bucha and Iprin that she knows so well. Her anger and hurt is […]

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761. No Going Back – Live at the Sugar Club

This is my conversation with Dr Austin O’Carroll from the Tortoise Shack Live in March. We talk about how things that were supposed to be impossible just got done during the dark days of the pandemic and how the State now want us to forget that. Austin talks about who teaching people in a Trauma Informed way can change and […]

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771. The Antarctic for the Holidays?

The news that both Antarctica and the Arctic are currently experiencing heatwaves was a reminder that the climate crisis pays no attention to the news cycle. Rejoining us on the podcast is climate activist, journalist, commentator and no friend of lobbyists, John Gibbons. We discuss what is happening and what it means for energy and food security. We look at […]

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And Now For The Bad News

It was a pleasure to be joined by Dublin Inquirer reporter Shamim Malekmian, Independent NI Candidate, Emma DeSouza and Lefty Unionist Sam Mcilwaine to talk about some of the stories of the week. We discuss the differences in treatment for immigrants, the Repeal Review and the US reproductive healthcare regression, the escalations in Northern Ireland in this election season, Labour […]

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774. The Repeal Review – Safe Access Zones

Events across the world, like SB8 in Texas, have shown that the conservative pushback against reproductive healthcare is always an ongoing battle. Joining me to discuss the upcoming Repeal Review are Co-Convener of Together for Safety, Yvie Murphy, Psychotherapist, Karen Sugrue and Constitutional Law expert, Dr Jennifer Kavanagh. We discuss Safe Access Zones, the Right to Protest, the issues that […]

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773. Latest from Kyiv with Lesia Vasylenko

Earlier this morning I spoke with Ukrainian MP, Lesia Vasylenko, who has recently returned to Kyiv. She describes the relative calm in parts of the city and what those who remain are bracing themselves for. She talks about the need for “boots on the ground” perhaps in the form of an International Peace Keeper force that will keep Green Corridors […]

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772. Special Report from the Polish-Ukraine Border

Integration Manager with the Irish Immigrant Council, Teresa Buczkowska, is on a trip to the Polish/Ukraine border to assess the situation and she joined me to discuss what she has seen over the last 4 days and the challenges facing the EU and Ireland. This is an emotional listen and I’m very grateful to Teresa for her time. To support […]

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