On July 22 2011 a far-right extremist named Anders Behring Breivik detonated a bomb in the Norwegian capital of Oslo, before going on a shooting rampage on the island of Utoeya that left 69 more dead, most of them young people. In total he killed 77 people, wounding hundreds more. Hewas tried and convicted the following year.

To mark the tenth anniversary of the attacks, journalist Philip O'Connor has spoken to Vegard Gröslie Wennesland, who spent some of his childhood growing up in Dublin, about that day. Vegard was on Utoeya and witnessed several of the murders before barricading himself in a building with dozens of others.

He also speaks about the intervening decade in Norwegian politics and beyond, how Breivik's views have become mainstream and what needs to be done to reverse this course. You can find Philip on twitter @philipoconnor and his podcast in Our Man in Stockholm. We want to thank him for allowing the tortoise shack share this really important podcast.

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We've just finished a packed Sunday Special were we took a deep-dive into all things Harm Reduction. Joining Vicky, Martin and Tony were Dr Garrett McGovern, Ana Liffey CEO Tony Duffin and Green Party TD, Patrick Costelloe.

We discuss the Merchants Quay Safe Injection Site, the things that can be done now to mitigate the delays and the how some of the learnings from COVID can and should be used to drive this lifesaving model forward. We also talk Patrick's case against CETA and our chat with the Minister for Housing making the news. Thanks for all the engagement. For more information see saferfromharm.ie

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It was a pleasure to be joined by two of the editors, Aoife O'Donoghue and Mairead Enright, to discuss what is an alternative executive summary to that issued by the State following the publication of the Mother and Baby Homes Report.

Joining me as co-host was solicitor who is acting for some of the survivors, Simon McGarr. We discuss what it is, why was it necessary, what methodology was used, any findings made and do they differ from the States exec sum and finally we ask what needs to happen next.

It can be viewed HERE.

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Dublin has a new Lord Mayor in Labour Cllr Alison Gilliland, so we decided to chat to her. Alison outlines her ambitions for her term, her key objectives on Dublin's COVID recovery, Housing and wanting a city inclusive of our LGBTQI community. We also discuss the indoor dining issues, the opportunity to replace some retail spaces with culture and creative areas, as well as Alison's desire for a more empowered local government. We'll be watching this year closely.

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We just finished what was without doubt one of my favourite Live Sunday Specials. We were joined by Emma DeSouza and Sam Mcilwaine to take a deep-dive into the NI, 12th, bonfires and incitement, apathy in the South, inequality, the Northern Ireland protocol and lots more. Simon McGarr also joined us to talk events in Southern politics and the narratives emerging from the Dublin Bay South by-election.

Thanks to the audience for their participation and to our guests for a really impactful conversation.

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There's no doubting that both Clare Daly and Mick Wallace have made headlines the last few months. Trips to Syria and Iraq have led to questions about their actions and motivations. So we asked them. Clare and Mick make no apologies for sitting outside of the EU orthodoxy and whilst we certainly don't agree on everything said, we felt it was a very worthwhile conversation. Have a listen.

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Tomorrow, Saturday July 10th at 12 noon at the Spire on O'Connell Street, survivors of sexual abuse will meet to march to Leinster House and then on to the St John's Ambulance where they'll hand in a letter calling on that organisation to do more to support the victims abused by a former member. Our friend, himself a victim, Mick Finnegan, rejoined us to tell us why he's marching, where things have gone since we last spoke and his hopes for the investigation. We also talk about Mick's career progress and ways he's helping prevent situations like the one that happened to him. If you can please get along to show your support and to help Break The Silence.

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A few days ago we recorded a podcast with award winning journalist with the Irish Examiner and friend of the pod, Aoife Grace Moore, for our patreon supporters. But several of them have asked me to put it out on general release, so here it is. We discussed her story about how a victim of domestic violence has been treated by the Department of Social Protection. It is very troubling.

Read it here:https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40329038.html

Aoife also shares with us her personal disappointment about the decision not to prosecute Soldier F for the murders of innocent people on Bloody Sunday and we ask who benefits from this scenario. A great listen.

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This Reboot Republic is an extra special episode with Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director, of the World Health Organisation's. Dr Ryan has been at the forefront of managing acute risks to global health for nearly 25 years.

Joining Rory is as co-host is Head of Radiology in the National Maternity Hospital and Vice President of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, Prof Gabrielle Colleran.

We discuss the current status of the pandemic, the danger of variants, the risks of opening up society too quickly, and a global vaccine approach, as none of us are safe until everyone is.

Mike emphasises the need to focus on ensuring the marginalised and vulnerable are vaccinated globally. We also discuss global inequality, the need for a human rights based approach to health, a vision for equality and social justice and how important citizens' action is to make Governments and the economy shift to a more equal, socially just, world. Mike is inspiring. We are all very proud of him.

A big thank you for Gabrielle for her help in making this happen.

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It was a pleasure to be joined in the tortoise shack via zoom by An Rabharta Glas - Green Left, Michael Rafferty, about one of the most exciting developments to happen to the eco-socialism in Ireland. We discuss their ambitions for an intersectional movement, look at ways to tackle hegemony, explore Ireland's role in global tax avoidance and much, much more. This was a terrific conversation and we hope to talk with ARG - GL again. For more please see HERE

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