In a campaign that has descended into name calling, we look at how ‘class’ is a part of the Irish experience and should be part of our politics. We also ask which of the Parties are being dishonest in their campaign promises, what type of country we really want to be and why we must grasp the opportunity this Saturday. […]
This day next week we vote and while the opinion polls are encouraging they won’t matter unless we all get out and fill out that ballot paper. In case you needed a little more encouragement we are joined in the tortoise shack by GP, Maitiu O Tuathaill of Safteynet, to discuss the realities of bringing healthcare to the people who […]
Host of Reboot Republic, Rory Hearne, joined us to give his sense of the campaign so far and where he thinks the next moves will happen. We discuss the Ivan Yates debacle, the growing momentum for a Left Block to come together post-election, the latest stunts and why Fianna Fáil have identified Sinn Féin as the main threat and not […]
Votes for sale! Votes for sale! Get ’em while they’re cheap! The promises of better everything and tax cuts for all abound. We discuss what is and isn’t radical, the latest CSO report that shows what you want it to show, depending on your politics and then Martin discusses whether Tony will be kept on after the revolution. Then we […]
As the campaign reaches ‘make your mind up time’ we are seeing some elements of the media who, in our opinion, have questions to answer. We elaborate on this and discuss the Taoiseach’s links to INM and what and what that means for a free press. We also talk about the Sinn Féin and Labour manifestos, as well as the […]
If this is indeed what the “serious” pundits call “moving week”, then Fine Gael are moving down at a rate of knots. We talk about the interesting outcomes of last nights debate, the need for the Left to capitalise on this opportunity with a more positive message and the totally inappropriate comments by Fine Gael Senator, Catherine Noone. Then People […]
“Nobody reads manifestos”, well here in the #Tortoiseshack we do to save you the bother. The Fine Gael and Fianna Fail manifestos dropped on the campaign trail today with all the bounce of a dead cat. ‘BAU’ Business as Usual is the mantra from both parties, neo-liberal ‘solutions’ which increase the cost of housing and tweeking tax bands are the […]
The “debate” passed off in an uninspiring 0 – 0 draw and the only talking points were the Taoiseach’s discomfort around his drug taking past and his comfort with his FG/FF coalition future. We fact check some of the claims and ask why easily disproved points went unchallenged. We also discuss the new #HomeForGood campaign and how to make the […]