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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the week that Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, told a version of #LeoTheLeak events that not even his supporters believe to be credible, we were joined by his “marker” on the opposition side, Sinn Féin TD, Louise O’Reilly. We discuss the Economy vs Covid, the idea that Sinn Féin are bad for business and why the […]
An audience of tortoise shack members recently joined us for a Live Podcast on the Irish Housing System and the changes that can be made to deliver affordable and secure housing for all income demographics. Our panel was made up of UCD’s Asst Professor, Orla Hegarty, Architect, Mel Reynolds and CEO of the Ó Cualann Cohousing Alliance, Hugh Brennan. We […]
In November 1918, just two weeks after Poland regained independence, Polish women were granted the right to vote. Our guest is Krakow based Photojournalist, Artur Widak, and he told us that fact proudly as he was putting into context the huge protests taking place across Poland against the constitutional courts ruling of Oct 22nd, that aim to restrict abortion services. […]
What a week. This week Caroline West of Glow West took the lead and led Linda, Martin and Tony through some of the stories of the week and on into others that flew a little under the radar. We were Joined by Jacob Woolf to discuss Jeremy Corbyn and antisemitism and Saoirse McHugh to discuss the Village Magazine story about […]
We covered the Forestry Bill quite a bit on The Tortoise Shack. So when investigative reporter, Niall Sargent, produced two excellent pieces into our forestry system, we had to get him back on. The numbers in the current Plantation Model aren’t good and Niall talks us through a myriad of complexities that have, in one contributors opinion, led to ‘a […]