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In this episode Rosie talks with Emma Dolan, a lecturer in Peace and Development Studies at the University of Limerick. Their conversation centres on Emma’s fascinating book ‘Gender and Political Apology: When the patriarchal state says “sorry”’ which was published by Routledge in 2022. The period since the 1990s has been characterised as the ‘age of apology’, reflecting the frequency and prominen...

This is a recording of the excellent live podcast, 'Do we need investor funds? How can we get affordable housing?' hosted by Rory Hearne with special guests O Cualann CEO, Hugh Brennan, Business Post's Killian Woods, CATU's Aisling Hedderman and architect, Alfonso Bonilla. A really interesting discussion that outlines the negative impact of investor funds on the housing market for those looking to...

The crime of Domocide, the planned and deliberate destruction of homes, has undoubtedly taken place in Gaza on one of the largest scales in modern history. Over 69,700 housing units have been completely destroyed and hundreds of thousands have been damaged. Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, joins Dr. Yousef Aljanal, Helena Cobban, and Tony Groves t...

Martin vs Mr Bates vs the Post Office In this Martin and Tony member-only podcast we talk about Dermot Bannon, RTE and who will play Martin in the Bogus Self Employment drama. Hint: It’s Rory Cowan… 

Ireland's inequality problem: time to tax wealth or The trickle down myth: wealth is being sucked up In this Reboot Republic podcast Rory talks to Bríd McGrath, Director of Public Affairs at Oxfam Ireland, about their latest report “ Inequality Inc .”, which shows that Ireland´s richest two Irish billionaires have more wealth than the bottom half of the population, the richest 1% hold 35.4% of Iri...

Andy McNulty and his wife shouldn't have to fight to get the resources and support their daughter needs. But in Ireland so much that should be routine is an ongoing endurance test. When he posted this tweet https://x.com/AndyMc_25/status/1745074438725308803?s=20 I reached out to see if he wanted to talk about the situation that left him and his wife feeling powerless. Ireland, as he posted, is bro...

Malaysia has always been supportive of Palestine and it was the first country to support South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel. Malaysia’s colonial history reminds us of why they stand by and with Palestine. In fact recently, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, banned the Israeli ZIM shipping company from docking in Malaysian ports. Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves are joined by...

Múscailt is a podcast of interviews with scholars and writers who are raising important questions about Irish society through their research. Committed to critique and hope in equal measure, the show features discussions on a range of issues relating to ecology, criminal justice, politics, sexuality, culture, identity, social policy and more. Join hosts Rosie Meade and Niamh McCrea for in-depth, c...

If you were one of the tens of thousands of people who attended the IPSC organised National Demonstration for Palestine in Dublin, then you got to witness one of the best speeches delivered on this island by one of the best people we have here, Bernadette Devlin McAlsikey. If you didn't make it, then here's the speech in full now for you. Listen to every word. See you at the Sugar Club for Podcast...

Quick note: If you're listening to this before 1pm on Sat the 13th please come to the National Protest for Palestine at the Garden of Remembrance and marching to the Dept of Foreign Affairs. Get your tickets for the Podcasts for Palestine - we've confirmed some brilliant guests: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/podcasts-for-palestine-tickets-782538141647 Promo Code PALPOD Finally, this is a short membe...

The case brought by South Africa, against Israel over committing genocide in Gaza to the International Court of Justice, has captured the world’s attention and shone a light on the plight of the Palestinians. South Africa was clear that the genocide didn’t start on October 7th, and that what Israel is doing can’t be justified, exposing the Israeli government and pushing American Secretary of State...

The bad news is that all of us in Ireland are citizens of Corporate America, whether we like it or not. The good news is that that neoliberal entity is, thankfully, in decline. We think. Joining us on the podcast to delve into this and a lot, lot more is one of the best writers, reporters and wry commentators around, the Intercept’s Jon Schwarz. 2024 has a lot in store for the world, and while we...

Palestinian refugees have always been mapping their return, but today they are also mapping their displacement in Gaza due to genocide, death and domicide. Today on the PalCast, the meaning of homeless and houselessness is deeper. The world is watching as Israel wages its war on not only Palestinians, but also their memories, with some becoming refugees for the second time in their life. Dr. Nour...

