1377. A Game Changing Freedom of Information Win

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack I won't lie, I wanted to see PBP Cllr Conor Reddy get into the Dáil. But that's the democratic process and his (and my) disappointment is, as Conor outlines, a waste of time when the work on the ground continues. We look at the opportunity of real Left Unity in the next Dáil and in street-led activism and we also discuss his important scientific work with Inclusion Services and his PhD which first brought him to my attention. You don't need a Dáil seat to make a difference. The Wrap of 2024 Specials are available now at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/please-support-117612489

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Human Rights Lawyer, Saoirse Brady is the Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (https://iprt.ie) and she kindly sat down with us in the tortoise shack to talk about our prison system, restorative justice, community sanctions, ending secondary punishments and much more. We really got a lot out of this podcast. Please give it a listen. Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/117612489

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this must hear podcast journalist and tortoise shack regular Gareth Browne joined us from Syria to describe what he has witnessed since being one of the first western journalists to enter Damascus as the Assad regime was collapsing. This podcast includes descriptions that some listeners may find disturbing. But, and it is a big but, I think it’s ultimately a hopeful conversation. We all wish for better for the Syrian people into 2025. Martin vs RTE at the WRC podcast is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-117844335 Donate to Dignity for Palestine here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/please-support-117612489

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this post GE2024 podcast we are joined by Sinn Féin poll topper and maybe short-lived head of the Public Accounts Committee, Mairéad Farrell, to discuss her party's disappointment and or satisfaction with the general election results, her term as a first time TD, working hard for her constituency, the need for better domestic violence supports, the chances of a female led broad left opposition and plenty more. Gareth Browne and Will Holden on Syria podcasts are available now at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/please-support-117612489

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Post-General Election 2024 Podcast we talk with newly re-elected Soc Dem TD for Dublin Central, Gary Gannon. He talks about the mistakes he made in his first term, the need to stay grounded in the area he represents and what he thinks both the next Government and Opposition will look like. He also addresses the 'Monk' podcast love-in and the furore around Owen Hayes and his former job with software company Palantir. The Conor Reddy and Mairéad Farrell podcasts are out now at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Support Dignity for Palestine here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/please-support-117612489