During the election we heard various politician’s say they were committed to the failed drug policies of the past. Our guests in The Tortoise Shack are CEO of Ana Liffey Drug Project, Tony Duffin and Head of Drug Testing at DIMS Instiute in the Netherlands, Dan van der Gouwe. They discuss how sensible drug policies, like drug testing, save lives […]
Fine Gael seem to have forgotten that all the parties of the Dáil stood by and assisted in delivering a stable (but ineffective) government throughout the Brexit process. Now that they’ve lost they seem to want to take the ball and go home. We talk about the need for all sides to be grown ups now and the need for […]
This is when it starts to get interesting. The numbers don’t suit anybody, but the majority know that they don’t want a government of Fianna Gael. So this calls for a putting aside of small differences and coming to the people with a vision for a better country. We also talk about just how historically bad a performance this was […]
It’s a 3 way tie and despite all the nonsense about the ‘Leo vs Micheal’ narrative it is clear now that a majority in this country want to live in a society and no longer just exist in the economy of Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil. Martin, to give him his due, called it, 45% for the Fianna Gaeler’s. No […]
A bit different today. We go through some of the marginal seats and call on you to transfer to the Left candidate in order to maximise the broad Left vote. Then we talk about defeating Project Fear with Project Hope. Finally, we are joined again on the line by Vice Deputy Leader of the Socialist Party in Portugal, Joao Pina, […]
In our second podcast of the day we talk about why the teacher’s strike, the early childhood educators march and a bed beside a toilet for €425 per week are all related. This is the election where we say we enough. Equal pay for equal work, pay people a living wage and make housing safe and affordable! Then we are […]
Instead of our usual chat we have a Special Guest in the tortoise shack in the shape of Solicitor, writer of the #GE2020 Campaign Gist and long-time friend of the pod, Simon McGarr. We talk about the earthquake that’s shaking the foundations of Irish politics, the Fine Gael meltdown and their seeming continuation on the path of self-destruction, the rise […]
All of the Political Parties have attempted to steal the clothes of Green Policies. But which are paying lip service and which ones are serious about Climate Action. Our guests in the tortoise shack are Aideen O’Dochartaigh and Brian Cuthbert of the Environmental Group, Not Here, Not Anywhere, and they’ve developed a score card that, while not perfect, is in […]