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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...

That Paul Murphy fella, he's awful gobby. He had the temerity to accuse us of 'fake news.' The bollix! He rejoins us to talk Left Unity, Ultimatums, his upcoming role with Newstalk breakfast and the Sinn Féin reset. Hmmm.

In this forever-behind-the-paywall Echo Chamber, Martin and Tony talk the news of the week and things get a bit heated. Which is a good thing. We cover Trump, RTE, transphobic journalists, Coolock Says No to Ireland and the awful behaviour of legacy media in both race-baiting and our politics. CW: contains traces of Irish Times FG hagiography.

We need people at the bottom to pay more tax and those who are going to inherit small fortunes a bit less. At least that's the current political narrative we're reading in the newspapers lately. But that's complete bullshit, isn't it. Rejoining us on the shack is economist with NERI, Ciarán Nugent and he outlines some economic realities and societal truths. Enjoy.

When is austerity not austerity? When it’s done as part of “grownup” politics or so we’re told. Rejoining us is the wonderful Prof Richard Murphy and he paints a picture of the economic future that is seemingly unwelcome in the new era of the new NEW Labour Party. Enjoy.

Ahmad Al-Naouq is the co-founder of We Are Not Numbers. He lost his family due to Israeli bombing on his family home in Gaza in October 2023. Since then, he has been appearing on different media outlets to defend and put forward the Palestinian narrative. He joins PalCast co-hosts Yousef and Helena to talk about the ongoing genocide in Gaza, international solidarity, the depraved violations in Isr...

In this Reboot Republic, Rory chats with Professors Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson, authors of several ground breaking and massively influential research on inequality including the Spirit Level (2009), the Inner Level (2015), and Act Now ( 2024, multi-author). We discuss how and why more unequal societies  do worse in terms of trust, health, wellbeing, and environment, and what can be done to...

In this podcast Rory talks tackling Ireland's blight of dereliction and solutions, with Jude Sherry and Frank O Connor of Anois. Four years on from Jude and Frank's first Derelict Ireland tweets, we look back and see the cultural change in attitudes, as the public has demanded action on Ireland's scandal of huge numbers of derelict buildings while a generation are locked out of a home. This is a p...