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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#GE2020 – Save Our GP’s with Dr Maitiú Ó Tuathaill

Posted February 1, 2020 • 00:44:11

This day next week we vote and while the opinion polls are encouraging they won't matter unless we all get out and fill out that ballot paper. In case...

#GE2020 – Ivan the Terrible Ep.227

Posted January 31, 2020 • 00:13:23

Host of Reboot Republic, Rory Hearne, joined us to give his sense of the campaign so far and where he thinks the next moves will happen. We discuss...

#GE2020 – Auction or Action Politics?

Posted January 30, 2020 • 00:27:59

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#GE2020 – An “independent” media?

Posted January 29, 2020 • 00:31:42

As the campaign reaches 'make your mind up time' we are seeing some elements of the media who, in our opinion, have questions to answer. We elaborate...

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Posted January 28, 2020 • 00:29:20

If this is indeed what the "serious" pundits call "moving week", then Fine Gael are moving down at a rate of knots. We talk about the interesting outcomes...