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  • 107. Battles of Troy, Crashing Data Centres & Housing Chaos

    This week Dave and Michelle discuss:

    • Minister for regulation not sure of regulations – Robert Troy
    • Renters charged €45 for applications
    • Students spending 60% of wages on rent
    • “Headbutted, hit and abused – hospital staff subjected to hundreds of assaults at work”
    • Pressure on An Bord Pleanála
    • Students and teachers under pressure
    • Millions to be saved if state bought buildings
    • Hate related incidents
    • Great resignation - because of state underfunding and understaff
    • Palestinian rights groups targeted
    • Kingspan profits off passing costs to customers
    • Irish Water profits up – and staff earning €100k+ also up
    • 69% of nationalists agree with Michelle O’Neill’s claim there was no alternative to the IRA campaign
    • 82% of unionists say DUP right to stay away from Stormont
    • Green Party’s Leddin criticises ‘ridiculous’ TII report into lowering speed limits
    • Customers face hiked electricity prices during evenings to avoid blackouts
    • Laptops can be crashed by Janet Jackson song, says Microsoft

      • And much more…

      55 min
    • 106. Public Sector Pay, Gaza Attacks & Chorizo Stars

      This week Dave and Michelle are joined by Des Fagan, Union official with Forsa, to discuss:

      • Fresh public sector pay talks
      • Amazon says Unions are not the best answer for its Irish employees
      • Dublin Bus workers to vote on five year pay and change deal
      • “Tweeps” who work for Twitter & collective employee names
      • Businesses paying half PRSI EU average
      • Datacentres cause of blackouts
      • RTB fining landlords… then paying them back
      • Missing target to end direct provision
      • Sabina Higgins call for peace
      • Amnesty accuse Ukraine of war crimes
      • Security staff pay
      • Ires REIT milking the state
      • Profits at builder providers close to €31m – in a housing crisis
      • One in six worth over €20m now a tax exile
      • Israel launches week of Gaza ‘operations’, which is code for massacres

        • And much more…

        1 hr 11 min
      • 105. Water Referendum, Farming Carbon Targets & AIB Sell Off

        This week Dave and Michelle discuss:

        • Farming carbon targets & climate collapse
        • Irish Water and the water referendum
        • Housing referendum
        • Electric car subsidies
        • Disability health services
        • Five new pension rates linked to age you retire
        • AIB, free market banking and rural Ireland
        • Workers priced out of the housing market
        • Dunnes workers lodge life changing pay claim
        • Big tobacco lobby and vapes
        • Vicky Conway RIP

          • And much more…

          53 min
        • 103. Artist Spaces and Property Developers in Dublin

          A walk through Dublin's northside, looking at the dynamic between property developers, Dublin City Council, and artist-led studios. We stop at sites related to Pallas Studios, the City Arts Centre, the Ormond Multi-Media Centre, the Complex, and Block T. We also discuss Richmond Road Studios. 

          42 min
        • 101. Mick Lynch, Roe v Wade & Housing Vacancies

          101. Mick Lynch, Roe v Wade & Housing Vacancies

          • This week Dave, Conor and Clare discuss:

          • CSO data – including housing vacancies

          • Roe v Wade Supreme Court Judgement

          • Mick Lynch, the RMT & Trade Unionism

          • Details of Left Bloc’s first Summer School

          And much more…



          1 hr 8 min
        • 100. Cost of Living Crisis, Public Sector Pay Talks & Varadkar/Doherty Spat
          This week Dave and Clare discuss:
          The cost of living crisis
          Public sector pay talks break down
          Leo Varadkar’s petty attacks and their implications
          Media presentation of Trans community
          Climate change forces Everest Base Camp move
          Employers win the majority of unfair dismissal job cases
          Energy poverty at highest recorded rate
          Adult Safeguarding legislation we 2
          A&E wait times up to 21 hours
          And much more…
          47 min
        • 99. Launch of Fair Employment Act by TULF
          In this special episode Therese Moloney of Unite chairs the launch of the Fair Employment Act by the Trade Union Left Forum with contributions from Michelle Byrne, Jimmy Doran and Dave Gibney. The Launch took place on Thursday, 2nd June in Unite the Union’s office and a full video of the event is available here: https://fb.watch/doWOuHjE-m/
          45 min
        • 98. Northern Ireland election fallout, staff shortages & National Maternity Hospital

          This week Dave and Michelle are joined by Stiofan O’Nuallain to discuss:

          • The Northern Ireland election fallout
          • Green Party to support National Maternity Hospital
          • Cost of living crisis
          • Staff shortages in hospitality & pharmacies
          • Mum dies during medical procedure in Turkey
          • The bravery of Kelly Kemmy
          • Israeli forces attack mourners carrying coffin of Palestinian journalist
          • NATO expansion into Finland & Sweden
          • Irish language used in Stormont for the first time

            • And much more…

            1 hr

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