@TortoiseShack

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Dr Tom Clonan@TomClonanSep 3
As usual Mis-Representing missions without Triple Lock as ‘Peace-Keeping’ -Completely False -All future non UN Mandated Missions will be ‘Peace Enforcement’ -‘Coalitions of The Willing’ ‘Stabilisation Forces’ -Removing Triple Lock will commit future Irish soldiers to War Fighting
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@ThomasByrneTDSep 1
✍️ The Triple Lock is no longer fit for purpose - in @businessposthq, I share my thoughts on why reform is necessary. If we keep this self-imposed restriction in place, we place our proud tradition of Irish peacekeeping abroad at serious risk. businesspost.ie/politics/tho…

Thomas Byrne: Ireland faces wave of peacekeeper withdrawals if Triple Lock remains

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Bernard Mulvany@BernardMulvanySep 3
Woo hoo loadsa money! But not for me or you! We got a big fat NO when we asked for a €400 emergency payment for people with disabilities and carers!!!!
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Joe Haslam ☘ 🇪🇺
@joehasAug 28
Sad news. @TortoiseShack does welcome non aligned voices. Anthony is not the only one. RIP.
Tony - Pod Guy - Groves@TrickstersworldAug 28
Really sad to hear about the passing of the great @astaines. We weren’t politically aligned, but his calmness put up with my impatience. He will be missed by all who knew him. Ireland, unknowingly, owes him a debt of gratitude. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam rip.ie/death-notice/anthony-…

Death Notice of Anthony Staines (Skerries, Dublin) | rip.ie

The death has occurred of Anthony Staines of Skerries, Dublin Ireland, on 27/08/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.

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Former Unionist and Irish-Northern Irish-British identity explorer, Claire JC came over to the @TortoiseShack. This is the best photo I got. Anyway, Ulster Says Maybe and why a border poll is not off the table is out now everywhere podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcas…
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Really sad to hear about the passing of the great @astaines. We weren’t politically aligned, but his calmness put up with my impatience. He will be missed by all who knew him. Ireland, unknowingly, owes him a debt of gratitude. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam rip.ie/death-notice/anthony-…

Death Notice of Anthony Staines (Skerries, Dublin) | rip.ie

The death has occurred of Anthony Staines of Skerries, Dublin Ireland, on 27/08/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.

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Yahia Lababidi@YahiaLababidiJul 7
Grateful to join PalCast to discuss #IfYouCannotSayGenocide, why naming Israel’s genocide in Gaza matters, and poetry as a form of “spiritual journalism.” justworldeducational.org/202… @newvillagepress Thank you @JustWorldEd, @TortoiseShack, @YousefAljamal & @Trickstersworld.

New PalCast Episode: If You Cannot Say Genocide - Just World Educational

PalCast released a new episode featuring Arab American poet and essayist Yahia Lababidi, a writer of Palestinian descent whose work has explored questions of conscience, justice, and witness. In...

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Replying to @YahiaLababidi
@YahiaLababidi appeared on @TortoiseShack and @JustWorldEd’s podcast PalCast-One World, One Struggle to discuss the crisis in Palestine and his forthcoming book. Listen to the episode and preorder the book through our website. #newvillagepress #newrelease #palestine
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Recently Joan from the @IrishWheelchair and our own Bernard spoke to @Trickstersworld of the @TortoiseShack about their ongoing campaign for a €400 emergency payment in this vicious cost of living crisis. @MichealMartinTD @SimonHarrisTD @daracalleary #Emergency podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcas…

We Don’t Need a Rainy Day Fund When it’s Already Pouring Down

Podcast Episode · The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack · 12 June · 43min

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Listen here 👇Patron exclusive 🔒 patreon.com/posts/patron-exc…

Patron Exclusive: The Societal Cost of Ireland's Data Centre Boom | The Tortoise Shack

Patron Exclusive: The Societal Cost of Ireland's Data Centre Boom by The Tortoise Shack on Patreon. Join The Tortoise Shack's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane had some words for the Govts failures around climate action and some more for the Greens, Labour and Social Dems. We had a great discussion-debate-podcast Full @TortoiseShack pod here: patreon.com/posts/patron-exc…
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The Govt opened a consultation aimed at getting the public to blame Judicial Reviews for their infrastructure failures. 98% of respondents gave them the answer they DIDN’T want. Fred Logue explains why on the @TortoiseShack patreon.com/posts/patron-exc…
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Timmy made his podcast debut on the @TortoiseShack and it was great. Trump, Mamdani, NYC and the need for local media in global reporting. A pleasure!
Timmy Facciola
@TimmyFacciola_Apr 7
Just did my first podcast 😎 You can invite me on yours and I’ll tell your listeners about the mayor, NY politics, or even fishing if you’re into that
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Great @TortoiseShack podcast with journalist @Tommy___Greene on NHS Whistleblower Dr Chris Day @drcmday Out now wherever you get your podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcas…
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.@TortoiseShack favourite @RichardJMurphy joined me to talk tackling the dominant neoliberal ideology, hapless Starmer, Hannah Spencer and @ZackPolanski and why we must move beyond hope into action podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcas…
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The Hind Rajab Centre is a collaboration between Dignity for Palestine, Adam SpiceBag Doyle and the @TortoiseShack. We are up and running. Nearly 100 kids in Gaza are getting back to school, receiving trauma therapy and having fun. Help us: patreon.com/posts/ionad-hind…
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‘Don’t let them normalise the abnormal.’ @TortoiseShack pod with the unremarkably remarkable @davidadams10 is out now everywhere. #CoddleIsLife Get it: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcas…
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Houses, Houses everywhere. But not a Home for Sale. Lorcan Sirr on the @TortoiseShack: patreon.com/posts/patron-exc…
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JustWorldEd@JustWorldEdFeb 20
PalCast is now available in video format, and the first episode featuring Reem is out. You can find the full recordings on the Just World Educational YouTube channel at: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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COPS@copscampaignFeb 20
This week @TortoiseShack interviewed @tombfowler again for an update on the #spycops inquiry podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcas…

SpyCops, Starmer and the Attacks on Left Wing Activism

Podcast Episode · The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack · 19 February · 1 sec

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‘We’ve gone past the awareness point. We don’t need anymore awareness. We need direct action.’ Director of @gameover_israel, @Ash_Prashar on the @TortoiseShack Out now wherever you get your podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcas…
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