The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack

Ireland’s original independent left leaning news, politics, and culture podcast that doesn’t take itself too seriously and still punches well above its weight. Join critically acclaimed & derided hosts, Martin McMahon and Tony Groves as they delve into th

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Ep.443 – Thomas Pringle on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Posted January 26, 2021 • 00:31:36

Our guest in the tortoise shack is Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle. Thomas tells us about his Bill to implement the UN International Convenant...

Ep.65 – Fight Supercharged Inequality: The Way Foward

Posted January 25, 2021 • 00:44:28

In this the third of the special Reboot Republic Podcasts in partnership with the Fight Inequality Alliance - a global movement campaigning to achieve...

Ep.442 – The Sunday Special: Zero Covid and Vaccine Capitalism

Posted January 24, 2021 • 00:32:15

We just finished another Sunday Special and this week we were joined by friend of the shack, Saoirse McHugh. We talked Leo the Leak, the (not so) Green's...

Ep.441 – But the Border: A Zero Covid Solution

Posted January 23, 2021 • 00:28:42

We were delighted to be re-joined in the tortoise shack by DCU Professor Anthony Staines, for a short podcast to discuss all things Covid and the public...

Ep.437 – Long Covid with Claire Twomey

Posted January 21, 2021 • 00:24:36

We were delighted to be joined by Claire Twomey of covidcasesireland.ie on the impact the Covid virus is having on thousands of people way after that...