The Tortoise Shack advocates strongly for the Right to Housing and for a referendum, if necessary, to help achieve it. But there is another school of thought. Joining us to talk about this is Assistant Prof of Economics at Trinity College Dublin and housing and property commentator, Ronan Lyons. We discuss the current situation, the role of Build to Rent […]
The Irish Constitution states that “the State recognises the Family as the natural primary and fundamental unit group of society.” So why are we denying the Right to Family Unification to Migrants and Refugees. Fiona Finn is CEO of Nasc, the Migrant and Refugee rights organisation and she joined us to talk about the Migrant experience, access to justice and […]
As the dust started to settle on #GolfGate and some commentators compared justified public opprobrium to racially motivated attacks, we asked what the Hell is going on and why is accountability kryptonite to already better-off? To discuss this Tony and Linda of The PAC Woman Podcast were joined by one half of the team that broke the story, Political Correspondent […]
Dr Sharon Lambert is a Lecturer in Applied Psychology in UCC, and so much more. Dr Lambert joined us in the tortoise shack to explain what Trauma Informed Design is, the perceptions of drug users and how class influences them. We talk about the need for ethical and compassionate harm reduction services. Dr Lambert outlines both the financial and humane […]
It is the story of the year and in 2020, that’s really saying something. Rejoining us on the podcast is one half of the team that broke it, Aoife Moore. Aoife talks to us about how she and her colleague, Paul Hosford, unraveled the web and got to the story. We talk about what it means for a government that […]
We are joined by UCC Professor of Chemistry, John Wenger, who specialises in atmospheric chemistry, air quality and climate change. Prof Wenger and 200 of his worldwide peers wrote to the World Health Organisation (WHO) about the dangers posed by covid 19 spreading through aerosol transmission. As we near the time that classrooms are scheduled to open up, John talks […]
Late last week we did a Tortoise Shack Live Pod with Hedge Fund Manager, Economist and Co-Author of the new book Angrynomics, Eric Lonergan. We go into the differences between tribal anger and righteous anger and how sometimes anger is a very good thing. We dive into the some of the debates in the book around neoliberal capitalism and inequality, […]
After the Global Financial Crisis two powerful narratives developed: 1. That our problem was a greedy Public Sector 2. That austerity was the only solution. Our guest in The Tortoise Shack is author of ‘Overpaid’ and ‘inefficient’: print media framings of the public sector in The Irish Times and The Irish Independent during the financial crisis, Dr Aileen Marron. Aileen […]