Reboot Republic - Rory Hearne by Tortoise Shack Media

Reboot Republic - Rory Hearne by Tortoise Shack Media


Latest Episodes

Homeless for Christmas with the Simon Communities
December 27, 2025

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Ber Grogan, executive director of the Simon Communities of Ireland about what are real reasons for the ongoing rise in homelessness, finding hope in solutions like a ban

A booming economy & struggling society ?Ireland’s economy explained with Conor McCabe
December 20, 2025

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with leading author and researcher Conor McCabe about the Irish economy - is this really record economic growth? How does foreign direct investment mislead what is rea

The Aspirations of a Plan
November 14, 2025

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Reboot Republic Podcast, Rory chats with tortoise shack editor Tony Groves about the government's new housing plan, that is so impressive that the Minister for Housing, James Brown, didn't even bother ha

The Presidential Election and Left Unity beyond the Connolly Campaign
October 24, 2025

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Reboot Republic, Rory is joined by tortoise shack editor and producer, Tony Groves and Mr irishelectionprojections.com, Harry McEvansoneya, to talk about the Presidential Election, the broad Left-unity m

Who is Buying Our Homes with Lorcan Sirr
October 06, 2025

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackEditors Note: This was a member-only podcast from Sept, but members asked for it to go out for free, so here it is.In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks who is buying our homes with Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer i

The Housing Crisis and Why I Still Believe in Human Rights
September 26, 2025

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackLeilani Farha is a human rights lawyer, host of PushBack Talks, founder of Right to Housing organisiation, The Shift, former UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Adequate Housing and most importantly a Tortois

Child Poverty – What Must Be Done.
September 20, 2025

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with Tanya Ward, Director of the Childrens Rights Alliance about the reasons underlying the shocking figure that 1 in 5 children in Ireland are in poverty after housi

Save Irish Citizens in Gaza: An Irish-Palestinian family’s story
September 14, 2025

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with Khalid El-Astal, who was born in Belfast in 1993, and Melissa Murphy who is part of the Kildare Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Khalid is now living in Ireland wit

Journalism Is Not A Crime – Al Jazeera Correspondent, Hani Mahmoud
September 12, 2025

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We Tell Our Stories Hani Mahmoud decided 23 months ago to shift from academia and to stand in front of the camera in order to tell the story of Gaza and its

Living in Two Worlds – Abubaker Abed
September 09, 2025

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackWhen journalist and accidental genocide correspondent, Abubaker Abed, left Gaza a few months ago the only thing certain was that he would continue to speak up and report on what is happening in his homeland. He