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TW: This podcasts contains subject matter that some people may find disturbing It was a great pleasure to be joined by some of the amazing women behind Families for Reform of CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services), Hannah, Anne, Jenny and Eimear, to discuss their personal experiences of seeking support and the impact the systemic failures have and are having on their children, their f...

A very member-only podcast where Martin and Tony talk about the news of the week and what they watched on Netflix. That's a lie. We talk bank profits, hospital waiting lists, Dublin in the dock, lazy half-arsed journalism, US news, Leo's both-sideism and some stuff that we cannot say outside of the paywall. For now. Thanks so much for your support

Note: If you're a non-member listening to this please have a look around; maybe join us for a month and see what you think. It's the easiest bit of activism you can do.  We've gotten a lot of heat from Monday's podcast with SpiceBag and Pattern Up. Which is great and we wouldn't change anything, tbhwy. One person who endorsed the posters is Ireland's leading advocate and academic in drug policy an...

Longtime listeners will be familiar with Deputy Vice Leader of Portugal's Socialist Party, Joao Pina and his devout socialism in what is their 8th year in Government. We talk about their recent exit from the Energy Charter Treaty (Ireland needs to follow suit), their struggle to get on top of the housing crisis, how they're tackling Air BnB, continuing to increase the minimum wage, the Spanish ele...

Mould, Broken Windows and Broken Promises - Public Housing Tenants & CATU  In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with tenants living in public housing in Dublin about the challenges faced living with mould & broken windows due to poor maintenance by Dublin City Council, even in regenerated houses in Ballymun. We hear the real life experiences and the work being done as part of CATU C...

Terms like "just transition" have been adopted by the capitalist system as a branding exercise and it has lost all meaning. But what if we could take steps to re-democratise workplaces and local communities in ways that would benefit the majority and help make climate action more than rhetoric? Joining me from An Rabharta Glass - Green Left are Cork City Cllr Lorna Bogue and Campaigns Officer, Mic...

Art is supposed to provoke and with their Designated Crack and Heroin Zone posters, activist artists, SpiceBag and Pattern Up have certainly done that. Read More: https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/fake-drug-posters-claiming-dublin-27467020 Both SpiceBag and Pattern Up joined us to talk about the reasons for their poster and the heat that comes with provoking a conversation. Then Sinn Féin...

In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Dara Turnbull, an Irish economist and housing researcher working with Housing Europe in Brussels about his new report 'Delivering on Housing in Ireland: A European Policy Perspective'. We discuss the current status of housing delivery in Ireland, the delivery of social housing and ideas from Europe such as tackling vacancy through a state guarantee in Estonia...

As promised here is the 3rd and final part from our Tortoise Shack Live at the Sugar Club show from Thursday July 20th, and it's a bit special. Dept of Health civil servant (currently suspended) whistleblower, Shane Corr, joined Roman and Eoghan from the Ditch and Martin, to talk about the treatment meted out to those who rock the boat and what it's like to be ostracised for doing what is right. ...

A short Martin and Tony podcast on the sad passing of podcasting, climate denialism as an escape from housing misery and why calls for zero tolerance and tougher policing are classist dog whistles, even from some on the "left"

Way back in 2019, Episode 126, we took the tortoise shack up to Belfast to talk with award winning documentary makers and investigative journalists, Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, who were then under pre-trial arrest for the "crime" of looking into the Loughinisland massacre of 1994. Little did we (or they) know that what their battle for the truth would uncover police surveillance of journali...

What's the appeal of swinging? Or the logistics? Here to bare all is returning guest Hannah Davis. Hannah is a 23 year old sex educator from London, living in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her recent success with her Shagify wrapped video has allowed her to open up her platform to cover all manner of sex topics including anal, group sex, and bisexuality. Find Hannah at @hannahgotthed on IG

(No Sunday Wrap this week due to Tony's belief that Dessie Farrell might need him to come off the bench this afternoon to do a job for the last 10 minutes) As the dust settles on the Spanish general election we sat down with Madrid-based (and now Guardian writer ;) ) Eoghan Gilmartin and Limerick man in Galicia, Joe Haslam, to discuss what happened, what is going to happen next and while Vox have...

