Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic episode Rory is joined by guest co-host and Head of Social Justice and Policy at SVP, Louise Bayliss, for a discussion about the latest developments (or disappointments) in our politics, the widening poverty gap, the impact of the housing crisis on other parts of our society and then they answer some […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic (Reboot) Rory chats with producer Tony about his first few weeks in the Dáil, the new government’s attempts at stroke politics, the government misleading the public with phantom new homes, the opportunity for cooperation on the opposition benches and then he answers some of your questions. https://media.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/content.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/Reboot_Pod_Ep_380a.mp3Podcast: Play in new window […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory discusses the new (at least new to Ireland) affordable rental housing model: cost rental housing. He talks with authors of the new report, The Impact of Cost Rental Housing: Security, Affordability and Place, Dr Michael Byrne, Dr Cian O Callaghan and Rosemary Hennigan of Tuath Housing and Aengus Hennessy a […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this episode of Sparks Will Fly, Ray is joined by Reboot Republic Host, Rory Hearne to chat with their very special guest, plumbing apprentice, Sadhbh Coffey Duff. This is a belter of a conversation with a wonderful young woman. Please give it a listen. Music is by the soon-to-be legend, Meryl Streek. The GE […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Podcast Rory and Tony talk with Sally Hayden, Irish journalist and award winning author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned, about the reality of the Israeli invasion and attacks on Lebanon. Sally has been living in Beirut since January and describes what she has seen and the experiences of people on the ground, […]
Please join us at patreon.com/toroiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory discusses a new approach to addressing both climate and inequality – in changing the narrative and moving towards transformative changes, such as public investment in warmer green homes for everyone, with Dr Ciaran O’Caroll, Lecturer in TU Dublin and climate analyst. We also discuss the Budget, data centres, and […]
Please join us on patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory dissects Budget 2025 with Michael Taft, economist , and Susanne Rogers of Social Justice Ireland and they find more tokenism than transformation, We discuss how the Budget was actually regressive – those on higher incomes gained more – it failed to take transformative action on housing, health or child poverty. […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast Rory discusses the crisis in childcare and how a public system of Early Childhood Education and Care would work, with Orla O Connor and Eilish Balfe of the National Women’s Council of Ireland, and Lynette Monk, manager of a Community Childcare and Afterschool Service, who was also involved with SIPTU’s […]