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Former Dublin Lord Mayor and Green Party Cllr Hazel Chu has, it’s fair to say, had more than a bumpy few years. From the Lord Mayor’s Office during Covid to the racially charged protests where she’s personally been the target of horrendous abuse; you'd have to ask who’d want to be a local politician these days?

Hazel rejoins us to talk about this and why she is seeking reelection at what is, in her opinion, a crucial moment for Irish democracy. The full interview is available now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-102539811

The An Post Scandal podcast is out here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-102763890

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Hebh Aljamal, who grew up in New York, is a remarkable Palestinian-American journalist, who currently lives in Germany and is shockingly facing legal prosecution because of her Palestine activism.

In this episode of PalCast, Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves speak about the German position on Israel in relation to its history, and their declared commitment to human rights!

From Berlin to New York and elsewhere in the US, pro-Palestine protesters are sending a clear message: We are with Palestine. The German police responds by shutting down the Berlin Congress on Palestine, where Hebh was speaking, and the administration of Columbia University in the US responds by calling the police on students. We talk about all these issues and how they are building up to the end of apartheid in Palestine after 200 days of genocide in Gaza.

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In July 2018, the Public Accounts Committee and the Ministers for Social Protection, Finance and Media were all fully aware that the 'Eversheds Review', RTE's own bought and paid for legal advice, exposed that RTE owed more than it was worth for decades of bogus self employment, this is that story.

This podcast features music from comedian and actor Michael Fry, narration from musician Matt McGranaghan and another mystery contributor.

The explosive An Post Scandal podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-102763890

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"Give Everyone What They Need, Before You Give The Wealthy What They Want."

Listener favourite, Prof Richard Murphy, has just published this:https://taxingwealth.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Taxing-Wealth-Report-2024-Summary.pdf and in between chatting to Bloomberg and the Guardian about it, he managed to find 40 minutes to talk to us.

And it's another belter. In fact it might even change your perception of what the word Tax means. It'll certainly challenge the current narrative.

The interview with Mahmoud Mushtaha who is now in Egypt is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-102579201

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Elbit Systems, Israel’s leading weapon manufacturing, is playing a major role in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Huda Ammori, a co-founder of the Palestine Action Group spoke to PalCast co-hosts about the role of Israeli firm in the genocide in Gaza, campaigns against Elbit; successes and failures.

Ammori, who is facing court cases because of her activism, argues that Elbit Systems, an arm of the Israeli state, should not be allowed to operate in the UK, which claims to have strict criteria for arms exports. From drones to the navy, Elbit Systems continue to kill Palestinians and campaigns against it just expand. Learn more about Elbit Systems in this PalCast episode with Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves.

Helena also brilliantly breaks down the Iran attack on Israel.

Music by Martin Leahy.

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(Note: Published for members April 5th)

Many hundreds of thousands of people used to wake up to the voice of Broadcaster, Presenter and Writer, Keith Walsh. But nobody would have been aware of how precarious his job was with the National Broadcaster. In this exclusive interview Keith tells us about his years at RTE, how he was managed out the door and how he has now fought and won his battle against them. As Martin has said before, RTE needs to do right by those it mistreated in the past before it even begins to contemplate any sort of future.

The full interview is available here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-101704120

Part 2 about then Minister Regina Doherty and the Eversheds fudge is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-102227581

Thanks to comedian Michael Fry for the use of his RTE viral banger!