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Raidió Reibiliúnach episodes

  • Data Centres and Power outages!

    In this episode we caught with up People Before Profit TD Brid Smith for a brief chat on People Before Profit's bill which seeks to ban further development of data centres and Shannon LNG. 

    Presented by Danny Coffey

    Produced by Denise O'Toole

    Music by DJ Green https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXCU06FTS_zvZUxF487abmA

    15 min
  • Eoin O'Broin, author of Defects, Living with the Legacy of the Celtic Tiger
    In this episode we talk to Sinn Fein spokesperson on Housing Eoin O'Broin about his new book, Defects, Living with the Legacy of the Celtic Tiger, the defective blocks scandal and the government's new housing policy, Housing For All.
    Defects is a must read for anyone who wants to understand how building standards were forfeited at the behest of industry.
    Presented by, Danny Coffey
    Produced by, Denise O'Toole
    Beat by, DJ Green
    34 min
  • Rural Ireland, What is to be done?

    A conversation on the state of rural Ireland with two rural Ireland activists Eco Socialist Mags Sheehan and Donegal Independent Socialist Republican County Councillor Micheal Mac Giolla Easbuig          

    56 min
  • Discussing the Perpetual Housing Crisis and Fight Back with CATU

    In this episode we chat with Richard Mitchell (Mitch) spokesperson with the Community Action Tenants Union (CATU) about the housing crisis and what we can do about it. Homeless figures are at depressingly high figure. House prices are out now out of reach of many people's budgets and rents are on a consistent upward trajectory. Can we wait for political change in parliament? If you think not, it's worth joining CATU


    https://catuireland.org/join/

    37 min
  • The daunting task of democratizing Europe!

    In this episode we talk to George Billinge spokesperson with DiEM 25 (Democracy in Europe Movement 2025) about Europe's future and the total lack of democracy within the halls of power in Brussels. Can Europe be saved or will it be torn about by its own internal undemocratic structures?  

    43 min
  • A border poll, but what type of United Ireland?
    As Britain struggles to reposition its self after the fallout of Brexit and many reactionary figures south of the border jump on the United Ireland bandwagon, the prospect of an end to partition has never been nearer. In this episode we discuss a potential border poll and the type of Ireland that may emerge in its aftermath with Yes For Unity spokesperson Joe Mathews.
    Music by Peadar Hopkins,  Produced by Denise O'Toole and presented by Danny Coffey
    38 min
  • Fascists, Alt Right, Far Right, Here There And Everywhere

    In the first segment of this third episode we talk to President of the All India Student Federation, member of the National Council of the Communist Party of India and Chief Editor of the International magazine, Shuvam Banerjee, about farmer's and worker's right in India and the impact Narendra Modi's far right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)  government has on the Indian working class. As well as the history of the BJP  and their fascist boot boys the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). 

    In the second segment we chat to activist Eamonn Crudden about the development, tactics of the Irish far right and ways of combatting any further growth of the fledgling far right in Ireland. Also, we have placed a link below to the new International magazine of which Shavum Banerjee is chief editor. Check it out, even if you're not from that particular tendency, some great content on international national matters.

    Music by Peadar Hopkins; Denise O'Toole produced; Danny Coffey Presented

    https://www.internationalmagz.com/magazine

    1 hr 30 min
  • Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism
    In this the second episode we discuss Imperialism, its cause and consequences. We would like to thank our guests. We were joined by Eleanor Morley of Socialist Alternative, Sydney Australia who spoke on the findings of the Brereton report into Australian special forces war crimes. We were also joined by Denis Halliday former United Nations, Assistant Secretary General, who resigned over the sanctions on Iraq in 1998, characterizing them genocide. Denis has been involved with various peace initiatives since, including Shannon Watch. The interview with Denis focuses on Iraq and the Security Council then and now. We were also joined by James O'Toole of Rebel Telly to discuss Lenin's analysis of Imperialism and how it relates to today. Further thanks to Dette McLoughlin of the Galway Alliance Against war for all her help.
     World Beyond War are holding Wednesday Webinars starting on the 13 January 2021 and running until the 10 February. Click on the link below to register. https://worldbeyondwar.org/ireland/?fbclid=IwAR137deUAWYUmR2XIuRhn2PiYRsDdbTgCbrwNNw0LfvFjI-SbnNBtFL7DSA
    If you would like to get in contact: [email protected]
     Music by: Peadar Hopkins Production: Denise O'Toole Presented: Danny Coffey
    1 hr 29 min
  • The United States Left and the Failure of Realignment
    In this first episode, we talk to Massachusetts based, Communist Historian, Doug Enna Greene about his forthcoming book, A Failure of Vision: Michael Harrington and the Limits of Democratic Socialism (Zero Books, 2021) . Doug is also author of Communist Insurgent, Blanqui's Politics of Revolution, while penning articles for various leftist publications, such as Left Voice and Cosmonaut, which can all be found on his blog, https://blanquist.blogspot.com/?view=sidebar
    https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/697-communist-insurgent
    We followed that up with a brief twenty minute discussion among ourselves. Danny Coffey presenter, Denise O ' Toole production, Music by Peadar Hopkins, all of which contributed to the discussion.
    1 hr 1 min

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This is a non sectarian broad left podcast that is dedicated to bringing anti capitalists of all tendencies together to discuss the way forward. We all agree that society should and could be better,…