As Ireland’s contact tracing system fails and we begin a second lockdown, we speak to China Policy and Regulatory expert, Dr Paul O’Brien, who is currently completing his mandatory 14 day quarantine in Shanghai, China. Paul explains how Covid-19 has been pursued and eliminated in most of the country, how the Government react when they have an outbreak and he […]
Dr Vicky Conway of the Policed in Ireland Podcast joined Tony to cohost a podcast with Actor, Writer, Director and Activist, Noelle Brown. Born in Bessborough and denied access to the information that most of us take for granted, Noelle explains how the State put barriers in front of her at every step of her life. This is a powerful […]
You may have read the crossover investigation between Noteworthy and the Business Post on the activities of Genuity Science. Long-time listeners would remember Simon McGarr discussing them under their former name Genomics Medicine Ireland. So we were delighted to be joined by two of the journalists behind this investigation, Maria Delaney and Killian Woods, for a really informative and at […]
This week Martin, Vicky, Linda and Tony were joined by Actor, Writer, Director and Adoption Rights Activist, Noelle Brown and Writer and Broadcaster, Dawn Foster to talk about the news of the week. We go into the missed oportunity that is Budget 2021, the Brexit No Deal iceberg ahead, Covid-19 and the levels, the ‘where’s our Jacinda Ardern?’ misinterpretation and […]
The Government is about to seal the archive of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation for the next 30 years. Ireland, as a country has a poor record in handling “historic” State abuse and this action, many feel, will simply add more trauma to those already traumatised. Joining us to discuss how we got here, what the current […]
Across the world we have seen a rise in far right and fascist activity, and we’d be stupid to think that Ireland is immune to this toxic ideology. Joining us in the tortoise shack is Special Correspondent with the Irish Examiner, Mick Clifford, who wrote, it’s fair to say, a divisive article about what he witnessed at a recent far […]
The Trump Show rolls on and whether you believe that we are 3 weeks away from a U.S Presidential election or a referendum on the Donald, you can’t look away. Joining us from Minnesota is writer, journalist and friend of the pod, Séamus Malekafzali. We discuss the state of the race, the erosion of the democratic norms, Covid’s impact on […]
With the Budget imminent we were joined by former Chair of the Fiscal Advisory Council and lecturer in UCC, Seamus Coffey. We discuss the economic differences between the Global Financial Crisis and and the Covid-19. We ask is an adherence to old rules that no longer apply going to hold back Ireland’s opportunity to build back better and we discuss […]