The Week at Work

By Left Bloc

Reviewing the weekly news and how those stories impact on workers.... more

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How many episodes does The Week at Work have?

The podcast currently has 176 episodes available.

The Week at Work episodes:

September 24, 2023 147. MSM's far-left bogeyman, policing of protests and evictions
Michelle and Glenn take a look at the mainstream media reaction to the far-right protest that took place outside Dáil Éireann upon its return, which has been riddled with bothsidesing and false equivalence. This segues into a chat about the Garda handling of everything from protests to illegal evictions. Michelle, fresh in from attending a demonstration outside Waterford Garda Station, gives a firsthand account of the community response to an illegal eviction that took place a few weeks ago. Housing is covered extensively later in the episode before taking a look at some other interesting stories that emerged throughout the week.
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51min
September 18, 2023146. USC lobbying, Russell Brand and Scoil Chois Claí 2023
This week Dave and Clare discuss:
Scoil Chois Claí 2023

Housing, tax reliefs and inflating prices

Mary Lou and health

Cosmic events in Portmarnock and alien cakes

Russel Brand

USC lobbying

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57min
September 03, 2023 145. Electoral reform, Workers' Rights Attacks and Free State mindset
This week Michelle talks to Glenn Fitzpatrick and Mebh McDaid about:
- Electoral reform in the South
- Workers Rights under attack - Ryanair
- Free State mindset
- Future of Ireland’s drug laws: Gardai vs evidence base
- UBI and “a new social contract”
- Bernadette Devlin new journo role
- Scoil Chois Claí preview
- EPA and pushback on meat consumption, what of the “just transition”?
& More...
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49min
August 14, 2023 144. Budget, State services, Global Boiling, Aib, industrial action & more!
This week Michelle and Clare discuss
Deaths in homeless services
Failure of state services in duty of care.
Policing responses on homelessness and far right
Budget 2024 and the myth of scarcity
AIB profits and sell offs
Climate boiling
Bray Air show
Industrial action
And more!
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51min
August 08, 2023 143. The Neoliberal Education System and Strikes
On this week’s The Week At Work, Michelle Byrne speaks to Caoimhe Ní Dhónaill, anti-casualisation officer in University and College Union (UCU) Queens University Belfast (QUB) branch and Professor John Barry, a green representative in UCU at QUB. We hear about the UCU QUB industrial action covering pensions, casualisation, pay and pay gaps and more. We also discuss the neoliberal agenda in education, the role of the university in the climate crisis and solidarity.
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49min
July 23, 2023 142. Palestine Special with Dean McGrath
This week Michelle talks to Dean McGrath from the South East Irish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign to discuss his recent visit to Palestine and the ongoing oppression there.
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42min
July 19, 2023141. Climate Change, Iceland Strike and Cluster Bombs
Part 2 of this weeks show with Clare and Dave discussing:
Climate change and preparing for a 2 degree increase in temperatures

Interview by Mebh McDaid with the Iceland workers at the Talbot street occupation
SAG-AFTRA strike and superstar solidarity

Cluster munitions and Ireland’s role in their supply

Commentators seeking a nuclear war
And more...
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49min
July 16, 2023140. RTE, Housing and An Scoil Chois Claí 2023 (Part 1)
This week Clare and Dave have split the episode in to two parts to discuss:
Left Bloc’s festical Scoil Chois Claí 2023 on Inis Oírr

Housing & blaming victims

RTE, the strawman and deconstructing public service broadcasting

Companies delisting from the Irish stock exchange

Climate change and preparing for a 2 degree increase in temperatures

Interview by Mebh McDaid with the Iceland workers at the Talbot street occupation
SAG-AFTRA strike and superstar solidarity

Cluster munitions and Ireland’s role in their supply

Commentators seeking a nuclear war
Report on the Future of Youth Work
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53min
July 02, 2023139. RTE Tubsidy Payments, Iceland & Prepping for elections
This week Dave Gibney, Michelle Byrne and Glenn Fitzpatrick
discuss:
RTÉ and the future of Public Service Broadcasting

Ireland Thinks Poll

Spanish ambassador to Ireland on NATO

Rise of the right across Europe

Iceland and strategic insolvencies

Water services workers on strike

FG Selective outrage on fast fashion
And much more…
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1h 5min
June 19, 2023 138. Cuba, the Revolution and the US Blockade
This week we have a special episode about Cuba with Michelle Byrne, Liz from the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI) and Sam Galvin (Chair of Unite Youth). They discuss the May Day Brigade, the US blockade, Healthcare, climate and farming, children, the family code, participatory democracy, culture, Committees for Defence of the Revolution (CDR) and trade unions in Cuba, International Conference and how we can show solidarity with the Cuban people.
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1h 1min

FAQs about The Week at Work:

How many episodes does The Week at Work have?

The podcast currently has 176 episodes available.