It was a great pleasure to be joined in the tortoise shack by NI’s Commissioner for Children, Koulla Yiasouma. We discuss the recent riots in NI and the issues that have led to many young people participating in them. Koulla explains the inter-generational traumas many young people are exposed to and how they are coerced into acts of violence and […]
It was a pleasure to catch up with our friend in Gaza, journalist, Hana Salah. We discuss the latest situation with COVID, the crippled economy, the abhorrence of vaccine apartheid and Hana talks passionately about the collective punishment experienced by her and her fellow citizens. We were also joined by writer, actor and comedian, Tadgh Hickey, who is raising money […]
It was a pleasure to speak again with Caroline Othim who is the Campaigns and Policy Coordinator, Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya, with the Nobel Peace prize nominated Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ). Caroline fills us in on happenings within the movement for Global Tax Justice, the pressure on the UN to step in and the ways countries like […]
A couple of weeks ago Scottish comedian, actor and writer, Eleanor Morton, posted a hilarious and all too real parody sketch of a female podcast producer. So we knew we had to get her on the podcast. We talk about the rise of online sketches, where they fit in mainstream entertainment, her creative process and a lot, lot more. I […]
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 […]