Creativity comes from Misery – Roaa’s Story

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this explosive Echo Chamber Podcast, Prison Office Whistleblower, Noel McGree, talks about his eviction into homelessness following his proven and legally tested accusations of mass fraud and misogyny in the Irish Prison Service. Noel talks candidly about his devastating experiences and of how he has been failed by many including former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and current Fine Gael presidential election candidate, Heather Humphreys. This is an interview that I'm very sad to say was necessary, but that you do not want to miss. The Willa White podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-141104503 The 'Smear the Bejaysus' podcast is out now here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-141038145

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Echo Chamber Pod we’re joined by Mr Irish Election Projections himself, Harry McEvansoneya to discuss the Irish presidential election, the Jim Gavin fiasco, the Jim O’Callaghan leadership campaign, the momentum behind Catherine Connolly and media coverage of the election so far. For more from Harry go to https://irishelectionprojections.com/ Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/some-good-news-140335712

Please join us at patreon/com/tortoiseshack Comedian, satarist, activist and Corkman, Tadhg Hickey spent over six weeks at sea as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Their attempt to open a humanitarian corridor to Gaza was illegally intercepted in international waters by Israel and he, alongside the rest of the volunteers, then spent almost a week in an Israeli "terrorist" prison. He joins us to talk about the entire experience, including descriptions of humiliations and torture, and to discuss how even in failing to deliver the aid, the flotilla was successful in ways that the Israeli State cannot block. Watch this podcast here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-140896423 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/some-good-news-140335712

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Roaa Aladdin Missmeh is a Palestinian from Gaza who loves reading books and finds solace in them. Having left Gaza only a few weeks ago, she is currently doing her Master's degree in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics in Dublin. She shares with us her story of genocide, her journey out of Gaza and her need to tell the story of her people. Tune in for more. The Presidential Election podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-140724971 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/some-good-news-140335712

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this podcast you'll hear from Independent TD Barry Heneghan, both before and after (via pre-recorded message anticipating his abduction) his illegal abduction in international waters by Israeli forces, alongside the rest of the humanitarians who were participating in the Thousand Madleens to Gaza flotilla. Barry talks about entering the so-called 'red zone,' the treatment of the Sumud flotilla participants and his communications with his family just hours before his ship was illegally boarded. We hope he and all the participants are safe, treated humanely and are released home very quickly. Eoin Ó Broin on Housing, the nothing budget and the Presidential Election Pod:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-140192205 Please donate to Dignity for Palestine here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/some-good-news-140335712

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In what is being called an "opportunity to regularise employment misclassification" the Revenue Commissioners are to grant a two year amnesty to employers who engaged in bogus self employment. The repercussions this will have for the workers (across many industries) who have been denied benefits, entitlements and pay for the years outside of this 'opportunity' seem not to matter a jot. To add insult to injury it turns out that Arthur Cox, the legal firm representing RTE against bogus self employed workers, is using this “opportunity” as a marketing tool for their business. Arthur Cox Sales Pitch This tangled web involves media, the govt, the legal profession and even current Fine Gale presidential candidate, Hearther Humphreys. We unpick it all here. Eoin Ó Broin on Catherine Connolly, Housing and Left Unity podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-140192205 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/some-good-news-140335712

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Ruba Khalid Al-Faleet is a Palestinian writer, artist, and poet based in Gaza. Her work explores the intersection of identity, resistance, and the poetics of survival under siege. As an active member of the Gaza Poets Society and a contributor to the Resilient Voices digital storytelling project by the British Council, Ruba uses her voice to document lived realities, reclaim narrative agency, and build bridges through creative expression. Her art and poetry are deeply intertwined—each piece a visual and verbal testament to what endures when language is all that remains. She joins us from Gaza to share her story. The When Tony met Simon Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-140180209 Support Dignity for Palestine here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/some-good-news-140335712

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Here's everything we know about the huge success - and it is a huge success - of the Sumud Flotilla and what is still happening at sea to break the siege of Gaza. I'm joined also by Independent TD Barry Heneghan, who is onboard the Thousand Madleens Flotilla, which is a few days behind the Sumud and is determined to sail on for Gaza no matter what the next few days bring. The Video Version of this podcast is available here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-140257804 Donate to Dignity for Palestine here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-in-139268758

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In his long overdue return, journalist with El Pais in Latin America, Nicholas Dale Leal, talks Argentina's chainsaw libertarian nightmare, Brazil not bending the knee to Trump, Venezuela vs the US regime change bollixology and the grim rise of fascism in the US. This is belter of a podcast. The Arthur Cox Sales Pitch Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-140027928 Nicholas' recent piece here: https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-09-22/more-deportations-but-far-from-the-largest-in-history-nine-months-of-trumps-immigration-crusade-in-charts.html?sma=elpaisenglishedition_2025.09.25&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=elpaisenglishedition_2025.09.25 Donate to Dignity for Palestine here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-in-139268758

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this podcast I am joined from Nuseirat, Gaza by a very tired Dr Musallam Abukhalil, to discuss the latest developments on the ground, his day job in the barely functioning Nasser Hospital and the work of the amazing volunteer team he helped to setup, Dignity for Palestine. The Doc explains the strain the latest displacement is putting on the services they provide and outlines the help they need. You can help from as little as $3. So please click the link below and give what you can. Donate now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-in-139268758 Video version of this podcast is available here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-139814952