Ep.405 Post-Trump in Covid America with Jon Schwarz

We were delighted to catch up with writer and journalist with The Intercept, Jon Schwarz, to talk about life in the US post Presidential election. Jon explains the Russian Roulette that is the US election process and the discuss Covid America, Trump’s America and the America, Joe Biden is soon to be President of. We also ask about Glenn Greenwald’s […]

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Ep.402 Mary Lou McDonald

Earlier in the week we caught up with Sinn Féin Leader, Mary Lou McDonald to talk about a tumultuous few months in Irish politics. We ask has this coalition of chaos made her a Lucky General, issues of bullying within Sinn Féin and our wider politics, the importation of US style attack ads and what an alternative government might look […]

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Ep.398 The SAOL Project

We are joined by Joan Byrne, one of the founders of the SAOL Project. Joan explains the origins and the phenomenal success of SAOL in empowering generations of women affected by substance abuse. We talk about the obstacles SAOL encountered along the way and how SAOL has always had the campaigning for women and by politically at its core. Joan […]

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Tortoise Shack Live #SundaySpecial Ep.14

Earlier Martin took the lead as we recorded the Tortoise Shack Sunday Special along with an audience of our supporters, and it was PACKED. Joining us to talk the Seamus Woulfe crisis, the SIPO debacle, the Oscar Traynor Road Site, Political Attack ads, Covid Christmas and Universal Basic Income were Constitutional and Electoral Law lecturer, Dr Jennifer Kavanagh, Sinn Féin […]

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Episode 400: The Whistleblowers – The Fallout

We do regular short Tortoise Shack member only podcasts that are (whisper it) behind the paywall. But today’s was a bit different. We discussed the ‘no confidence’ vote, the ugly Trump style politics, the Seamus Woulfe debacle and the incompetence of continuing with the current housing policies. But seeing as it is our 400th Episode we’ve made that free to […]

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Ep.399 The Whistelblowers with Noel McGree

Our guest is retired (more on that on the podcast) Prison Officer, Noel McGree, who refused to turn a blind eye to the corruption he saw in the Prison Service. He followed procedure, followed the rules and has suffered greatly for it. This is a shocking podcast but even more shocking is the daily harassment and abuse Noel and his […]

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Ep.397 The US Elections with Séamus Malekakzali on Biden-Harris, Iran and Israel

We just finished recording with our friend in Minnesota, Affairs Editor and journalist, Séamus Malekafzali. We discussed what the almost global sense of relief, the Four Seasons Press Conference, what the results might mean for the Middle East and specifically Palestine and the Middle East. We also talk about the fragility of American democracy and what, if any, changes the […]

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Tortoise Shack #SundaySpecial 13 – A More Hopeful Week.

This week Dr Vicky Conway took the lead and brought Martin, Linda and Tony through the stories of the week. We were joined by Special Guests, Adeline Berry, Rhona McCord and Aoife-Grace Moore as we discussed the US Election result, the hopes for the Biden-Harris Presidency, Sinn Féin’s no confidence motion in Leo Varadkar, #WoulfeWatch, issues around Domestic Violence, the […]

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