As the numbers continue to climb, the message is not to panic. Testing is ramping up and contact tracing will follow. We’re joined by Lisbon based journalist, Ewan MacKenna, to talk about the situation in Portugal and continental Europe. We talk about how archetype capitalists are converting to “we’re all in this together” socialists and the need for a wider […]
As the EU begins to takes extraordinary steps to slow the spread of Covid-19, we discuss events of the day at home and across the globe. Then we are joined by Dr Paul O’Brien, who completed his medical training in China and works as a China Policy analyst, to discuss what steps were effective in tackling the outbreak and how […]
With the news that pubs are to close and of an additional 40 confirmed cases, we discuss where this is going and what additional steps Government and citizens can take to slow the spread. Then we are joined by writer, commentator and friend of the pod, Dawn Foster, from London to discuss the UK’s response to the Covid-19 crisis and […]
Today the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 seen their highest rise so far in Ireland, with 39 new cases and sadly a second person has died. While this is alarming, it is not unexpected. With a large spike in testing we will see more spikes in cases. No is not the time to panic. No is the time to […]
The WHO have no declared Covid-19 a Global Pandemic. A woman has sadly died in the east of Ireland from the disease and there are calls for governments around the world to act faster. We discuss these developments, the need for personal responsibility, public initiatives like #selfisolationhelp and how we can all step up. The audio is a bit off […]
We are in unprecedented territory as Covid-19 spreads across the globe and Italy has locked down 60 million people. In Ireland the government have announced several measures as part of their containment strategy, but we would hope they will move more quickly to the mitigation stage. Martin, just out of hospital, argues for more decisive action and for the “I’m […]
Martin, whether he likes to admit it or not, is high risk when it comes to the Covid-19 outbreak and he feels strongly that not enough focus is on the people who will be the worst impacted by the disease. Protecting consumer sentiment won’t stop the spread; not spooking the markets won’t stop people getting spooked. So I called him […]
We all love a good story and award winning director, filmmaker and sleep deprived daddy, Ross Whitaker, knows how to tell them. From the Shane Lowry doc to the Katie Taylor film and on to the upcoming Italia 90 doc – The Boys in Green – we’ve all seen and enjoyed his work. Ross came into The Tortoise Shack to […]