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As you might've heard on a previous Martin and Tony pod, I was invited to debate whether or not Ireland should have a general election post Leo Varadkar's resignation. I went through with it. But it ended up in the RTE editorial bin. So here's the story. It's nothing scandalous. There's no big reveal. But I don't buy RTE's explanation at all.

Fatboy of Bricknasty and The Fresh Batch have an honest chat about darkness and light and the dynamic musical journey of life. He creatively seduces us with a slow reveal about the art of growing up in Ballymun.

We all saw what happened to the tents around Mount Street last St Patrick’s Weekend. Politicians, wannabe fascists and media swarmed the area to advance certain interests that weren’t necessarily helping the vulnerable and homeless men. One journalist who has been covering this story long before the camera phone cliques arrived is (our friend and regular contributor) Shamim Malekmian. She joined u...

Alexandria Saleem is a first-generation Palestinian American from Gaza, whose family was displaced in 1948 and 1967. She joins PalCast co-hosts Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves to talk about Gaza and how the genocide in Gaza resulted in the killing of many of her cousins, but also helped her forge ties with family that enabled her to better organize and advocate on their behalf in the...

The lads did their second live show as part of the Imagine! Festival of Ideas and Politics at Belfast's Crescent Arts Centre. We were joined by a panel of three previous guests representing alternative voices from within the broad spectrum of loyalism. Beano Niblock is a former loyalist prisoner and the writer of the acclaimed play The Man Who Swallowed A Dictionary (2023) about the life of his fo...

This is a lovely chat between three friends in which Jimmy shares his honest wisdom. Check out Jimmy's podcast 'The Twilight Conversations' an irreverent look at Psychotherapy.

The lads did their second live show as part of the Imagine! Festival of Ideas and Politics at Belfast's Crescent Arts Centre. We were joined by a panel of three previous guests representing alternative voices from within the broad spectrum of loyalism. Beano Niblock is a former loyalist prisoner and the writer of the acclaimed play The Man Who Swallowed A Dictionary (2023) about the life of his fo...

We sat down for a chat about the week gone by with the best poll analyst around Mr irishelectionprojections.com Harry McEvansoneya We talk the standing of both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael following the resignation of Leo Varadkar, the differences of election strategies that are emerging from the coalition and the cult of civility rallying around a Taoiseach as if he was a living saint. We also talk...

A short member-only podcast on the gofundme appeals that you are probably seeing all over social media. We explain how they work and why, even when they are far from ideal, they are understanbly appealing to many. Then Zak Hania rejoins us for a short chat about what is happening in Rafah, the situation with his travel status and the stress of all on himself and the people he is with.

In this Reboot Republic Rory talks with Abdullah Al Bayyari, an Irish born Palestinian doctor working in Galway, who for years has been an activist and advocate for the Palestinian voice in Ireland and his community. He tells his own story of his pride in Ireland's support for Palestine and he outlines the horrendous situation facing his family in Gaza. We discuss the importance and power of conti...

We were caught by surprise by the Taoiseach's shock resignation. But we weren't going to let it go without a look at the legacy of Leo Varadkar. We look at his career and how it impacted Irish society; we discuss his reasons for quitting now and we look at the replacement bench. Plenty of strong language throughout.

Chris Andrews is a Sinn Fein TD who has many memories of Gaza, from going to the beach and fishing (badly) to watching Palestinians circling around TVs to watch Spanish La Liga football. These memories are now of places that are now in ruins. PalCast co-hosts, Yosef, Helena and Tony talk to him about how we could see what is happening in Gaza today through sports lens, recalling the killing of the...

Why does no one want to talk about our generational inequality problem? In this Reboot Republic Rory talks to NERI economist Ciaran Nugent about the generational and social divide in Ireland - on housing, rent, employment - but also the on-going cost of living crisis and deprivation figures, including arrears on utility bills, while others are going on their second ski holiday this year. Ireland w...

The government’s new planning bill has been called anti-democratic, regressive and dystopian. And that was by its supporters. Joining us to discuss the flaws is solicitor Fred Logue. He’s worried that in seeking to fix a problem that doesn’t exist this Bill will  cause more litigation, longer planning delays and slow down housing delivery. 

If you listened to the SJA One Year Later podcast, you'll have heard a few minutes from Patrick Costello. But as promised, here is the full unedited conversation, including his thoughts on the courts and the justice system, just for you wonderful people. Thank you for all your support. 

In this Echo Chamber podcast special you'll here from survivor of child sexual abuse at the hands of a senior member of St John Ambulance, Mick Finnegan, Sinn Féin's spokesperson for Sport, TD Chris Andrews, Green Party TD and Chair of the Children's Committee, Patrick Costello and Irish Times journalist, Jack Power. They each give their perspectives and views on what has happened since the public...

This twitter thread https://x.com/gtcost/status/1767968407977161187?s=46 by our guest and regular contributor, Prof Constantin Gurdgiev went viral. The funny thing was that it was in response to this podcast. At least, I think it was… Enjoy another belter of an hour inside the brain of the US-based Russian-Irish economist and his views on why the current economic models do very little for our qual...

Dean and Sparky are joined by Criminologist Trina O'Connor. They chat about the importance of community, connection, youth clubs and education. And discuss housing policy, policing, poverty, drugs, grooming and racism in Ireland. ‘Who we are, and where do we come from?’

Shahd Abusalama is a Palestinian academic from Gaza based in the UK. She lost 40 family members during the ongoing genocide, her family is displaced and scattered. She speaks to PalCast hosts Yousef Alajamal and Tony Groves about the pain of enduring a genocide, of feeling the responsibility to rebuild and to fight defamation at the same time. She gifts us a beautiful song too. Listen this episode...

In this short podcast you'll hear some of the recordings we did when Rory took Reboot Republic into Mendicity, Dublin's oldest charity. It was something we should do more of and we are grateful to you, our members, for your support that helps keep this platform going. Thank you to Louisa and her team in Mendicity and we hope to see you all soon. Support them here: https://www.mendicity.org/make-a-...

On the morning of October 7th, my friend, journalist Mahmoud Mushtaha, sent me a WhatsApp to say what was happening and everything changed in the most heartbreaking of ways.  Mahmoud lost friends, family and hope. But, as you'll hear, today he has an opportunity to start hoping again. Things are still very difficult, but this chat lifted my spirits, so I hope it'll lift yours. Thank you for all yo...

The votes are in and it is a humiliation for the government, an omnishambles for most of the opposition and a crisis for many NGO's. It was more than No/No, it was No and No Way.  Much to dissect. Joining us is the best political poll anorak around, Mr irishelectionprojections.com Harry McEvansoneya and the man behind Ireland Thinks, (the only company to produce post-vote polling) Kevin Cunningham...

It was a pleasure to be joined on the podcast by Nabil Hallak, Executive Director of the International Forum for Justice in Palestine. His story is so typical of the Palestinian story. Born in Lebanon and made an activist by birth. He tells us about the ongoing situation in Gaza, in Lebanon and shares a few of his memories including his trip on the Mavi Mara, as part of the last international flot...

Shortly after the broadcast moratorium began, in advance of the vote on the Family and Care referendums, online independent media outlet, The Ditch threw out a grenade. They’d only gone at gotten the unpublished attorney generals advice to the government on the contentious wording of both referendum. Joining us to discuss the makings of this scoop and the repercussions it may have is journalist, e...

A short Martin and Tony pod on the latest news around bogus self employment and the statement from the Taoiseach that might as well have come from Martin about 12 months. Welcome to the shack, Teesh.