In this Podcast, Rory talks with Dr Conor Crummey, Assistant Professor in the school of law and criminology Maynooth University about a potential right to housing referendum. We discuss what symbolic and substantive change putting a right to housing in the Constitution would bring about, arguments on 'a free house' for all, what wording should be used, and why a referendum is essential to deliver...

In this Reboot Republic, Rory and Tony analyse the most recent data results released on housing from Census 2022. We discuss the key trends in terms of falling home ownership back to the 1960s, and rising private rental, rents, and the number of older households stuck renting, the emergency of the older renter, the 160,000 vacant homes and how much rental is actually vacant. These statistics show...

As promised here's part 2 of last Thursday's live show in the Sugar Club. In this part you'll hear from Martin and Tony about the strain in their pod marriage and then they're joined by the journalists behind the Ditch, Eoghan McNeill and Roman Shortall, to talk independent media, their work, the political response to them personally, RTE and the reaction to their funding from Paddy Cosgrave.  Par...

In this Reboot Republic podcast Rory talks to Saoirse Exton, a youth climate activist with Fridays for Future, and youth advisor to the UN on climate. Saoirse sets out a fantastic critique of how neoliberal economics is flawed for the planet and social justice, her views as a young person on finding hope in action on climate action, her disruption of Minister Eamon Ryan's speech & the reaction...

Editors note: Before Listening I recommend that you read this short thread - https://twitter.com/whittledaway/status/1683040346740072448?s=20 Pádraic Fogarty loves nature. His nature writing, advocacy and activism spans over two decades. So it was a shock to me to see that he had resigned from the Irish Wildlife Trust over a blog post that upset the Irish Farmers Association.  He joins us to talk...

Trade Unionist and Activist, Brendan Ogle, came over to the tortoise shack for a chat about a little bit of everything. We discuss the state of Trade Unions in Ireland, Brendan's experience in Argentina, what the RTE payments scandal says about soft-corruption and we debate if Dublin really is a no-go zone. (It's not)

It was great to be joined by Dublin Inquirer journalist, Shamim Malekmian and Mr electionprojections.ie Harry McEvansoneya, to talk about the week gone by. First up Shamim tells us about Wai Ling and her life in deportation limbo. Then we talk about the calls for zero tolerance policing in Dublin (spoiler: you can't police people out of poverty) we look at the week of some weak media, climate chao...

This is the first part of the recording from our live at the sugar club show from Thursday evening. It was a special night amongst amazing people and I want to thank you, our members, for helping us making it happen. In this part you'll hear from writer, campaigner and host of the Lost in Implementation podcast, Emma DeSouza and activist, thorn-in-my-side and cohost of Shrapnel, Sam Mcilwaine, on...

Quick Martin and Tony patron-only podcast for you. Thank you for sticking with us.  We mark the one year anniversary of the death of our dear friend, Dr Vicky Conway, we talk what's to come in the Sugar Club, what happens when cost rental isn't cost rental, Leo Varadkar in Europe and the serious danger that is the cessation of the UN Grain deal. Get the remaining tickets now: https://www.eventbrit...

Rejoining us just as the Dáil shuts down for it's 18 month summer holiday and for the first time since she became her party's leader, is Soc Dems, Holly Cairns. We had plenty to catch up about. We talked about her new role, how the Mother and Baby Home redress scheme shamefully passed into law, her concerns that Sinn Féin are trying to play all sides, her red lines for government and her feelings...

This Sunday, Spain goes to the polls in what is an election that‘ll see either a broad left coalition govern or witness the return of fascism to the levers of power. AT this stage reading the polls a hung parliament might be a win. That’s not hyperbole. Joining me in the tortoise shack to talk about this and why we should care a great deal is Madrid-based journalist, Eoghan Gilmartin. Some excelle...

Shrapnel Returns. As a soft launch Sam and Gareth decided to talk about the NI conflict, its legacy and some of the difficult conversations that need to be had if things are ever to move forward. It’s great to be back!