In this first of the podcasts of 2024 Rory talks with Louisa Santoro, CEO of Mendicity (Ireland's oldest charity), about the homelessness crisis affecting people living in Ireland and newly arrived asylum seekers and the lack of a whole of Government response, and discuss the real causes of homelessness being in the lack of social housing, we ask why record levels of homelessness are still not tre...

Our guest, listener-favourite, Prof Richard Murphy, recently wrote 'Five reasons to reject Keir Starmer’s Labour at a General Election' and I knew we had to have a chat! As usual with Richard we get stuck into UK politics, the economic outlook and dive-deep in an effort to find some hope for what is or may be to come. Is 2024 the year where something new is born or are we sleep walking into weaken...

While the world is watching the situation on the ground in Gaza worsening, Israel is also carrying out land grabs and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Rejoining us on the podcast from Ramallah, to discuss what is happening on the ground is Irish journalist and longtime contributor, Hannah McCarthy. We also discuss the latest Sec. Blinken visit, the targeting of children, the continuing killing o...

A very, very, very patron-only podcast where we talk about RTE's conflict of interest problem, the Sunday Independent ripping us off, the Taoiseach's homelessness legacy, the legacy media putting their feelings above doing the job, passports for porn and lots more. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/podcasts-for-palestine-tickets-782538141647?aff=oddtdtcreator Promo Code: PALPOD

In a week in which tensions spurred on by Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza spiked in many parts of West Asia, PalCast's Dr. Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban, and producer Tony Groves hosted distinguished retired U.S. diplomat Amb. Chas W. Freeman Jr for a broad discussion of the effects the  genocide is having on both U.S. domestic politics and America's place in the world.  Freeman surmised that as...

We have 2 podcasts scheduled for today and another one on Sunday. But I was messing around with our old stuff while looking for a clip I needed and found this podcast from 6 years ago with environmental activist, Sinead Mercier. the sound is not good, we were in a USB mic phase, but Martin still calls this his fav. So I’ve stuck it out again. We were bad. Sinead was and is fantastic.

You always have to read beyond the headline. But you especially have to go further when it comes to the reports that "Ireland had no excess deaths" during the Covid pandemic. Rejoining us to make sense of the data and give an expert opinion is Prof of Public Health, Anthony Staines. We also discuss the need for a serious inquiry into Ireland's handling of Covid so learnings can be made. Couple of...

This is part 2 of our special with Shamim and Harry, where we try to optimistically look at how much worse things could get ;) There's some predictions and please don't hold me to mine. I was tired and emotional during the recording...

The genocide in Gaza is taking longer than planned by the Israeli military. But this is ok for Netanyahu, who wants to prolong the war because the last day of war will most likely be his last day in politics. Israel is withdrawing more battalions and suffering heavier losses than anticipated. Palestinians too have suffered immensely with 30,000 killed including those under the rubble. The fact is...

In this podcast Rory talks to real estate expert Rob Cass (and friend of the pod), Director of Irish Sustainable Homes, about the housing crisis, how Ireland is not full, we have land and vacant buildings but a failure to acknowledge and plan for real levels of housing need, and three ways in which  we can provide housing for everyone here, and the diaspora and future population growth , why the m...

Welcome to our end of 2023 special. In this episode the lads chatted to two former guests: one from series 1 and another from series 2. Eddie Kinner is a former UVF prisoner, who became an important figure in negotiating the Good Friday Agreement on behalf of the PUP. Davy Adams is a former UDA member, who as a contemporary of Kinner's in the 1990s was heavily involved in negotiating the Agreement...

In this Sunday Special we are joined by our good friends, award winning reporter, Shamim Malekmian and Mr Irish Election Projections, Harry McEvansoneya, to rake over the coals of 2023. In a really fascinating piece of analysis, Harry explains how (despite the accepted wisdom) far right transfers and votes did not impact Sinn Féin in the last General Election and we discuss what this means for 202...