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Rawan Yaghi was a student of our dearly missed friend, Dr. Refaat Alareer. She holds an MA from CUNY in the United States and she is launching a newsletter titled “Refaat Writes Back.” The Initiative aims to nurture young writers from Gaza and to help get their message out to the world, a mission Refaat himself dedicated his life to Rawan speaks to PalCast co-hosts about his own journey as a write...

In this Echo Chamber Podcast, Beirut-based Irish journalist, Hannah McCarthy rejoins us to talk about the extraordinary 'Pager Bomb' attack directed at Hezbollah (but was without doubt indiscriminate) that has left over 2,900 injured, 150 in critical condition and 9 people dead. How did this happen? How do you blow up a pager? What will be the Lebanese response? What will Iran do? We talk about it...

It was a great pleasure to be rejoined on the pod by Dr Musallam Abukhalil, from Dignity for Palestine and activist-artist Adam -SpiceBag- Doyle, to talk about the incredible work the volunteers do on the ground and the importance of art and Irish solidarity to their work. Thank you to everyone who has donated. You have helped others to become heroes.

We always keep an eye on events across the globe and we are lucky to have EL PAÍS journalist in Mexico, Nicholas Dale Leal to help us do so. There’s been a lot of trouble across Latin America and Nicholas helps us navigate it all. We talk: Mexican Judicial Reform riots Cuban water shortages Nicaragua’s extreme censorship Venezuela post election debacle Enjoy

Another member-only podcast about things that we’d never have imagined discussing. Enjoy.

(Audio re-edited, thanks Fergus for the times) Malak Mattar is an artist from Gaza, known for her incredibly colorful paintings. She is now struggling to paint the Gaza that she knew. That Gaza is no more, and for this reason, Malak wants to document what she knew, having left on October 5, 2023. For her, documentation, baring witness and her art is a national duty, an obligation of her heart and...

Most of our listeners know and love Mr irishelectionprojections.com, Harry McEvansoneya. They know he's as good a poll aggregator as any and Most of our listeners know and love Mr irishelectionprojections.com , Harry McEvansoneya. They know he's as good a poll aggregator as any and has an astute eye for political trends. But this is not one of those podcasts. This is a podcast about Antisemitism,...

In this packed podcast US-Based Russian-Irish Economics Professor Constantin Gurdgiev talks the Trump v Kamala debate, the broader context of US politics, the Apple Tax, Sinn Féin's housing plan, Ireland's windfall/ill gotten gains, the BRICS becoming a rival to US hegemony and much, much more

In this Echo Chamber podcast Martin and Tony are joined by UCD's Assoc Professor of Political Economy, Aidan Regan, to discuss the European Court of Justices ruling that Ireland offered illegal state aid to Apple. This is genuinely a conversation you wont hear on mainstream, but it needs to be...

A very member-only podcast on some of the headlines of the week and some of the news that didn't feature or was framed poorly. Strong language and tepid takes throughout.

In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Louise Bayliss, Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator with Focus Ireland. The latest homelessness figures show that we have the highest recorded homeless in Ireland, with the number of children homeless with their families at 4,401 children, an 87% increase since the Governments plan Housing For All in 2021. We discuss the traumatic impact of homelessness on c...

In this in-depth podcast Martin and Tony speak with Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson, Eoin Ó Broin, about his plan to help fix our broken housing system. We parse/debate/dig into the 112/109 pages in detail and delve into whether it is, as Eoin suggests, a radical plan or just more business as usual. Talking everything from financing, the commons, paying the brickies and much, much more; this is a...

Dr. Mohammed H. Alaqad is a distinguished academic from Gaza, now based in Malaysia. In the Autumn of 2023 he went to visit home after 14 years of being away. Having received a red carpet reception by family and friends, he wanted most for his wife and kids to meet his extended family, including his mother who had only recently being diagnosed with cancer. A few days later on October 7, his kids w...

In this tortoise shack exclusive, Roman Shortall and Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch rejoin us to discuss what has been revealed by their reporting into the transfer of US weapons to Israel through Irish Airspace. We discuss the mainstream reaction and how the framing has been unhelpful in informing the public on the reality of the situation. They also reveal the shocking numbers of exemptions coming...

This is the first part of our Echo Chamber Live at the Sugar Club and contains Martin’s History of Bogus Self Employment monologue. He was in fierce form and the revelations are from the outset.

Longtime listeners will know of musician and whistleblower, Matt McGranaghan and his battle with his employer. Well we have some very good news that will not just make a difference for Matt, but will also make a difference for thousands of workers across this island. Beir Bua... Don't forget we are live on Sunday in the Sugar Club at 1pm where this and much more will be discussed. Up the Workers T...

Anas Abu Samhan is a Palestinian writer and translator with a deep focus on the decolonization of mind and language, as well as decolonial epistemology. Anas talks about language, literature and translation during genocide and he narrates how his family was displaced multiple times and lost all their homes. In between, Anas brings in the memory of Refaat Alareer, his late lecturer from Gaza. Helen...

In this short podcast Martin reveal the "legal opinion" sent to Irish Postmasters by their Union that contradicts previous Judgements like Denny and Karshan and flies in the face of an ongoing Postmaster High Court Case where employment status is on the table. Why?

A short podcast reacting to the week of Kamala-love-bombing. You'll here clips from Kamala herself, Barak Obama, Donald Trump, Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates and members of the Uncommitted Movement, who were not allowed speak for fear of upsetting the vibes. This is goin to all members as a treat, but I'd plead with you to encourage your friends to join us. We need the support. Thank you Tony

Ibrahim Alsemeiri is a PhD Candidate at the University of Utarah in Malaysia. Being from and living in Gaza, with four children, he has been displaced 5 times since October 7th. He lost his home and as you'll hear, is doing his best to comfort his children. He joins the PalCast co-hosts, yousef, Helena and Tony to talk about the daily struggles in Gaza and an academic initiative he started along w...

As promised we are rejoined by the best person on the planet currently covering the decades old SpyCops Units, who have done some deplorable things to people in predominantly left wing movements in order to maintain some "order". You all need to listen to this and check out Tom on twitter @tombfowler

In this Reboot Republic, Rory chats with Tony about the latest data that rips up the long running “landlords are fleeing the market” narrative and shows how the lifting of the no-fault eviction ban is having such a devastating impact in terms of homelessness. They also discuss Rory’s decision to try and retain the Soc Dem seat currently held by the soon-to-retire Roisin Shortall.

In this member-only podcast we talk Trump 'bigger than MLK,' Kamala is speaking, RTE on the brink, Student Hidden Homelessness, Coca Cola's Irish Tax Avoidance Diet, Tony's fear of EP and much more.

In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory speaks with a brilliant panel of Ber Grogan of Mental Health Reform, Charles O’Mahony NUIG lecturer and Mental health, human rights & disability law & policy researcher and Ciara Glynn, mental health peer, activist and of the wonderful team at Solace Cafe, to discuss the issues facing people in need of mental health services and those who are strugglin...

Hana Salah is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza who endured and reported on the genocide until she was able to leave to Egypt then to Qatar in March 2024. Her two sisters were injured after an Israeli airstrike hit the building that she and her family took as a shelter. She was displaced a couple of times in the process. Hana joins co-hosts Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and producer Tony Groves t...