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 – Tactical Voting?

Posted January 27, 2020 • 00:28:37

Day 736 of the 3 week General Election campaign and it's getting testy. We discuss the total lack of plans to help the one million renters in the published...

#GE2020 – Manifesto Mediocrity? Ep.221

Posted January 24, 2020 • 00:36:44

"Nobody reads manifestos", well here in the #Tortoiseshack we do to save you the bother. The Fine Gael and Fianna Fail manifestos dropped on the campaign...

#GE2020 – A Grand (old) Coalition?

Posted January 23, 2020 • 00:31:23

The "debate" passed off in an uninspiring 0 - 0 draw and the only talking points were the Taoiseach's discomfort around his drug taking past and his...

#GE2020 – A “Leaders” Debate?

Posted January 22, 2020 • 00:22:35

It's always hard to imagine something that hasn't been done before. So while it's understandable that people are defending Virgin Media TV's (and RTE's)...

#GE2020 – A Three Horse Race?

Posted January 21, 2020 • 00:24:44

The latest opinion poll shows less than the margin of error separating Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin. While it's only a poll, the trend for...