You might’ve heard us mention the Dublin Inquirer story about the problems with the ‘for profit’ emergency accommodation? We called Green Party Cllr Janet Horner about the issues in that story and a whole lot more. We discuss the tragedy unfolding in plain sight, the lucrative business that has becoming warehousing homeless people and the risks our “homeless services” are […]
This week Caroline, Linda and Vicky hosted a phenomenal Live Podcast with an incredible panel that included our newest Tortoise Shack family member, Joella Dhlamini, Senator Eileen Flynn, Activist Adeline Berry, ConverSayTrans Co-host (and Tortoise Shack Royalty) Alexandra Hall, the wonderful Joy Tendai Kangere, Longford Cllr Uruemu Adejinmi and journalist and broadcaster, Dawn Foster. We discussed intersectionality, proper allyship, how […]
We are joined in the #TortoiseShack by People Before Profit TD, Paul Murphy. We discuss Paul’s move with ‘Rise’ to PBP and how ‘Rise’ remains a movement of ideas. We also chat about the left, the far left and the rhetoric in recent days. Paul explains how there is a gap for an eco-socialist party on the left and how […]
As you may have seen Green Party TD Patrick Costello has launched a High Court Challenge to the planned ratification of CETA. So of course we gave him a call. Patrick tells us why he believes the idea of giving powers to the Investor Dispute Courts may usurp the independence of our judiciary in the Constitution and why he feels […]
A Tortoise Shack supporter asked recently about Housing Prof Lorcan Sirr. So we called him up. Lorcan talks to us about the push by Developers and their acolytes for high-rise apartments and totally debunks the line that Ireland is way out of line with other European State. Example: EU Apartment Stock in Urban Areas is 40%, Dublin is 35.8%. Hardly […]
In our 30th Live Sunday Special, Linda walked Martin, Vicky, James and Tony through the stories of the week and some things that slipped under the radar. We were joined by Eoin and Nita from Abolish Direct Provision and Dublin Lord Mayor, Hazel Chu (with a brief appearance by Mini-Mayor) to discuss the violent protests on the streets of Dublin, […]
It was a pleasure to be joined by Breda O’Donoghue from the Travellers Visibility Group, based in Cork and Unite Trade Unionist, Brendan Ogle on the new report: Hungry Bellies Are Not Equal To Full Bellies, which is a response to an article by Pat Leahy “Ireland is becoming more unequal? Wrong” Irish Times Dec 5th 2020. Breda explains how […]
It was great to catch up with tortoise shack regular, Solicitor, Fred Logue. We discuss a very significant judgement from the High Court on Wind Farms. Fred outlines how this was won and on what grounds. He also outlines the big battles ahead on Strategic Housing Development legislation. This is a real eye opener! Don’t miss it. Here’s the info […]