The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack

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In this Tortoise Shack special, Tony speaks with writer, columnist, community advocate and Belfast woman, Elaine Crory about the recent riots in the city, community resilience in the face of political failure, and the complex issues surrounding violence and social cohesion in Northern Ireland.
She explains how community members stepped up, showing solidarity while the State played the blame-game and they discuss the role of Loyalist Paramilitaries influence in fuelling the pogroms.
Emma DeSouza on the Belfast Riots and the tolerance for violence:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-160803238
The Liam Cunningham podcast:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-159915188
The Hind Rajab Centre:https://www.ionadhindrajab.org/

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Time and time again, the disabled and carer community are left behind. When the Government found over 700m for the fuel protests, while saying they couldn't pay out an emergency 145m cost of disability payment the message was loud and clear; you don't matter enough in our economic model.
Joining us on the podcast to discuss the inherent unfairness of our divide and rule system, which means people compete for resources, are Head of Advocacy with the Irish Wheelchair Association, Joan Carthy and cofounder of Access for All, Bernard Mulvany. We need solidarity. We need to join the dots and to take action.
Elaine Crory in Belfast podcast:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-160833001
Liam Cunningham podcast is here:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-159915188
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This Reboot Republic Podcast, is a deep dive into the environmental and societal impacts of data centres and AI development in Ireland. Rory and Dr Ciaran O'Carroll analyse the rapid expansion of data centre infrastructure, its economic benefits (if any?), and the urgent need for sustainable and equitable strategies.
This podcast outlines the finance chaos of Data Centres and why the bill for them keeps falling on the public to pay.
Mikey Cullen from the Gaza Flotilla podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-160504651
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Mohammad AlTurk is a young English Translator in Gaza. He joins us from Gaza City to discuss the current situation on the ground and to tell his story of the past two and a half years. He also shares his hope for the future.
Mikey Cullen from the Gaza Flotilla podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-160504651
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It's been a testing time for the broad left and the vote-left-transfer-left movement, and with the speculation swirling around about internal disputes within Sinn Féin, it was the perfect time to be joined by their party spokesperson for health, David Cullinane.
We discuss the state of left unity, leadership speculation, and the tell-all book about the party, and we delve into their positions on immigration and the perception that they pivoted to the right after the Dublin riots. What are Sinn Féin's values? Here are some answers.
The Societal Cost of Data Centres Pod:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-160229493
The Liam Cunningham pod:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-159915188