We were delighted to be joined in the tortoise shack by William Cummings about the publication of the Our Voice report, That was produced by BAB’s in collaboration with ICHH. Will outlines some of its stark, but sadly unsurprising findings and talks about the solutions and rights based approach needed to address the huge deficiencies. Please have a read of […]
Friend of the pod, tortoise shack royalty and solicitor acting for Digital Rights Ireland joined us to discuss the first even Mass Action under GDPR in reaction to the revelation that 533 million Facebook users (about 1 mil in Ireland alone) have had their data placed on a file that was misused for criminal purposes. To see if you are […]
We just finished recording our Live Sunday Special. Martin and I were joined by investigative journalist with Noteworthy, Maria Delaney to discuss her recent story about the ongoing Valproate scandal. Full story HERE We were also joined by Dr Sharon Lambert, but unfortunately we had some WiFi issues! We discussed the shrinking bank market, tax haven Ireland, public servant pay […]
It was great to be rejoined in the tortoise shack by aspiring lawyer and human rights activist, Ibrahim Halawa. We just wish it was under different circumstances. Ibrahim tells us about Ayman Moussa, who was arrested in Oct 2013 and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Ibrahim describes the young bright and academically and athletically accomplished man he met […]
We were delighted to be joined in the tortoise shack by Press Secretary of the US based Debt Collective, Braxton Bevington. We discussed the origins of the movement, the current debt strike and the ambitions for the collective that go beyond their campaign to get President Joe Biden to cancel student debt. We also discuss how the debt cancellation would […]
We decided to catchup with Irish Daily Mail journalist, Craig Hughes, around the continuing scandals around vaccine queue jumping. Craig tells us where the story has gone since he revealed the misuse from the Beacon Hospital and what accountability there has or has not been. We also discuss the politician’s expenses controversy and the work of Ken Foxe in today’s […]
We just finished a terrific Live Sunday Special. This week Tony walked Martin (Echo Chamber), Vicky (Policed) and Hannah (new podcast Rewind coming soon) through some of the stories of the week. We were also joined by the powerhouse that is Emma DeSouza, to talk NI riots and the Good Friday Agreement. Then Dr Mohsin Kamal rejoined us to tell […]
We hadn’t spoken to Soc Dem’s co-leader, Catherine Murphy, in a while. So we had plenty to chat about. Catherine tells us about the new TD’s and how they have performed in this most unusual of Dáil’s. We discuss housing, COVID response, working with other parties and the chances of a Left government. We also discuss the anti-corruption bill Catherine […]