Ep.9 Tortoise Shack #SundaySpecial

This week Tony, Linda, Martin and Caroline talked about the upcoming #Budget2021 and why our Dept of Finance is trapped in a 1920’s mindset, how the laws around Sex Work continue to make things unsafe for the workers themselves and the 5yr anniversary of the Carrickmines Fire tragedy. We were also joined by UCD’s Orla Hegarty to talk Covid-19’s airborne […]

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Ep.371 – The Covid Debate with Prof Anthony Staines

This is the shortened version of a podcast we recorded for patrons only earlier today. It was a pleasure to be joined again by Professor Anthony Staines, post his Flu Vaccine jab, to talk about the current Living with Covid strategy, what the next 12mths might look like under this policy and the debate we aren’t having about changing course. […]

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Ep.369 Covid and College with Lorna Fitzpatrick

No matter what way you look at it, the class of 2020 got a raw deal. To discuss this and a lot more we are joined by the President of the Union of Students in Ireland, Lorna Fitzpatrick. We ask what the college experience looks like in a Covid-19 world. Lorna outlines the challenges facing both students and faculty as […]

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Tortoise Shack #SundaySpecial 8

This week Linda Hayden of the PAC Woman Podcast took the helm and led Martin, Vicky, Caroline and myself through some of the news of the week. We were joined by 2 Special Guests, journalist with the Irish Examiner, Aofie Moore and freelance journalist, Peter McGuire. We talk #GolfGate, #SpeakorSurvive, the Covid-19 second wave and the need for an All […]

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Ep.363 Dying with Dignity with Evie Nevin

As the Government looks to send the Dying with Dignity Bill away for 12 months via review, we are left asking are the politicians who govern us, once more, way behind the electorate? Joining us to talk about the Bill, her own rare chronic pain condition, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and how this impacts her quality of life now and into the […]

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Ep.360 An NHS for All Ireland with Conor Reddy

Slaintecare is the plan or is it? We are joined by People Before Profit representative for Dublin North West, Conor Reddy, to discuss their plan for an NHS style health system for the entire island of Ireland. We also talk about how politics and activism has changed during the pandemic and then Conor and Martin debate with Tony on the […]

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Tortoise Shack #SundaySpecial with Hazel Chu and Joe Haslam

This week Dr Vicky Conway of the Policed in Ireland Podcast takes the reins and leads Linda, Caroline, Martin and Tony through the stories of the week, the culture corner and one story that definitely flew under the radar. Our special guests this week were the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Hazel Chu, who talked about the Just Transition Greens, her […]

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Ep.357 A Just Transition with Sinéad Mercier

We often hear terms like #JustTransition and #GreenNewDeal. But what do they actually mean and how can they be implemented? Our guest is the wonderful Sinéad Mercier, consultant on climate change law and Just Transition Policy. Sinéad talks us through what is happening, what laws are used to support the changes and the very real steps that need to occur […]

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